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@Car_Guy_Tom Front and rear styling elements were too clever by half.

Call me paranoid, but there are way too many of these still around. #CarSpotter #Buick #Rendezvous

@Car_Guy_Tom @MazdaUSA One of the only truly mini minivans in the US market. They could be had with a manual, too.

My wife spotted this forgotten @MazdaUSA. #Mazda5

@SpeedSportLife They knew what they were getting into when they bought them.

I feel for all the locals with their lifted trucks

@Car_Guy_Tom @Pillboy7 Something of a unicorn. Checked Ford's web site and, yup, you can still order a regular cab F-150. MSRP around $40k. Who knew?

@Pillboy7 Wait...did I repeat a car? OK, let me make up for this now: Saturday Bonus! Shorty! Regular cab, short bed! #Ford #F150 #Shorty #PandaExpress

The Saturday Collection! Special Pontiac Vibe Edition! #Saturday #Pontiac #PontiacVibe #DeadBrand #CarSpotter

@Car_Guy_Tom @RichC They'll also never know the sloppy handling and braking performance. And they won't miss the frequent and expensive refueling. Tradeoffs.

@RichC I make this argument all the time. Young and first-time car shoppers have few--or no--expectations of drivetrain behavior. Sadly, these poor young pups will never know the sooth thrust of an Olds 455 mated to a THM400. That said, the Nissan Kicks works just fine with its CVT.

2026 Chevrolet Traverse High Country in Lakeshore Blue. #Chevy #Traverse #CarPix #carpics

@Pillboy7 @Car_Guy_Tom It looks nothing like any Bel Air Chevy ever built. The T-bird at least has some retro heritage to fall back on. What reminiscence is this supposed to conjure up? The Cavalier convertible?

@Car_Guy_Tom Sorry, but today, that thing is as cringe as the 11th-gen T-Bird (2001 - 2005). At the time though, it would have sold. Probably not as well considering the SSR and HHR were also on sale. Too much vintage in the same showroom.

blog.consumerguide.com/chevrolet-bel-… This was too cool not to build. Would it have sold well? #Chevy #BelAir #ConceptCars

@Car_Guy_Tom Under 32k miles and never driven over 30mph. Candidate for a camper conversion?

@Car_Guy_Tom @SpeedSportLife One wonders if the brand's dramatic shift to EVs is a factor.

@SpeedSportLife Feels like Caddy trouncing BMW and Mercedes is worth calling out.

Jeep still beating Land Rover 💪

@The_Monarch @RetroCoast There was a lot more Falcon in the original Mustang than there was Pinto in the Mustang II. If you get a chance to drive a first generation Mustang 6-cylinder you'll wonder how the car ever became popular.

@RetroCoast Dandified Pinto/Maverick.

1978 Ford Mustang II The Malaise Years were hard on the Mustang. Ford did what it could to keep the magic alive. The 78 model featured the iconic long hood/short trunk design. It was available with a 4, 6, or 8 cylinder- all lacking horsepower due to emissions controls. #1970s

@musclecarlove @RetroCoast And the Camaro and Challenger would have died and never come back.

@RetroCoast The Mustang II gets too much hate. It kept the name alive through the worst decade for American performance. Without it there's no Fox Body. Without Fox Body there's no '87 GT. Respect the survivor. 🐎

@s8470 @Car_Guy_Tom @cgautomotive Pinto fireball jokes are stale as week-old bread. Besides, the wagon was never implicated.

@Car_Guy_Tom @cgautomotive A seized engine or a fireball? Damn son!

If you had to pick one...? #Vote #stationWagons #Woodie #USA

@Car_Guy_Tom Today's younger car buyers just wouldn't understand.

Bostonian! Been a while! #Bostonian #Cougar #CarSpotter

@Car_Guy_Tom Casually taking note of some of the older cars I see on the road, in the 20+ year old group I see a fair number of LeSabres, Tauruses, and Panther platform Town Cars.

The Saturday Collection! Special bonus edition: Random stuff. #CarSpotter #Random #Tiburon #LeSabre #Pacifica #Intrigue

@Car_Guy_Tom I wrote a story about the mechanic who keeps our city's fleet of Explorers running. He absolutely loves the 3.0-liter Ecoboost, hates the hybrid. Says they have too much down time.

Pick your cop car: #CopCar #PoliceCar #PursuitVehicle #Vote

@Car_Guy_Tom IIRC, GM was under contract to continue buying the Vue after Saturn was d/c'd. Solution: rebadge it as a Chevy Captiva and send it to rental fleets until the contract ran out, then send them to the used market. Cynical?

The Saturday Collection! Featuring a forgotten Chevy crossover. #CarSpotter #Lincoln

@Car_Guy_Tom The Smart's structure keeps the impact from penetrating the passenger compartment but doesn't absorb the forces so the car bounces off the Mercedes like a tennis ball. The sudden deceleration could still inflict injuries on the passengers.

@Car_Guy_Tom They don't make 'em like they used to. Riiiight. A more contemporary example: Mercedes C-class vs. Smart Fortwo. youtu.be/VcD4WeuiI3s?si…

youtube.com/watch?v=l1fV9d… Casual use of the word "beheading" adds to the shock value of this crazy video. #Crash #CrashTest #Vega

@Car_Guy_Tom Flower cars are still a thing? I thought mob bosses kept a lower profile these days.

Seen this car before, but I can't get enough of it. #CarSpotter #FlowerCar #Cadillac #Eldorado

@Car_Guy_Tom Ford killed both the Fusion and Escape while they were selling better than the entire Dodge line did last year. (Dumb move but not my call.) Rebrand the van as a Ram and hang onto those customers?

@mdensch Small part of me expects BIG change: Killing both Chrysler and Dodge. Remove the van, and there's no sale volume there at all.

So, Chrysler CEO Chris Feuell is gone. What are the odds the 2027 Pacifica arrives as a Dodge? #Chrysler #Dodge #Stellantis #DeadBrand