@Nürburgring: Be careful. I've found that having a soft spot for affordable cars can be a bad thing. 90% of my favorite cars could be bought in nice condition for under $5000 and in showroom condition for less than $10000. Due to this affliction, I've brought home one too many bad ideas and become a scourge to…

I have a soft spot for crap cars. Not just cheap cars, but actually bad ones. To me, the chintzy "slap" of a door closing reads not as "cheap", but as "lightweight". I love the Geo Metro and the first-generation Neon. I have enjoyed time in a Volkswagen Gol, and even a Latin-American market Fiat (which by all…

@OA 5599: All men are islands. And what's more, this is the time to be one. This is an island age. A hundred years ago, for example, you had to depend on other people. No one had TV or CDs or DVDs or home espresso makers. As a matter of fact they didn't have anything cool. Whereas now you can make yourself a little…

@Frank Grimes: I prefer the hubcaps on the Sicilian models.

I'm thinking those hood straps actually look kind of badass.

Maybe Russia just has REALLY nice trains.

Needs a Dab of Oppo.

@BlueBomb: Go ahead and take pride in your city's mass hysteria. I'll be getting on with living my life instead of squealing like a scared guinea pig every time I see an unattended object.

@meechybee: I know. I was stuck there in the 2003 blackout. I must say, it was a beautiful display of humanity.

@facelvega: What's this, some kind of bowling ball candle? Nothing to see here.

@ni2sml:

@stoke 2.0: I'd just think it belonged to this guy. [jalopnik.com]

@heavyd888: What are you talking about? Are you implying that there is any historical or logical reason to believe that a manufacturer prototype vehicle would for some reason actually contain explosives?

@protomech: I hate hybrids.

Hyundai CM Santa Fe.

@punksmurph: The current Rio sucks to drive, but I once had the pleasure of taking out a stripped-out previous-gen manual trans Rio (no radio, no AC, no power steering) with a particularly "Permissive" new car salesman. That was some of the best hooning I've ever done. I can imagine it would have been even better…

@ElementalDragon: Maybe I came off a little harsh last night. If your Smart works well for you, that's great and I'm happy for you.

@CJinSD: I stand corrected. They have come down quite a bit since I was last at a Smart dealership.

@ElementalDragon: "Learn what you're talking about before putting stupid crap up here." Maybe you should take your own advice. Jalopnik staff writers and most of their readership have a serious disdain toward cars that are bigger than they need to be. Ask us about the current Honda Civic and what is our response? …

@bobman1235: If traffic circles work in certain situations, then we should use traffic circles in those certain situations. I'm not saying they're a fix-all by any means, just that they would be an improvement in many situations.