But not that one. I saw a really perfect middle period Beetle parked in Manhattan recently and realized they are really quite beautiful once you get beyond the beetleness.

Both photos of the red one and the blue one are the European version. Apparently they didn't get the Silouette bumper until later. How to tell? Amber taillight section (all taillights are red in US models), amber lens front turn signals instead of clear with amber bulbs, untinted windows, and SIDE MARKER LIGHTS.

Or maybe beautiful vehicle, pretty good in every way.

Ankle breaking?

Mine are still stuck on after 24 years. And they added the right shape to the rocker panel area.

Oh please, get over yourself. A minivan is the most versatile and practical vehicle available. Nicer to drive, more room, better ride, better gas economy etc. etc. than your SUV.

My 1990 with the underpowered 3.1 has never leaked a drop in 24 years. Unless you count the gasket on the distributor once.

The base model was 5 passenger with a bench rear seat. The deluxe model had all the individual seats, a concept used by various European mini-minivans over the years.

The sales were disappointing because it was too far out for most Americans. A number of Citroens over the years have had a similar windshield concept. See what I mean. Also see: Fiat 500L.

The Previa basic mechanical layout was ridiculous. See above.

Yes, that was very odd. Chrysler showed how to do it in a way that made sense: take your midsize FWD mechanical package, put it in the front of a box, maybe a cheap but space saving rear suspension, and there you go. Cheap, low floor, weight over drive wheels. So years later Toyota made up a thing with an engine on…

And some people weren't paying attention in the third grade when they taught the difference between it's and its.

Yes, rather Citroenesque.

Not fiberglass. Some kind of plastic, like a Saturn or a Fiero. In fact the weird thing is that they were built just like a Saturn, and GM in its infinite wisdom did not make a Saturn version.

Nah, you can crawl up there and get it.

That didn't seem to entirely quite make sense.

Yet somehow Buick is near the top in reliability and the Impala is one of the CR highest rated cars.

Because being a number one brand and having a hundred times more dealers?

When was that? When the Cadillac in question was a Cimarron? In the olden days, unlike Ford and Chrysler, each division had their own V8. What they shared was basic bodies. GM usually had two basic bodies, but each division had their own frame and suspension. The crossover point was Buick, with the cheaper ones using…

Maybe it was on sale or something. Worst interior plane color ever.