Saab 9-3 Aero TurboX SportCombi, which is as fun to say as it is to type. Talk about it as a family and show your kids the real meaning of cool.

The freestyle doors really did get more hate than they deserved but added a ton of utility. I thought they were genius and would love to see more automakers incorporate the idea into 2+2 coupes.

Being in the US, I can’t speak for the non-T5 models, but I’ll agree the C30's weight belies its small size. Though the T5 is easy to wake up for a lot of extra pep. I’ve never felt mine lacked in power when it was stock, but the comfort-tuned suspension and vague steering and braking feel didn’t do the total package…

Such a brilliant car in so many ways, but the inability to add power without strapping an expensive turbo kit to the already fragile Renesis (for very little return) was definitely a letdown. Debuting in 2004, its power output wasn’t too far apart from its contemporaries, but man it got left in the dust fast by…

Man, I don’t think a VW or Rover are going to be the best choices for a young person who will likely be burdened by significant student loan debt immediately upon entering an uncertain job market. Put some of that $23k back and get something affordable, nondescript and economical to maintain. I work in higher…

As much as I love Volvos and the genuine 5-cylinder T5 powertrains I can’t imagine ponying up $15,000 for this. Yes, the 6MT and AWD combination in these cars in exceptionally rare, but the overall package is not compelling enough to warrant that price. Even with a very wide and affordable upgrade path for P1 Volvos,…

I have two Volvos with this same center stack, albeit a bit newer, and can definitely understand how this button arrangement might look like a nightmare at first glance. Surprisingly, it is dead-easy to use and not distracting at all. The “phone” button is only used to pair or unpair a connected device and never…

I’m a traditional nose-first parker. If the lot is crowded, and especially if there are cars behind you in the travel lanes between parking rows, please just pull in nose-first like a normal person. Far too often, I’ve had people almost back into me when I’m behind them and they’ve slightly passed a spot, only to…

Saw the headline and already thought Nice Price. The ad sealed it for me. I know these aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but their desirability as collector’s items are rising quickly with prices to match. This is as good as it gets without being a resto-mod.

This is all stripes and no saddle. Even at a non-delusional price I would have too many concerns about a blower strapped to an engine notorious for heat death. Not to mention rear subframe issues that plague these cars, especially with this one residing in a salt state. ND.

Nothing works faster to destroy my enthusiasm for automobiles as a hobby than being at an event with others who are also into automobiles as a hobby.

This shakes out to a NP for me. I think the asking price is right around what the market currently bears for the model year and mileage. Bonus for being in such good condition, at least from what can be assessed through photos. My only nitpick is the color combo. Is there a choice more boring than silver on black?

I will always appreciate an LS-swapped Volvo brick but that price is way out of line. Projects like this, even when labors of love, cannot be realistically expected to recover build costs. Your time is not an expense anyone else cares to pay for. At the end of the day, this is a pedestrian vehicle with a motor that is…

Oh, I hate the idea of this being patched! I like being occasionally startled by those weird sounds when I’m just cooling out the Nexus. It always causes a little anxiety and gets you thinking about what terrible things could be lurking unseen.

I might be the only person in the world who thinks Mazda was onto something with perforated visors. I thought they were pretty neat in that they actually did a decent job of blocking direct sunlight but still allowed you to see overhead traffic lights without having to constantly flip the visors up when waiting at a…

I have a thing for Volvos (own 2 currently) but the S40 never did anything for me. I don’t necessarily think this is a bad price, and the 6-speed + AWD combo is pretty rare, but I just don’t find an 11 year old S40 interesting enough to spend $9k on. Also, while the P1 platform Volvos respond well to upgrades and can…

Nice Price, but only to a very narrow percentage of buyers. This is probably among the top shelf examples in the U.S. but $28k is likely a hard pass for anyone who isn’t a die hard rotary enthusiast with deep pockets and aspirations for being a SevenStock hero.

$6800 is just getting one foot in the door of the poorhouse that Passats of this generation will put you in. I bought a CPO 4-Motion GLX with the 2.8 in 2004 and if it hadn’t come with an extended warranty I would have found myself living in it. I can’t even begin to list the number of problems I had with it - none of…

I would pay someone $29,988 just to drive this thing off a cliff and into the ocean.

I’m interested to learn how they plan to solve the inherent challenges of a single-rotor Wankel, specifically poor balancing and a smaller thermal envelope that traditionally doesn’t allow for sufficient heat dissipation. While sad that we’ll probably never see another all-gas rotary, I’m still excited to see Mazda…