The boy's car on the day we were buying it. Kids. He's sitting in the background, both he and his girlfriend (at the time... he doesn't keep them long, lol) texting, I think. Although, in his defense, on that day he was texting and tweeting pics of his new ride to pretty much every living, breathing soul on the…

Thing is, this seller doesn't want $8k for it. There's one bid at 8 thousand that doesn't meet the seller's reserve. Time will tell but who knows WHAT the reserve is set at, and then after that the buyer can figure out *why* the seller apparently won't try and start it vaguely stating it "turns over freely" after he…

2009 RX8 R3, Velocity Red Mica. That's what I bought my boy for his first car. Which was a little ironic considering his mother drove a '93 RX7 R1 the entire time she was pregnant with him. Watching her waddle down into that car (and better back out) when she was 9 months along was HIII-larious. lol I see the…

You sir, are correct. Seems like everyone you saw was red/black/black. It's funny you say that, when I was typing my reply I thought the same thing. "My Miata"... red black black. Yeah buddy, you couldn't swing a dead cat and not hit a red Miata. lmao

Oh, and it's hardly "showroom quality" or whatever he tries to lead off the ad with. Scratches, dented fender, plastic rear window with bad spots, tires are dry rotted (along with most of the other rubber I'm sure) all to hell AND... what's this bullshit about "I only pulled the plugs and put marvel mystery oil in…

That is SO cool. I remember when those came out, my wife and I were just recently married, no kids and we wanted one of them so bad. Of course they were ALL priced with "ADP" on the sticker for thousands over MSRP sooooo, no Miata for us. I refused to pay over sticker. This car is probably the result of some…

Words of wisdom right there. Which was the point of Patrick's article. It's all about the sound.

Hey I did the same thing as a kid. Lmao. Maybe that's what it is now, karma biting me in the ass for the sins of the 6 year old me. Hehehehe

Exactly, nothing better than a lightly trafficked "driving road". Preach it brother!

Hey, don't get your panties in a wad, I wasn't insulting you OR "your car" if you drive one. Hell, I like 'em. I liked them new and I like them more now for the value they bring to the table. But, like them or not, they flopped. Period. Did they flop because of styling? Seems to be the popular consensus. I…

There are a lot of fleeting moments everyday that give me pause to realize all that I have and that I shouldn't be bitching about things that absolutely don't matter. Thanks for pointing that out... For most of us.

Careful with the Candy Crush jabs, I hear Ashley is kinda sensitive about that these days.

Seems like a lot of work, not to work. I used to just hide.

OH I'm sure my neighbors have pleeeeentyyyyyy of reasons to hate my crazy ass, but the exhaust mods? Nah. I'm pretty easy on the throttle whether it's in my neighborhood or anyone else's. I'm funny that way.

I have to agree with you, not flame you. You're right. Yeah, it had great underpinnings but that just wasn't enough to offset the "my secretary probably drives this car" styling... and I use the term "styling" loosely. It was bland.

I must concur with PG. Which, not coincidentally, is why an exhaust mod is almost always the first mod I make on my cars.

Well, I was going with my air-drums, but that's my point exactly. How you while away the seconds at an intersection is YOUR BUSINESS! No one needs to be peering into your inner sanctum.

I'm not sure if that's a compliment or insult! So, I choose it to be a compliment. Hey, I just like my privacy. Jammin out a little air-drum at a stoplight is my God given right as a driver. Window tinting on the side windows provides sufficient privacy from that angle, but from head on? Look away.. look away!

No doubt. If this were posted on Gawker there's already be a dozen or so posts pointing out it's underlying shame for centuries of "white privilege" (although I'm only mid-40's) manifesting itself as guilt in the present. That's why I try and stick to Jalop. *thumbsup*

The only problem I have with the original design is the rear facing seats. Here in South Texas it's not at all unusual to see a couple day-laborers sitting in the bed of a pickup going down the road in town (or on the highway for that matter but I'll explain...). Inevitably, I pull up behind that truck at a…