I think one thing to consider though, is what conditions on your commute are you most likely to exceed the limits of traction. In my commute from a good at night on snow tires I can drive normally in good conditions and probably save 15 minutes getting home because I can accelerate and brake more effectively and…

I don't think people realize how much fun a fwd car can be once you have snow tires on it.  With the extra bite and lift off oversteer they can be a riot and get around surprisingly well.

Well it could be true, they are just white knuckle driving with 4 sandbags in the trunk in the slow lane.

So best case scenario he clears the first guy to get lit up but the two defenders converging on him for a couple extra yards.

This was my pick

I have experienced similar crappy dealer tactics and heals firm.  I don't care what the finance officer, sales manager or whoever thinks about me, I do my research, know what I want, know the risks and know what I can afford.  I think good dealers see this, bad dealers don't, all they are doing is assuring that I…

I do think there is some of a feedback loop, dealers order cars they think they will sell and people but cars on dealer lots because it is convenient.  Honestly with me, color is not a factor as much as drivetrain and features so after 3 months or waiting to find a Civic with a manual I had no problem pulling the…

I know I like white because it doesn't look dirty as easily, but with the right accents white can look attractive.  Honestly beige, silver and gold cars aren't just boring to me, they are ugly in most cases

Honestly I want to support this until I remember the odd blue and crimson interiors of the 80s-90s.  In a sea of red velor is not a place I want to be.  More brown, tan, cream and wood and aluminum accents, yes.  A two tone blue pickup, with a blue interior or maroon Taurus with a maroon interior, no.

Honestly a two year Civic it hasn’t depreciated much. Finance wise, it is not much more to buy a new Civic if you finance because if the lower interest rate on a new car loan.

My car is in the shop for a couple weeks for some body work and I have been driving my pickup that most of the time doesn't move without something in the bed.  It's new enough to touch 20mpg and I love the sound of the hemi, but putting 80 in the tank to not fill it made me a car guy again.

I’m putting a supercharged Buick 3.8 in an mgb.  MGBs could be optioned with the rover V8 which traces its roots back to a GM design, the 3.8 was another gm castoff, although this one they bought back and it survived a couple redesigns

I think most people are aware how similar those two examples are and like many things that happen naturally the definition comes after the invention, rather than the other way around. I would argue that mechanically similar distinctions have existed for some time, look at hatchback, coupe, sedan and wagon versions of…

No argument there, I honestly think that I’m some cases the cause more problems because people push it to a point that the traction and stability controls help you save them, and they attribute it to their skill instead of parking the car, getting clean underwear on and selling the car.  

So many modern cars have devices to babysit the drivers that I think the obscene power levels that you can get today are hard for people to understand. The original viper had similar power to a base C7 but the viper has a reputation for trying to kill you and a Corvette is fairly easy to push comparatively. The ego…

I think there's a nice middle ground.  A roll cage and 5 point harnesses improperly used are more problematic but three point harnesses and chassis connectors are probably a good idea on a car like this.  

It depends on if nearly having your head twisted off your spine qualifies as getting away with it

I wonder if that little graph on the ESPN gamecast predicting the likelihood of victory broke.

When I was looking for my Civic the salesman actually had to see that you could option the car with the drivetrain I wanted, although I did spend some time on the configurer before I went in

Right, the writing sounds sarcastic, but I often mention the optional CVT when I take friends for a ride in my Civic Sport hatch, because thankfully I got the 6 speed