You know, that's not half bad! I'd hoon that.

Agreed. Even replacing those tail lights wouldn't be enough to improve the rear end...

cannot unsee dammit!

I use a can of compressed air instead of a spray bottle of water. Less mess, just as effective, kitties fear the hiss of the compressed air.

I agree with you. The direction of the company #SkyActivEveryDamnCar seems to clash with the enthusiast demand for an AWD turbocharged monster Mazdaspeed3. The conundrum seems to have stalled their design and production teams since we've not seen the MS3 get redesigned yet.

Glad you pointed that out. I'd be perfectly happy with the 2.5L skyactiv platform (if it came with a manual) as a mid-tier step between the base Mazda3 2.0L and the all out Mazdaspeed3. The exclusion makes no sense to me at all, especially with the long delay of a next gen MS3.

Seconded. I watched a punk in a civic si harassing a lady in a camry the other day and my eyes were like O_O when she pulled ahead of him at the next light and cut him off to avoid having to stop beside him again.

I used to work for Scotiabank, glad to see they are still doing well!

I often get this when I do stewed meat in the slow cooker. The only thing I could think of at the time was to use a turkey baster to extract the oil from the surface and deposit it in a cup/bowl off to one side. I might try the paper towel trick to get even more oil absorbed though. Thanks LH!

kinda gives hope that the aftermarket could provide the necessary parts (race cams and high compression pistons) eh?

also a good choice!

Miata Is Always The Answer:
2015 Miata for daily driver and/or night time romp. I will assume $35,000 since its not official yet. Daily driver doesn't need more than 2 seats anyway. Fuel economy would be a welcome bonus.

I had a Sierra ghia (4dr, non cosworth) it was a turd. The one you pictured though, was droolworthy back in the day! I think you might want to modernize your dream garage a bit though.

MR2 has my vote! I nearly bought one on two separate occasions but bad road quality in my hometown made me reconsider :-/

Dammit Pam, now I can't unsee that!

Funny you mention it, at one point I did! My cousin was finishing up school and decided to live with us and pitch in a bit for monthly expenses. That was very helpful at the time. She's moved away now and I'm not really interested in roommates unless they are family :-/

I don't need a Fiesta ST fighter, but, how about a 3dr variant?

Thanks. The silver lining is that we got a good interest rate, fixed for 30yrs, and the house has already gone up in value by 20k according to zillow.

THAT is very interesting. The CX5 platform is pretty good (but I'm biased since I drive one).

I wish I had given more thought to this topic 14 months ago when my wife and I bought our house. We are both post grad and employed, no kids yet (unless you count the two cats) and went from a 1000sqft apartment to a 2200sqft 4bd 2.5bth. Why so large? Parents helped us a bit with the down payment and encouraged us to…