How did you know I read your column on the pot every morning?

I've got to agree with you. I want this Swedish/Norwegian truck!

I hope this does find the right buyer who keeps it restored as a rolling time capsule.

In _The Lost Worlds of 2001_, Arthur Clarke’s reminiscence about writing and filming 2001, he ruminates on the idea of the future of human evolution. In one chain of thought he proposes that hands will evolve into masses of tentacles, making it easier to manipulate buttons. 

Yes, I want to second the thanks! I love reading this column. The only problem is you sometimes show us batshit crazy cars that I feel an overwhelming urge to own. Dangerous, as I also want to stay married. 

It adds the excitement of expensive parts to the unreliability!

I LOVE these. I hate to click CP, but with these packages AND the manual, it’s about $1K too high (bout $1.4K too high for a similarly equipped automatic).

I love old Mercedeses specifically because they depreciate so badly. You can’t get a 350Z for the same price, but the SLK is a lot more fun. More bang, less buck!

I don’t know why, but I just can’t get excited about any post-name Acura. They aren’t bad cars--I don’t think Acura’s ever made a bad car. I just can’t get excited about them. 

The perfect car to give your daughter is one that doesn’t run. Then she won’t fill it full of friends you don’t approve of and take it places you won’t allow.

Time was that 2WD trucks were preferred for work because of the lower lift-over and fewer parts to go wrong. We’ve taken some old Toyota trucks through some pretty rough treatment over the decades, and we’ve never had a 4x4 version. My friends used one to maintain a horse-ranch, hauling hay bales and fence posts and…

Try an early 2000s Mercedes E-class wagon. Cheaper, safer, more reliable, and still roomy as hell inside. 

When my wife and I were dating, her parents had one of these. Theirs, I believe, was an ‘82, so it was only a few years old when I drove it. I remember trying to change the battery, and finding the side-posts so badly corroded I had to replace the cables. I also had to replace two window regulators, because the wet…

This is a really good example of a really okay car at a really bad price.

I want this car! Good thing I don’t have a spare $25K laying around to create marital issues!

My thoughts exactly. As a piece of an era, this is IT. As a functioning vehicle, it just shows how much more functional today’s cars are. It appeals to me, but for nearly $6K, it’s not worth it to me. I do hope someone buys and preserves this car, but not me. 

Hard not to vote for the Sylvia Plath reference—I didn’t know you was so edmuacated--but the asking price is just too high.

I really really want to vote NP. Of the GM alternatives, this 9-7X in this trim package is the only one I’d want (and I’ve driven the Bravada—it was underwhelming). Furthermore, I want to reward this guy’s thorough and well done eBay ad. He included photos of known trouble spots and a thorough description of the car’s…

If we’re talking batshit SUVs, I’ve always liked the overkill of the Hummer, but what I really want is a Lamborghini LM002. Of course, that not only says douchebag, it says Very Rich Douchebag. Being definitely not rich and hopefully not a douchebag, I’ll stick to the Subaru and keep an eye peeled for a VW Thing…

Nice of you to give us an unambiguous choice once in a while. But are you sure Crack is the right drug reference here?

If you’re going to ask $10K over the market, spend $99 and get the interior detailed.