As soon as I saw this article, I knew this had to come up.  I’m also partial to the 9-5 for simplicity.

2000-2002 5-Door Saab 9-3 Viggen because: (1) hatchback, (2) rarity, and, most importantly, (3) it’s a plucky and charismatic handful of a way to get from A to B.

Why is one of my talents recognizing a Chevrolet Venture alloy wheel from a mile away?

This is almost normal by Maryland standards.

Good on that dad. I’m always glad when a track incident (especially involving fire) ends safely for all parties.

I’ll piggyback on the orig. article — when I was searching for a 6-speed ‘06-10 BMW X3, a hilarious number of dealers leave the “Manual” listing up when it is, in fact, an automatic. The 5 or 6 I had called to verify, before they posted photos or I thought to run a VIN lookup, all told me it was an “automated-manual,”…

Every time I see the newest release receiving the “dealer/market adjustment” I just remember that original PT Cruisers were regularly selling for $3-5K above MSRP in 2000-2001. It even hurts to re-read.

After having bought ~24 used cars over the past ~7 years from the Mid-Atlantic up through NY, I feel the ‘back-end fee trap’ is a New Jersey-sanctioned and approved business tactic at used dealers. It’s pervasive! In Virginia, the ludicrous processing fees and ‘can’t drive it’ mechanic’s specials are almost…

I worked at used vehicle store for several years, and we had these services show up a few times a year, some better than others. In all honesty, even the best services were perfunctory at best in their care and detail — they simply don’t know every used car like any amateur enthusiast would by spending ~5 mins…

The good old W140 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (and I’m sure some car before then) had a high-quality fabric felt catch attached to both sides of the inboard front seats that would glide with seat adjustments. I don’t recall ever hearing about it, but I dropped at least a few things town onto this, and it worked as…

These really are looking better with age, and the engineering behind the panels is also appreciated more as time marches on. The specialness of this car becomes clear when you consider this was an ‘80s design that carried into the 2000s, much like it’s predecessor in the decades prior.

There were/are so many options. Personally, I still haven’t been able to get over the 2003 Pontiac Grand Am GT and it’s copy/paste double snout, followed by the 2008 Pontiac G6 GXP with it’s enormous rear wing providing lift to the front axle on a FWD car.

Flashback to 2006: I was in college in Tempe heading into finals, and the LA Auto Show was running Dec. 1-10 (my birthday). My last final was the 9th, and on a whim, I decided to embark an an impromptu trip to LA to see the show. All I had ever experienced until that time was the Motor Trend-run AZ Auto Show, which…

I enjoy these immensely, for reasons I can’t even comprehend. I was outrageously close to considering one on BaT last week, since it was so close... 1989 505 Turbo. It sold before I lost my ditched my resolve to abstain.

There are a lot of contenders, but there’s something sinister about an English-built, Imperial Green only, powerful-as-all-hell four-door sedan (or, more properly, saloon) that calls to me. The fact that there were less than 1,000 produced, that it was a for a good while the fastest four-door available, and that it…