Like a cop, TSA agent or park ranger would think you have a nice car, duh.

I prefer poseur. They’re always making faux pas.

Really, what other car would have that livery?

Can someone with experience in the industry weigh in on this? What is the benefit of these type of shifters? Do they save weight? When I first saw them on BMWs and MBs I dismissed them as an unnecessary complication for divers to brag about. They certainly wanted to school me on their fancy shift lever when I was a…

Search for stock photo of ‘modern+gentleman+farmer’ for the image above.

True it doesn’t have the swoopy lines of the C3, but I have to take issue with your dismissing it as bland. Vette is a Vette regardless of generation plus a 95 C4 with LT1 (even with auto) would be more fun to drive.

Maybe they could shave a few feet and many pounds off this thing by scaling back the hotel suite behind the cab. Do truckers really need a full size fridge and bed?

I used to drive airport shuttle for a hotel. I researched the Sprinter diesel and encouraged my manager to replace our worn out E 250 with one. That thing was often in the shop for something; mechanical or body problems. The doors didn’t take well to being slammed shut dozens of times a day. Interior space was nice,…

Just what I DON’T need. Another classic 4x4 priced way out of my reach because rich guys want a butch weekend cruiser. Admittedly, I’m an average income guy who wants a butch commuter.

I would support a NHTSA regulation requiring the following four functions having manual controls on the center dash: radio volume, station, HVAC temperature, fan speed. Nader should get on this.

On the ‘best tires’ comment: I used to own a Tiburon GT-SE. It had some sort of Michelins that were almost twice the price of the skins I put on when they wore out. I assumed Hyundai put them on to make the car handle as well as possible and that most owners of the cheapest FWD sport car on the market threw some…

This wasn’t me, but a buddy I worked with in college. We were valets at the front of a hotel. On cold nights we’d pull our cars around to warm up while we went back to clock out. Of course his was stolen. Early 90s 5 series manual. He reported it and the cops showed up. It was spotted and chased at high speeds through…

Came here for this. I’d add that their simplicity makes them even more appealing. Of all the luxotech features that have come out in the past 10 years, the single one I would want is AC seats. Keep your lane departure, I use my signals. Bluetooth phone connectivity that mutes the stereo every time the woman gets a…

But there is so much room between current prices compared to a year and a half ago to establish a gas tax. Now is the right time to slap a 10-15 cent/gallon tax.

I should say ‘utility’ rather than ‘novelty.’

If that’s the cross East of Amarillo, I drive by it a couple times a year. There’s probably lots of giant crosses in TX, though.

As a valet, a Ferrari. Gated shifter was cool, but you can barely get in/out, no room inside and the clutch was way to heavy.

This is probably the most affordable car with seat chillers. Deal closed.

I remember over a decade ago when these had a long run of the most impressive 0-60:$ ratio in the back page of C&D.

re: cheese, I can understand being high shrinkage. When I was doing my unpaid internship in college a buddy encouraged me to apply for food stamps. He sold me by saying ‘you could by nothing but fine cheeses.’ The prospect of free brie and manchego was enough to swallow my pride.