It's only assault if he intended to injure the cop or intended that the cop should fear an imminent battery. I didn't see that in the video—I question whether the tire even ran over the cop's foot, let alone whether the driver knew or intended that result.

And the fact that they didn't gratuitously bash the hell out of his Ferrari somehow makes the rest of it okay?

The Ferrari driver may have been an asshole, but the Fourth Amendment protects everybody, even assholes. That cop's reaction was totally disproportionate to the severity of the "crime" at issue.

Rabbits had the far less reliable, slightly less powerful (and much harder to find parts for) 1.5L diesel until 1981. It is entirely possible that this particular Rabbit had the 1.5 swapped for a 1.6, but without knowing that to be the case, I would pass on this one and look for an '81-84 model instead. Either that…

Good choice!

Although I prefer RWD, I've owned some fun FWD cars that handle quite well, so I have no doubt that BMW can pull it off.

+1000000. I said it yesterday when somebody nominated the Mustang II, and I'll say it again: it's a helluva lot truer to the original Mustang concept than those fat loaves of shit Ford was baking from '71-'73.

Yeah, but so is my John Deere.

Right, just as the original Mustang was a Falcon (probably looked down upon in the '60s at least as much as the Pinto was in the '70s) with delusions of being something more???

Viewed objectively, without the soft focus of drugs or nostalgia, a stock Corolla was never, ever, ever a "balls to the wall driving machine." They were always appliances—it's just that the old ones happened to have the correct wheels being driven and therefore could be made into decent performers once you'd done…

I like both. But let's face it—Jeep doesn't really have a direct competitor for the 110 Defender, Disco, or Range Rover (Classic, anyway).

As bad as the Mustang II might have been, it was more of a pony car than the '71-'73 Mustangs, which were huge, fat, ugly, and, by the end of the line, slow. By far the biggest disgrace to the Mustang nameplate, IMO.

Yeah, this had better make the list!

Having owned a number of W123s, a couple of Westfalias, and a Suburban with the 6.5 turbo diesel, I'll agree with you on the Benz. The Westy is a good choice, but only if you're not talking about the 1.9 or 2.1 Wasserboxers that we got here in the States. Subaru engine swap is a good idea, but a TDI swap is an even…

Yeah, it's history repeating. Just like the Japanese manufacturers in the 1970s who struggled to overcome the longtime stigma of the "made in Japan" label, Hyundai's actual quality far exceeds the perception.

Not sure what your point is. I don't recall Lotus ever having a reputation for vault-like build quality—quite the opposite, in fact.

That could be, but his ad says, "Only 17 made in the world."

I love me some RWD Volvos, but I really prefer the wagons. If only it was a stretched V90 instead of an S90—kind of a modern-day Checker Aerobus—that would be the ultimate whole-family vacation vehicle and I think I would have to buy it.

Matt, most likely a '97-'02. I don't think anyone will be able to narrow it down more than that. As others have said, the black door handles peg it as a DE or ES model, but I don't know of any DMV that keeps trim levels on file. On the other hand, titles in Michigan have a "weight fee category" calculated on the…

Lessee here...