When I was really young (too young to remember them) we had two different Ramblers. I know one was a Marlin, not sure about the other, but I wish they would have taken care of them...stashed them somewhere, but they’re long gone. When I got older we had the Matador wagon and a Concord. Meh.

Dammit. I grew up in an AMC family. Your experiences with the Fiat are like mine with a Matador wagon.

I WANT to like this. I almost bought one (shiny blue!) but instead went with a Jetta that nearly bankrupted me. Back then it was being sold for around the same kind of money as this one ^^. If I had the money and needed a car like this, would I buy this? Fuck no. Four grand.

the tires don’t look squishy enough

Here’s my impression of what I Harley rider would be like before the invention of the motorcycle: “Hey! Hey! Look at me! HEY! LOOK AT ME! ME!!”

I reallllly wanted one, I thought they were the most gorgeous cars on the road. Then I sat in one and thought a car this cool shouldn’t have such a crappy looking steering wheel. And I love my child too much to make her use that back seat.

I called it that while secretly lusting after it

We finally got rid of ours, not because of how it drove but because of safety. My wife was bringing our baby home from the sitter and almost got T-boned on the baby’s side of the car. She said a Saab blew through a red light fast enough that the wind rocked the Tracker. She sat through two more lights just shaking in…

Sadly I can only give you one star but with it you have my profound appreciation.

You forgot ‘quieter’. Not as in engine noise, but it rattles and squeaks.

I had one, and dropping it into 4X4 turned the little thing into a mini-tank. I couldn’t believe how its personality changed once all 4 wheels were pulling. Granted in 2wd I had it fishtail whilst driving on a straight gravel road, wtf was that all about? And I remember having to floor it in 3rd gear (at 35mph) to…

I think that counts. Dude.

Late ‘80's, late at night. I was driving through western Kansas, and was one of the only cars on I-70 at the time. Out there there’s not a lot between you and the horizon, so you can see for miles. I was driving toward a weird light far off to the south of the highway and couldn’t figure out what it was. When I…

I always thought Mitsu had a bunch of cool cars but I’d hold off buying until the quality caught up. I’m thinking the Tredia, the Cordia, the Starion...later they had the “micro-minivan” or whatever it was called. It’s sad the cool-factor drifted toward the quality instead of vice versa.

creative license allows me to change things for the joke. And to get under the skin of Porsche people.

For that money Molly Ringwald would have to be included

I thought that’s how rear-engined cars pull into parking spaces.

I first saw this picture without my glasses and thought Devo was touring

Not having to deal with insurance bureaucracy is worth a lot of money.

The Cadillac of minivans!