Times have changed. We have changed. Our families have grown. Standing back and looking at the state of the hobby and of our near homelessness and of our shift to the Web, we had to sum it all up in this, the weekly feature that goes to 11.

The Top 11 Things We Never Thought We’d Hear Ourselves Say

11) Man, that’s a cool Vega!

10) I think it might be a good idea if GM just shut down Pontiac.

9) It’s the big Hemi, you know, the 6.1 liter! 

8) Four-doors are neat.

7) This van would be much better with a big mural on the side.

6) It’s just a cruiser. It doesn’t need to be fast.

5) The wagon got 17 mpg. Imagine if it had overdrive!

4) A six would be great in this.

3) I need more of a family car.

2) I can’t buy any more cars.

1) Dieselgeek actually agreed with me!