Obvious answer is obvious:

Stanza Wagon...Nissan has had it’s share of weird cars to love. (not NOW, of course.) It should be noted that these were also available with AWD...with the BIG 2.0l engine.

For the majority of North American acreage? Probably.
For the majority of North American people? Arguable.

The Venn diagram potential of that 17% is making me feel light headed.

It’s a Kia Soul’s sophisticated older cousin.

Just...this.

The evergreen Volvo 144/164/240.
Built from 1966 to 1994. Almost 30 years later, it is one of the default vehicles considered by film makers. They’re like the Fender Telecaster of cars.
Their toughness is revealed by the fact that they continue to soldier on with minimal maintenance and repairs, many of them now near…

Messerschmitt KR 200 Sport.

Thanks to easy access to premier antique, classic and vintage racing events, I’ve seen alot...but since Chaparrals units were SO limited, I’ve never seen any of them. The 2E is the pinnacle of Chaparral’s innovation ideology. Maybe, someday a trip to Midland, Texas could happen.

Asked to borrow it.

My father had an unbelievably bad experience letting someone borrow his car while he was in the Air Force, and schooled me as soon as I got my license with this idea: “You don’t loan out your car or your wife.”

1934 Ford Roadster Pickup. Flathead V8 perfection.

Land Speed Record pioneers Sir Malcolm Campbell and Henry Seagrave...if just for the cars! The Bluebirds and the Golden Arrow:

Bluebird V:

Honda Civic Tourer....unnnh.

Alfa 4C.

Stupid people should’ve bought tens of thousands of them so there could be many cheap, low mileage ones available for me ten years later.

...and to think that there was a time, not all that long ago, where the Nissan dealer might have had this, a Cube, and a Juke on the lot.
We should’ve done better.

As a daily driver, the fact that the Acura is 30" shorter and easily 1,000 pounds lighter probably make it easier to live with. Unless you live in the part of the US where everything is 50 miles away and roads are as straight and flat as a beam of light...then, I guess it wouldn’t matter.

For perspective, in 2001, these marques still existed:
Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, Plymouth and Mercury.

Any 70's Fiat after 2 winters daily driven in the northeast:

!st gen (2001-2006) Acura MDX.

“Crossover” wasn’t even a thing in 2001. Think about how many of these you still see on the road, then remember that the youngest examples are 15 years old. I swear, they’re the functional heir to a RWD Volvo wagon. After a while, they’re cheap, well built vehicles with (mostly) low cost…

I blame these two: