3.) Roadside assistance has pretty much made it obsolete

I cannot not tell you enough just how much shit you can cram into the Fit. I've brought home a couch in that thing, no joke. I've hauled queen sized mattresses tied to the top since it has plenty of surface area up there. The Fit is magic, plain and simple. It's the most underpowered truck you could ever own.

How in the hell are they going to make the new Fit roomier?

I've always liked the Fit...there is just something about it that appeals to me. Almost bought one too...was impressed with the cornering and the 5-speed shifter and loved the cargo flexibility. Then I took it on the highway at about 75...whoa crosswinds. I think it is a fine, fun little car for around town.

While on the subject of hating the Dart for the 4-banger, I ran across a fairly-sized group on Facebook (trying to find them again) who hate Sergio Marchionne and claim he is ruining Chrysler because not all of the cars in the line up are available with V8s. I kid you not, this is their logic for why Chrysler is going…

I don't get the nameplate concerns. It is not like the original Dart was some sort of uber car. Had they named it a Barracuda an angry response might make some sense.

I own a 72 Dart and I'm perfectly fine with the new Dart. It slots in the same place in the line up -it's the smallest Dodge, just like in the 60s (ignoring the first Darts that were full size). And most of the folks who go on about "my brother/cousin/whatever had a Dart 340 in high school so it shouldn't be called…

I like it. Back when I was going to buy new it was at the top of my list. The tweener compact/midsize size of it was one of my favorite parts, but also seems to be a source of the non-named based criticism. It's heavy for a compact, and small for a midsize, so I think it unfortunately doesn't get the credit it…

Truth be told, I wish Chrysler HAD gone with a different name for it (I liked the Hornet more than anything else).

Maybe because it doesn't exist yet ? Unless you mean the Giulietta, which wasn't developed with the US regulations in mind.

The folks at Chrysler fansite Allpar have a ton of preliminary information about the new 200. First of all, yes, as you can probably tell from these photos, it is based on the Dodge Dart. But that's not necessarily a bad thing — the Alfa Romeo-derived Dart platform also underpins the new Jeep Cherokee, and almost…

Looks good so far. Finally, the Sebring C-pillar is dead!

Tesla Front, Audi rear.

And that's why I flipped out when I saw this:

The Sea Duck always reminds me of this.

Yes, but the Sea Duck is simply the most awesome plane in the history of ever. I remember building my own model of one out of LEGOs when I was a kid.

Or how Becka was able to afford all of that fuel and insurance, while trying to raise a kid on her own. Kind of a grown up show for its time...and audience.

Open door.

I thought the golden rule was:

AWD w/winters > FWD w/winters > AWD > FWD > RWD w/winters > RWD or something along those lines.

One doesn't preclude the other. She never left the seen of the accident. You don't know that she wasn't profusely apologetic the entire time.