I’ve never owned a Nissan and don’t even consider myself partial to the brand, but I was genuinely disappointed when they killed any plans for the IDX going into production.

The 4th gen Prelude and Del Sol have also aged exceptionally well. Honda design really was at the top of the class there for a moment.

Hell yeah man. The ES is my dream car.

Not a Corvette guy, but in my opinion the C3 was and always will be an absolute stunner. 

Chevy HHR. The PT Cruiser had already been around for several years and the nu-retro craze was already dropping off and getting tired by the time the HHR showed up, looking like shit and wearing its best PT Cruiser cosplay.

Ugh, I forgot how much I hated this stuff and just how much of it was in a second gen Mazda3 we used to have. I now remember how easily it would scratch, causing it to show black plastic underneath and look extra ass. I also remember there being a lot of piano black trim in that car, so it was like the worst of both…

Not saying she entered that car with the intention of driving into a pond, but possibly had a “Welp...it is what it is” response after it happened. Having thoughts of self harm that are passive rather than active is very much a thing, and you might be surprised how many people get into a car every day hoping “something…

I’m going to go out on a limb here and speculate this was likely suicide by way of circumstance, and alcohol reduced the barriers to thoughts she was already having. Eight minutes is an absolute eternity in a life or death situation and it appears as though she made no attempt to reach 911 herself, her spouse, or…

I almost admire Altima drivers for their zen-like ability to simply not give a shit. Running two safety spares at the same time? Fine. Bumper or muffler hanging off? Whatever. Spiderwebbed windshield? All good, man.

I won’t say “exclusively” because I don’t want to paint with such a broad brush and purchasing decisions can be nuanced. However, I have to say the Dodge Challenger/Charger twins. Take a drive through the downtown area of my city on any morning and you are almost certain to see at least one Challenger bent around a…

Agreed. I’d love to see the Triton and Delica off-road vans in the US. Mitsubishi needs to find a niche to survive in this market, and 2 very mediocre CUVs and one penalty box of a small car isn’t getting them anywhere. 

Even if I didn’t own one, I would still say the Volvo C30. Especially the Rebel Blue Polestars that we only got 250 of in the United States. The GTI and Mini were already too well-established to give the C30 much of a chance, resulting in a short model run with only about 20,000 sold in the US. Weird, quirky,…

To add to the conspiracies: the Elon connection in this family runs deeper than anyone is willing to speak about. McConnell himself frequently fails to engage drive, gets stuck in neutral, and has accidentally reversed down the stairs a couple of times already. Plenty of evidence to suggest that he too is powered by…

Sounds like a textbook case of cops following their training to issue confusing commands and deploy questionable tactics.

Whatever your age, you cooked some real millennial-hipster energy into that response. “The Beach Boys were okay but I preferred this other, often overlooked band.” You sir, can drive whatever you like and tuck your shirt into whatever bottoms you want, because you clearly know the meaning of cool.

I’m viewing it as an excuse for a personalized upgrade. I’ve always liked Volvo’s City Weave pattern and plan to do something similar that retains the cozy, minimalist Volvo feel. And I just really love plaid seats.

Looking past annoyances like chasing down sunroof leaks and how absurdly difficult it is to access and replace the cabin air filter, I nominate the light grey fabric seat inserts in my Volvo C30. Water stains them. Anything from rain water to pure, filtered bottled water will leave a small discoloration. I’ve yet to…

It doesn’t matter what I think, because there is a large enough number of older American males—the type who tuck t-shirts into jean shorts and view “Kokomo” as the Beach Boys’ best work—who would fight each other over this.

If you mean these guys, you’re not entirely wrong.

This was indeed a weird time, but also one of the most fascinating. The “ovoid” shape was embraced as an outright rejection of the blocky, squared-off designs of the past and everyone embraced it as being sleek and modern. In some cases it worked (RX-7 FD) but in most it didn’t, as noted below by the 3rd gen Taurus.…