Several years ago, I bought an Elise without driving one beforehand. Years later, I still have it, and it has still ruined every other car for me. And you can’t even buy an Elise anymore.

I guess what this means is that TMO will eventually end this program for everyone, due to abuse by non-customers.  

A “nice” thing about lotus is that the brand doesn’t have a ton of cache. So the owners tend to be true enthusiasts rather than people buying for looks, status, or to impress others. But long run, I suppose they need to up their cache to survive...

As a former engineer, I can say that most engineers I worked with would have chosen to make the parts “better” instead of “worse” to save a few cents.  More likely than not, they were not given the choice, or the budget.

One thing to keep in mind is that the best street cars don’t necessarily make the best endurance race cars when they are 10 or 20 years older than new. And sometimes lousy cars really can hold together well in that scenario. That being said, older BMWs and Miatas are safe, if uninteresting choices. Be mindful of…

I know a guy with a 308.  I tell him to get one of these to use as a stunt double.

As one who owns an Elise, I cannot at all fathom this type of car without a manual.  0% interest in the 4C or this car for that reason.  If you want to make it about the experience and not the numbers, then give me the manual.

It seems like the normal cycle.  Manufacturers make the yellow cars.  Nobody buys the yellow cars.  Yellow cars are discontinued.  People complain there are no yellow cars, so manufacturers make the yellow cars... and so it goes...

From a technical standpoint, I think Ford’s decision to put the blind spot detection in the tail light makes sense. It is probably more protected than most other areas in the back of the truck, probably installs with the tail light in a single manufacturing step (cheaper/easier to build) and likely easier to repair if…

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.