I think the Pontiac engine lineup was easily the most interesting of the GM family, in that the same block was used for displacement ranging from 326 to 455 cu. in. I briefly owned a 1971 Pontiac Grandville and that 455 was a beast of an engine, although I wish I could have driven the SD or HO versions in the…

You nailed it with this entire category. Funny thing though, most of the people I knew that owned these things didn’t have any guilt about them (or anything else, for that matter) whatsoever.

For a single or couple without kids they made enough sense. You could squeeze two passengers in the back to go to dinner together without too much protest. Economical, reliable, and fun.

A friend had one in college, and it was a pretty nice little car by mid to late 1970's standards. I liked the Ford Capri even better.

I think cars like this can make so much more sense than buying a new car that will almost never fulfill the expectations placed on it. Everybody knows a car like this has drawbacks, so anything positive is just a bonus.

My dad had a TR3, but really regretted not buying a TR4. For a post-retirement project car I am really torn between a TR4 or a Lancia Fulvia.

How bout we just rename this thread “List any VW/Audi product you owned?”

I didn’t detect hatefulness at all in the article, exasperation maybe. I don’t really think she was was making a serious case for banning them either. As usual these days, instead of trying to find the sensible middle ground, whether its gun control, immigration or anything else, it devolves into a verbal fistfight…

I guess, but you could also politely disagree instead.

I know how useful they can be, what troubles me is that a lot of people drive them for image only. And they have become the modern luxury status symbol, along with their SUV cousins. Nearly everyone at work drives these things as a commuter vehicle. What is particularly disturbing and sad is that several drive them…

Looks like he is successfully assimilated into the culture. And about as smart.

Is this satire, or just stupidity?

She has the right to her opinions, just like anyone else here.

The wastefulness in accommodating these vehicles has an economic price as well. I have listened to more than one elected city or county commissioner complain about the cost of designing residential and downtown streets to a greater size than necessary because everyone drives these things, usually alone, without any…

An out of state friend has an Evora, not the 400. I have not seen it yet, but he loves it. There are some good YouTube videos that capture the sound of the 400 and 400S. There are some 2011-2012 models selling in the low to mid thirties, which seems like a lot of car for the money, even without the 400 engine.

Did you see the Wheeler Dealer episode this season with the 1987 Spider Quadrigfolio? I can’t remember what they purchased it for but it went for over twenty grand when they were done with it.

One of the few Italian sports cars left that you can still find under ten grand, but that dream could turn into a nightmare if it isn’t rust free. I would love to find a Lancia Fulvia, but they have pretty much all climbed above $10 grand unless it’s a basket case. Buyer beware.

Hey, go for it, but just be aware her personal car is a Lamborghini Gallardo. She had a BMW 645 but complained that it was too slow.

Great question. For about the same price, I would go with the Evora. That supercharged V6 sure doesn’t sound like any Toyota engine I have ever heard.

Thirty-five years ago, I struggled with buying a Porsche 944 for the same reason that I would have with the 718. And I would have loved the GTV6, but went with a series II Supra, which had that sweet, smooth inline 6.