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At no point in my life have I ever thought, "Man, I just have to own an AMC-era Jeep that gets 11 mpg." But I'm out getting groceries when my trip is derailed by just such a vehicle. It's a 1989 Grand Wagoneer with 117,000 miles, no rust, and a $3500 asking price. And it's not at a dealership. It's not on eBay. It's the best, most tempting kind of used car: one that's for sale by the side of the road.

Wow, what a difference a roof can make. The GT500 coupe felt a little skittish during our huge comparison test with the ZL1 in June. The convertible is just shy of being terrifying. Cowl shake is a huge problem in the GT500 and there's so much power available that I ended up staying a gear or two higher than I needed to, in order to make the car easier to drive. It's amazing how much more confidence one gets from the added structural rigidity of a coupe.

A couple of month ago, we took our BMW 328i Luxury Line to the track, where we concluded that while the Luxury Line is a better luxury car than the previous 3-series, it lacks the driver involvement and communication we've come to expect in the 3. We wondered whether the issue was exclusive to the Luxury Line or affected all 328i models, so to find out we decided to compare our Four Seasons 328i Luxury Line to a 328i Sport Line. We grabbed our helmets and pointed the two cars to Gingerman Raceway in South Haven, Michigan.