Little known fact—after you enter your code press “4” to unlock all doors, “5” to real ease the trunk/tailgate (particularly impressive on old Panthers), and when your done press “8” & “9” together to lock all doors.

A Ford Festiva with a simple Mazda B6T (that t stands for "TURBO") can be quite a formidable opponent on the track. We're talking over 130 bhp for less than 1,600 pounds of car. I've seen them keep up with Subies, Porsches, and the like. No wonder they are the 9th most winning 24 Hours of Lemons car.

'64 Chevy II Nova. My sixteen year old self had a little trouble understanding the concept of "three on the tree." Poor Nova.

Definitely not this one:

Here's my top five:
1. The only attractive Infinity:

That's the exact reason I have my '02 Focus Wagon with 95k getting the timing belt and pulleys changed today—so it won't blow up on me later (at least that part). I'm optimistic. There is an '01 that comes into service at our dealership every once in a while with the same drivetrain as mine (Zetec/Manual) with over…

O RLY?

Ew, indeed.

I nominate my car, the first gen Focus. The sedans and hatchback versions couldn't decide if they wanted to be round or square. The wagon version, however pulls off that long roofed squareness up until 2007! Try and think of another delightfully square aughts car.

One rainy Saturday a middle-aged soccer-mom type pulls on our lot looking and stops at a used Escape XLT. She tells me she's looking for a car for her daughter for around $10,000 that HAS to have side-curtain airbags, automatic headlights (that's right she doesn't trust her daughter to think to turn on lights in the…

Looks like any old day on GTA Online.

Ford Durango. Only 85-350 made. Who knows how many still exist.

Of course, it's not just the act of loaning the car that got the now 31-year old Holle in trouble. Holle had lent his Chevy Metro to his roommate many, many times before, with no issues. Hell, I even bet the roommate occasionally put some gas in the car. On the morning of March 10, 2003, though, everything changed.

COTD

For once, the answer isn't Miata.

Anyone else?

'90's Fords look better grille-less.

How about the sexy VW Corrado Magnum? Only 2 of a planned 500 were built.

I made this a while ago. Relevant.