My first car was a plymouth ex-police cruiser with bucket seats and the old fashioned seat belts. I was driving it while dressed in a suit and not wearing the seatbelt when I took a corner too hard. I wound up on the passenger side grasping at the steering wheel to keep from crashing into anything. After that I used…

Commuters. Or even pedestrians.

The last time I car shopped, in 2012, I found things much easier than previous attempts. It helped that my high-mileage Honda kept going so I had some time.

I found some contenders, like a Tercel and a mostly unmolested Integra GSR, but my nominee is this ‘82 Mercedes Benz 240D which has already traveled more than 300K miles.

Will Manziel have to perform Bieber songs for his fellow inmates in Texas?

So the owners least likely to misspell “bumper” (at least in that way) drive vehicles with a misspelled brand name?

I tend to drive briskly, which can be a challenge at times as I live in Ohio. I’ve never owned a radar detector, however. I decided a while ago that when I get pulled over I may or may not get a ticket, depending on a few factors. But if the officer sees a radar detector, there’s no doubt that I’m getting one.

It’s kind of easy to pick cars like Porches as BMW Ms as a number of people will always find them desirable.

Since Archer already has several nominations, I’ll go with Red vs Blue.

In 2012, I went searching for a fun to drive yet reasonably practical, reliable and fuel efficient car for my daily 80+ mile round trip commute in a place with a lot of weather. After trying out a lot of cars, including the entry level luxury standards, I bought the least expensive car I tested, a Mazda 3 (with a…

When I saw the ad I had hope in the first few seconds, as I remember the Acura ad when a couple were going to look at a house on top of a mountain and, when they get there, the guy looks at the winding road and says “we’ll take it.” It was ridiculous, too, but it was at least amusing. But as I saw the rest of the as I…

I’d go with British Racing Green. Because I think it’d look great and to see how many people say, “Nice Jag” or “Nice Aston.”

I’ve wanted to drive there for quite some time but recently put it out of mind after seeing some videos of how crowded and crazy it could be (and even barring injury how much it could cost if you mess up), and now I read this. Maybe next June I’ll see if I can get both attending Le Mans and a drive around the…

I had an ‘89 Nissan Pulsar but never got the optional sportback, just the regular hatch which I never removed. It was the first car (of only two) I bought new. I used my first steady job money for it, there was a girl involved in the selection, I paid too much for it especially as I drove 120 miles a day at the time.…

I took a look at sold listings in my area and saw a few contenders, most of which had some questionable issues and descriptions. This car’s description seems a little too good to be true (and the seller hasn’t gotten feedback), nor would it work for a family trip. However, for $5,600 you and a friend/significant other…

While the customer service stories are impressive, as someone considering an Audi at some point I’m disturbed that a 2011 S4 needed $7K worth of repair. Maybe I’ll stick to Mazdas and older Hondas.

I think I’m fortunate to live near the main Classic “campus” and have always got great service from them. I bought my Mazda there and helped my parents by their Toyota there. It was a nice surprise after the experience from some other dealers, especially another large chain.

The track outline can be cool. This is from the Mazda/Leguna Seca site.

Thanks for this. If interested, B&H has some deals, including a Canon G15 for $299. It's been replaced by the G16 but that looks like a great enthusiast compact for the price. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/browse/Rebat…

This was my first thought, as well, as I owned a '92 Sentra, had friends with CRXs and had planned to get an Integra. The late 80s early 90s were great for affordable, fairly unassuming, absurdly reliable and utterly fun cars. Of course, that's probably part of the reason there are so few that haven't been thrashed…