Price was certainly a factor as I mentioned, and as you concur. I would agree with you that the Vanagon wasn't a segment leader, but it was an evolution of the Type 2. The essence of what defined a VW van was essentially gone, much in the way the New Beetle was only a silhouette of its predecessor.

Ford and GM have convinced me to pay attention to some of their offerings. Raptor, Tremor, CTS-V and the C7 Corvette all seem to be meteoric improvements in product quality, over just a few years ago. I'm generally immune to marketing, so I believe that my change of heart is completely related to a 180 in each of…

Can we just include all models under the BMW marque? Throw in Audi for good measure too? However, Audi's recent surge in popularity is helping it to entirely displace this BMW as the go-to ahole car.

I'd say you could possibly limit this to C4 through C6. I have a feeling the upcoming C7 will help to ditch this image.

I feel that all car owners should learn how to turn some wrenches. In most cases this eliminates, if not reduces much of the cost in periodic maintenance and necessary repairs.

Look, no one wins with the failure of Fisker. I don't believe in any way, shape or form that the execs were looking for a quick payday at the failure of the company. It is easy to criticize them for what seemed like obvious missteps to the rest of the world, but unless we're in their shoes, we can't be too harsh. I…

It didn't take off here, but I think your harsh criticism is unfounded.

Let's add the Saturn (Opel) Astra. It could have been and should have been a success. However, it was a casualty of the GM reorg.

My vote goes to the T4 Eurovan. Why? Because it never, ever gets mentioned here on Jalopnik. To be fair, it may have been mentioned once, twice or a million times, but if so, I've missed each and every one of those references.

This seems to share similar properties to Clark Griswold's non-nutrative cereal varnish.

Gore-Tex has provided a solution for wet feet for decades. Not perfect, but it has always been adequate for soggy day trips.

So, while this car may be very 1970, the photo may be quite a bit later than that. The cars up at the top left are W123s, which didn't come to production until 1976.

I'm thinking that will buff out. Tough break, but glad you're in good spirits. That's enough to ruin a weekend for some, but you handled it like a boss.

I am not arguing that your C6 was a poor choice of vehicles. Glad that your Veedubs were satisfactory.

Again, I'm sorry that you bought a C6, you do have a valid reason to be skeptical.

Sheesh, what's with all the negativity? Can we look at the positive in this video?

Looks a lot like 1970 to me.

I'm sorry that you bought a C6, if you'd asked my opinion back then, I'd have said you should hold off. In fact, there are still a number of GM cars that aren't truly competitive.

You're entitled to your opinion. I used to be in the "GM is crap camp", but I've been converted. Look, GM has done tons to turn people away. We may be on the same Diesel path as the rest of the world had it not been for their botched efforts of the 1980s. You have a right to be harsh and doubtful. Even in the current…

I sense an enormous amount of jealousy from people, presenting itself in the form of criticism towards the personalities that make Top Gear the show that it is. If it weren't for Clarkson, May and Hammond, the show would be utter rubbish. Proof: All other International varieties of Top Gear.