I was just trying to remember this! I remember watching this on 60-minutes or something when I was a kid. Catastrophic failures, everyone dies, etc.

I wonder how many people replying to this are actually cash paying Porsche customers. If not, then you really have no basis for your opinion.

Closest thing in the states is a Boston rotary.

I think we can agree that all wagons are hatchbacks, but not the other way around. For instance, even though the 4-door Golf shares an identical wagon-esque hatch profile to the Jetta wagon, it is not a wagon for other reasons.

I think you're confusing terminology here. The old WRX Wagon was equally referred to as a wagon and a hatchback. Technically, any wagon is a hatchback - it's just some old-school, long wheelbase boats get the "wagon" name, whereas a 2-door econocar often gets the "hatchback" name. The article is referring to Subaru's…

My mom had an 87 Volvo 740 - bought it new. When I got my license 10 years later, I got an 88 Volvo 740. We found out one day that the keys were the same for both cars - which I always found pretty neat. What are the chances of that, right?

I'd like someone to post a link of a similarly clean E30 M3 for lower then that price. Prices on E30's have been slowly creeping up, with E30 M3's commanding 911 prices from a few years ago. It's easier to find a clean E36 for cheaper these days. If you missed out on cashing in on the muscle car craze, this might be a…

Everyone here is a perfect driver. On track, off track, in the woods, on the snow. Faultless. Except for when the cop IS wrong.

Seriously - destructive group dynamics in the climate change "crowd"? I mean, granted I only caught a snippet of the conversation, but I'm making some pretty broad assumptions on the stupidity of the program already.

As opposed to everyone else here, I actually read your article. All of it. Yes, I agree some of your comparisons need a reality check. However, the one that caught my eye was the Vs. Prius V figure (22534 vs 34989). They are close competitors in style - and the fact that VW is only 12k from a behemoth like Toyota is…

Going when the light turns green.

Exactly. I don't recommend VW's (or European cars in general) to most of the folks who ask.

02 GTI - No major problems except a window regulator and a coil pack in 80k miles. And this was my track car.

You know, everytime I hear about these rescues, I can't help but think about that guy in Florida who got swallowed by the sink-hole in his sleep. You know, the one where the authorities deemed it would be too risky to enter to try and save him. So they just buried him in place.

Laugh all you want. Your jizz covered little WRX's and STI's wouldn't exist if not for the PNW, New England and the Outback.

There are entire sections of the country that don't know anything about funky sideways motors with leaky headgaskets.

Have you seen the other cars out there? Next time you walk past a giant truck/suv, take a glance at the tires. They're probably bald. If they can't even notice that, they're not checking the air pressure!

Those testing sleds are incredibly expensive. Add to that the costs of renting the lab (SFI does not have their own sled facilities), and they will avoid tests that are in this case in-consequential. Remember - the SFI is a non-profit that exists because they want to try and protect lives. These guys do not drive…

Replacement straps are only like $40. That's really all you need to replace on a used Hans. However, I would try to get a history, as Hans devices can be damaged from violent impacts, and you may not be able to see the damage until it's too late (just like a helmet). Unfortunately, just like helmets, there is no way…

This industry isn't alone. My wife has problems finding gear in the male-dominated cycling world. Apparently, when men design women's clothes, all they can visualize are fashion models with little figures!

The thing to do would be ask Necksgen for test data on side-impact protection. As far as I'm aware, it doesn't exist because a test doesn't exist (angular impact is standard for all devices).