I get three NPR stations in my area; Vermont Public Radio, North Country PR and WAMC from Albany. Between them Fresh Air is on something like 5-6 times a day.

Also, the Rendezvous had a third-row seat which is something the Aztek was really too big to be without. 

Accent would’ve been on my shortlist if they hadn’t made the hatchback Canada-only. The Venue hadn’t shipped yet and its’ styling isn’t my bag, too “aspirational”, while the Kia Soul does its’ own thing and made it to the top three.

I didn’t test drive a Mirage because there wasn’t a manual in stock at the one Mitsubishi dealer anywhere near me (which is two blocks away, the next has to be out of state). I went for a Honda Fit over a Civic because all the extra space in the Civic is eaten up by the console.

OTA NPR during the prime drive-time hours is *really* repetitious. News at the top of the hour and half-hour that is usually the same stories at 8:30 as at 6:00, most stations repeat the entire 6AM hour of Morning Edition from 8AM-9PM and the local one here (VPR, which to be fair has really expanded local news in…

Wagon, with fake wood paneling.

Maybe it’s because of where I live (Burlington, VT) but I’d call the Bolt highly visible but not a failure since I see the things all over the place. 

I’m a fan of the production Touring myself, it really should’ve entirely replaced the two-door sedan with no looking back and leading to no non-hatchback 3 Series ever.

It’s interesting that even the Forest Service (which presumably bought one of the bigger fleet orders for these) couldn’t get a really stripped Bronco along the lines of the base pickup in ‘95, they ended up with chrome grille, bumper and wheels(!) and plush upholstery. Even with a special-order fleet color.

1st, 2nd/if you can’t find it, grind it:

I’d expect flappy paddles at most in the Type R which is about raw speed and the manual to continue in the Si which is more aimed toward “slow”-car-fast (even though it’s decently quick).

Yes, the Escape was moved to fill in the Focus hatchback/wagon role. 

The Urus’ big problem is how they waited a full five years was between concept and production during which time millions of pullback-motor-toy Uruses flooded the world - you know this Torch, I’d be truly surprised if Otto *doesn’t* have one - and developed chipped paint, sprung doors and other maladies of toys used as…

Two colors, three different ways. It would be cool if they had worked an amber turn signal into this setup but they didn’t.

“...either the Army or Secret Service drags Trump out of the White House...”

That’s no $225k shifter. THIS is a $225k shifter

Interesting discussion I lucked into years later (I was looking for video of the crossing-the-street scene) but...is this an ENTIRE THREAD that got double-posted? I mean, I know Kinja’s pretty messed up and this is an oldie but wow...

My parents got married in 1972, they had *FOUR* fondue pots received as gifts.

1st; I bought a new car at the end of February and ever since I’ve been divided between feeling I’d taken on consumer debt at the worst possible time and feeling like someone who’d just picked up a brand-new ‘42 model right before Pearl Harbor. My “essential” job is probably safe...and being in the northeast, as…

I don’t think we did in 1967, the 125 didn’t make it here and if it had it would’ve had legally mandated round sealed beams anyway.