Many years ago, I had a roommate that owned a 3000GT...at first, he tried to convince me it was the greatest f***ing car of all time. He gave up after I transported him to the dealership the fourth or fifth time to pick up his car.

Now I laugh when I see them.

They are pretty cool...the Swiss version is far more interesting to me because of the additional window and the increase in the 'rare' factor. I think VW should have used the front clip from the Type 3 for the Fridolin-would have looked a little better!

True...but some types are far more prevalent than others. Three make up over 37% of the total.

I filled a friend's car with the ball pit balls from Chuck E Cheese (the ones that little kids pee on) and then shrink wrapped her car and put a bow on top.

I've taken probably 20 different versions of these tests and always wind up with the same result: ENTJ, which are said to represent 2% or less of the population.

A stock Type 3 will always feel better with a full tank of gas...that's a given. Tire pressure and front end maintenance are two additional keys to getting the correct ride on a Type 3. These cars are very twitchy with over-inflated tires, less than a half of a tank of gas and a poorly maintained front beam.

They really need to bring the wagon to the US. I'd trade in my Speed3 for one if it were diesel. No joke.

Like you, I've found that S&S works for non-food purchases...you know, the stuff you don't really want to haul around in a cart (toilet paper, paper towels, diapers, etc.) if it can be delivered on a schedule and you can save some money at the same time. It's also an easy way to remember to change your toothbrush by…

Unique, in my experience.

HA! That sounds like California, Illinois and Arizona!

In California, I did my test in a manual transmission Saturn that I stalled at a stop sign-I'd never driven the car before the test-and demonstrated that I could stop the car, use turn indicators and parallel park on the street (with no other cars present).

Done.

I…

I'm in Illinois and I can't begin to explain how hard the Mazda dealer tried to scare my wife into spending another $2k for AWD on her CX-7. We didn't get it because I'd already explained the concept of FWD vs. AWD and that it would not make the car easier to drive in the Winter.

I LOVE driving past SUVs in the…

I've tested in multiple states and not one of them has tested on ramp skills...yours is the first I'm aware of.

You should see the 'driving test' I took right before my 'on the road test' in California. It was 25 years ago and I actually laughed out loud while taking the test. The entire test consisted of road signs and knowing what they meant...nothing else. Absolutely nothing else on the test.

Simple proof that it's FAR TOO EASY to get a license to drive.

They test your ability to parallel park but not your capability to merge on to a highway....yeah, that's useful.

As someone who drives a FWD hatch, I consistently outdrive SUVs in the Winter. The term 'outdrive' simply means that it's 'better', not necessarily 'faster' or 'more aggressively'.

SUV owners have, largely, been sold on the concept that riding higher is safer, having AWD is better than FWD and that they will escape…

Oil change: I can do it but I choose not to because it's cheaper for me to take it to the local dealer. They charge less than the hacks at JiffyLube AND they send me stupid awesome coupons do a full synthetic oil change for ~$30.

On the point of going overboard, I concur. I think they would be effective if used correctly but they seem to be everywhere-just because.

The theory sounds plausible enough but every time I'm in Michigan and encounter one, it winds up taking FAR longer than it should to turn left because of traffic and/or the person in front of me who has NO IDEA where they're going now that they've been forced to turn right when they wanted to go left.

I'd probably spend the first few minutes just watching the confused look on their face. Sometimes silence is the best weapon.

Except that if you encounter traffic going the direction you wanted to turn and then have to wait in the middle of the two sides for traffic to let up before you can proceed-this is one of the main benefits to a controlled left turn. Super fucking irritating. I don't want to make three turns-JUST ONE!