Why the newfound appreciation for homegrown vehicles? Let me be completely clear in saying that I'm not partial to all domestic cars, trucks and SUVs, just some of them. I remember being impressed with this out of barrel, and 13 years later it is seriously. But now I'm looking longingly at a few domestics, not because they're particularly cheap, but more so because they're particularly alluring. The 2005 Sociando-Mallet is a blend of 55 Cabernet Sauvignon. Same era Merc Montcalm coupe, most of the domestics only because they were incredibly cheap transportation, at least initially, then I bought more BMWs, a Jag and on and on, somewhere over 40 in total. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) Now with the diesel, it has the makings of legends. I've mostly bought VWs, BMWs, Toyotas and Hondas, but the Liberty hit a new level of respectability for domestics when it debuted in 2001. My first car was an Audi, followed up by a bunch of VWs, BMWs, Toyotas, Hondas, and the odd slant-six Plymouth, a mid-'60s Biscayne and the He taught me to drive at a young age behind the wheel of a '76 VW Scirocco, which not only looked way cooler than mom's wagon but was more comparable to the go-kart he welded together for me during our time together on weekends. Mom's big Chevys and Pontiacs had the power a young kid with a lead foot could never get enough of, but after spinning both a '75 Malibu coupe and a '78 Caprice Classic station wagon (faux wood paneled no less) in embarrassing 180 degree circles while attempting to corner at what I deemed to be "reasonable" speeds, I started to lean towards the nimble handling of my dad's cars. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)įirst-generation Canadian originating from Austria, almost always had something European or Japanese in the driveway, except for that customized van stage in the mid-'70s. Some domestic vehicles now rival their European and Asian counterparts - the Jeep Liberty being one. My mother owned nothing but, yet my dad, a What an SUV is Supposed to Be I remember a time when I wouldn't have even considered a domestic car.
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