A K20A Type R swap is around $5k, not what I’d call “nothing”.

Really interesting in concept, would maybe but probably not be interested around $5k.

I like the spirit of adventure in this little package (an aluminum hot hatch? has there ever been such a thing?) but that price is nuts.

I wouldn’t exclude certain GM cars just because of skip shift. It takes literally a $7 wiring harness and a super easy operation to bypass it completeely.

Re-teaching my mom to drive stick when she comandeered my YJ Wrangler. In order for her to be able to push the clutch down I had to double fold a pillow and put it behind her.

You won’t need 2nd when that “feature” turns on. At least in the C6 corvette I drove it only pops up at 15-20mph in 1st and it turns on a light so you would know.

Mom grew up in Italy and moved to the US with my Dad when he met her in Abruzzi. A young woman in a strange land who didn’t yet know the language. She learned to drive in America, in a 1963 Buick Riviera with the 425. You can’t even imagine the size difference between that car and the Italian cars she rode in when in…

30-35mph for a push start? When my 1966 beetle’s starter wouldn’t turn because of corroded 6V electrics I usually pushed it from the drivers side, got it rolling, jumped in and made a 2nd gear clutch drop. On flat ground, worked everytime.

Actually, doing an irresposible thing in a car is how I BECAME a MOM!

I really don’t see that at all. People with rubicon’s generally stick with the axles, people wanting to switch out the axles but the sport. Not saying it never happens but I haven’t seen a rubicon without rubicon axles ever.

You can’t just leave your busted ass car on a dyno until you can get some studs. That is an expensive place to park a car.

The ones they’ve had since the 1980s. They aren’t as onerous as they were back in the day.

The tail light sequence is amazing!

California clunker laws show no mercy to cars that were once ordinary transportation. As a result anyone with a passion for a car that is not widely regarded as desirable could understandably have developed issues with California’s automotive destruction programs of the last thirty years or so.

I don’t love the Boxster and found it lackluster when cross-shopping against the S2000 but it is certainly not horrible. There are *many* convertibles that are deserving of such a label, but the Boxster is not high on that list.

The 918 was a hyper car with no expenses spared. The 911 would need to make financial sense and thus compromises would have to be made. They aren’t doing it because they couldn’t make it without a ton of extra weight, which would hamper it’s performance, while also costing too much.

They keep it as their second car in the summer. They put very little mileage on it and probably look at it as just a convertible rather than a sports car. These are probably not enthusiasts as such, so they see no need to go get a new one as long as it’s running.

Depends if they can implement it they way you mention as opposed to just adding a ton of weight. I’d also venture most people who want a Porsche and want a hybrid would go to the rest of the lineup.

Surprised/not surprised by the boxster. I mean I don’t know why you would keep it so long, but I see people with old boxsters a lot. Maybe its “my first Porsche” that they scrimped and saved for and have a hard time parting with it...especially since there is no real value in selling it.

The reach isnt ideal, but its not horrible... but the usage sucks.