Woah, woah, woah. Talk about burying the lede, Patrick. You're from San Antonio? I'm in San Antonio! What high school did you go to? Your answer will determine your level of likeability and/or disdain.

What ever you do, get yourself some Weathertech/Husky Liners for your floor. Also, interior materials MATTER! Some auto makers have absolutely terrible seat fabric (Subaru, I'm looking at you), and if you go with leather, stay away from tan or grey, since those dyes tend to bleed with aggressive haz-mat control/little…

The regular version, not the "SC" (rock hard "sport" suspension, carpeted floors). Seriously, the SC is terrible.

Yeah, the whole "rant" thing implies word vomit without too much forethought. My educated, slightly more level headed, conclusion is that automobile safety v. driver skill has the same relationship as, say, supply v. demand. There was a sweet spot that we passed some time ago.

God damn it, no. No, no, no, no. We have gotten way too isolated from actually driving our vehicles.

A few years ago, Hot Rod Magazine wrote an article called "The Return of AMC" which I bought hook, line and sinker. There was some legal type at the end of the article making sure you saw the date the article was written, April 1. I'm not usually one to fall for things, but they got me.

This is a Honda Accord LX (4cyl) from MY2008-2010. Those rims are plastic hubcaps, and only came equipped with with the LX. There was a mid-generation refresh in 2010 that brought faux red lenses on the trunk lid, which are not present on this model.

Badges plus chrome rim/bumper package, towing package. Ford, GM, Ram, Toyota all do it the same.

Also, Dodge did some neat-o stuff with the competent, but boring Neon (See: ACR, SRT-4)

...to the 850 R.

There a few cars who take some pretty big steps without having anything in the Middle. I'm thinking Mazda 3 to MazdaSpeed3, Mitsubishi Lancer ES to Lancer Evolution. However, the one I'm going to vote for is the Volvo 850...

I've always had a soft spot for #3. In Forza specifically, the steps are something like street/sport/race. It wouldn't be that hard to program a failing time on parts based on hours driven. Also, have some parts fail quicker if others aren't installed, like turbo/supercharger failing without increasing the oil or fuel…

I personally think that it should be a button near the center console, high enough to be almost on the dash. Double-tap required to confirm Emergency call.

Ford Taurus Wagon.

Jalop history. Learn it.

This will be greyed out, but how about a dragon behind a (fill in car here)? Because Roy Wort.

I believe the natural resonance if the clitoris is 33hz, depending on the weight of the woman. I vaguely recall the scientific experiment being conducted at an early 90s Daytona Beach spring break event or something.

Pretty sure this needs to be posted.

Lincoln: Just like you, we're in the twilight of our life.

"Dynamic chin spoiler" on a truck? Anyone planning on using the truck off-road will have the Atlas looking like Roger Ebert in no time.