[jjotto]

Cameras and radar. Black boxes. Road rage. High vehicle beltlines. Not enough fun anymore.

[elkfersupper]

I just bought a 1970 Olds HO 442 that is almost identical to the one I drove inverted over a barbed-wire fence in 1973.

That makes 7 drivable vehicles for me and I'm only one driver.

[Signalman]

I hate the Prius. They infest the CA freeways like mosquitoes at a Summer picnic. They’re boring.

[Veto!]

How in the world can your realistically expect the NYT to understand car culture?

The only way to get a parking place in NYC is to buy a car that’s in one.

Sorry, old joke. But really, cars are the least of a Manhattanite’s worries.

[Paladin2]

Price. Of. Gasoline.

[blueunicorn6]

Plymouth Roadrunner. Pontiac GTO. Oldsmobile 442. Pontiac Firebird. Plymouth Cuda. AMC Javelin. AMC AMX. All gone.

[Chode]

i see the stooopid ass knows as much about the car culture as he does the gun culture...

[AlexW]

Since I left the USSA, I have never needed or wanted a car.
Public transportation outside of the US is often as good as one could want. This is especially true in central Europe.

[Yardstick]

High vehicle beltlines.

Yeah, what's up with that? Must be a safety thing. My mid '80s BMW with its low beltline and tall greenhouse really stands out as being from another era, which is one reason I like it.

[Jewbacca]

A Ka and K band radar jammer (a real, illegal one, not the kind they scam on boxes, but one with a real antenna that you place in your bumper is an easy fix.

You need a radar detector calibrated to ignore it, then brake when you get a cop and turn off your jammer.

Costs maybe $800 and a weekend.

There are kits on the interenet, or there were. The FCC was trying to shut them down.

[TheRhinelander]

Enjoyed my road trip to PA this past weekend in my gas guzzling new Hemi Challenger. Oh wait, I got 27.1 mpg average. Never mind!

[kcvl]

You don't really think this thing knows how to drive do you?! Especially since it doesn't look like she knows how to wash her hair.

[truth_seeker]

Two practical solutions for higher fuel mileage are
1. Hybrid, 2. Diesel.

Toyota made the biggest commitment to hybrid, hence Prius, Camry hybrids.

Ford is serious about hybrid, also.

VW/Audi made the biggest commitment to diesel.

Big three American brands are following, not leading like they once did.

At long, long last Chevy introduced their Cruze diesel sedan.

[Mad Dawgg]

My next vehicle purchase will be a 60's to early 70's model pickup truck. I'll take either a Chevy or a FORD but prefer the latter I want no AC or electric anything no standard on the column but a floor shit is OK. I want the engine to have one job and that is to turn the back wheels.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

When I was in school one of the biggest identity groups was the “gearheads”. Talking to my kids and their friends, I haven’t seen any evidence that “gearheads” still exist. Course they may just not hang out with that crowd....

[1010RD]

How about Cash for Clunkers, massive student loan debt and Obama’s youth job market crash as the causes?