Old People Cars, Bad Opinions And Features You Can't Live Without In This Week's QOTD Roundup

Since Cadillac stopped building leather sofas on wheels, and many other automakers killed off their AARP member special editions like Toyota did to its Avalon and Ford did to its Crown Victoria, what new car is left for old folks to tootle around in? We asked the Jalopnik audience this pressing question last week, and the results are in. - Logan Carter Read More

The automotive world can be a strange one when it comes to opinions. Some people speak in such a matter-of-fact manner that you would swear what they’re saying is the truth, or at least they believe it to be so. And because of that, they’re usually not very good opinions. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

As car enthusiasts, we do not always make the most rational decisions when it comes to buying a new vehicle. Things like practicality and reliability mean a lot to the average consumer, but for us, we can look past that sort of that scares normal folks away. That theory is what got me thinking about today’s question. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

The average price of a new car is damn near 50,000 dollars, or a little more than eighty percent of the annual salary of an average American. That is a lot of money to spend on an automobile, so you’d better be damn sure it has all of the stuff in it that you want. If there’s anything worth doing, it’s equally worth overdoing, right? Tack on the options you can’t live without, whatever they are. Do you need to have adaptive cruise control, premium audio, heated and cooled seats, or Apple CarPlay? - Bradley Brownell Read More

If you think about your favorite car company, can you hand on heart say that everything it’s ever built has been great? Like, has it really never made a bad car? And if your favorite car company can’t say no to that, is there an automaker that you think can? - Owen Bellwood Read More

It goes without saying that if you like cars, you have a favorite automaker. No one falls in love with the general concept of the automobile. Driving is a highly subjective experience, with no individual having the same set of preferred sights and sounds while behind the wheel. Typically, most enthusiasts gravitate toward a favorite early on and stick to that company until something catastrophic happens — sorry, defunct GM brands. - Ryan Erik King Read More

Favorites are usually beloved for a reason. Earlier this week, we asked you why you love your favorite automakers. Readers replied with a multitude of different makers, but there were a few general trends. First, people obviously love it when their cars don’t break down. Second, enthusiasts like cars that look cool and unique. Econoboxes can be fun, too, but interesting shapes can grab attention like nothing else. Just look at the Cybertruck. Without further ado, here are the reasons our readers say they love their favorite car brands: - Ryan Erik King Read More

There are so many options available for new car buyers, it’s often hard to keep track of which ones you can give up and which ones you wouldn’t be able to live without. So we asked our readers which options they’re fans of, and the answers aren’t terribly surprising, actually. Well, except one. That one was definitely surprising. - Bradley Brownell Read More