December 26th, 2006 — Tags:challenger, dodge-monaco, plymouth-fury

North Americans seem to be warming up to wagons again, and it looks like we may start seeing more of the utility friendly vehicles rather than the giant box on wheels mini vans. The beauty of course is that modern wagons can be as fun to drive as their sedan counterparts, while still offering cargo & human space along with reasonable towing capacity.
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June 28th, 2006 — Tags:fiat-stilo, ford-fiesta, ford-focus, honda-civic, love-machine, plymouth-fury, top-ten-cars, vw-golf-5

Over at Top Speed they have listed the Top Ten cars for Making Love. Of course this is a european list, so most of the cars aren’t available on North American soil.
1. Fiat Stilo
2. Seat Leon
3. Fiat Grande Punto
4. VW Golf
5. Ford Focus
6. Renault Twingo
7. Honda Civic
8. VW Fox
9. Ford Fiesta
10. Renault Clio
Just like Travolta said in Pulp Fiction, it’s the difference between “here” and Europe is the little things. In my eyes, there is no way that any of those cars qualify as a Love Machine. My best ever Love Machine was either the double bed sized bench seats in my 69 Plymouth Fury 2, or the folded down back seats of my 79 Dodge Monaco wagon.
What was your favourite Love Machine?