At least a couple of shockers here in NJ—Liccardi and Sansone are both BIG dealer groups. Wow. The one closest to me moved pre-emptively; the owner shut it down and moved his Ford franchises in.

Firebird 1 to Firebird 2: It so...SAAAD...(sob)...hold me!

Scion seeks to return the xB to it roots.

I could have supplied a photo for that campaign. We have one that looked fine in the thumbnail preview, but at full size my soon looks like Count Olaf in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" as portrayed by Jim Carrey.

I'd be a poser to pretend either of these is really relevant to my life, but if I had to choose, I'd take the Jeep, which I would be able to drive in public without shame and park in only one space.

Is that a Unimog box truck? Climbs over those cop cars rather easily...just sayin'...

I thought the Dark Ages came BEFORE the Renaissance.

Doesn't look like any Fiat I've ever seen. Where's the rust?

I've seen this kind of thing before—never really followed the unintended implications. The Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge (now Ford-Lincoln-Mercury) store near me did a clever thing when it opened a few years ago—a pile of boulders out at the roadside, where they'd always have a Jeep or a Ram pointing skyward.

That tree has a certain Dr. Seuss swagger to it, as does the whole scene.

The Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealer about a mile from me is rebranding to Ford/Lincoln/Mercury as we speak. The building is only a few years old, and the owner is moving his FoMoCo store out of its cramped old downtown location to the new highway digs. Guess he doesn't want to hop on that Fiat bandwagon. It'll be…

At least three slant sixes passed through my family—a '72 Sportsman van, a '75 Voyager van (yes, pre-minivan) and my brother's Volare. Indestructible.

I can haz digniti bak?

If you're going to do that, make it an Ottoporte, at least. Maybe a Dieciporte.

"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in business anymore."

In the real world where most of us live, how about a Chevy Cobalt?

@zeeboid: Yep.

Ads for SUVs/AWD cars where they're driving through CGI snowflakes and you can clearly seen the sun shining on the actual snow on the ground.

@MikeHerbst: I guess the original is just one of those iconic designs for me. If I'd never seen one before, it probably wouldn't bother me.

The wheels are a bit much, and I'm not sure about the extra length in the snout, though I understand why it was necessary. Otherwise, win.