@dculberson: That makes sense, I'm not even sure if said company is in the valet business anymore, and that could explain why.

@FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Ha, nope!

@LoganSix: That would only be fair.

@Fareed Cheema: True, but most valet tickets have a "hold harmless" clause written on them, basically releasing the valets and the company of any liability. I used to work valet in the 90s for a big Detroit valet company that shall remain nameless. I was parking Porsches at 16, and we would regularly race the…

I can vouch for the Buick. A couple of years ago I had to replace the passenger side mirror on the g/f's LeSabre, which of course required the removal of the entire door panel. I had her retired Buick mechanic father helping me and it STILL took us 30 minutes to get the fucker off. And this was a 97' Custom, so no…

Dad helped me every year, and I still got my ass kicked. And he was an engineer.

Want. One.

@BitchyD: Hey, what about gray? The most popular of them all! But seriously, light gray interiors had to be a conspiracy between Scotch-guard and full-service carpet shampooers. Burgundy velour FTW.

When I was 20, I worked as a security guard at the Renaissance Center parking garage in Detroit. Being a security guard essentially involved driving round the structure at idle in a Ford Ranger with an orange light, and radioing back if we saw anything suspicious. Oh, and sweeping the stairwells.

@lilwillie: And of course, SRT Ram guy would be there to wonder if perhaps the officer popped a tire?

If I saw that car out on the road, I'd think someone switched out the "B" for a chopped up "E." Kind of like the Saturn "ONION" I saw on the road the other day. Just another case of badge engineering...

My friend's parents had one just like this when I was growing up, same color and everything. As I recall, this car and their Celebrity Eurosport were the reason they started buying Accords and never looked back.

A Subway car. I once got on the F Train at East Broadway and woke up in Coney Island 4 hours later. I figure I must have done Coney Island to Jamaica and back at least twice. I suppose it MIGHT have been the alcohol. Nah, it was the subway.

Sure, the 2002 was lighter and more balanced, but I've always loved this red-headed step-child. Back in '01 I picked up an '82 w/ 90k original miles on it for $1400. Try that with an 2002.

When I was living a Brooklyn, I bought a blue '82 Chevy from a guy out on the island. $150, had a 350 and the porthole windows. The floor had rusted through where the engine cover was, and I could see the pavement pass as I rolled down Flushing Ave. I used it to help several people move, including a free baby…

@Snurps: I think "shorter trips" goes without saying. A Viper ain't exactly most people's idea of a highway cruiser.

@BigEngineSmallCar: I don't know. I mean, if we were talking a manual version of the LeSabre, then yes, but this is an entirely different target market. Even if the average buyer is slightly older than that of the A4 and 3-Series, they still may be looking for sporting pretensions. An old hoon is still a hoon. Make…

Any car that I have to put full coverage on in order to avoid the possibility of financial ruin.

@RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment: I'm in Detroit and I've seen a few. Even saw one all tarted up with decals and on the road working. Can't remember the business though. Also saw a Fiesta Movement Fiesta on the highway in WV this summer, that was fun, almost ran the Rabbit off the road trying to get a…

GAZ Volga 24. Ever since I used to see these rattling around Beijing, I wanted to drop a small block in there and have one hell of a sleeper. Ironically, I got this picture from a guy on a forum that was trying to figure out the details of swapping in a big block. #qotd