Man, they sure crash-tested that thing into the ugly tree, didn’t they?

There is nothing so good that a bunch of lawyers and corporate hacks can’t ruin it.

I’m really enjoying this series, but I’m starting to get a sinking feeling that it will end with the van being left behind, like that poor Lada a few years ago. I want to believe it’s on a container ship somewhere in the Atlantic right now, but somehow I doubt it...

Oh yeah, it’s definitely direct-to-video.

I still think it would make a great cheesy sci-fi movie title...

Portland is a better “car town” than I would have guessed before moving here. Yes, every other car is a Prius or a Subaru of some sort, but if you look past those, you see some real gems. Lots of old British sports cars like mine, many well-kept old Volvos and Bruno Sacco-era Mercedes, old rust-free American iron of…

Not even if you gave it to me. No Dice at any price.

Lights/wipers/tires should definitely be inspected regularly, and if drivers aren’t willing to do it, then the state should step in. I see way too many cars that are down to one working brake light, or driving around with their high-beams on because a low-beam bulb is out. And I see way too many bald tires on…

Any of these would do...

Well, the car itself isn’t my cup of tea (I like ‘em leaner, lighter, and older), but I do enjoy a good wrenching tale. Looking forward to seeing where this goes.

Reading stories of modern VWs makes me sad. I grew up in a household where there was usually at least one VW or Audi: first my dad’s ‘69 Beetle, then the ‘80 Dasher diesel that my mom bought new and put a couple hundred thousand miles on in three years, then an ‘85 Golf, then a string of Audi 5000s, and my secondhand…

I wouldn’t do a mural; I’d do the box-art paint job from one of my favorite classic ‘80s RC cars.

Well, I own this same truck, but 4WD and manual (and admittedly a V6), and I paid about a third of this for it, so... no thanks.

Security through conspicuity, huh? I like it.

A wile back I saw a rust-free Celebrity Eurosport wagon for sale for something like $1750. If that exists, this is No Dice. Skip the Family Truckster, and hold out for the Sport Wagon.

There are hearses, and then there are hearses... this one belongs to my buddy Eric in Iowa. 1966 Cadillac, build date 6/66. Nicknamed “Dead Storage.”

Oh wow, I had forgotten about these. I remember seeing them in a magazine when I was a kid, and falling in love with them then. BAT9 for me, please...

I agree on the Genesis; in fact, I was listening to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway earlier today. But that ‘80s roto-tom beat works better in the car.

I’m more of a whole-album person than an individual-song person. But some of my favorite “let’s go eat up some interstate” albums are:

Wait a minute... the left-field Duncan Imports weird choice actually looks like the best of the bunch. What the hell is going on?