I think the Camry's OK to drive, but not great. I liked driving the older model Lexus, but I hate the more recent one I've tried (2003, I think). They redesigned the body slightly, and now there are a bunch of blind spots. (Well, there are for me, anyway. I think that taller people wouldn't have a problem.)

Which is another thing I like about the MINI. The whole scale is smaller -- the steering wheel is a bit smaller than average, the driver's seat a bit higher in relation to the windshield -- and it just feels more comfortable for me to drive. In the Lexus and Camry, I really have to choose between being able to reach the pedals without stretching and being able to see. In the MINI, I can see out the windshield and press the pedals while keeping my heel on the floor.

Oh, man, no word for the hating of the not!Enterprise Computer voice. "Your door is -" WHAM! Eat buckshot, lady.

My dad had one of the first cars to have the voice. Over time, the voice got lower and started to sound like my mom's voice...it was freaky, sort of. Then, of course, he would say "Nag, nag, nag," to the car voice.

I have never liked driving anything Toyota makes, including the Lexus. They feel wrong to me.

The car that felt best driving was a Mazda MX3, which, sure, LOOKED like a pod car, but was awfully nimble and fun.

I dislike large cars (in or out of them), and when I rule the world, will have them outlawed along with ponchos and that kind of denim that's overdyed so it always looks dirty.

Hil, and of course, I have exactly the opposite problem, with height and leg length and visibility. Plus, the multiple sclerosis means I can no longer indulge in the luxury of jerking my head around at warp speed.

It's one reason I don't like sports cars. Not the only reason, not by any stretch, but one reason.

That was something that drove me bonkers not only about driving that Geo metro, but even about sitting in it as a passenger. I kept cracking knees and elbows, and getting in and out, I kept whacking my skull.

I will be going out to a restaurant with friends. I've spent New Year's Eve with the same friend for about 10 years, and the rest of the cast of characters is pretty stable too. I swore in 1988 to never spend New Year's Eve alone again, after the unfortunate wine bottle incident. I was alone on New Year's and decided to open a bottle of wine. There was apparently a flaw in the bottle, and when I turned in the corkscrew, the bottle split apart and gashed my hand. I put on a pressure bandage and drove myself, cold sober, to a doc-in-a-box, where I got eight stitches. I then drove home, poured the remaining wine through a coffee filter, and drank it.

I dislike large cars (in or out of them), and when I rule the world, will have them outlawed along with ponchos and that kind of denim that's overdyed so it always looks dirty.

Well - define "large". I have reasons for loving sedans that have more to do with not hurting myself than with any sense of aesthetics.

If you mean those aircraft carrier-sized things, and H2s, I'm with you.

Well - define "large". I have reasons for loving sedans that have more to do with not hurting myself than with any sense of aesthetics.

Any car larger than a comfortable midsized sedan, any SUV larger than an Bronco, and basically anything where the excuse/reason "But I'm tall!" doesn't really wash because you could fit into something smaller and still be comfortable. (My 6'8" friend drives a Bronco, because it's one of the only cars he fits into. Most people are not that tall.)

I used to love driving my Grand Am. Put 165,000 miles on it before it finally kicked. Now I have a Saturn SC1 which gets me where I need to go, but doesn't have the power or weight of the Grand Am. I get blown around a lot more when driving behind trucks on I-40 or when there's a high wind, and I really have to work the whole clutch and downshifting thing when I want to pass. I got comperable mileage on both cars, which makes me think the Grand Am was just a better design. But since at last sight my Grand Am wasn't moving anywhere under it's own power and my Saturn currently runs reliably, I've gotta give some love to the Saturn. I'm hoping to get a Honda hybrid of some sort for my next car.

I've owned both a V-6 Camry and a 325 BMW.

The BMW is better.