How did that parking lot work before COVID? Did they add that many people since then? Or possibly always had a good deal of remote employees?

2014 Focus ST with over 221k miles. Original clutch, original front brakes (rears were changed; yaw control ate ‘em). Original timing chain too, I admit. Also plenty of autocross runs under its belt.

That is a good-looking CUV that I didn’t know existed.

I remember that! It seems like no one should ever have to get into an unmarked police car. Too much possibility for kidnappers or other weirdos. I believe most (or at least come) forces will send a marked cruiser if you request it to be sure it’s real. Or I may have made that up in my head.

That’s infuriating.

White Dodge Caravan like this one in Virginia years ago. Didn’t recognize it at all until someone sped past it and got pulled over. Wake-up call for sure.

I see those pads on the seats and think geriatric person, and hopefully the car was babied and well cared for.

I had a 2005 ZX5 (also blue) and though it was an economy car I loved the way it drove. I always imagined what it would be like with another 70hp or so and all the handling bits, and always wanted to drive one. Congratulations on having had one!

WVredneck, I was just thinking the same thing. 

I wonder if anyone has figured out a workaround for these items. Are the shift linkages really a standard wear items? I have a Focus ST with 220k mi and it still shifts fine. Something specific to that car?

When I was a young’n, we used to have a downtown “avenue” where people came from all around to hang out on, race other cars, generally have fun. I remember there was a guy who had one of these who seemed a bit too old to be hanging out with us. The car looked cool, and had an air about it that made you think it was…

I bet that an LS will fit.

I don’t know if that’s a bad price, or if this is a suspicious price.

To be honest, the whole car could do well with being five percent more douchy than it currently is.

That’s pretty genius.

Are you sure those wheels are chromed OEMs? They look different to me. Even appear to be a larger diameter than stock.

Re: Reckless Teen Actually Apologizes, great story! I can’t help but assume that everyone else who read this (maybe of a certain age) pictured “Uncle Deadhead” to be Sam Elliot, circa Roadhouse age.

Now I’m noticing stake bodies in my internet car shopping distraction.

A little rougher but it’s a hard pass unless I convince him to throw in that dope steering wheel cover that he’s not including.

I thought the voice alerts came on the next generation SX? We had a hatchback of this generation and I don’t think it did it. My brother had the newer generation and it did.