@guitarherozer0: It's usually the British who feel the need to remind us of such things, so I assumed. Gotcha.

@Maymar: Granted!

@Enorym: On the bright side, Ford's input is the reason that the Villager has a non-interference engine.

@cobrajoe: Mmm, I'm not sure. The Mercury's wheel spokes are a series of "X"s, while I can't quite tell whether those on the sled are the same design - I think they might be - and don't know what the Sable rims look like without caps.

@cobrajoe: First/early-second generation, yeah? Not far off. We should figure out what those rims are - they look incredibly familiar.

@wojo is an expert on everything, but only when on the internet: This! I always had my suspicions but never bothered to do the research.

@accipiter: No!

@Nurburgringer: My guess is that it was another franchise - with a rectangular logo - before it was a BP, and hey, the sign still worked... We have a local ex-Arco station with the four-letter private name replacing the "ARCO" lettering, but the logo still present.

@Devryn: Well, the city is simply called "New York", though it's often called "New York City" (or, officially, the City of New York) to make it clear that the whole state isn't being discussed. It's not like Kansas City (either side) or Oklahoma City where the "City" is a required part of the name.

@guitarherozer0: You mean "realise", surely? ;-)

@Flagrant German Fanboy: You say "open-face helmet", I say "bring wetnaps, goggles, and a toothpick for the bugs."

@Randy Rogge: I might go for the sedan or the wagon for daily use, if I'm honest - might need to bring business associates somewhere, and if you have a G8 as a 'company car' you aren't gonna have an Audi beside it. If I opted for the sedan, however, there'd be a ute beside it for weekends...

In the interest of appearances, I'd clean up my Volvo 240 and relegate her to weekend duty.

@pauljones: I was more upset over the good-but-misaimed original Capri.

@87CapriceEstate: I'm aware that my car isn't as safe as a brand-new Fusion or Accord from about 30-35 MPH on up, but from 20 on down I'll take the Volvo any day - it'd be cheaper to fix, if it wasn't totalled, and I'd be just as well off and free of airbag burns.

@Vman455: I've nearly had an old-people's shuttle bus do the same from a one-way street with a stop sign on either side - and I wasn't even obscured by parked cars! (I actually have it on video, as that was one of the days I had my camera rig mounted to the frame. The only word on that entire video was me calling the…

@boomshadow: Haha, no, that's where you drag yourself over and stab through their tire, and make as many metal-deep gouges in their quarter panel as possible.

Okay, yes, it's a bit ugly.

@scottlewis19: Agreed. The only excuses for using a handicapped spot without having a plate/placard are a genuine injury that keeps you from being able to walk a considerable distance (which isn't likely too common, given that temporary ones apparently exist), a sum total of zero free non-handicapped spaces (so that…

@xequar: If you could've knelt down, I'd definitely say that letting all the air out of one or two tires wouldn't be unreasonable there. No damage, just serious inconvenience for someone who seriously inconvenienced you.