On the one hand, I agree. On the other hand, it's nevertheless fact that most Suburbans sold in Texas are owned by, er, suburbanites, and few of them even have 4WD, let alone ever being taken off-road. I guess what I appreciate about the owners of Suburbans/Tahoes/Yukons is their ability to at least be *honest* about…

"it's possibly the cheapest classic Mustang you can get"

Man, people sure do love hating on the Ford Mustang II, the malaise-era replacement for the icon that started the Pony Car genre. And you know what? This video convinced me that they're wrong.

Ownership data, in this context, isn't based on purchase stats; it stems from insurance company data (which *does* include the gender of the primary driver in each household for each car) and also independent survey data.

Somehow, "Smokey and the Bandit II" continues to evade the list (though yes, I know its even-worse successor is on the earlier list).

Oh? You've surveyed the national Suburban ownership pool? Please, enlighten us further with your glorious wisdom! (Okay, okay: I'll spare you further embarrassment by admitting I've seen Suburban ownership data, and most of them are driven by men, not soccer moms.)

I take it in your ignorant hate-spewing towards the Suburban that you forgot the fact that the gone-and-not-missed Excursion was an entire class LARGER than the Suburban, and that it was too tall and long to fit into many garages. The Ford Expedition XL, however, is still produced and the Suburban's direct competitor…

I'm reasonably sure my 11-year-old BMW, which came with a cassette player as standard equipment (though mine has a single-disc CD player), contains far less frippery than the average newer vehicle. Still, I could do without:

I've maxed out my last three cars, all BMWs, at 155mph. (Yes, in America. No, not on roads anyone else was on.) I floor it to 60 (and much faster) at least once or twice daily. I routinely take the scenic (twisty and rural) route on my drives between cities to visit family.

That's not "carbon fiber" in your photo. It's plastic faux-fiber.

In case it wasn't clear, Texas buyers aren't AT ALL fazed by this regulatory bullshit. Last September Tesla invited Austin-area prospective buyers, ones already on the waiting list, to a special "Tesla Experience" event at an upscale North Austin hotel. There they were able to drive the various Model Ss available, in…

I can deal with early-stage, pre-Aston Bond driving a Mondeo. I CANNOT, however, deal with Bond driving this automotive-abomination Lincoln Mark VII (on a craptastic Thunderbird platform), even if it was the '80s and he was being played by Timothy Dalton.

The Wrangler is a category unto itself. True, it's a two-door (though as of late there's also a four-door), but personally I'd say a prerequisite of an SUV has to be a fixed roof over at least four seats. (OTOH 1970-era Broncos have removable roofs, and they're definitely SUVs, so there are exceptions to the rule.)

This is it. Looking for a hipster chick magnet? Get yourself a cool Saab. It's that easy!

Nah - these are more of a bourgeois bohemian buy, something people with ample cash buy to look more "authentic" (which is why you see them so often in Ralph Lauren ads, which are also a simulacrum of the lifestyle trying to be achieved). I'm guessing you'd see quite a few in places like Vermont and New Hampshire. The…

How does it "look like every other American SUV"? No two-door American SUVs are even *made* these days, and only two foreign ones I can think of still in production are the widely different FJ Cruiser and Land Rover Evoque.

Denver Craigslist (although the Truck's in Texas), or go here if the ad disappears.

Same reason we have to wait for many other German cars? Hasn't the Benz CLA sedan been out in Germany since last year?

Oh, I know it was my fault; aside from me arguably driving too fast, considering it was raining and I was driving downhill on a curve, my alignment was slightly off and one of my tires was down to nearly no treat. All things considered, it was a remarkably minor wreck - no injuries and I think my total repair bill was…

That is a *gorgeous* Integra ... but, like you said, not a GS-R, or even an LS stick. I used to own the former and my brother owned the latter ('96 and '97 model years, respectively, both bought new). They really weren't THAT different in performance, aside from the GS-R having VTEC and a substantially higher redline.…