I grew up in an Oklahoma college town. No surprise that the Driver’s Ed teachers were all off season coaches... except one. The “primary” teacher had been in the job for decades, and still has many admirers even today.

Having worked in a movie theater during high school, I can totally relate to the popcorn-floating-in-butter story. Knowing that “popcorn topping” is in no way, shape, form or fashion beyond the synthetic chemicals that mimic a somewhat butter-like flavor in fact butter, it makes me nauseous to read that piece.

um, whut? The XJ-S is not gentle, when driven correctly.

I had shopped the EX back in the day, as the interior was seriously SWANK. And it’s not unfun to drive. However, the mileage plus the tight interior (plus sticker shock when you add just a few gizmos) knocked it off the list.

A similar note showed up on a friend’s car in San Diego. In his work parking lot. Which is a secured lot. So it’s someone he works with.

Now show me 124 Sport Coupe and all will be forgiven.

Please don't 'alpha'. It's 'Alfa'. Even the link spells it out.

Too bad WorldPort couldn’t have had a similarly happy ending...

After seeing 50s and 60s car owners show plaid picnic sets and matched vintage lugagge, another club member and I were discussing what we could display in our 80s euro-luxo-sporty cars, and both had considered a mirror with talc lines sitting casually on the dash or passenger seat.

I’m fond of the Chrysler Atlantique. Not because of its nod to Bugatti, and especially not because of the clumsy door styling, but mainly because of the end-to-end Neon fours that became a glorious straight eight.

MONORAIL!

Needs more grill.

While I get what you’re saying (caveat emptor and all that), how about where the maker has issued technical service bulletins, advised dealers on how to fix a defective part, and gone so far as to extend the warranty on the units made right before mine, yet not on mine - and it’s got the same problem.

Because flashy amber against red is significantly different to the reptile brain in charge of most drivers' stopping neurons than just somewhat more and then less and then more red.

Not the most surprising, but a real life saver learning that a Jeep Liberty could happily tow a 4 wheel auto transport instead of just the 2 wheel dolly when the wheel bearings failed bringing the Type 34 home

That’s actually the Portofino.

One of the first cars I bought on my own after moving to San Diego was an Isuzu Trooper II. Great car, in every way, except for the self-consuming valvetrain. But it was Christmas, and I had promised to spend it with my folks in Oklahoma, so we removed and reinstalled the head ourselves. Because broke. Which lead to…

So has anyone seen a real life in-the-flesh Renegade with the power "MySky" or whatever bullshit name the big mamma jamma sunroof is called? The configurator lets you build one with it but I can not find a single live example anywhere.

A close friend has been on the "reservation" list for years. Still no official word from Tesla on when they can buy it.

They used to have seasons 1 and 2 but I never saw 3.... and I don't see any listing now!