As soon as I saw this on Kijiji I knew two things: I had to submit it, and I'd be voting CP. Between my friend and I we found half a dozen Corvettes that, although not making as much power, would be way easier to keep in interior trim parts than this thing. And, for another $10000, someone hereabout has a 1991 ZR-1…

Having just sold a much, much rougher 245 last week, I'm still feeling the loss. Woulda kept it if I had the garage space, but I don't even have a garage. That said, almost $11k for any 200-series Volvo, even one as clean as this, is too much. I could buy a middle-mileage, well-sorted V70R for that kind of money. I…

I dunno if this counts as "rare" but a Ferrari F12 passed me yesterday. There's also an MC-12 that lives in my city that I've seen once or twice.

And the Benz C101 in the shot immediately after. I was giggling a little at that.

The tiny little creases at the top corners of the grille make it work for me; there's just enough shape there to keep the lines and forms playing nice. The oblong headlights are what feel ever so slightly off, but I think that's a Zagato thing?

Now where have I seen that badge before...

It's got some lines in common with the NSX, especially the rear quarter.

Second. Much as I enjoy the Panther-platform cars as a concept and an ubiquity, my heart belongs to Buick. Mmm, vinyl woodgrain...

I love the way the AR51 preserves the Alfa grille even in stamped steel.

I go to the Rockies to ski two or three times each winter and there is, without fail, at least one Miata in the parking lot every single time.

I ache to own one of these cars one day, and I know that makes me a certified weirdo. The abuses heaped on this one's interior and the astronomical price are making me vote CP, much as that pains me. Aching coming or going.

Is there anything quite so vicious as a turbo I5? It's just like, "FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUUUUUCKCKKCKCKCKKCKCKKCKCK YOU"

The short answer: painfully. I work for a performance-parts warehouse that distributes Rockford in Canada and they brought the big one around as part of a promotional tour this summer. It is terrifyingly loud inside.

99.997% true. The only exception that I can think of is a Volvo 245. Even the sedans look okay in black, but on the wagons it's somehow off. Literally everything else looks at least good and frequently best in black.

My coworker has a Demio badge on his Mazda 2. I thought it was a cute conceit.

This is one of my favourite Volvo wagon builds ever, but my favourite Volvo wagon is my 245.

There is a Hummer H2 in town that rolls around on 22" versions of the Vision Morgana and it is the doofiest looking thing in the entire province.

That's a lot of money; up here it would buy you a less-than-pristine Mark IV Supra or a very, very clean Mark III. Despite that, I have a soft spot for these cars: my very first attempt at rebuilding an engine (and my first trip to the hospital for stitches when I sliced my hand open on a cam gear) was on a Mark II. I…

Someone has one of these for sale for a more or less absurdly low price nearby, and it's an auto, and still my want is great.