Did you just say “passengers in your Esprit”? As in “more than one”???

My former company would tell us, “We only hire the top 10% workers! Oh, and we’re going to mark 10% of you as under-performers every year as part of the performance review process.”

I believe “clean diesel” and “clean coal” are only marketing terms and wishful thinking. It’s just like the piece of chewing gum, which says, “a good source of vitamin C” on the package, when it doesn’t have any useful amounts. If it isn’t clean, it’s up to the governments to decide when it’s more hazardous than…

Did I read that correctly, or did you just say this is the correct price, but you PREFER to buy one with fewer miles?

Why are you driving a Grand National, when you could be driving a Camry, where you wouldn’t need to get out to let your three friends get in? These dis-similar comparisons never get old.

I think you’re being harsh. That’s not excessive dirt, even for selling. Wet shoes in dry grass getting in from the car wash can do that. They actually drive the car, for goodness sake!

I agree. You only need one buyer, and 12% of the Jalops NP’d it. If one person reads the “This is going cheaper than other VW vans” comment, you’ve got a sale. Take the free marketing!

Can someone tell me what is being reflected in the side of this vehicle in most of the images? Are those shipping containers? Large dumpsters?

I think that’s the same color my brother’s 17 year old Jeep Liberty had, so Chrystler hasn’t updated their paint choices since this platform was designed.

You mentioned answering questions as you logged more miles on your GTI. I’d like to know your impressions after the past few years. How is the day-to-day comfort? Cost of ownership? Is the fun factor still there? Winter driving impressions?

Too bad most of those involved are probably already retired and spent the profits.

The 1955 Thunderbird looked like a Chevy. The auto industry is rife with design stealing, which is why some Jalops were offended by the leaked image of the new Porsche 911.

Have you measured the exhaust gasses coming out of Fred when he drives that thing? It’s enough to choke a Brontosaurus!

This is a big beef of mine. Before the Firestone-Ford scandal, you could swap out OEM tires for anything you wanted at the time of purchase, and it would only cost anything over the OEM tire cost, not even installation. Now, you’re stuck. Because of some crappy liability excuse, no one wants to buy the brand new tires…

I was at a bar when a guy excitedly started, “So I went on this blind date at a barn,.....” That’s when I interrupted him, looked him in the eye and said, “Dave, that was a sheep.”

He’s breaking the fourth wall! Somebody STOP him!

If you want one of these for retirement, you’d better start buddying up to Harry now. (Although there are a number of them out there, people cherish all of them that run.)

That 5 speed is the ‘special sauce’ for fun!

I’ve been suspicious of the terms “clean coal” and “clean diesel”. They sound like marketing terms. Perhaps my instincts are not all cynicism.

When I bought my Mazda in 2014, the salesman was griping about how there was space designed in the engine compartment for the diesel, but it wasn’t sold here. Good thing Mazda doesn’t listen to guys like him.