Some people say that. But they're just being drama queens. The Vega was like a massive wave that crashed and then receded. Barely any of the 2 million Vegas sold in the '70s survived. Out of sight, out of mind.

Maybe they were the only two written off, but keeping the bodies straight on those cars was a full time job for the crew. We all called it Crash Masters when it was on TV.

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I don't know about the majesty of the bald eagle. The only time I've seen them in the wild was when I was sailing in Nova Scotia, which is in Canada. They're pretty much content being carrion birds, and they slouch around looking like high contrast vultures.

Mitsubishi does well in other markets and is a massive horizontally integrated conglomerate. I think the next car company to give up their US marketing efforts may not be Mitsubishi or Mazda, but rather Volvo. They've got nothing going on to justify EPA and NHTSA compliance costs, and Geely may have other priorities…

The scary thing is that there was an officious guy on here saying that this is his criminology specialty and that it was definitely an Oldsmobile. Don't be a victim of crime.

Are they really that rare in the US now? Porsche built 106 of them, and the US was already their biggest market. Weldon Scrogham had one of the two original 904 prototypes in his showroom in Waynesboro when I used to take my mother's car there for service in '90s. You could tell it was one of the prototypes because it…

I think it may be the earlier one, the 1994-1998 Odyssey or the 1996-1999 Isuzu Oasis.

Raptor-emulating arched frame adds airborne cred.

Has anyone else managed such an artless integration of a Hoffmeister kink?

I read the thread. They're pretty proud of their incompetence. I don't think they should be driving anything.

The EPA's efforts to reduce domestic coal consumption while Warren Buffett ships it all to China will make electricity conservation a pressing concern. I suppose that helps make our electricity clean, but there will also be far less of it.

This is a damned good point. When the customer loses they keys, do they have to pay for having two new keys made? My friend had to call a locksmith for his Dodge Magnum the other day. Total cost for the first electronic key with remotes made? $320. Had he wanted a second, the price would have been $150. There are…

Model S loaners are essential, so owners don't get a taste of the convenience of occasional two-minute refueling and the joy of hardware that isn't controlled by faulty software. They might come to their senses.

I thought you were going to point out that the Model-T was the last nail in the electric car's coffin over a hundred years ago, back when IC's superiority over electrics wasn't as obvious yet.

The tax burden would be huge, but I can't seem to find any new 458 Spiders(not Spyders) for sale. This is a chance to jump the waiting list, so taking the car instead of the money is probably the way to go. There could well be a premium available to anyone that could immediately deliver a 458 Spider. The tax burden…

I grew up in Virginia and am pretty familiar with most of the perils of deciduous and coniferous trees. Living in San Diego, I'm behind the curve on palm trees. There seem to be many varieties, and there are some that should not be parked near. One place I lived here had 10 tall palm trees planted out front, although…

You're right. It is either an E39 or an E36 sedan. I was thinking E36 when I just had the front three quarter view, but the rear bears more resemblance to the E39. It is definitely a BMW.

I think it is an E36 sedan, but not an M3. The E39 is a possibility too, but I thought E36 the second I saw the front three-quarter. It is one of the two.

1954 Chrysler. I could have used a '51 Kaiser product or two. A junior designer at Bertone may have first put one on a BMW with the 3200 CS, but the idea wasn't even new or distinctive when BMW appropriated it.