One can get a job in the auto industry without working for a major manufacturer up in Detroit — I mean, there are many suppliers of automotive systems and components, such as ZF Friedrichshafen. ZF transmissions go into models from Honda/Acura, Land Rover, Chrysler (including Hellcat), Porsche, Maserati, Aston Martin,…

Pfft mine has no torsen, and it's only a 214k mile 1.6, and it's nothing but fun. It's all in how ya drive it!

At 24 I own a 1990 Miata in mariner blue and enjoy it more than I would ever enjoy a 250 — mainly because I would spend every waking minute worrying about it.

Thing is, for a bit more you could have a rwd S14...clean, non-drifted examples are out there, believe it or not...

Yeah there's a guy who brings one of these to the local C&C event. It's pretty funky for sure!

This happened in August of this year:
On a section of highway with little traffic density, I approached this guy from behind in the left lane, with a speed differential of approximately walking speed — so I wasn't flying up on him or anything. He had to have seen me approaching, but initially he didn't seem want to…

His heart's in the right place. I mean, at least he is self-aware enough to know that he doesn't really deserve these kinds of handouts, and it sounds like the car was a gift rather than something he asked for. Only a complete imbecile would say "no" to a free new Porsche that is offered, but he seems to know there is…

The more the merrier — start planning/preparing for next Spring's event! Also, the organizers are open to suggestions for new hillclimb locations, so if you know a nice section of twisty mountain road in the southeast — preferably dead-end or rarely traveled — let's hear it.
http://www.dragonhillclimb.com/

I was there!

The Aston and the Challenger Hellcat and a bunch of other cars (some exotic, some boring) use ZF's 8HP series transmissions, but the car companies slap on techy or historical names like "Touchtronic III" and "TorqueFlite" for marketing purposes. Ok, it's not that simple, but it bugs me that the car companies often…

My Miata's tach needle was stuck behind the post, and I fixed it by revving to high rpm. Italian tune-up FTW.

What kind of idiot would steal a practically worthless car? Then again, I guess that seems about right for Pelzer.

Left lane hoggers who intentionally keep even with a slow-moving right lane vehicle for the express purpose of blocking the road are the worst. When the slow right-lane vehicle tried to remedy the situation by speeding up/slowing down, the left lane vehicle would adjust his speed to match. Eventually I got a chance to…

Yeah, it's probably a good thing Floridians didn't get their hands on the 'Ring.

What you should do is make a list in terms of $/(lb/hp).

I guess you could say the authorities found their in-tire stash. punpunpunpunpun

Rain-X handles most rain, except for fine mist and ultra-hard downpours., as klurejr said.

What women say they want: =
What many of them seem to really want: >=

If they really want to be treated no different because of their gender, they need to accept equally good treatment along with equally bad treatment. What Richard said was, well...petty. But the comment wasn't inherently sexist, so it seems he's only…

Anyway, now that we've both made our positions and perspectives clear, I'm not going to respond to future replies. You've said your piece, and I've said mine; I suspect that continuing this conversation much further will only confirm Godwin's Law and make us both look more like idiots.

I'm not sure what you found insulting, unless you think being called a fanboy is insulting, but hey — if the cap fits, wear it. You did call yourself a "Ferrari fan(atic)" after all, so no point in taking offense. The comment did come across as arrogant, since it gave the impression that you think McLaren will not…