Remember what George Carlin said:

Great shot. Eau Rouge? Oh yes!

My buddy had an Integra GSR. He used it to tow an enclosed go kart trailer to the kart track. He truly believed the redline was his best friend in the whole world, especially when towing a boxy trailer behind him. He sold that car with 160K on it, still reving the snot out of it.

The funny thing is, in the second year of production they actually moved the rev-limiter down below the horsepower peak (which was about 4 rpm shy of the redline) in order to preserve the engine a bit. So, when you shifted, it'd fall below the cam-change point (VVT-i). Fun stuff.

Actually, it was functional! It diverted cooling air down towards the firewall. The exhaust manifold was very close, and very toasty. I believe the scoop on the Neon SRT-4 served the same purpose.

"I almost prefer it in the nude..."

Yes, when we lived in MN, the wife and I talked about "sacrificial cars" so that our BMW would live...

A car is overpowered when the chassis and/or brakes can't take the power. I have a 1957 Beetle. When I first got it, it was turbocharged. The body had stress cracks near the doors. It still had 4-wheel drum brakes. It ran the quarter in 13.6 @ 103. That car, with "only" 230 who was overpowered.

Again, everyone will complain about this and try to ponder why an 80K maintenance check costs more than their 237K mile Civic did. Tavarish's advice is only for the folks who want to own these cars, not Clinton-era Camrys. You, too, can own these cars in two easy steps: One: let a real estate executive swallow the…

Dusty,

Yes, this is the answer. I have a friend who has two uncle who were life-long mechanics. Years ago, they would rebuild an alternator or a sticking brake caliper. Now, they swap the component with a re-manufactured one. The economies of scale mean that its cheaper to rebuild 1,000 alternators in a factory elsewhere…

You really got me with all of these puns. But, I'm willing to bet the car would work to pull girls in better than Spanish Fly.

Oh, I get that. But the vehicle being "caught" in public today just seems too coincidental. Like a starlet with a new album being "caught" not wearing panties getting out of a limo...

All Hail Lucas, Prince of Darkness!

Am I the only one who finds it odd that Tesla's earnings fall short of expectations and then, all of a sudden, boom, an upcoming product is seen the wild? I'm not a conspiracy guy, but I know how to work the PR angle...

And while we're on the MINI/Mini point, this advice also applies to Mexican VW Beetles ("Old Beetles?") made until 2003.

Thank you.

Remember, kids. It was assembled once. Therefore, it can be disassembled and reassembled. And, EVERYTHING but rust can be unbolted.

Direct from Mooneyes. I think it was mooneyes.co.jp (They are made in Japan by a company called Speed Masters I think). Google 4x100 Mooneyes and I bet they'll pop right up.

Yes, the wheels are 17" Mooneyes wheels in a 4x100 (stock Miata) pattern. We think that they were originally intended to be early water-cooled VW or 914 wheels, but they worked in our application.