Why?

with a pit of mud in the middle? I doubt it.

Seatbelts must be worn. I will not go anywhere if your seatbelt isn't on, and if you don't want to wear it, you can get the fuck out of my car.

aural pleasures

Vote: French Press, don't care about the brand or construction. Grind it up, add 95*C water, wait, press, pour, enjoy.

I would totally get a pass on a bicycle superhighway if it went from near my home to near my work. That would be awesomesauce.

I don't. I pay 35 a month for ATT Uverse DSL, and 8 a month for netflix.

what April_N_ said. It's a quick car once it's moving, but it's not fast by any metric other than comparing it to a horse.

Mazda midsized SUV's are fast as shit. Faster than 90% of jalopniks cars. For no damn good reason whatsoever. They weigh nothing and have too much power.

Thats what i'm saying. If I was behind some crazed gunman that was shooting at police, I think I would at least consider bumping into the guy, especially if the cops weren't even out of the car.

boiling water is easier, so is cooking rice.

My pasta sauce contains no salt unless I add it... lolfoodnewb

Mansfield bars don't do anything. It's not like there's a shock or crumple zone to absorb impact energy. They just fold back and you smash your face into the bumper of the truck.

all 6 straps even.

Because the price of tires is the same on his internet as it is for my internet, and brake parts, and everything else...

HERP DERP INTERNETWIZARD

My original guess was a Toyota Sienna.

Choice of either the Mini Cooper or the Volkswagen Golf (rabbit/gti/whatever)

Maybe a mazda 3.

fuck that, pit rare.

I was assuming some light modifications and decent tires, so 17's with moderately good tires, still under a bill a tire, but that would include getting them mounted and balanced.

Brakes... well.. I can't justify buying the cheapest parts to do that job since they are the second most important part of the car (tires…

Find friends who are car people. They're generally nice enough to help you do work, and might have tools you don't have, and take payment in beer and food.

Before I had a garage (which meant a space to keep tools - so I could actually buy them) I would go to a fellow racers house and do work in his garage. I'd bring…