@wookie1901: Sonic the Warthog?

This will be the new choice for getaway cars.

I think Benz is starting to catch on to this whole "styling" thing.

A used '90 Taurus wagon was the first truckster I bought for my family when the little 'uns started to accumulate. Despite a hefty appetite for CV boots, it was a durable workhorse. It would be nice to revisit those days, but with a little more giddyup and no foals in the back seat. If this is what we hope it is, NP…

When we played Monopoly as kids, we had a made-up rule that bail money, various taxes, etc. went in the middle, and anyone who landed on Free Parking got whatever was in the pot. This reminds me of that.

Even the rearview mirror is confused.

OK, 10 cupholders in a Fit is absurd, but there has to be some middle ground. One of my few gripes with my '07 Legacy is the lone cupholder—really no more than an indentation in the bottom of the bin in the console. It would just about keep a petri dish from tipping. I make it work by moving the sliding cover forward…

@86LX5.0: I suspect that had the Mustang and Camaro been going anywhere near the speed limit, this would have been a safe left turn to make. Fault the Crown Vic driver for failing to notice the closing speed of the racers—this was daylight after all. It may well have been an elderly driver with impaired judgment. But…

@Smoshmonker: Yeah, that's why we wear seat belts, boys and girls.

Bah. There's a cheaper way to do this.

Unintended consequences. Crash protection standards have led to higher beltlines, which lead to higher trunks and smaller greenhouses, which yields less rearward visibility. Lets go all the way: make every car a windowless box with a streaming Google Street View camera on the roof.

It's like a Miura by way of Picasso.

By rights that taillight treatment should look heinously cheesy. But somehow it doesn't. I like.

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More of everything, including panel gaps and misalignment.

That one on the DeSoto will hold pedestrians securely at the point of impact.

Plan ahead...months at least, years if possible. Try to anticipate your needs and identify new models that would fill the bill, so when you hit the used market, you know exactly what you want. This and knowing your budget will put you in complete control.

Speed Racer, your Mach VI is ready.

My, that is awkward in full-on profile.

I would not be doing that in the vicinity of that big ol' pole. OK, I personally wouldn't be doing that anywhere, but you know what I mean.