@Instructor: I used to have one of the Chinese versions, CJ750. German engineering with Chinese build quality. What could go wrong?

With the new interior and those wheels, the car doesn't actually look half bad. But two half-bad's still equal a full-bad. Crack pipe.

@FormerlyPreferredCustomer: I just read that story this morning, that guy is my hero.

@LibertyMilk: Riiiight, I'm sure there was a perfectly good explanation for her actions. Nope, no side of crazy-sauce here.

@Gothmog3VZ: Yup, a 2.0 autobox. But hey, it did have a "power" mode on the trans... I'll admit it was a good car, and reliable when I was dead-broke. But it was about as exciting as a can of green beans, and probably slower. I sold it to my sister, and she drove it to 200k before it met an untimely death with a…

@UDMan: You sir, are not alone. When I was in college I was hell bent on selling my '90 Camry to buy a Regal/Cutlass/Monte/Grand Prix. I went for an E21 320i, but I'm not sure that was the better choice. 12 years later, I would still totally rock one.

@christauph: start around 45:20 for the live-action.

It's a BMW, but I still like Walter White's reaction to the "KEN WINS" douche in Breaking Bad.

@FrankRizzo: Thanks, that was one of the best, most inexplicable clips I've seen in a while.

@gman1023: I know an e-hippie librarian with the exact civicus stockrimmus pictured, plus bumper stickers of course.

My uncle (GM Engineer) was driving one when I saw him last weekend, don't think he was in Ohio this past weekend though. Most likely another GM employee on vacation.

@Novaload: Some cars really do need the explanation. My VW should say "Make Contact with Floor" on the gas pedal and my drum brake-equipped truck should say "Pull Wheel Hard Right While Standing on This" on the brake pedal.

@Big_Bear: mmmmm, Legs Inn. I make it there every fourth of July week. Nothing like Polish food, draft Oberon and imported waitresses overlooking Lake Michigan.

@StalePhish: Actually, it's in SOHO, Houston and Lafayette. Closer to the Lower East Side than the Upper.

@mytdawg: Ah, good old Lansing. My wife's grandmother grew up in Old Town, but being a Detroiter myself, I don't know as much as I should about it.

@mytdawg: If I may ask, where do you live?

@900pilot: This is also true, I just meant it more to highlight the fact that many companys are considered manufacturers and thus use manufacturer plates, not just the "original" manufacturers. I know AEV uses M plates on many of their test vehicles, and they're partially based in Michigan so a Brute rolling with M…

@dmoon: Yeah, but a Brute with a manufacturer plate would be registered to AEV, not Chrysler.

@TrampaOnline: True enough, my Passat dipstick has no handle, I'm just waiting for the whole tube to come off!

@TrampaOnline: Definitely agreed on the space issue, I have a 1.8T Passat and used to have a Rabbit. Easiest way to get to the Passat filter is to unbolt the coolant reservoir and tilt it up and out of the way. As for the rabbit, you really don't need that little tool, just push the drain nipple up and to the side…