Take an already tall, top-heavy vehicle.  Now add four more inches (at least) of height.  Thank you anyway, but this vehicle (for lack of a better term) would be about as stable as plutonium.  ND at any price.

Not what I (or most of us) would choose, but—considering how relatively few outside of us know how to drive a manual, the slushbox might do wonders for resale value.  I wonder how long it will be before it is sold.  Not all Porsche fans insist on three pedals--look how many Cayennes are sold.

I think part of the reason for the engine upgrade being relatively inexpensive is the (for lack of a better term) trade in; purchasing the bigger engine means paying $292 and the complete standard engine in exchange for the bigger engine. Purchasing the radio means paying $203 and, what, a face plate?

Wouldn’t the fuel economy and performance be hurt by lugging around about 200 pounds of fuel? (I read somewhere that a gallon of gasoline weighs about six pounds.) And I assume you have to reach underneath to access the spare tire?

Isn’t there someone at Concorso Italiano that has a semi-exotic set up to sell Italian goodies?  

If nothing else, you’d be the only one on your block with anything like it.

I rode in a friend’s 2000s Mercury Cougar. The front seats (base model) felt like they had a football lodged in the upper back, probably exactly where nobody wants it.

For that Chrysler LeBaron, you should have switched the side marker/cornering lights as well. But since most cars now have their turn signals integrated into their headlight units, this seems like a moot point.

155,000 miles on a vehicle that’s almost meant to be abused--even one as apparently robust as a Ford F-150--would make this a No Dice at any price.

One that gets stuck in the snow. Take it from someone who’s been there, and who made its driver ask said first date to steer while he pushed.

You would be the talk of every Professional Car Society meet.

I would normally be voting ND for any gray-market car, but buying this assures, if nothing else, you will have the only one like it on your block!

From what I’ve heard since writing the above, on a prior occasion he tried to run down a girlfriend.  So maybe I have to take back some of what I posted; it appears that he really is that stupid.

Something seems suspicious. What kind of an idiot commits a vehicular crime like this, then drives said vehicle home, where he can easily be found, and parks it where it can easily be seen (damage facing outward yet)? Wouldn’t it make sense to hide or abandon the vehicle somewhere and not show up at home for a while…

I suppose there is precedent to Mr. Torchinsky’s thinking the Pinto was named after the bean, not the horse.  The Mustang was named after the fighter jet, not the horse.

I might have been on board with a NP, until I heard that this was an owner conversion. Too many possibilities of “missed” modifications that would have been done by the factory. 180,000 miles (showing) on the chassis is not a selling point either.  IMHO, no dice at any price.

To be fair, the ones that are receiving the most criticism are the ones who are doing what their boards tell them. Too many investors don’t care about the long-term future of the company in which they invest. They want a huge payday, right now. And the CEO who is pressured to cut R&D budgets and laying off thousands…

Perhaps, but I would imagine there are going to be a lot fewer well-paid positions than in years past.  It’s not like the David E. Davis Jr. period at Car and Driver. 

Whose wheels are the ones indicated in the cover picture? They’re obviously not those of the Nissan Altima—unless the Altima drag-racing-oversized rear wheels (on a front-drive car?).

Edit: I was thinking the Automotive Journalism world.