The hideous Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

We could both imagine what would happen if we did play: We'd spend an hour or so running through a difficult battle, a battle we'd played through a dozen times before. At the end, we'd be bitterly rewarded with booby prizes and useless junk. Rather than go through all that, we decided to stick a pin in it and go do…

The wagon compartment is comparably less crush-resistant.

Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

Haha, very innovative. Maybe an easier solution would be to buy a CUV, lower it, put smaller wheels/tires on it, and call it a wagon. :-)

There's definitely a chicken and the egg component to this which makes it ripe for conspiracy. Moms were buying SUVs because the manufacturers and dealerships were pushing them. Whether it's because they're what the moms wanted or because they helped the manufacturers meet or circumvent CAFE regulations is the debate.

Under CAFE, vehicles can be labeled "passenger cars" or "light trucks", with the latter category required to meet less stringent standards for fuel economy and CO2 emissions. CAFE caused automakers to abandon wagons since they are in the same class as cars and thus brought down the fleet's fuel economy.

Good thing this is marketed for people who have more money than sense.

If anything I'd argue (see my suggestion) that wagons are no longer being made/sold in any significant numbers in the US because of CAFE. Some would have you believe that wagons are not being made here because no one wants to buy them.

That no one wants to buy wagons anymore, explaining why carmakers stopped manufacturing them.

The rubber pen holder (pictured just above the spaceball) in some Volvos works great to hold a phone when navigating or just in general. Mainly because this particular generation of Volvos are notorious for next to no useful storage space.

Pictured: Not a race car

As much as I want a convertible, I don't want to deal with the repairs that will inevitably come from a torn top or burned out motors. Is a convertible a sensible car to get with a CarMax warranty (keeping in mind I'm not talking about a Chrysler 200 or Toyota Solara)?

For when you need to haul shit... and ass.

The shooting brake.

Body on frame SUVs

Body on frame SUVs

Utes (at least in North America)

Utes (at least in North America)

Do you have to de-badge and so forth? Or can you cut the vinyl around badges and other lettering?