By: kindall
If the Mini is big enough for three grown adults to have a menage a trois in, it should be big enough to carry a kid or two to the grocery store! Seriously, that car is "mini" only in name. As for...
View ArticleBy: Irontom
kindall - Yeah, but clearly they made enough money to stay in business with the old styling, right? I mean, they never went bankrupt, and were sold at a profit to a larger company. So, those of us who...
View ArticleBy: NortonDC
BTW (for the googlers), Audi's new transmission tech is called a Direct-Shift Gearbox, or DSG. BMW is also selling a robotic manual, called Sequential Manual Gearbox (SMG), but it lacks the the...
View ArticleBy: hawkman
well, it looks like Honda doesn't sell the Passport anymore. probably because of the low quality. all my friends who bought Passports got rid of them pretty quickly for the same reason. looks like it's...
View ArticleBy: NortonDC
Actually, modern Volvos have a fantastic styling conceit, that wraparound notch that goes from top of the grill all the way back to the end of the trunk deck. It's very distinctive and simultaneously...
View ArticleBy: mosch
Allcarslookalike?Ihavetodisagree. Above links are to Porsche Boxster, Lotus Elise, Mullen M11, BMW Z4, Hummer H2, Cadillac XLR, Honda Element, and Mini Cooper. Maybe it's because I'm a "car person",...
View ArticleBy: kindall
Volvo sedans - for decades their boxy look made them instantly recognizable. And their styling made them vehicles that I (and most normal people) would never in a million billion years consider buying....
View ArticleBy: hawkman
i like that all cars look alike now. i drive a tan '96 Ford Contour and can pretty much speed with reckless abandon. cops just don't see my car because it looks like every other normal sedan. it's the...
View ArticleBy: pzarquon
My dream car is a '69 Mercury Cougar. If I had to buy new these days, I dunno. The Honda Element looks kinda funky. (On the other end, how has Pontiac continued to sell anyAzteks?) It's nothing new,...
View ArticleBy: billsaysthis
Irontom, since new car development cycles are 3-5 years, how could a Ford purchase in 1999 have resulted in a car released in the same model year? And further, 'model year' generally means cars...
View ArticleBy: DBAPaul
aeschenkarnos, while I agree that a used car from almost any year is a smart idea and you'll have a better looking stand-out ride, I disagree that it will be for less than a huge amount of money. In my...
View ArticleBy: Irontom
Just take a look at the Volvo sedans - for decades their boxy look made them instantly recognizable. Then, after Ford bought them in 1999, things started to change. Compare this '99 S70 with this '99...
View ArticleBy: kindall
In reality, it's even easier than blinking your lights. I just think back to where I was when I last got out of the car, and sure enough, the car has always been there. I've never actually needed to...
View ArticleBy: gyc
learn to remember exactly where you parked, 'cos you'll have trouble picking your car out in the lot It's easy. My car is the one whose lights flash when I press the unlock button on the remote! Heh,...
View ArticleBy: kindall
You still have a nice star on a decent Mercedes Benz. Don't forget the jaguar on the Jaguar! They do still do that, I think. No? learn to remember exactly where you parked, 'cos you'll have trouble...
View ArticleBy: Jimbob
This has been annoying me for the last couple of years. Every car, whether it's a Volvo or a Ford, a Mitsubishi Magna or a Toyota, has these curved-triangle, thorn-like headlights and taillights. And...
View ArticleBy: aeschenkarnos
You want a good-looking, stand-out car for less than a huge amount of money? Get one from the 60's or 70's, and get its innards restored properly. Otherwise, learn to remember exactly where you parked,...
View ArticleBy: betaray
What do you expect when people buy their car based mostly on looks? I know a guy that bought an automatic Mustang GT because they didn't have any silver manuals on the lot. The sad part is he likes the...
View ArticleBy: benjh
Get a Segway, it doesn't look like any car foreign or domestic, won't pollute. Or a bicycle.
View ArticleBy: gyc
To me, what's equally depressing is the increasing homogenization that's come from the proportionate descreasing of the number of auto makers due to consolidation. I know what you mean. The Jaguar...
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