I keep thinking about an electric car, I really hate getting gas but I love road trips. But for, say, a ski trip...250 mile round trip. More power to get up into the mountains MIGHT be offset by regenerative braking on the way back. But maybe not, and we’d be pretty remote so I probably shouldn’t risk it.  So I’d…

Mine was a lease. It’s my fourth VW, and the last one I had nearly bankrupt me (‘85 Jetta). The one before that (78 Scirocco) vapor locked every time it was hotter than ‘85 degrees (in Kansas City, that was about 200 days a year), and before that was a Type 3 that I watched rust away while saving up for yet another…

Not in the mountains where I live. 29 highway is easy but we’ve had 34. Of course Houston doesn’t have mountains, things are probably different driving around town.  Still, lifetime average on ours is 26.

He should get the last gen Subaru Forester XT. Big enough for whatever, fast enough for whatever, AWD for whatever the hell he needs AWD for in Houston, and nearly 30 mpg on the highway.  

I almost feel guilty about not putting my money where my mouth is regarding new cars, but I can only buy so many.

Seven years on my GTI and I’ve had to replace the battery and my shift lever was a little squeaky. Oddly, this has been the most reliable car I’ve ever owned (including Acura and Subaru)

Funny, I couldn’t find the words “Nonsmoker” anywhere in the ad

Exactly this. How many cars for sale in your town?  I’ll bet it’s more than one.

Those poor fans won’t get out of the way now, when they can actually hear the cars coming. Still, I’m all for it.

This one is 25 grand

How is this different than what anyone wants from any car?  We want it all.

Is there a fourth ski on that car or was Roger Moore much more of a man than I thought he was?

Nope.  Not a good fit.

Some day you’re going to get to drive a Lexus hybrid, and the comfortable cabin temperature, luxurious leather, good gas mileage, and blissful lack of creaks and rattles is going to break you.

Absolutely the next car on my list.  

That’s why we don’t use snow tires.  Our 55 degree days tear them up too fast.

yeah, fake vents are lame, but I’m pretty sure without them every car would look too much like an old bar of soap

most cars have notches for the variable speeds on intermittent wipers, but I had an old ‘84 Dodge Ram 50 (yes, I know...Mitsubishi) that was truly variable. No notches at all, so I could get it juuuuuuust right.

I read this column every day because of the writing. The cars are fun and weird and I love them, but dammit, it’s nice to start my day with a laugh. Rob, keep doing what you’re doing.

VW’s are like cats.  Perfectly lovable and happy until they suddenly snap and bite you in the face