In the early 80s, I learned to drive in three cars: a 1971 Opel GT (Mom still has it), a 1980 Chevy Citation (long gone), and a 1970 SAAB 96.

For $2,000 more you can have a Miata that’s only four years old with less than 10K on the clock.

That’s how I left facebook. I warned my family and friends and walked away. I miss them, but not the utter shitstorm of noise that is facebook.

I’m 52.  Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.  And now that I’m old enough to have a say in the matter, I have come to the conclusion that IDGAF about what other people think.  Like what you like, or don’t, because it’s your money, your time, your preferences that matter to you.  Everything else is…

I remember seeing many with the stock notchback, but only one with the “Sportbak.”  I thought it was pretty cool at the time, esp. since the cargo area was absolutely full of college kid stuff.  Made for a handy, thrifty college town car.

And then you get into adult acting? Asking for a friend.

I love it. I love some of the really out-there styling - embossing NISSAN into the headlight cover? TRON-like taillights? Being able to make it into a halfway-useful mini wagon? All top notch.

The Photochop looks pretty good but the top picture looks ridiculous. It looks like a Fiesta with a cooler bolted to its rear bumper - a cooler whose lid is missing.

Never mind, I get it now - the highly stylized font makes them sharply resemble an uppercase N even though they are, in fact, lower case.

Can anyone weigh in on why the N’s in “International” are backwards?

It looks like they stole the typeface from a Ratt album cover.

So many excellent choices! And I have a strong feeling that all the good ones are going to be old or even obsolete.

I would like 5 International Travelalls, please, except I would prefer one be the superleggera Scout model, with the gigantic 196 c.i. four cylinder from 1967.

My understanding of the Avalon is that it is the Lexus the average Joe can afford.  And from inside, pretty much nobody will be able to tell the difference.  

Need people room, sit them on the handy bench on the back.

Right around the cuffs.

Commuter: Camry or Corolla Hybrid. Good enough economy to make you not mind giving up 2-4mpg to the Prius you could have had, not a Prius, bulletproof Camry reputation.

Every time I see Gurgel on these pages, I will post this little vignette story:

Never been a fan of the shape, don’t like convertibles, interior looks rough and couldn’t spare a few minutes for a vacuum? Okay.

That’s a whole ‘nother place, man. That’s softened butter spread on the skin of your lover.