Wow. 2 cars I've never driven and I'm torn. (I did thrash a buddies Mercury Capri 5.0 right before he sold it - awesome burnout machine.) So, since we are voting on beaters, I'm going with the thrashability factor...

Don't mess around with big freekin Russki's. Especially one that drives a little freekin car

Love it...

Hmmm, if only my Saab 9k Aero sounded like that....

No 4 wheel burnouts?? Sissy trucks.

Right. My brothers 5.9 Dakota. Got it stuck on a flat, icy parking lot. I think I ended up putting it in gear and pushing it myself til it got some traction.

Ummm, 4wd? I've owned 3 ZJ's and all were amazing in poor traction - in 4wd. 2wd was crap.

Early 90's vintage Volvo 850 even with snows and weight. Horrible.

It's amazing how many drunks walk away from nasty wrecks. What pisses us (Fire Dept) off is when innocents are injured or killed.