When I lived in Oklahoma, it was pretty much like that. The first time I registered my car there, they did an "inspection" that consisted of writing down my VIN. I then proceeded home in my oil-burning death trap. Kept my costs low!

Actually, in most of VA, it's the opposite. No smog check, but a full safety inspection. I have to have a functional horn, tires with tread, brakes that brake, a full complement of lights and indicators, and my tie rod ends have to be in good shape.

What's the problem? You don't like porsches? You don't like green?

Windows 7 will do it. If you don't have windows 7, I can't help you. If you do, just right click the desktop -> personalization -> desktop background. From there you can choose a folder full of images to rotate through every x minutes.

The more expensive bike than car is something I can support. For less than the price of a Kia, you can get a Pinarello Dogma Ego, and then you have a mirror-polished bike.

Assuming you've got the knowhow to cram a 5.0 in there, the one bad thing about this car instantly disappears. NP for sure - even after the engine swap (assuming junkyard, not crate), you could have one hell of a coke habit for <10k.

And the brat before it. I suspect that in another 15 years, we'll be graced with another fantastic subie ute that nobody buys.

not a one-off. There were 3 of them, if I remember right.

The only thing more frightening to the general populace than "nuclear reactor" is "experimental new nuclear reactor".

Piston technology could be like 4-wheel drive systems. Since almost nobody actually needs the capability, they would only be marketed to people who need it.

Yeah, I read that more as a "only urban vehicles (golf carts, etc) in cities" type rule, which I actually support. Build your roads right and nobody needs a car in town. Park outside in a garage, take mass transit to where you want to be.

The only reason lucas cars weren't known for being rolling bombs is that the electrics are only peripherally connected to the explosives under the trunk in a gas car.

Even as late as the early 2000's, there were some great cars coming from toyota. They still had a decent small truck to sell in the U.S., and the MR2 spyder was a hoot and a half.

Something I like about Top Gear's "reviews" is that they usually manage to mention trunk size somewhere in their sports car review.

Shot in the dark here, but guessing 80's GM - maybe a G-body olds?

I have an Android phone. When you get a call, if it's too important to ignore completely, with two presses you can reject the call with a custom text message. Mine usually says something like, "I'm driving right now, I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

Straight pipes are annoying as hell, yes. But at least you notice the guy coming up at that cross-street. 54-inch tires benefit nobody.

I can't buy a car with a decent-looking front end because I might kneecap a pedestrian, but this guy is a rolling guillotine.

I'd like to see the proof that the insane increase in lab seizures is a result of more meth labs, instead of a result of rapidly-advancing lab detection tech mixed with a new surge in anti-meth campaigns.

Probably a Solstice at the moment, since they're hardly collectibles (yet?) and the depreciation makes a comparable model-year car cheaper than a Miata.