Huh. The picture looks different, but I guess it's coupe v. convertible

Wait, we aren't getting this?

Can't they just go back to these suckers, or something like that?

*le

Aston Martin V8 Vantage, as pictured. Awesome car that very few people today remember.

I think it's the memo where Ford said it would be cheaper to compensate victims than fix the problem that sealed its fate.

On the Olds diesel: You can go down the list of factory mistakes, fix 'em all, and, from what I've heard, make a pretty damn reliable car.

And to everyone bitching about the contest being all Mustangs: You did vote for 'em at some point.

Oldsmobile!

COTD

I think it's the CCCA that defines a "Classic" as being a "Fine automobile built between 1925 and 1948" or something like that. They have a list of cars accepted and everything, to keep the poors out.

It's a lot sportier than a comparable Cadillac, and I was making a generalization about the overall nature of German cars, not just the 560.

Or we just like well-designed cars that are somewhat sporty, easy to work on, and won't fall into a million little velour and stimu-wood bits after 50,000 miles. Because dammit, if my car won't work, it better be pretty.

WIR MACHEN PENDELACHSEN UND HECKMOTOR ARBEIT!

This coming from the man (Clarkson) who had a life-changing moment replacing a light bulb. The Grosser and the W126 are in a different league, too.

Big V8+RWD=Way too much fun.

classic or Classic?

That's depreciation at its worst. If these things aren't utterly perfect and have under 17.5 miles, they're worth next to nothing.

You'll never have to deal with a soot-filled carburetor, either.

Out of 1800 people on a car website, none have experience with used German cars?