Even without unions, the police code of silence (like that of the mob) and the brotherhood of warriors bullshit means they’ll still protect their own.

So, basically, the return of the Celica.

Well, it’s southern California, not the Road Salt & Rust Belt. Chances are it’s out in the desert somewhere, it’s paint baking off and the rubber turning to ash, but rust-free.

I had a Vega panel wagon. Very bare bones, including no soundproofing, so I got to listen to the differential whine as I drove. I bought it used when I finished college. Two-hundred miles down the road it blew a head gasket, warping the block, using up all my moving-to-California money. A few months later I finally…

My name is also Alan and I DO live in a van down by the river (and many other places). Been at it full time for seven years. My 2007 Chevy Express 2500HD cargo van has served me extremely well.

A lot of pretend racers are going to be so disappointed these options aren’t available.

For me, the simpler explanation of the phrase is: Stop treating black lives as if they don’t matter.

Welcome to BMW’s buck-toothed era.

I’ve been in the Porsche clubhouse before, 40 years ago with a third-hand 911E. I was your stereotypical Southern California bachelor dude with disposable income. Ah, the good old days. I’ve always liked the 944. To me it said, “You’re still a dude, but you know the meaning of ‘enough.’”

I will be glad to see the current squashed toad design go away.

Since BMW grills haven’t actually been kidney-shaped in quite a while, maybe it’s time to use a different descriptor. How about nostril-shaped?

Ain’t that the way it goes? We always want something different.

I had one, too. My first 100% new car. The only problem I had was the end of the clutch cable breaking off during my commute. The US version had round sealed beam headlights and a clunky 5MPH bumper I lusted after the lights and bumpers on the Euro version.

Isolation alone? Piece of cake. Isolation with a team? Just kill me now.

“It was like an edible crispy box of meat.” Whereas the Renault was an inedible shiny box of disappointment.

Does the Go Devil even have 1,000 pieces?

Also, the 70s were a time of massive Greek architecture-inspired grills. It’s what people were buying. People weren’t buying the Pacer — partly because it was AMC, but mostly because the design was WAY out of the mainstream and buyers’ comfort level. I suspect AMC hoped a more prominent grill would bump sales.

There have been so many cars where the first year of a new design had a perfect front end. They had spent so long on it and got it just right. Then, when it was time to “freshen” the look so you could tell the newer models from the older ones, it’s like they turned the job over to an intern and gave a before-lunch…

Due to the family’s meager financial situation, and the need for two cars, Mom was condemned to driving a Simca for several years. She said they must not have winter in France, because the heater was useless.

It also shares styling cues with the ‘21 Sienna, which will also be hybrid-only. Same platform, perhaps?