Fact: in the mid nineties, VW sacrificed a small amount of reliability from every car they produced and installed it in one indestructible Golf, which I seem to own.

Torch, this article is one of your very best.

Historically I have judged the crap out of my grandma’s cars, all of which were chosen for her by the same uncle so I guess he’s the actual one I’m judging. These cars included but weren’t limited to: the world’s least reliable Volvo (seriously, like half the ancillaries were broken at any given time), a Renault about…

Remove bumpers, lower tastefully, apply Fuchs... profit?

Well now I do.

I had an irrational amount of like... until I saw the butt shot.

0:42 I did Nazi that coming...

I think there’s a caveat to your bike theory: if it’s a home-grown custom the guy will be cool. I don’t think it’s so much car-vs-bike but whether or not they’re driving a labour of love or the result of being a little loose with a credit card.

Didn’t know what button to hit today, this one rates a solid “Meh.”

About the only reasonable thing you could do for this car is earmark it as a future survivor. Preserve everything, squirrel it away for the next 30-40 years, and hope Barrett-Jackson is still a thing then.

I didn’t have much to extrapolate from but yes, arguing about cartoon physics gets an eyebrow raise and slow head shake at the very least.

You must be fun at parties.

So is that not a Nissan in the header pic, then?

Rule of thumb: any story to back up a fact that begins with, “My Uncle...” is bullshit.

A probably economical and not awful looking four banger with, I assume, a five speed? Does it come in wagon?

They just never drove it on the right road.

I prefer the nothing’s-really-new approach. For example, my 1926 Model T has a dual clutch manual gearbox which allows high and low speed to be meshing at all times, like a Porsche. Also it has an ignition coil for each spark plug, which both pre-dates AND has replaced the single coil and distributor setup.

Hello, MT? 1996 called, they’d like their concept car back.

That *may* be a moldy white stripe you’re seeing.

Why is Clarkson’s voice in my head when I read this?