PT Cruisers can outlast the spark plugs?

...and flimsier than paper, and held drinks right in the way of the climate control buttons, and drinks would get smacked by the shifter.

Jesus...I had a '95 Thunderbird too. Now that you bring it up, that was indeed the worst cup holder design of all time.

Budget, Hertz, and Enterprise are stoked!

Also, sealed transmissions. It's nice to not have to worry about checking or changing the transmission fluid...until the transmission needs a rebuild because the fluid deteriorated and accumulated particles.

Push-button climate and volume controls. Nothing sucks worse, when you can only have your hand off the wheel for short amounts of time, to adjust something that has many increments one button-press at a time (and every button feels the same without looking).

Don't forget the auxiliary fan! I went through 2 new radiators, a fan clutch, a water pump, hoses, and radiator cap before I realized that the aux fan was faulty. And that's not even supposed to be part of the cooling system!

Ummm...it's RSX Type-S. Even the badge on the back says "Type" in very small letters.

It made my day when the BMW-NA CEO said that he regretted bringing that design to the States. It was based on the 7-series, so 7-shoppers bought the GT as a cheaper alternative, and wagon shoppers just went to the competitors.

BMW will never get the cup holder right. In my E36, anything taller than a 12oz can hinders shifting severely. In my E39, the fold-out cup holder is located about a quarter-inch from a flat surface (no lateral support), and has the durability of a dollar-store children's toy. My E34 didn't have cup holders period.

1st Gear: Lincoln...too little, too late. Nice-looking redesign, but the campaign reeks of desperation.

Perfect car at the perfect price. To anybody worried about maintenance and repairs — when nukes start raining down from the sky along with fire and brimstone, and the car has reached at least 600k miles, the water pump might indeed fail. In that case, just go to the local abandoned parts store and grab one off the…

or...a whole sorority :DDD

Hey, you don't need to be an engineer to think critically :)

Oh no...I was implying that I could be paid to drive this car, if only to pick up said stupid women. I'd never pay anything for such a poser-tastic car.

She has no collar bone and a boob on her neck!

Bring back the "Like a Rock" commercials — trucks getting sideways in the mud in slow-motion to the soundtrack of Bob Seger always struck me as the best truck commercials...ever.

The only real problem I see is that cars with missing framework (near useless) are stacked on top of intact cars (useful).

You have to hand it to the guy, the work was extremely well done. But you couldn't pay me to be a poser of that magnitude.

in addition to weight distribution, more weight over the primary drive wheel — assists in traction.