One thing I think people overlook is for a given job, there is a lot of movement you can make doing that job if you are absurdly good at it, ensure others know you are absurdly good at it, and position yourself to earn more.

I don’t disagree. But in exchange for improving margins on your low margin vehicles, you’re losing the enthusiast customers that buy your highest margin vehicles. Short term more money, but the people who influence others to care about your brand jump ship, and eventually people will want what those trendsetters…

How many people buy a car with no options at all?

I believe the Cordoba sold in larger numbers, so they’d be easier to find. I can’t imagine there being a ton of surviving slant-six Miradas. They flopped hard in their day. I’m aware of CMXs being collectible since they’re such an oddity.

You’ll not find a CMX. What you *want* is the slant-six. Yes. That hateful thing. For a LeMons race it’s a boon, because it’ll last. Granted, it makes -4HP, but odds are you can’t kill that hateful piece of crap (nor the 3AT).

I’m more looking forward to the NISMO Quest.

It’s no different than the “personal luxury coupe.” The original Personal Luxury Coupe that truly coined the term was the 1955 Ford Thunderbird. Looks, a V8, removable hardtop, tuned for comfort, etc. It was nice, something you wanted, but not something everyone could afford.

On a midengine car that’s a bit of a packaging nightmare depending on the design of the rear suspension. Plus health and safety reg annoyance.

That episode and the one where they sail the Toyota across the English channel are I think my favorite all-time episodes of Top Gear. They both felt properly epic, had good reviews, non-boring guests, etc.

If a buyer buys the Camaro because it is tens of thousands of dollars cheaper, 99% of those buyers bought it because the GT4 isn’t in their budget.

>Done right, it could have been a Cayman GT4/Camaro fighter.

Torch was detailing his plans to raise cheese weasels. I never knew you could raise weasels on a diet of cheese alone, but there it is!

Yep, but from where I come from, RTR stands for “Ready to Run.” In R/C, it’d be for cars that came pre-assembled and not in kit form. Charge up the battery pack, put in some fuel (for nitromethane cars) and off you go.

A different but similar incident that comes to mind is the man that died in his Corvette in a parking lot (heat stroke I believe). I believe the battery died and he either didn’t have a cell phone or forgot it in the restaurant he was at (and others in the parking lot apparently didn’t notice his cries for help). …

Especially if it’s the 2.7L. ~4000lbs with about 190HP I think.

Someone I worked with bought a Ford Flex. Same engine. He didn’t tow, but for him, the difference in highway MPG (just commuting and hauling around kids) between 87 octane and 93 octane was 7MPG. When he switched, he also noted the Flex no longer seemed like a dog, which is no surprise because it was no longer…

If your car is turbocharged, running 87 will result in your car pulling timing to avoid detonation. Not only will your car make noticeably less power, its fuel efficiency will drop enough to counter the savings when you fill up (and will just run rich).

Yep. Thermal management is one of the biggest issues right now.

Save the R129s!

COTD. Right here.