Auto reporting is often like that, as it relates to sales. They’ll obsess over sales being down in December vs. December a year ago, even if sales are way up for the year-to-date.

I wish there was more technical information about this. What is the diagnosed “damage” to the car, and is there any determination that it is indeed the gas?

Colonnade Coupes are stupidly space inefficient, but they looked damn great and handled pretty good in retrospect. My teenage car was a 77 Buick Regal with a wheezy Chevy 305. I also like the “downsized” G-platform, circa ‘85. I’d love either with the full menu of brougham-y interior bits (pillow seats, no Grand…

I just heard on the radio (retro, I know...) apparently he’s behind a chip that gets implanted in your brain. This guy is creepy beyond compare.

Not “weird,”, but at the time I thought the mirrors on the 1st Gen Ford Probe were unique. They flow with the design of the front fender and door and are part of the body rather than add-on appendages.

His record with spacecraft is nothing to shout about, so I don’t think his approach is working well either.

I actually admire the Spark. It is what it is, and it’s good at it.

I walk a lot in the town where I work, and one of the little games I play is spotting “luxury” makes parallel parked on the street that have Walmart or LingLong tires on time. Same happens with SUVs that getting the cheapest “off road” looking tires.

I actually quite like the Buick Envista as well. My primary reservation is the engine. It gets pretty much unanimous acclaim for it’s manners and drivability, most people are surprised it’s a 3-cyl. But the idea of a wet timing belt makes me nervous. At this price point I’d prefer a more conventional 4-cyl (or hybrid)…

Good set of all-terrain or winter tires and it would be great.
I park next to an old lady with a plain but rarely driven 1st Gen CRV. I’d buy it in a heartbeat.

NP. Somebody will get a nice car.

If it had a 3800 I’d pay about $3800 if I needed a highway cruiser. But I don’t need a highway cruiser and these didn’t come with a 3800.

Some will argue whether hatchback or wagon, but I wish there was something affordable, handy, and modestly fun like the 2002-2003 Mazda Protege5. I had one and while it was a noisy thing, I regret getting rid of it.

With the 2.0 Zetec engine it was sprightly. The one shown is 1 year only (2003 I think), the only year with that front fascia with that grille. I attempted to buy one used circa 2008 but it was sold before I got to it, and I got a Protege ES 1.8 instead ( a good car).

Not exactly sure, but from 2000-2007 they were similar. One critique of the 2008-2011 US Focus was that the suspension was retuned and reviewers noted it was not as fun. The US version of the Mk1 Focus was reported to have cheaper interior bits compared to Euro models. The 08-11 US was simplified down to 1 engine, 2…

It’s still ugly, but the Focus coupe shown was revised after only 1 year. With a different front fascia and some dechroming, shared with the SES sedan. I admit to owning a sedan. I bought it used during a “transitional” point in my life in 2014. I’ve been meaning to get another car since pre-pandemic, but it just…

I’d trade a little more room for a little less MPG, especially if it splits the cost difference between a Prius and a Corolla Hybrid.

The performance of the 3-cyl Ecoboost was really heralded when it came out. Sounds like its not turning out well. I actually like the new Buick Envista, but the 3-cyl with wet timing belt is a big turnoff.

The 4AT they had before the CVT was nothing stellar.

I sort of blame Subaru for convincing normal people that they “need” AWD just to drive in the rain. Brilliant marketing though.