I had an ‘89 Grand Am with this engine. That car ranks as one of the worse cars ever created by humanity. It broke all the time and never failed to do it suddenly, and to leave me stranded. But later it got really bad. After it broke and left me stranded six times out of the last ten that I drove it (with unrelated…

And you know what?  Convertibles sold waaay better when they were worse.

The correct answer.

That’s fine.  No need to see them on the road.  I saw one once, coming towards me.  I thought “ooh a supercar” and cracked my window to hear it go by...  and it did... in EV mode... silently.  I put up the window and thought “I hate the future”

Go to one of those ‘you-wash-it’ places with the pressure washer. Bring your own detergent, bucket, and sponge. Also, a small towel.  Old clothes helps. Use the sprayer there to wet the car, spray underneath the car, and fill your bucket. Wash it quickly, dump the bucket and rinse the car. You should be able to wash…

Even if the spyder remains, I never really understood the the point of making a super lightweight ‘driver focused’ car exclusively with a two-pedal gearbox.  Can’t really say that I’ll miss it.

They aren’t depreciating because they are worth every penny. The engine is in the right place, the weight is in the right place, and the power is good enough to have fun. Everything else feels like driving a bus.

My parents had a 428 CJ Cyclone, which they traded in on an awful lime gold vinyl top ‘73 Torino that they then kept for ~20 years, or you know, about until I was old enough to drive.

The better thing to do is to start with a lightweight car and add power.  

This sort of thing would happen all the time if traffic circles were more prevalent in the USA.

Despite the design praise, the LH cars were often unable to cover a distance of 300m without need of mechanical repairs.

They are outstanding for that sort of thing, so it’s not without reason.

I’ve been grayed for like 7 years now.  Never did figure out how to permanently get out of it. 

I still look in the windows of cars where there might be a possibility of manual transmission coolness. Especially in regular cars. It’s a rare occasion anymore, but occasionally, I’m delighted with an honest to goodness manual. Still, the ones I still like best are the cars that were (or are) *only* available with…

What’s crazy is that it works out to an average of 185,185 Mustangs PER YEAR.  Over a 54 year period.  Nuts.

The capless system has a solid tank seal. Every gas tank does (and has for many years), for environmental reasons.

When did ~22 years become “roughly 3 decades?”

The reason is the sound. I get 12-14 MPG because I like the way it sounds and drive it accordingly. I have no interest in a V6 or Ecoboost...don’t care if it’s faster.

Sure thing, I’ll take the Lotus, which hasn’t had any trouble getting through the intervals between regular servicing for several years now.

I think he means Lotus the company and not an individual car