Where/when did we *EVER* see a *RUSTY* falling apart car of Methos'? The volvo was in great shape, as was the Mercedes in EG, and the Jeep Cherokee in Indescretions.
 
 
 A tall lean man with rumpled clothes and a 2 day growth of beard on his cheeks
drives hunched

A BUG? VW bus, yes, bug, I don't think so.
2 day growth of beard? and rumpled clothes? We *never* see the old man rumpled or anything less than impeccably dressed...even boxers and a tshirt.
 
 over the wheel as the music of Varaldi plays on the
only expensive and working part of the car, a Blau Punk stereo.

 I would think he'd be listening to Queen and the Stones....

Stuck in the cracked windshield is a faded picture of a redhead with
a scowl on her face and from time to time the tall man flicks it.  "
I swear to god I will get it looked it... " The bug starts making
chugging noises, like an obese runner whose spandex starts riding up,
as it pulls into New York City.

Digging around in the heap of beer cans and fast food wrappers on the
floorboard

Where does this come from? Every apartment of the old man we see is impeccable, if full of *things* not trash.
 
 
 the tall man comes up with a crumpled piece of paper with
some directions written on it in what looks like lipstick, and
driving one handed he changes lanes.  Driving deeper into the city he
finds the street and a dark, secluded bar and pulls into it the
parking lot.  The bug gives one last chug and with a BANG the engine
dies and he rolls to a stop, perfectly parked.  The tall man crumples
the directions and tosses them into the over-packed back seat and
pockets the picture as he unfolds himself and climbs out of the
car.  "Well better late then never," he says as he checks his
watch.  "Man, she is going to kill me," he thinks to himself.  "Maybe
I can just blame the bug."

Worried about being late? METHOS????
 

This is not the Rog I've known, and grown to love. This is someone's pussy-whipped version of him.