Not cokeheads but they probably still had original (pre-Classic) Coke in their garages from stocking up when it was “going away forever” to be replaced by New Coke.

Dearborn’s Iron Duke, then. Even in an “HO” version the 3-speed auto and extra drag of the AWD system must’ve put it in the “0-60; Yes” bracket.

Personally I would NOT want to see the Fiat Panda 4x4 sold in America - *as such*. It wouldn’t have been enough to save Fiat. What I’d want is for it to be sold in America *as a Jeep*.

The Saturn Astra’s problem was timing. In the summer of 2008 when gas spiked over $4/gal and everything with four cylinders and decent MPG was flying off the lots while the Astra’s prelaunch campaign was running, Saturn dealers were choked with runout Ions that were *just that bad* and they weren’t allowed to discount…

This one stands out to me but only because it’s local. I remember seeing it on person (from land - it wasn’t far out on the lake at all). 

Least believable part; nobody in that neighborhood drives a full-size pickup. 

My workplace is next door to a Lowe’s. I could build an addition one Honda Fit-load at a time literally without going out of my way.

As the brand expands and the market for Jeep’s lineup gets closer and closer to the automotive mainstream, the company that owns it gets bigger and bigger, finally landing in today’s situation where Jeep is in several of the hottest segments building what’s become the default modern car, and carrying along 10-12 other…

Honda Fit with manual transmission. The VTEC kicks in (yo) at 3000 RPM. It’s the most fun you can have with something that can haul a washing machine. 

SAE would’ve done better to classify (I like your idea of “level” being too qualitative) based on what driver assists it has and/or what conditions it could self-drive under.

At that ride height, isn’t it technically a performance station wagon?

So it looks as though this is where the trucker would’ve been just before pulling out into his right turn;

It also looks like moving any further back would put the white SUV’s rear end out into cross traffic. 

Nobody in the used-car business these days needs a damn fairgrounds for overflow storage UNLESS they’re up to something fishy. At a minimum, hoarding a scarce commodity.

Never bet against parents going full tilt and scorched Earth to protect  their kids.

I’d look it over carefully, take it to a mechanic and then in a normal car market I’d offer $1500. Not sure if that last would be worth the effort in this car market though.

It was the same dash layout the FWD A-body Century launched with in 1982. The Cutlass Ciera at least had a modern-for-the-early-80s layout with round dials. 

The only quibble I have with the blue interior is the black headliner. If they didn’t have the guts to go with a blue headliner they should put in a white or pale gray one. 

I mean, the name’s the wrong kind of retro. The Maverick was a popular model for Ford in the ‘70s but it was a sedan.

And it didn’t throw the CEL of Doom on day two;