Literally the first thing I noticed about that 240SX post was the outdated “my old ball and chain wife can’t and won’t drive a manual” trope. Yeesh. Even if that’s a factor in getting a new family car, does it really need to be said?

The FD RX-7 has a couple oddities. The cigarette lighter is where you’d normally find the ignition, and the fog light button is separate down on the transmission tunnel along with the rear defroster.

Growing up (in the 90s), my dad had an 3rd gen Trans Am, and a W-body Grand Prix GTP. So he liked cheap and speedy GM products. My mom was saddled with a Taurus Wagon, Windstar, and an Expedition.

I’m sure he’s Uncle Dan or something, but my mind went somewhere else.

I don’t think I’ve driven any bad cars per se, even the ‘95 Corolla I had for a couple months in 2015 had decent get up and go. But back in high school three separate friends of mine had a VW 2.0L, affectionately known as the two-point-slow.

I don’t think I’ve driven any bad cars per se, even the ‘95 Corolla I had for a couple months in 2015 had decent get up and go. But back in high school three separate friends of mine had a VW 2.0L, affectionately known as the two-point-slow.

Right? It’s like Johnny Carson’s 30 year run on The Tonight Show. Well past it’s sell by date in the early ‘90s.

“Sports Car slams into tree!”

When Audi and Mercedes introduced the A5 Cabrio and E-Class Cabrio in 2010 and 2011 respectively (after BMW launched the hardtop 3-Series Cabrio in 2007) I read somewhere that “having a soft-top implies you have a safe covered space to park it” sort of like, if you can afford the car, you can afford to park it indoors…

When Audi and Mercedes introduced the A5 Cabrio and E-Class Cabrio in 2010 and 2011 respectively (after BMW launched the hardtop 3-Series Cabrio in 2007) I read somewhere that “having a soft-top implies you have a safe covered space to park it” sort of like, if you can afford the car, you can afford to park it indoors…

I’ve only seen one review of the Mangusta, and it was in some 2001 or ‘02 Motor Trend Top Speed Run, back when they did those. I think it came last in every metric it was judged. And while I know it’s some guys name, Qvale to me just reads as Q-vale, not “Kuh-va-lay”.

I remember the 2002 Altima getting the 3.5 V6 and it’s 240 hp from the bigger Maxima. Then I saw it on motorweek liquify it’s front tires doing a 0-60 run. To my 15 year old brain it seemed outrageous that a boring family sedan couldn do that.

I’m glad I scratched my W124 itch with a $3500 400E a decade years ago.

This. I’m still on the fence about the C8 in general, but I’ll admit that for the $61k the base model goes for, it’s a screaming deal and will get looks everywhere it goes.

This. I’m still on the fence about the C8 in general, but I’ll admit that for the $61k the base model goes for, it’s a screaming deal and will get looks everywhere it goes.

There are 20 year old SUVs with double the mileage that go for three times the price. It’s not 2005, and used cars don’t go for $2,500 anymore.

For some reason they rang in the new decade with the Ram TRX, Durango Hellcat, Rubicon 392, and the 5.7 Wagoneer / 6.4 Grand Wagoneer.

Every publication tells us that if you’re towing you’re better off with a diesel, otherwise the upcharge and higher mpg vs a traditional gas engine is well over 100k miles and arguably not worth it. And that’s not including the servicing for turbo and all that it comes with.

We or you don’t wanna drive?

We or you don’t wanna drive?