Of course. It was an excuse to use tax money to prop up the then freshly tax-supported auto industry. Sadly, that industry was largely in Korea and Japan. Also to buy votes from the recipients of the government new-car bribe.

White midsize convertible somehow means interchangeable. Having driven both cars, allow me to point out a couple of tactile differences that should've changed things a bit:

It's an old Acura Integra sedan. Those 4-lug alloys look too Honda to me, but they clearly have something spelled out in the middle. The length of the door and direction of the cutline give it away as a sedan.

I wonder if this can go up, too.

Ugh. Please don't leave that here.

It may be higher than you'll "find most places in the US" because it is higher overall. The US octane ratings are different than those in Europe, making our 93 the equivalent of their 98. A few stations there sell 100 or more, but then I know where there's a Sunoco station here that sells 100 racing fuel. …

Thanks. That's a far more in depth explanation than I was able to quickly find online. That is a tiny hole, and if that really made a difference then there really were some issues with that design.

Thanks for the reply. I'm going to have to look into that because somebody must've made a few pretty poor design decisions for revving the engine in park to ruin it.

I'd like to know more about post emission test failures besides "yeah, it happened."

Here's to you, Monsieur Bollée.

It's never too late to talk about Florida, drugs, or masturbation.

The saddest part is that they did all that work without upgrading to the much stronger EFI HO engine or 5-speed manual. CP.

A: Ferrari still holding a grudge about the GT40?

Talk him down a bit=CP and I have to agree. That's just way too much. It's cool, but it's not that cool.

Did nobody check the CarFax before bidding? It's a theft recovery!

The one in a Blazer may have had the same metal skeleton as the Corvette one, but lacked the 'vette's leather wrap and much of its thickness. My dad owns an '86 Corvette (the year it actually got a little thicker), and its steering wheel is thick like motorcycle grips.

The Tech IV is horrid (and you get a clip in there of its terrible sound), but the looks of the Fiero are cute and clean, and I still think that the Fiero steering wheel was also nice.

It looks armored. If Florida mayors need protection on par with national level candidates, that's another reason why Bugs Bunny had the right idea all those years ago.

Volvo may have gotten better, but the Volvos that I'm talking about are several years newer than my car, and with similar mileage. I generally feel like European cars may seem nicer out of the gate, but don't last as long anymore. Folks there don't tend to keep an old car running as long as we do. That said,…

Take Volvo out of that group. I drive a '95 Cadillac, and its interior holds together way better than the rattly, squeaky, and fault-riddled Volvos that a friend of mine likes. Comfy seats, but disintegrating dash.