@boomchek: Nah, I wasn't bothered at all.

@xxpor: I wouldn't buy suspiciously cheap gas in a bad area/area I didn't know, 'cos there's a reasonable chance it'd be watered down or otherwise inferior, but in general I just go to a decent-looking station that's within a few cents of the going rate.

@eaglescout1984: It still makes me happy that when I check the weather on this machine (too lazy to install a forecast/weather Firefox add-on), the Weather Channel sometimes suggests that I shift down rather than braking when possible. Would if I could, Weather Channel... next car, I promise...

@Ralph Wiley Is Poised: My mother taught me the less greasy and antisocial points of this list - and how to drive stick, as her daily driver's a five-speed turbo New Beetle.

We were shocked to discover recently that some states have eliminated parallel parking from their licensing tests. A travesty.

@boomchek: Would she have gone for Martin Aston? No? I would've tried it.

@calzonegolem: Feel free to stop by one of our regionally-famous highway-exit packies. Why not pick up a selection of fireworks to smuggle home while you're here?

@OA 5599: I'm still bitter about not yet getting the latter opportunity... but hey, right now my girlfriend weighs a ton and a half, and I'm okay with that.

@Ash78, surf psycho: That's the best thing my father ever did for me, too.

@Rick Lyon: On the bright side, it means that the beltline in the rear isn't fifteen feet off the ground, necessitating a 3"-high rear window and practically mandating the purchase of a ridiculous backup camera.

@Dominic Chan: Good call, but they said former socialist republic.

@boomchek: I've watched my share of gay porn, and I'm sorry to say, that name would fit in well...

@calzonegolem: I wouldn't say that. For $25 and a few cans of Krylon, it'd be great to set outside your kitschy restaurant, or park out in your rural backyard for your kids to pretend to drive, or simply to part out (you could make a profit, at least).

@Scandinavian Flick: Hey, I took apart the dash of a 240 this afternoon. I know the feeling...

@AmishJohn: They going to try to enforce that? Hybrid badges are cheap on eBay, and most eco-weenies couldn't tell the difference. If they tried to eliminate everything that they didn't know for sure was a hybrid, there'd be at least one angry Mercury Milan owner suing the store in question.

@FatCatRally: No, he's just saying that he didn't understand Y they made that decision.

Oh, hey, my aunt and uncle live in Gray.

@Skunky: They sold 'em like that, yeah, alongside Golves, Jettae, and (at a couple of points over the years) Passats. The New Beetle Convertible was never available as a diesel, though, presumably because Americans preferred the hateful, miserable 2.0.

@Skunky: True. At the very least, a diesel Miata would be a fun curiosity and awesome daily driver. Is there a small diesel sold here that'd be a good match? Well, there would be if said small diesel stick-shift pickup appeared.

@Germanautoaddiction: GPS measuring speed, obviously. Hello, potential nanny state.