It’s not a car that needs everything, people. It’s a guilt free blank canvas ready for a masterpiece or a scribble, run what you brung, grip it and rip it without a care about changing something rare or valuable, all at NP.

This one is testing my resolve. I have a trailer, it’s only about an hour away from me, and we’re coming up on a three day weekend.

In recent weeks I’ve seen two Daimler era Sebring convertibles with duct tape on the top of the windshield where the roof latches as well as on the rear window. The side windows looked like they needed adjusting. The previous cab forward version based on this Cirrus was far better designed and constructed.

Its a Chevy, you can get everything you need for this at Rock Auto and Craigslist. NP

Chrysler was the legitimate victim of Mercedes cost cutting, but theres no doubt the Germans learned some bad habits from the Americans. The same company that has struggled since inception.

I’m gonna be a contrarian. Yes, you can get a slighter newer Camry for this $ (albeit one with 100k on the clock), but the condition of this car makes the price almost legit. Not as reliable as a Toyota, but better than the average Dodge, this is an interesting(ish) ride for the non-conformist.

It would be worth it for the meme. It might even be worth it for the car on it’s own merits.  It’s pretty nice, for what it is.  And if you’re going for the meme, might as well go all out.

Hot take: The Pontiac G6 is a great looking car. Always thought so. I don’t think I ever drove one but everything else aside, nice looks.

Cool, cool. Now can you do me a favor and make my work install a charger (just for me) and maybe one less than 8 miles from my house.

EV’s decrease our dependency on foreign oil,

Probably a Malibu, Impala, Taurus, Fusion, 200 mix... but my heart says Panther platform.

Incentivizing used EV’s should also prop up values for early adopters to sell their older models (since they can count on incentives to reduce the eventual sale price and allow more residual value) and pick up new models which are struggling to sell to EV converts, allowing more EV’s to make it into the hands of more…

I don’t want cheap. I want inexpensive and built to stay that way.

Anything with a Buick 3800. They are the cockroaches of the automotive world, as long as you address the plastic intake allowing coolant to leak into the engine oil problem. Ask my sister about that one. Her free LeSabre is sitting in the driveway with a rod knock because she didn’t fix it in time.

The Buick Lucerne with a 3.8l engine.

An average transaction price higher than starting MSRP isn’t necessarily indicative of dealer markups.

If you’re shopping for the cheapest care you can afford then you probably  should not be shopping new. I mean, if an insane deal presents itself, go for it. But generally...

“Nothing so fancy and complicated as the Pontiac G8 but with slightly better build quality than the G5, the Pontiac G6 is a legend to those short on cash but in need of transit.”

Is the answer no longer LeSabre? For the last couple of decades, the answer to “I need something reliable and cheap” has been a used Buick. They sold a crapload of LeSabres to people who largely didn’t drive them, maintaining an ample supply of Buicks with low-for-the-year mileage.

Something old people-friendly and generally sturdy (think 3800-powered Buick LaCrosse). It might be a little scraped or dented, but they’ll largely have kept up on maintenance and not really abused it. But, if it’s perilously unfashionable, it also won’t be worth much, which works in your favour.