I rent with National, and I have Executive Elite, so in most cases, I get to pick my car. You pick up a car at major cities like LAX or Seattle, and the world is your oyster. You can have anything from a Prius (trust me, it makes sense in LA traffic), to a BMW 320i, Mustang GT, Fiat 500, or a BR-Z. And all the other…

Oh god, I forgot about the HHR. I’ve had a couple of run-ins with that miserable shitbox. It’s a Chevy Cobalt carrying an extra 250lbs, and nothing is upgraded to handle that weight. The brakes squealed, begging for mercy, when I drove on the PCH in Monterey/Carmel, among a sea of expensive cars. It was a scene where…

I rent with National almost exclusively, and as such, I have exec. elite status. If you go to a medium to big sized city, the choices are pretty decent. If you’re going to Billings, Montana, you’re stuck with a Malibu with 25,000 hard-driven miles, and lingering weed smell.

VW you are paying for a substantially more upscale interior, and the engineering that goes with it, but reliability isn’t VW’s strongest suit, not with those cars anyway.

That’s exactly it. The CVT is pure garbage, and makes it feel like driving a golf cart with a soundtrack from a 4-cylinder.

The Caliber looked interesting, and that was enough to push the volume that it did. It wasn’t a bad looking car, and a lot of people buy cars based on looks. It was competing with the Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe, so look-wise, it had them beat. Until the Honda Fit came along, then it was tits up for the Caliber.

That poor Fusion. That is a very nice blue.

Spell checked by Donald Trump.

Never owned a car I was not in love with. I’m very picky with my cars. But since I travel for work, I have plenty of cars I was happy to return, and count my blessings that they are not my problems:

Funny I was just thinking about what can be done to improve this when I was stopped behind a semi two days ago. Why not make it an active apparatus? It lowers rapidly when a) the truck panic brakes, and b) when the bar senses panic braking from behind. The latter will be harder to do, and I haven’t quite figure out a…

The one in possession of the “illest” decal.

Can be corrected with a proper Old Man Emu lift. Love first gen Range Rovers.

The douche-bro’s universal word. If I had a daughter, and some dipshit shows up in his ride with this pasted on it, he’ll hear the sound of my shotgun cocking.

It’s a factory option, for the douchebags who can’t turn a wrench.

The word “illest” appearing anywhere on your car. Nothing tells the world that you’re a tool faster than that sticker.

I wanted a Countach so badly when I was a teenager. The. I had a chance to sit in one, and I was very disappointed. It sucked getting in, and the fit and finish was about as nice as a ski boat interior put together by a failing company.

It’s possible. If you look at mine after it was hit, you’ll see that the car held up pretty well, and the other car hit me at around 40mph as well, with time to panic brake, so not 40 on impact, but he was traveling around 40, according to police report. Being that the B pillar took most of the hit, it was bent, and…

God damn it. Glad the driver was not seriously hurt. My 09 suffered the same fate, slightly back a bit (almost squarely on the B pillar) and on the other side. I loved that car. It was nothing fancy or special, but we took many family trips, my then 3-year-old son would egg me on to go off-road, and despite my…

It’s a comfortable car that offers good value, as Honda always does. If i’m taking a long trip and someone offers me the new Accord or a 911, I’d take the Accord. I love driving, but these drama-free drone sedans have their place in the market. A big place, as their sales numbers back it up.

Mostly maintenance stuff, seals, fluid changes, etc. But you’re right, modern AWD systems aren’t high maintenance at all, but you will have to shell out extra for the extra components. That and the fuel penalty.