In a world of Hellcats and million-horsepower ultracars, it's nice to have something that just works, without being garish, flashy, or overtly outlandish. . Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Earth.

is perhaps the cleanest remaining example of Franco-American relations during the gas crisis. It's frugal, easy to work on (although I doubt your local Autozone would have parts for this thing), and has more personality than Jean Reno and Gerard Depardieu combined.

The seller claims . Just so you didn't confuse it with some standard American job, the shifter is so high on the center console that it's touching the dashboard and the seats are lovingly appointed in both cloth and brown vinyl, which I can't say looks bad at all.

It has around 113,000 miles on the clock, but with good maintenance, this plucky French family hauler could make it another 300,000 without much issue. .

(Hat tip to )

is the founder of and writes about on the internet. He owns the world's cheapest , a , and he's the only Jalopnik author that has never driven a Miata. He also has a real name that he didn't feel was journalist-y enough so he used a pen name and this was the best he could do.

There's a difference between being cheap and treasuring value per dollar spent. One is knowing…