Right. Teenage me would have been aghast at current car prices. 

Fair enough - its just hard for me to wrap my old brain around a ton and a half Corolla.

The Morizo shaves off more than 100 pounds compared to the 3,252-pound Core

Because Daimler looted Chrysler’s pension fund and cast the carcass off on Cerberus to kill it in its sleep. If it wasn’t for the government’s last second intervention to save the company, all there’d be of Chrysler was a smoking crater and some memories.

I unapologetically love this and would love to have one. I would comfortably ride around with a shit-eating grin on my face always

You don’t. I think a 392 Hemi in a non-Bubba package is kinda awesome.

It’s essentially a well equipped scat pack charger with a bit more “luxury” details with the leather seats. Price seems right when that is considered.

Well, it is not a 70-year production run, but quite close at 67.

Something has broken in my head when I see a $55k MSRP, and think it seems reasonable. I guess it just feels less ludicrous than most car prices I see these days.

Wise, very wise.

A cheap dedicated track car will run circles around any daily driver/track car all day long.  Plus as you said if you break it, your not screwed out of a car for daily use.

yeah, Evo’s are a lot more track capable than what I had stock. But....

Don’t get an S2000 unless you want to keep it clean and treat it as an investment - the Toyota 86 (or any of its other badged names) is the answer. A stock FRS drives better on track than my S2000 did when it was stock, plus S2000s are appreciating so rapidly that you’ll feel bad beating on it on the track and…

My advice

2012 to 2013 Mustang GT Coupe with a 5.0 liter Coyote engine making a reliable 412 bhp, six speed manual with a nice cue-ball shifter.

You kid, but the Pacifica is very good and does very well, and I’m not sure how rebranding it would impact sales . It’s basically its own brand now.

More than anything, the biggest change is how much higher the belt line is (scale is as close as I can get with MS Paint). It adds a ton of visual mass over older trucks.

After 18 years and 190k miles that plastic interior has held up really well in my 04 Canyon 5cyl. Most reliable vehicle I’ve owned.

This coupe may be the handsomest iteration of that platform. Just crisp and nicely proportioned.

The Lesabre pulled off their appearance-only package much better. I guess this is their “midsize” offering in comparison to the regal? I never quite understood the different GM cookkie cutters.