@Avtopromenade: Every spring here in New Hampshire, we get exactly that - the temperature rises above freezing during the day and drops again at night. Our extremely rocky soil means that even when a proper roadbed is laid, boulders under the surface work their way up through those freeze/thaw cycles, and parts of the…

@Ian Derbyshire: At one point, I stuck up a photo of a green Kia Soul and captioned it "A wild KIA SOUL appeared!"...

@Jared904: I think he'd have a red hand mark on his face at the first stoplight, if he asked more than once.

@f86sabre: I just can't imagine not naming a quirky car. A beige less-than-ten-year-old Camry, maybe, but odd things, sporty things, and old things deserve some sort of nickname, at least. It seems like some of 'em tell you their names, too... my old Volvo did.

@foxbody: And these, in turn, were blander 1992-'95s, as far as appearance was concerned. I'd say that generation's coupe (EJ) is probably the most attractive Civic thus far (and quite possibly forever), unless one counts either generation of CRX.

@kpetree10: Christ, I can't get over how much better other countries' Toyotas look. The current xB is disgusting, and the xD (this) a bit awkward, but this is only somewhat unpleasant.

@wojo is an expert on everything, but only when on the internet: It's okay - the K-car copied mine. Well, sort of, vaguely.

@MushyHeirloom: This is assuming, of course, that it can be had with a 1.6-1.8l four and five/six-speed manual. Automatics, like trunklids, have no place on a subcompact.

If that's a five-door hatchback, I'm vaguely interested. If it's not, and the rear end of the ordinary sedan is that high, hell no. I know we get the Fit, but I don't care - small cars should have hatches or, better yet, be wagon-shaped.

@M0L0TOV: I have a small collection of hubcaps, and know the models and approximate years that lost 'em all.

@sinyster: A few years ago, when my friend had just gotten his license, we were cruising around back roads sometime after midnight, not too fast, just driving around, in his '98 Escort. There were two other guys in the car, and we had a package of those little smoke bombs - a couple of times, we'd thrown one ahead of…

Ten grand off, or five off with a manual gearbox, and we'll discuss this again. Crack Pipe.

@FordTuffMcgruff: I'm good at 8 (occasionally) and 9 (well, 'too fast' by some standards) myself. 4 and 10, occasionally. Outside of that I'm fine.

@Kleppy: Seriously, this. The elderly are especially bad for this, but some young drivers do the same, as well as quite a few women and many tourists. However, driving with confidence requires one to be confident in one's vehicle, confident in one's destination, and confident that one is in fact doing what one should…

@DK_Saj: Seriously, I'm not sure whether accelerating as you're overtaken is actually illegal - Driver's Ed figured you'd know better than to be a total shitstain, and it's been a while - but it ought to be. There aren't many larger safety risks than intentionally prolonging the time a vehicle stays in the oncoming…

SSSSSSSUNBIRD.

@Ford Tempo Fanatic: The reasons that California was traditionally that centre of motoring, listed by pauljones, are correct - but you're also right that government and do-gooders are doing their best to trash that. In my eyes, there isn't really a hub of automotive culture anymore - with the advent of the internet,…

@Ben Graff: I suspect that 'resetting the ECU' was simply your father's excuse... That said, your father is a brilliant man.

@BroncoMech: The first front-drive Sebring convertible was the best one - my grandmother had a 2000. The second one was slightly less interesting and not as pleasant to look at, while the current one is an abomination.

@bassumarus: The CarFax is false. Honest. No crash damage here.