I remember those Connecticut cars, and the Darth Vader black Grand Nationals. The only tipoff was the dark tint on the driver’s window that would get anybody else in the state busted on sight.

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Any other readers get a weird vibe from this article? Are we supposed to turn on this guy for being able to afford a piece of equipment that he was unfortunately hurt by? 

I mean, if you’re going for space and utility, it makes sense to go with the X3 M and get some more suspension travel and an more side wall (I checked 102mm vs 86mm) for comfort, plus the added cargo capacity.

Looks like it :(

This 7up car is definitely one of my top 2, along with the 1994 Ferrari 412T1... the early one with the NACA duct side pods vs the more square inlets that came mid-season.

Air ducts on the side aren’t big enough.

Exactly. 

This guy!? Nice!

The old Alfa Romeo V6 looks similarly amazing when you pop the hood.

Of course, as you probably know, he did work at the Parker House for a time in his youth...

A weird niche that I gladly fit in, the extra inch and a half of clearance plus xdrive make this a secret rally weapon in the waiting, a WRX slayer without the vape clouds in 335 form, and I still get 30mpg highway with 300hp and 300ft lbs out of 3.0 liters.

That extra leg room in the back doesn’t hurt either as this…

The 3 series GT has better proportions and doesn’t have the weird grille that just doesn’t fit at all. 

“Now 007, pay attention. When you press the WARP button and set it to FUNKY mode, the housing rotates to point up thru the glass hatch and the AA lazer is activated. When set to CASUAL mode the lazer will fire forward and melt the head of anyone sitting in the passenger seat.

Exactly. Someone asked me a couple years ago which minivan to purchase(I’m a fleet mechanic), and I said it’s pretty hard to go wrong with a Honda Odyssey. They replied that CR didn’t recommend it anymore, which surprised me so, I went to read the review myself. It had top scores in every aspect they test - engine,…

I had an ‘09 Tacoma that CR downgraded because they were built with a batch of bad radios, that were replaced under warranty. I didn’t view that as a major reliability problem - the truck was still very much driveable - but going from the typical 0.02 Toyota defects-per-vehicle to what, 0.52, apparently was . . . TL:DR…

So much this ^. I have continuously been baffled by the one seemingly arcane thing CR focuses in on. I think it is because they have been forced closer and closer to the pure content mill line, just due to the nature of what they do. Actually, they are sort of the original content mill. Now there are a million other…

Lighten up, Francis, its a joke. Don’t be such a triggered snowflake! Your TDS is showing...

That would be the 1970 Vauxhall SRV. Obscure but gorgeous...

I hope angles will make a comeback. I’m getting kinda tired of the high beltline, amorphous blobs on sale today. (Think BMW X6) I want all of my 80's wedge shaped cars...