@TheAntiCat: That's the same reason my 244 does so poorly - a 2.3-litre four-banger sounds like a recipe for 26-30 MPG, but coupled with an old (though responsive) three-speed/overdrive automatic and the aerodynamic properties of a shed, I'm lucky to see 24 on the highway.

@dohcspit: Yep. Where there isn't a shoulder, slower traffic (be it a bicycle, moped, tractor, Holder sidewalk plow, or what have you) should stay to the outside of the lane for safety, but - provided it's plated or otherwise legally authorised - has the right to use the road, provided the driver pulls over when…

They're currently ruining crossovers - which is fine, because crossovers were inherently ruined in the first place, being a failed design compromise.

@Miguel F. Pacheco: Aye, the only one I've seen in recent memory was Horrible Champagne Beige Metallic.

@BrianMadigan: I'd gladly take a TC with the Cosworth/Maserati-headed Turbo II and Getrag five-speed... but an automatic, or a Mitsubishi V6? Parts car.

@DeadBuick: I hear the Lanos can actually kill you, motherfucker.

@MushyHeirloom: Did I say 'lastly'?

The Nubira is that rare? I was stuck behind a wagon in traffic a couple of months ago. If I see it again, I'll shoot it.

@Sensei Hikaru: Yeah, it is a slightly disturbing vision.

@IppoJ: Bikes have a legal obligation to stay as far out of the way as is feasible, and to make sure they aren't holding up traffic; cars have a legal obligation to watch for these cyclists.

@Blah654: How? If people hadn't bought enormous SUVs, the spike in oil prices wouldn't have hit as hard. If it hadn't, people wouldn't have insisted on more efficient vehicles that were just as enormous and ungainly - i.e., crossovers, the bane of every Jalop's existence.

@stephdumas: You picked the wrong generation. The B13 was a classic - it's still built in Mexico as the Tsuru, and the SE-R is sublime - while the B14 is a rolling disease that looks as though it was sandwiched between two larger vehicles - more than anything, it always reminded me of a Korean/Chinese knockoff of a…

@gomer_the_fairy: Americans called it the "Scoop". Britons called it the "Esscoopay". Everyone called it a pile of shit(e).

@Brian DuBois: We always called it the "Assfire" - not pre-bankruptcy Kia's finest hour by any means. That car would've been my vote as well.

@paintandswim09: Oh, it'll still instill fear because of that which lurks inside. Remember, apprehension and mirth are not inherently mutually exclusive...

@FordGTGuy: Huh, no shit. Can't say I noticed that its size, shape, and markings were completely wrong.

@Turbolence88: You can't drive around with a tiger in your car, though.

@ProperBritish: My Volvo 240 has the same effective top speed - from more than twice the displacement. Perhaps I should add more lightness.

@Brian DuBois: Precisely. I've had more fun driving my '89 244 under 40 MPH on gravel and snow than anywhere else at any speed.

@charlie.savas: I remember reading about a 1.4 and 1.6, and the VR5 is simply a ridiculous idea... If you had the GL, there'd be no sunroof or fog lights.