Mazda rebuilt Alfred Morris' early 90s 626 that he still daily drives. Cost them probably $10k and they have a ton of press from it.
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Tells you how much boost the Subaru in front of you is running so you can pull him over for emissions violations.
Prone to the hiccups... Turbo lag?
Needs to transport a family of four... "2 Caymans."
I hate to be the one to always post this but statistically bigger cars are safer which reinforces your argument. Being in a small car may increase your odds of swerving around a wreck but on the whole it's better to be in the 4,000 lb brick.*
Haha well I wouldn't buy it but low volume/tuner cars are always more expensive. I would however like to get my hands on whatever ECU tuning software they used to make that little NA motor 200 hp.
Every car is jaw droppingly expensive in the UK. I believe the 48k includes tax, if this were a US spec car I'm thinking it would be priced around 35-38... Still expensive for a Miata but more reasonable.
This gets me thinking it would be neat to have a mag-lev car... Normal car until you get on specific highways then frictionless travel here you come!
My parents have two of them and love them for what they are. The range is up to 40 miles which means their daily commutes use zero gas. The payments are $230/mo for a lease. Figure in gas savings and it's an excellently appointed little commuting car.
Yes! One of my neighbors parks a beatup old turbo Caravan on the street. I think these came with stick shifts as well??
Mods almost never make the price go up... A new engine will increase the value of your car if the previous engine was low mileage and forged internals are a nice addition, but the fact that you have a turboback (and stage 2 tune?) probably means you whip your car which is a risk factor for buyers. No idea what your…
No mention of cars running lean on winter gas? Big problem for engines that have knock risk as there is less energy contained per ml of winter gas than summer gas. This throws off your ideal AFR from the standard 14.7 to around 14.1 in some cases.
I thought a wastegate prevented overboost by venting at a certain PSI. The Volvo wshhh sound occurs during throttle lift off which would indicate it was a blow off/recirculating valve, right?
This whole conversation is absurd. I've skipped the last 40 comments but you are obviously the rational one in this argument, I award you the maximum stars allowed by Kinja rules.
For the same price a Vanagon gives you two roofs. Someone better tell Lamborghini!
Those taste like a pureed potato is shoved into a smiley face mold and then cooked with a Mrs. Fields easy bake oven set on low. The same people who like smiley face fries are the same people who will only consume chicken if it is in dinosaur form.
I made an inadvertent truck noise when I saw that picture
"A fifth wheel is mounted under the car to accurately measure speed"