And what’s the dog supposed to do? Ride in the bed all the way to Boston? A truck is pretty much the exact opposite of what they need.

Oh, this one hurts. My sweet spot is four-seat convertibles and it gets close to a holy grail if you add the stick. The price is (suspiciously?) good and I want to drive it, but I have a handful of small issues:

They didn’t just popularize it, they pretty much invented it. They needed a TV-acceptable insult for their show (‘asshole’ wasn’t suitable, apparently) and so came up with unique and nonsensical one. No one ever called anyone hoser until they started.

No, the VW Eos is NOT a better choice. Ever. Over a cardboard box, maybe, but not over any other running car on the planet. A Lada is a better choice than an Eos.

Actually, she's married to Ted Danson.

Season 1 was interesting, new, exciting and well-written.

This is pretty close to a no-brainer for me. I like convertibles, but need four seats for the kid in the back. A roadster would be a weekend toy and this is priced just right for that. It’s a Toyota so it will run for another 200K miles with minimal repairs and it looks like very little else out there. 6spd stick is a…

I would expect the 20 year old Toyota to give me fewer problems than a 20 year old Porsche.

Unlike the Miata, I can actually fit my 6'2" frame into this one.

I’m a convertible fan, if not a big fan of roadsters and this thing misses the mark. Unlike everyone else, I don’t really mind the interior and I love the stick.

I LOVED how they subverted that in Watchmen.

So you need a 4-seat convertible that’s fun to drive and not a boring color? Get a Mini. They aren’t going to set any drag records, but you’re insane if you think you’ll be unleashing mad HP between the traffic and the CHiPs. But it will make your heart sing in the twisties and put a smile on your face every time you…

This is much like saying "I understand that water tends to be wet." My Eos turned my mild interest in VWs into a completely rational hatred of all things VAG.

Do not buy an Eos. Ever. For any reason. Or any VW, for that matter.

Oh god, that brings back memories. I still remember how the Countach was the only car that could reliably outrun the cops in that game. Looked good on my grayscale Zenith Z-180 too...

Yes, but while Stromberg may have had an audacious plan for world domination, Drax perfected it. Stromberg’s atlantean minions would have to wait for decades in order to rise and conquer the remnants of a nuclear-ravaged world. Drax, on the other hand, waits a week or two and then lands on an intact Earth where all…

It may have been my dad. In the late 70's/early 80's he had a green 1977 TR7 that was garaged most of the time and seldom saw a Canadian winter.

Yes, agreed; droptops mean more weight and more money. That said, ots totally worth it for turning my commute into therapy.. 

No, I’m correcting the assumption everyone seems to be making that a convertible Mini is a $38K vehicle when you can buy one today for $10K less. This comment thread is full of people whining about how Mini’s are expensive and they’d never pay nearly $40K for a small convertible. I’m pointing out that the vehicle in…

Just a point of correction: according to their online configurator the Mini Convertible starts at $28.4K, not $33K. Unless you want to pile on the options, you can get a VERY nice drop top for under $30K from Mini. The only other thing out there with 4-seats and an MSRP under $30K is the VW Beetle and my prior…