I remember all too well. Their K Car series haunts me to this day. Only my mother's Ford Tempo was more boring. Those PT Cruisers they have now look pretty nifty, though.

I like that they are bringing back the rear fender flairs, but I'm not a fan of the round headlights as much.

I'm kind of worried about the new 987 boxster pictures that look like an MR2. I hope those don't turn out to be accurate.

I did driver's ed in a K-car. You're right, they were boring... but the family car was a Chevy S-10 blazer, so I didn't realize just *how* boring until I bought my own car....

We practically had pen in hand ready to buy one of those nifty PT Cruisers last spring when Germany decided to diss us. When we told the Chrysler dealer why we decided not to buy the car, he was flabbergasted! He had no idea that politics could interfere with selling cars.

We are still driving our old (1988) Dodge caravan and it's still going strong. That's not a misprint. It'll be 16 years old next August. Looks great outside, but the inside's trashed.

We're holding out on replacing the old van in the hope that Schroeder will be replaced by human person with a brain who will apologize to us, so we can finally get that adorable little car.

But he has apologized, practically...

I prefer my high-performance vehicles be Italian.

Of course, there is thart damn issue of cost...

As an over weight boomer I resent the implication the I would like the 911. It is a car for people who have no brains and too much money.

It looks like a squashed Beetle.

For this, people pay actual money?

Nothing wrong with a beetle, Barbara, but if you ever drove one of these on the track, or even on the street, you wouldn't be saying that at all.

I agree with Barbara. When I first saw the picture I thought "What is that, some sort of sporty Beetle concept?"

No thanks. I'll take some Detroit muscle in the form of a Corvette Z06, Dodge Viper (pre-2003 model, please) or even a Mustang Cobra SVT. The later will get you to 60 mph in less than five seconds, and will cost about half as much as Porsche. Of course, once you have to make that first corner...

Very nice. Personally, I think, for looks at least, the new Aston DB9 has to have the edge.

Or, for raw performance, cheaper than the either (but likely not a trouble-free ownership) the "Blackpool Rocker", the TVR Cerbera.
In one test a 98 4.5 model outdragged a Porsche Turbo, Viper, AM Vantage, among others; standing 1/4 mile in about 12.4 secs, and handles too - if you can manage without high-tech driver aids, cause it doesn't have any.
Driving in ice and snow? Don't.
Driving in the wet? Be damned careful.

I don't think TVR sell in the US these days. And you probably wouldn't want one without a dealer handy: likely you'd be getting to know them quite well :)

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You weren't alone. I recently bought a Cadillac after deciding that I'd never buy a BMW or Mercedes as long as Schroeder's in power.

Round headlights aside, my first thought was that it looks like a Mazda MX-6. Of course, my driving one probably has something to do with that.