@BoscoH: Dear BoscoH,

@blyan is not on fire: We can be.

@aerocoupe: Then BMW, Audi, MB and GM should be ashamed of themselves.

@Half the wheels, twice the fun: It's on the passenger side so it doesn't open into traffic. Also, it will be curbside for any loading you're going to do.

2,500lbs, under $20k, killer mileage and a 6-speed manual in a hatchback body. Out around when I'm going to be buying my next car.

@solomonrex: The CRX was like the ideal lover. It was light, it was agile, and if you knew what you were doing it could blow your mind.

@gin-n-joose: For the purely anecdotal BS evidence, I've seen an unexpectedly large number of Raptors per capita where I live. Only five, but it's a small area - only 20k people - which generally doesn't go for that kind of thing, so it's notable.

I guess having the headlights in such a bizarre place makes it cheap to repair in a small accident?

Dear VW:

Maybe you need to be friends with Gillette.

@fuhteng: For the most part, yes. GM was a bit of a wild card, especially since they go through CEOs like Lady Gaga goes through ridiculous frocks, but FIATsler had been making some very smart moves since that partnership began and Ford has been going from strength to strength since Mulally took over. While you might…

My daily driver is now, and will likely always be, a five door hatch. I like the idea of everyone fighting over me. Makes me feel special.

@From a Buick 6: Wasn't he in Arrested Development?

Pearl Harbor in Reverse might be the most ridiculous headline in the world. And it doesn't make sense either - part of the fame of Pearl Harbor is that it was a surprise, but the stagnation of Japan's big two and the resurgence of Detroit's big two and a half has been gradual and predictable.

@ranwhenparked: Profits are down by 99%. They were over 60k sales short of their revised target, which was 200k lower than the original target. All this in one of the fastest growing markets in the world.

@ranwhenparked: BYD cars are so good not even Chinese people buy them anymore. Seriously, they're not hitting sales targets - in a year where a ton of other companies in China are breaking records - and profits are down an astonishing 99%.

@ThnderbltDoherty: "No no Mr. Buffet and other western investors! The electric car is still happening! We're going to sell thousands! Tens of thousands! And it'll be made of space gold and run forever! Please don't leave"

Will it still look like a bad ripoff of a 10 year old Corolla?

Excellent, I was having difficulty with my insomnia.

@Slid Pissed Tossed Mazda3hatch sideways into a effin DITCH: I don't think the Passat can help you pull well enough to require rubbers from the factory.