Ditto.

Citroen DS or SM.

I used to let my kids drive in our field sitting on my lap in our A4 wagon. They didn't seem to enjoy it all that much. Also, they know they can drive our Polaris Ranger anytime they want...but never grab the keys.

Commenting genius. Could you possibly pack in more references?

I personally think parents teaching their own kids is a shortcut to lifelong resentments. I took lessons from a guy named Frank LaValva, whose wife worked at my high school. I think he may have been a phys ed teacher at a local public school. His car was equipped with an additional passenger side brake pedal...but not an additional wheel like Taggart cars. Mr. LaValva would just reach out and grab the wheel with his left hand if I needed correction.

I think he was a pretty good teacher all in all. I still remember his advice on how not to treat the brake pedal like an on-off switch..."Pretend there's an egg between your foot and the pedal.".

I should also give props to my buddy Scott Barclay for teaching me how to drive stick in his old Tercel.

Laura forbids me from purchasing any Mitsubishi product with perhaps the exception of an 80s vintage Pajero. However, that interior looks pretty nice from afar.

It's too obvious if I say a Seven (and I certainly don't want to meet my end in one)...so how about a 5 series wagon or GT?

Of course I know that Proton owns Lotus.

That doesn't change the fact that the current "Lotus Racing" team participating in F1 has about as much to do with "Team Lotus" and the actual Lotus factory/engineers as NASCAR vehicles do with their roadgoing counterparts. Less actually.

Great piece, UDMan. I'm quite certain the e60 that brought me to work today is the same size in and out as the 733 my high school girlfriend's parents had. Of course, I don't mind that too much...the 3/4 scale luxobarge is quite a comfortable conveyance.

Seriously, everyone has to get themselves behind the wheel of any Se7en soon. Most are close to 1200 lbs, and the lightness affects most every aspect of handling positively.

You have yourself a deal.