I'm gonna guess that part of the reason hinges on the difference between "coolest" and "most impressive from an engineering perspective". Hard to put the tag "cool" on something that displaced 1.3 million people (largely against their will) and has been widely viewed as an ecologocial and archaeological disaster. That…

15 years or newer in VT too (and only 10 years or newer require an odometer disclosure statement). So if you're buying a '97 in Vermont today, you'll get neither a title nor odometer disclosure...

The difference in density between SS304 and run of the mill low carbon mild steel is 8.00 g/cm3 (SS) versus 7.85g/cm3 (low carbon). So switching from a "standard" steel body to a SS body would result in only about a 1.9% increase in weight, all else being equal (e.g. if the panels were all of identical thickness for…

Not true. I've been into two different dealerships that wouldn't give me the time of day, based apparently on nothing more than me not looking like someone who'd be their customer. Lied right to my face regarding what they had on the lot, sent me on my way. A lot of dealerships (especially busy ones) aren't interested…

Heh, I see what you did there.

My '02 MINI went the opposite direction, absurdly small. The two "below the console" cupholders were sized to perfectly fit soda cans. Not your average travel mug, not a typical fast-food chain drink, not the ubiquitous plastic 16-20oz soda bottles which, if I'm any indication of the average driver (and I'm…

"the new Impala might now be the best-looking four-door Chevy currently makes"

Had an early MINI (not Mini) Cooper S (R53 for people who seem intent on using model codes for things instead of names). The power steering system had it's own little fan mounted on the bottom of the engine, angled forward so it would have a super-awesome chance at catching anything on the road. The fan had no…

mmmm, T5...

Not really breaking any new ground with any of these selections, but they'd be my nominees...

I'd hazard a guess that it would be matte black in order to minimize reflections etc on the object being filmed, the surrounding scenery, etc. More important on a sunny day or in a spotlit situation...

"It's still a Focus which in itself is still considered a compact."

Seriously, it's a few steps beyond tired. Even Larry the Cable Guy saying "git 'r' done" hasn't been run into the ground as comprehensively as this...

I had to google "volvo lip".

I believe the racist overtones he was referring to would be calling Toyota's version the "Airfrow" rather than "Airflow", substituting R for L in keeping with the stereotype of Japanese pronunciation...

And while you're at it, make it a genuine old-school BRG; non-metallic, non-pearlescent, non-flakes-of-shiny-crap-built-in, non-"reinvented", non-"new spin on a classic color", non-"subtle undertones of XYZ". Just good old fashioned solid BRG. I owned a couple of MINIs, and I never went for the BRG because it just…

Bitching about the lameness/oversights/omissions of an AOTD is such a fine tradition that I can't resist joining in. Any list of history's "Ten Most Quintessentially British Cars" that features not one single MG is about as definitive as a Michael Jackson biopic that omits little boys, single gloves, and flaming hair.

Nope, they don't get a free pass either.

Just one? Nah. If you say "British car" to me, the immediate mental images are:

I'll quote the oracle of our times (for better or worse); Wikipedia...