As someone in Washington DC would say "C'mon man!!!" It's a movie, fiction, entertainment! Would you rather have Maverick owning a Cessna 172, driving a Honda Civic, and Jennifer Connelly behind the wheel of a Prius? ... View more

Needless to say, "God speed John Glenn" wouldn't necessarily apply to the NSU Prinz! Great story! ... View more

Agree, 80’s and 90’s Rangers we’re solid and bullet proof. I wonder if the new Ranger or the Maverick will hold the same longevity? ... View more

PS: Final point of assembly for the Maverick is Ford’s Hermosillo, Mexico plant, built on the same frame as the Focus. ... View more

Unibody construction and CVT. Clearly this is not a truck! But that’s OK; It fits the market for a hauler that will mostly not haul a thing. This should compete well with Honda Ridgeline, but unfortunately the quality and reliability will not come close! I know, having owned multi Ford vehicles and trucks over the years, and current owner of a made in America (Alabama) Honda Ridgeline RTL-E! ... View more

Right your are!  Zero to 60 in about 60 seconds! ... View more

I logged many miles in a late 80's Ford Tempo US Government Owned Vehicle (GOV). Unfortunately your article gave me a good dose of "Post-Traumatic Auto Syndrome" or PTAS! The Tempo was absolutely the worst automobile I've ever driven. I think Ford gathered all their lemons and Monday-morning final-assembly Tempos and dumped them on the US Government General Services Administration (GSA) who manages the Governments fleet of vehicles. ... View more

In late 2017 I was seduced but by a gorgeous one-owner, <17K miles, always climate controlled garaged 2004 C5 Corvette Commemerative convertible.  Nearly three years later, she’s driving me crazy with one failure after another!  First, it was the passenger seat lumbar/bolster control module, then the “over-engineered” 12-CD changer (replaced by a Bluetooth module), followed by the left folding headlight motor, and now (drumroll please...), the windshield-wiper motor died!  All on a car with now less than 22K miles!  This just goes to show mileage and age means nothing to poorly designed electromechanical and electronic components.  With all her faults, she’s still a ragtop-down head-turning gorgeous ride!   ... View more

Agree with the Opel GT comments!  The Opel GT flip-headlights represent innovative mechanical genius without troublesome vacuum actuated or tricky electro-mechanical nonsense, not to mention expensive to repair on other makes.  I just completed replacement of my second headlight motor for my C-5 Corvette!  No wonder GM dropped folding headlights on the C-6 and beyond! ... View more

Let me add #5:  1986 Subaru BRAT! 1600cc of raw power, 4 speed manual, 4x4 transfer case, hi/low speed, all with extra seats in the bed!  What fun! ... View more

Finally, the C6 Corvette ZO6 gets some overdue respect! ... View more

Don’t forget the venerable Buick Wildcat! ... View more