The second picture makes my brain hurt.

Ditto on the Jeep. No better vehicle for exploring the desert, mountains, swamp, beach, or whatever other land-form you can think of. And even better that now they have enough comfort to make them full-time vehicles without losing any of their off-road capability. And for good measure, mine on top of a mountain:

Same drink I get (the few times that I am ever in a Starbucks, the closest one being 23 miles away). Low maintenance, I'll do the rest myself.

What about Travel Snobs? There is nothing worse than getting stuck talking to some jerk-off (or jerk-off couple) who only vacation at remote destinations that require money roughly equal to the GDP of a small country to get to. Maybe it's that it comes down to money, which they always have more than you, but these…

That's exactly what the dealership in Savannah that I bought my Jeep from did. They provided the Carfax online and in the dealership, then provided all service records before I signed the papers. And all of this was in a Ford dealership when I was buying a Jeep.

I drove from Phoenix, AZ to Scott's Bluff, Nebraska for a wedding, and it turned out to be one hell of a road trip. I went up through Flagstaff, Monument Valley (of Back to the Future III, National Lampoon's Vacation, and Forrest Gump fame), Bluff UT, Moab, then connected with I-70 in eastern Utah, and took that to…

Thomas Jefferson - Jeep Wrangler

I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet; 202 hp and a minimum of 3750 lb curb weight (all trim levels have the same engine). Now, I didn't buy it for the pickup, but a little more would be nice.

As an added caveat to any Honda Civic produced in the last twenty years (even more so if it has been modded in any visible way), tack on extra points if there is any minor visible damage. The reason for this is that not only are these the cars of choice for high school an college kids all over the country for their…

My parents traded in their '92 for a '97, and it just wasn't the same. Worse interior, and less fun. The '92 would have been a great first car.

My parents are still kicking themselves in the ass for not keeping their 1992 Honda Accord LX (not the one in the picture, but very similar), but my brother couldn't, and still can't, drive a stick.

My first car that wasn't a hand-me-down (and the first car I ever financed) was this 2011 Jeep Wrangler, and I bought it about a month after Sandy. I was scared to death about having to buy a car right then because of the hurricane, and made damned sure that I got a very detailed history before buying. I couldn't…

What is it (for the uninitiated)?

I do remember always seeing the Jimmy on Consumer Reports "Used cars not to buy" list.

Also, is it really a gift if it's something you need anyway? People tend to buy new cars when the old one isn't doing it for them anymore for whatever reason, and getting something you needed or were going to buy anyway on Christmas morning just doesn't seem right to me.

I had a 2-door '97 Ford Explorer and loved it. For somebody who doesn't have kids, 2-door SUV's are great, and the lack of doors in the back does make it feel more "sporty" (even though we all know it isn't). For the price, I would rather have the CJ, but if this were just a contest of which vehicle I would rather…

"During his columnizing days, he was the guy who thought it was the height of journalistic truthtelling to write a "fire the coach" column before anyone else, and that was before television turned him into a sort of Hanna-Barbera version of his worst self."

Not a gift, but this is the first car I ever got to pick out for myself, and I just bought it a few days ago.

Under: 20k, 35k, 50k, 70k, 100k, 150k. I'm just starting my career out of grad school, and I wouldn't even think of (or be able to) buy a car that is priced at over 20k. Reviews for McLarens and BMW's don't help me out much.