Perhaps the most significant and starkest contrast in car development, the VW Beetle was sold alongside the Rabbit in te United States from 1975-1977.   I realize not the same model name, but the Rabbit was definitely the replacement for the Beetle, and a huge change for VW.

I’m genuinely surprised to see the ‘04 F-150/F-150 Heritage didn’t make this list.

Nothing I could ever do could compete against my dad. My dad used to buy JB Weld by the gallon. His entire family was JB Weld-o-holics.

Yeah, I just have ventilated seats and they maybe work 25% of the time. Next car I get, I wanna feel like I’m reclining on a block of ice.

Simple rule about Americans. Tell us we have to do something, we riot. Make it optional and some might tune in.

Budget: Up to $25,000 

He ain’t no spring chicken himself. 

That is a weird system. What if a husband and wife jointly owns a car, whose birthday will it be?  

They should scrap all the rest of them while they’re at it.

There’s now the Bronco Sport which many people claim is an Escape cosplaying as a Bronco.

Rather nice, but I’d still prefer this one: Jalopnik Jetta

You have to admire the... Oh, hell. No you don’t.

Design and sheetmetal were *chefs kiss* perfect, but boy the early ‘00s silver colored plastics and fabrics were cheap and creaky and fell apart quickly. Still loved these things and wanted a Mazdaspeed version so bad. The “smiley” era 3 was technically a better car but the design didn’t match up to the Protege 5.

totally different generation.  not even in the same category.

This should have just been sold in US. WHY CAN’T WE NICE THING?

Mazda Protege 5.

It took way too long for someone to mention Volvo.

Well Dodge is dusting off the Hornet name, maybe Ford should do the same with the Pinto Cruising Wagon. 

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