It was a car that, apart from its priceless (if undocumented) pedigree, had a lot of character: cream and brown, like the Capuchin habit, somehow bulbous, with a black flap like a toupee that folded back to reveal a moonroof, and grillework that resembled a mustache.
Gone sour in the sun, in the sunroom or moonroof, roofless.
I tested a Touring priced at $23,180 with two options: the rear bumper guard and a package that included a moonroof and upgraded audio system with Sirius Satellite Radio and a compact disc changer.
The latest recall was detailed in a letter dated Sept. 9, in which the automaker told the safety agency there wasn't enough adhesive applied to the glass portion of the moonroof on the vehicles assembled from Aug. 3, 2010 to July 1 , 2011
I appreciated the enormous moonroof over the second and third rows (part of a $2,550 deluxe touring package).
Among the charismatically wooden performances, Lauren Alice Avery, a full-lipped scenester and part-time singer, stands out as Sob Moonroof (pronounced "Saab" — each character's name alludes to a hierarchy of car makes and models), a witchy beauty with mutable hair color.
The two-door tC offered a generous spread of standard features (panoramic glass moonroof, premium sound system, big alloy wheels), spirited if not scorching performance and a sporty if not outright pretty silhouette for around $18,000.
Priced at $18,995 with a 6-speed manual transmission or $19,995 with a 6-speed automatic, the car comes with 18-inch wheels, a 300-watt, 8-speaker Pioneer sound system, the gorgeous moonroof, 4-wheel disc brakes, traction control and, crucially, 180 horsepower — a bump of 19 from the outgoing model.
The EX has an automated climate-control system, a more powerful stereo, four-wheel disc brakes and a moonroof.
