Regular readers know I am a big fan of diesel cars -- and that I am not a particularly big fan of the Volkwagen Jetta. (Well, except for the Jetta GLI.) So what happens when the two meet? Good stuff, my friends, good stuff. Get the story in my 2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI review. -- Aaron Gold

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This spring, the Passat shed one of its parts -- the big plastic tray that sits behind the bumper. But who is to blame, the designers of the car or the guy driving it? Here's the story. -- Aaron Gold

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I don't mean to turn this into the SUVs site or anything, but this is one of those vehicles I've been curious about ever since I saw it at last year's Los Angeles Auto Show. The new RAV4 represents a very different direction for Toyota, at least in terms of styling -- so are we going to see a change in the way their cars drive? Perhaps a new personality to go with the new look? Find out in Jason's 2013 Toyota RAV4 review. (And if you'd like to take a closer look at the new RAV4, I suggest his RAV4 photo gallery.) -- Aaron Gold

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This week's question is not just a random query: Some time in the last two days, I lost my wallet. This is not a terribly uncommon occurrence, but this time I seem to have lost it rather more thoroughly than usual.

Whenever I lose something, the first place I look is in whatever car I'm driving. If you totaled the value of items that I've left in press cars over the years, it'd probably be enough to buy -- well, a gently used press car, I suppose. So, needless to say, I've become quite adept at searching them. I've found stuff between seats. I've found stuff under the trunk mat nestled next to the spare. Once, in my own car, I found a screwdriver nestled between the hood and the fender. It had been riding around that way for months, and despite opening and closing the hood several times, I never noticed it.

This time, I'm stumped -- my wallet may be well and truly gone*. But I have not given up hope, and hence my question -- where is the strangest place you've lost or found something in a car? Click the "comments" link and tell me, and I'll go look. -- Aaron Gold

* Not a massive tragedy, as I had just cleaned it out and it contained only a debit card (so far unused by anyone other than me, hence the hope I haven't left it somewhere), my driver's license, and a receipt for a lunch that I was hoping very much to expense. Could be worse!