Finally, somebody made the right damn joke! Thought I’d have to do it. Star for you.

+1 underappreciated comment.

That’s a tough combo of requirements for most non-SUVs/crossbullshits. Good-sized kids, dogs, gear, I mean, a small SUV would be great because I can attest that wagons run out of room in a hurry with two kids and all their shit. That’s why MINIVANS ARE FUCKING GREAT, by the way. There I said it. And I can back it up,…

This is where the aftermarket comes in. 

He could buy a good California XJ for that, rust free and ready to go. 

Facepalm. I’m going to leave the driver’s door handle on my SC broken to make up for this. Also because it’s $430 for a new one.

I wonder if they or the dealership’s owner bought it as the collector piece it is, but is listing it in inventory for tax reasons. Hence the totally insane price that nobody will pay, because the car is not really for sale.

So all the fucking Harleys continue to get a pass. Neat.

There was a documentary about this years ago...

I’d just like to use this opportunity to use my only Grateful Dead joke:

The old urban legend on this is that it used to happen in Germany in the 70s and 80's as a tax dodge. I remember reading, a long time ago, that badges for small engine versions of the big sedans were swapped on to fool insurers, or something along those lines. So M5s became 518s, 500SELs became 280s and so on, but…

I’ll speed away in the ratty old 911SC I picked up for cheap recently instead, and it’ll broke as fuck instead of like a champion, but damnit, there I am.

Very nice! As a VW nerd, I heartily approve.

Indeed. Some of us still have them.

Also just remember that Opponaut Archduke Maxyenko made this gem, which almost nobody gets when I wear it in public:

Absolutely. Or American optimism that you *can* get there if you want to. Self-determination as enabled by a 5.0L V8.

Exactly. This shot, the sound, the scene, the wide open possibility of it, will live on in more than our minds, but our souls. Cars like this are adventure on wheels, and they’re going away. I’m not against electric cars at all, I believe they’re absolutely necessary, but still... I doubt I’ll ever think they’re…

This. It’s a special car, in any trim. I’m reminded of the Road & Track issue when the S550 came out and they rehashed the history. Sam Smith did a great piece centered around driving his GT350 “clone”, and part of it was that everyone has a Mustang story. Either you’ve had one or know someone who has. It’s America,…

This shot right here is good America. Wide open spaces and a big V8 to point at the horizon. Well done.

Had one for 12 years, can attest it was totally bitchin’. Also easy to turn up the boost a little. They need to be launched like you hate them though, if you’re going to get a good 0-60. Not what they’re for though, as you said. You should get a 4000CSQ, they have nice short gears and good torque. Most of the driving…