Ahh, footage from 60 Minutes, I see.

Cue the “Yeah, but NOx will kill you slowly over time!” comments, as if the analogy somehow holds up.

I don’t know why VW is so hesitant to go down this route. They had huge success with the new Beetle. The Mini Cooper and Fiat 500 are big sellers with multiple models based on nostalgia. And they don’t have a minivan other than that shitty Chrysler version which is somehow worse than the Town & Country it’s based on.…

I get the same question all the time when I drive my truck or are fueling it. “What does it get for mileage?” I usually reply, I don’t know (I do) and I don’t really care as I didn’t buy the truck for its fuel economy. I tell them I wanted something comfortable and able to tow my car when I need too, fuel economy was…

Car owners with more than one bumper sticker. If you have views and want to share them via your care, I don’t like you.

It REALLY REALLY is not. Please go to ANY enthusiast forums. There are CIVIC projects with more than $60,000 invested. What’s the difference between saving up and dropping it at once on an exotic that despite a very large maintenance cost will at least hold its value, vs nickel and diming the same budget on something…

Go price new cars. You’d be surprised, $60K doesn’t get you very far. Just as a single shot in the dark, a GMC Yukon today STARTS at $47K. Add some options and you’re at $60K easy. A 4wd SLT (i.e. barely not base model) and you’re at $60,000 before adding any packages. A Taurus SHO starts at $40,000. A fully loaded…

Or, you know, you could but it for what it is...a gorgeous, fast, high-revving V8 mid-engine exotic that sounds wonderful and handles like a dream. Not all of us buy cars to stand in for penis size.

Star. Star. STARRRRRR.

Simple. You realize that transportation is an expense, not an investement, and budget $500 / month for car expenses. You lease a new BMW 3-series, lightly equipped, for less than that with little down.

You are wrong. Get out.

A car without an engine is an opportunity, not junk.

At the risk of shameless self promotion (which I’m not above, BTW), I’d like to point out that between /DRIVE, The Smoking Tire, and our All Cars Go to Heaven film series, we do each and every one of the things on this list.

Oh and bring back Junkyard Wars!

I find it ironic that this is the title image for this article. Maybe I’m alone in this, but I actually like Chasing Classic Cars, precisely because there is no fake drama, fake deadlines, or bullshit haggling over a fake deal. It may not have the flash or the excitement of something like Top Gear or the Roadkill…

Ditch the assholes, and the fabricated asshole drama.

as if millions of hellcat owners suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced...

On the flip side, many Vipers are salvage because they are crashed into trees, poles, walls, ditches, other vehicles because they are a handful and most people can’t drive worth a shit.

Button has categorically the worst luck on the grid. On those occasions when his luck isn’t like something straight out of a bad romantic comedy manga, he’s brilliant, can can go from last to first, multiple-title-holding champions be-damned. He’s a great racer, and a class act.