5 weeks later, someone asks, lol. No, she wasn’t/isn’t. But my dog does seem to enjoy having the whole back seat for herself.

Not at all. I’m a GM guy, but I feel that thing is purely form before function. I’m sure it’ll handle like any other crossover. And I am still sticking to my guns of only driving manuals. (I ended up with a Golf R.)

It looks great in blue, and I’ve wanted a blue car for a long time, but my only issue is that it’s more common.

I heard a rumor that we might get the full pallet (like Canada) for 2019MY. That will make me kick myself for not saving up extra to order exactly how I want.

There are even worse blues:

3rd Gear. Shopping for a Golf R is frustrating. Partly because the only colors available in the US for the Mk7 have been black, white, grey (all boring non-colors), blue (apparently one of the modern boring colors, and also the poster color for this car), and red. I think red is also the least common Golf R color. So…

I saw a second gen Chevy Volt in a bright purple. Not going to lie, I really want one.

Haha, this reminds me of the trip to bring my first car home. It was a 1998 S-10 that was purchased over ebay. Sight unseen, of course (no worries, though, it was a great truck for me). I think it had 40-something thousand miles, was lowered, with a 2.2L and a 5 speed, 2wd.

1993 was a short year for the Camaro. The plant in Canada wasn’t up to full speed yet. And while I do agree that the general public’s opinion of the Camaro may have played into its demise, don’t forget that there was also a Firebird on the GM side. And a 93 Z28 will walk away from a 93 Mustang GT.

I prefer “awesomeness” as opposed to ... “awfulness”... So don’t forget the 89-90 Turbo Grand Prix, too. And a Syclone/Typhoon.

This is still a popular swap into Fieros. Largely because it bolts up so easily and is well documented, but also because it fits the character of the car so well. 7000rpm, and a real nice exhaust note to follow it there. This was scheduled to be in the second-gen Fiero in 1990, but we all know what didn’t happen there.

Close. 92 was the first year of the Gen-II LT1, making 300hp. A sizable step over the 245hp (250hp with the right options) of the year prior. Also note that the 300hp LT1 made life more difficult for the 375hp LT5, which had a cost of entry double that of the standard car.

Just a couple days ago, I saw a Toyota commercial on TV. Not only was it bad to begin with, even though I couldn’t hear any sound where I was, but the slogan at the end was just the worst.

It really kinda feels at home compared to older Saabs, though. Having a tiny, remote located, screen and all the buttons in a traditional double-din face was weird on its own. This is right there with it.

Why is Oldsmobile below Buick? Is it because it was killed off before the 5.3 V8 was available in that platform? I still, for no rational reasons, want a last-gen Bravada to tool around in when I don’t care about driving dynamics beyond comfort and want to sit a little higher.

So what you’re saying is, it scores high on all the Vibe-rater sites?

NOx is worse than CO2. You breathe out CO2. So, I guess, good job you for contributing to global warming?

That attitude will really get the “FLYOVER STATES” to appreciate the finer points of your sentiment.

“The ‘92 Civic VX, with its lean-burn, was illegal in California (ironically, considering how it was one of the most fuel-efficient vehicles in the US at the time), so there was a version made for the California market.”

Straight line / power -wise, yes. What about all the rest of the bits and pieces and warranties?