'86 Dodge Van. Straight Six, Four on the Floor. It would lock up the back brakes at the hint of moisture, was so slow it was painful, and the front crush zone was your knees. All in all, a wonderful design.

Well, Duh! She is shading it with her body! She must have forgot a cloth to wash it with, as she appears to be using her shirt.

Several years ago, I appraised a home which had one of those in the back yard. The owner worked for the local village, and when the "improved" the local play ground, they removed the merry go-round. So, he bought if for scrap metal prices (maybe $100?) and had the grounds crew install it in his back yard for the grand…

I don't know what the hell these guys are talking about, saying these vans were hard to work on. My dad and I disassembled the top part of our 1979 van's 318 V-8 right down to the block, and pretty much didn't even have to open the hood. We just removed the two front seats and worked from inside the van. It took a…

I don't know. There's having "classic design cues", then there's just being repetitive. All of Porsche's models, the Cayman, Boxster, Cayenne and Panamera all ape the looks of the 911. The only other maker I can think of that has all their cars designed to look very similar is Mini, and that is by design. Porsche…

Oh, to be a Porsche design stylist. Possibly the easiest job....... In The World.

I really tried to find a nice 2 door RAV - 4 when looking for my current car. It would have made a great work car, especially in AWD form.

Well, Duh! They're driving on the wrong damn side of the road! It's lucky they didn't all die in firey death!

Oh, My, God! You're a talking turtle!

From Car & Driver, Jan. 2011 edition. Rental Car Olympics: "Next up is Gluckman, who tames the softly sprung, wobbly Lincoln to an astounding lap of 2 minutes 50 seconds, aided by the Town Car’s 63-mph reverse top speed. (Fun fact: With a reverse 0-to-60-mph time of 9.2 seconds, the Lincoln is only 1.1 seconds slower…

As the proud (?) former driver of a 1986 VW Golf, part of me is sad to see another running example bite the dust.

Umm, really Toyota.

I don't really "commute" to work, as I have to drive on a daily basis 100 - 200 miles as part of my job. I used to really enjoy the driving aspect of my job, mostly when I'm on county roads outside of the city limits. But know, with my current car, it's getting to be a chore. The car, an '06 Focus hatchback, needs…

I may be wrong on this, as I'm not any type of gun enthusiast, but aren't AK-47's horribly inaccurate. It looks like that 'copter is several hundred yards away, and the ability of small arms fire hitting something that far away with any type of accuracy would be unlikely at best.

This is one of my favorite songs from Bob Seger. It's an awesome song from a great singer.

So, after they were done with their little "Tug of War" did the shop these guys work at clean the dust off of the cars before the owners came back to pick them up?

Well, they're not "my" roads. I live in N.W. Ohio. I'm just unfortunate enough to have to drive in S.E. Michigan on about a weekly basis as part of my job.

As long as these lovely young ladies are part of the race course flag crew, I'll be watching.

I would nominate many of the county "road-ways" in S.E. Michigan. Trying to navigate some of these roads, even the so called paved ones, is an exercise in patience, skill and a complete disregard for the suspension systems of most automobiles.

$19,900 for an overgrown golf cart? Nuh Uh. One of the guys over on Oppo recently bought a Hummer replica golf cart for much, much less money. And it was also street legal. I'd rather roll around my mini-estate in a mini-Hummer than that pimped out, Fantasy Island wanna-be.