Was General Motors' defective ignition switch or $2 gasoline the bigger car-guy story of 2014? We could argue all day which of these events belongs at the top of my list, but if you pick GM, you're probably wrong. Though we really should adjust the automotive calendar to start on October 1 and end on September 30 , the arrival of the Christmas/Hanukkah/Festivus season marks the time when media outlets such as this ruminate on the year about to end.