I seem to remember reading that Dodge was going to kill the Challenger and replace it with a smaller car. The car is actually a bit older than you realize, considering it’s derived from the underpinnings of a Charger/300, which was cribbed from Mercedes.

I owned a PT Cruiser. For 6 years. I hated that car. The wife begged me to buy it. I got road rage just looking at it. It didn’t fit me right. You had to basically strip the top of the engine off to do anything, such as change out the battery. It actually got decent fuel economy, but that was about it. This car will…

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I had a similar reaction to the Dodge Charger. When it first came out, I told everyone that while it might sell well and perform well, it wasn’t a Charger. A Charger should never be a 4 door sedan. If they had called it a Coronet, I’d have understood.  

Neutral: If you have cruise control & sleep soundly enough while driving, all cars can be autonomous. Just ask my mom. They’ll even stop automatically when they hit something big enough. 

When I posted a year or two ago about how Ford was wrong not to invest in a redesign for the Ranger, giving us a new generation of small (not midsized) trucks that were robust, durable, and economic, I was derided by most people and told I was wrong. It’d be interesting if Ford would bring back a small, body on frame,…

So the common complaint women make about “not having anything to wear” when going out even applies to outer space? Figures. 

1st - I think it makes more sense to have the buttons forward anyways. They should have designed it that way to begin with.

I’m not much of a Mopar fan, but I have to give them credit for what they managed to crank out with one freaking platform. Frankly, the Laser/Daytona actually looks like a slightly inbred cousin to a Fox Body Mustang. If you sort of squint, the front grill is sort of Camaro-ish. So there’s that.

Here’s another thing to boggle your mind. As the size indicator goes up, you’re literally saying less is more, because the cubic inches/liters of displacement is the volume of air (or void). Let that sink in...

I’ve always thought it was funny how extended cabs used suicide doors when the reason they stopped using them was because they were considered dangerous. Suicide doors used to just “pop” open. Even with modern extended cabs, the doors tend to rattle after a while because the front door/back door combo starts getting…

“If you regret not picking up a Ranger after Ford abandoned the model in 2011, now may be a good moment to make up for lost time.”

First, this discussion was pertaining only to lane splitting, not driving in general. And I wasn’t saying all motorcyclists are bad. You’re trying to make an argument about a statement that I didn’t make. Second, if the posts had been about distracted driving in general, I’d probably agree with you on most of it,…

Obviously the engine access between the seats wouldn’t work nowadays due to the fear of carbon monoxide poisoning. Can you imagine the bitching every time a cab was tilted forward and everything slid to the front floorboard during servicing?

Now I’m wondering if the cab height is too tall for the garage. 

Is it still a COE if they relocated the engine to the bed? Wouldn’t that now be a EIB truck?

I can’t speak for all men, but if I had to guess, I’d say that for the most part, no matter how much men age, what they wanted as a kid for a car probably doesn’t change. However, as I’ve aged, I’ve broadened my palate to include other options. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been forced by circumstances to buy something…

The One that got away from me wasn’t special to anyone but me. Ford probably built a 100,000 just like mine. The One that got away wasn’t a powerhouse built for speed, towing, or handling. It was a simple, common vehicle. The One that got away wasn’t luxurious or fancy, it was fairly plain. It wasn’t anything other…

This is probably the only Lotus that I’ve ever been interested in owning. Yeah, I know it derives most of its (80's standard) performance capabilities from being lighter than hell while still powered by a Japanese sedan. But it’s exceptionally beautiful in a way that only angular 80s design language can convey. Plus,…