Well, he is usually throwing rods, not stones.

Yup. I mean, yeah, N/A HG issues are a real thing since 96ish. But the thing I NEVER understood is the consistent “bad interior” from everyone including Consumer Reports and major auto magazines.

I still think the interior in my 07 OBS is better than a lot of brands in 2018. I know I’m biased because I’ve spent 180k…

She was probably appalled by you drinking and driving...

My wife bought her first car after learning to drive a year ago. I had the same list of qualifications. This is a good list for anybody’s first car.

I would have suggested a Forester but this is close enough.

Idk... I’m BiTurboBoxer’s brother, and I owned that car before him for about three years, and our mom owned it since new. After over 13 years and 165,000 miles, it didn’t give us a single major problem - with only routine maintenance and a couple misc items (new driver’s side window, for instance), it’s been an…

Yup. Especially where it snows. Not for the AWD, although it helps when you’re too lazy to shovel, but for it’s amazing ability to be slid around in front of cops with seemingly little consequence.

I’m honestly surprised you’re the first one I’ve seen to recommend a Subaru. I agree with every point you mentioned, and also your choice of vehicle. Mine wasn’t a hand-me-down, but it is a 2010 Outback which I actually wanted (weird for a teen, I know). I honestly don’t think I could love anything more.

The best hand-me-down car is no hand-me-down car. When I was 16 I scraped enough money together to buy my own first car and I learned a little bit out this experience. It’s called pride of ownership. Out of all of my high school friends, I was the only one who bought my car with my own money. All of my friends who got…

PHANTOM seatbelts!

Why draw when I can just get some stock images?

Porch Boxer!

2006-16 Chevy Impala right side taillight.

I was thinking some kind of Ford, though maybe smaller like a Fusion or possibly even a focus.

Tesla Model S, I can’t even find the damn thing!

Before reading this article, I considered myself somewhat of a lightweight in the gearhead world. After reading this goop about fuel-injected cats and oil-pumping pistons, I feel like a world class automotive engineer.

Nah, he just wanted to extract that extra bit of kinetic energy via regenerative braking while Passat owner couldn’t see it and help VW restore some of that air it polluted over the years. That’s an extra 0.62 Euros he recovered right there.

I knew driver training in Germany was really, really good.

I guess, technically, the 3 series wagon is here. But it’s hobbled with poor option availability and dealers that want nothing to do with it.
If they would sell me one with a proper transmission, I would have bought one already. Yes, with real dollars, from a real dealership. Instead, when I went to the dealership,…

Not true, I have a Mazda CX-5 because Mazda wouldn’t sell me a Mazda6 wagon, neither would Jag but when diving I take the RV because it has fresh water to rinse the dive gear and a hot shower for me :)

Because the Jalopnik commentariat do not represent most actual car buyers.