You, sir, are the type of guy who gets what money is supposed to be used for.

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Edit: That should read “944 Turbo S or regular 944 TURBO with a chip.”

Think of it as the Porsche version of McLaren’s Senna.

This, and I’d add that there’s also a lot of kit specifically to support LS swaps. I’m planning on building a 944 very much like the one in Steph’s article, and the fact that I can get all the motor mounts, bellhousing, headers etc. pre-made from Renegade Hybrids really helps.

928's make decent race cars once you strip out the interiors, sound deadening, and luxe gadgets. You can get them down to about 2700 lbs with cage if you’re serious. But I still would start with the 944 as your platform: They’re much less complicated, and not just in the sense of 4 cylinders vs. 8. The 928's wiring…

I feel personally attacked by this relatable comment. I am not ready to admit defeat on either of my two non-running project cars, however.

I don’t know a ton of Wrangler drivers, but all the ones I know actually drive them off road.

I saw that Rothmans-livery Cayenne tootling around Monterey, and was not immune to its charm.

That might be the right answer. The GTI has been really good to her and she wouldn’t mind signing up for 3 more years of the same.

I am deeply saddened to report that my wife has succumbed to the automatic Borg. She now has a 35-mile commute and has declared that unless she buys her GTI when the lease is up, her next car is an automatic.

True. But a 911 is still a 3250-lb car, 3050 lbs in GT3 trim. They’ve gotten bigger, but weight is still where it was with the last air-cooled cars in 1995. That’s remarkable.

I’m with Stef. Porsche is making the most usable mixed track / street cars in the world right now, and has been since the 997 GT3. Ferraris set fast lap times in magazines, but go to a regular ol’ trackday and you’ll find that they succumb to heat soak long before the Parsh brigade.

Facebook at least connects you with people you like. Twitter connects you with people you hate, and who hate you.

Even I think he should stop tweeting, and I’m pro-Tesla stock on the fundamentals and strongly pro-Elon generally.

Having owned an Elise and cracked the clamshell, I can say firsthand that *is* enough to total it out if the clam is deemed irreparable.

Ummmm., no. Honda’s had much better panel gaps, much better paint quality. They also had design that felt higher quality - look at the smoother transition where the hood, door, and A-pillar come together on an 80's Accord. Now zoom in on that area in the picture of that Dodge Aries. The Dodge has a jog in the door…

Agree, and add that the ‘87-89 Accord Coupe was beyootiful. A regular-person’s 4-passenger car with the low nose of a Ferrari and a greenhouse that could have been styled by Bertone.

So, if you want a new rear-wheel drive, manual transmission sedan, your choices are .... nothing.

Well, you’re right and I’m wrong. It looks like they offered it for a couple of model years but no longer for 2018. https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2018-jaguar-xe-in-depth-review-engine-and-transmission