Agreed on all points except for my own personal reality. We ski at least twice a month, which means a 100 mile drive into the mountains. While we’re not skiing we’re driving the same vehicle around a town which during winter could be cold and snowy or sunny and 60. Sure we could run snow tires, but I’m pretty sure…

I saw one similarly modded s2000 on my way to work this morning.  My one and only thought was “That poor car”

As I read this I kept getting distracted by the thought “I wonder if every single person in his family is nicknamed “Torch”.  I’m gonna bet “Yes”.

Thank you for being the car guy I WISH I was. I love old cars, but hate rattles, squeaks, repairs, etc. to the point I’ve found myself being jealous of someone driving a Corolla.  I shall continue to live vicariously through you.

Make sure she gets a car you like.  That’s the way I’d do it anyhow.

300k would be a badge of honor if they were MY 300k.  

Some people have a 911 or Lambo as their dream cars.  The VW Thing is mine.  Someday...

Mentally I think of them all as “Lincoln LMNOP”

Exactly the opposite. When I was in my 20's I realized how awesome it would be to sell Mary Kay. Think about it, your job is to go to parties where you’re the ONLY guy, be charming, and tell women how beautiful they are. And if it works out, free pink Cadillac.

I read these even when I’m not interested in the car, just because Rob is such a funny creative writer.

As a Lotus fan I’ve always thought so too, but as a skier I’d have to rank the Esprit as a ski car right next to the Miata.

I had an old Cannondale frame I got for free because the derailleur hanger was bent (before they went with replaceable ones), and I wanted to build it as a gravel bike (yeah, we were doing this stuff back in the early ‘90's). I learned you can cold set aluminum, but you can only do it ONCE, and it would kinda be ok.…

You described your car as “nimble”.  Possibly the most underrated safety feature of any vehicle.

That’s how we chose our Subaru Outback. The dealer had dozens on their back lot that had arrived at roughly the same time and had been sitting there as they cycled through the inventory. We just walked through and chose the one that looked least dirty, which happened to be a two-tone silver/charcoal

Growing up in the ‘70s, there was a young guy at the end of our block that had a red Gremlin X. I always kind of liked the Gremlin because I was young and the little gremlin on the badge was sooo cool (still is), but this red Gremlin X was so loud that you could hear it driving past from inside the house. One winter…

I can smell it with my eyes: the vape smell hasn’t totally masked the cigarette smell.

You know how some families are “Ford families” or “Chevy families”? Yeah...we were an “AMC family” (and my brother played the cello). The Ramblers (including a Marlin) were before my time, I had to live through the Matador/Concord era.

Sad to see you go, but happy you get to move forward on your own terms. 

Disagree. Two adults, one child with mountain bikes on the roof heading up Monarch Pass in Colorado, we couldn’t get above third gear and had to keep it floored until we reached a passing lane...so a Winnebago could pass US going uphill.  Never again.

Any regrets about trading the GTI for the Alltrack? I keep bumping up against limits in my GTI. I live in Colorado where often a two hour drive ends in 10 miles of dirt. Or summer hail becomes an icy slick around a shady corner.  I love my car but for most trips outside of local I find myself looking at other options.