1st Gear:

I thought Toyota engines are supposed to run forever just on oil changes. Is this a lemon if the head gasket went?

And there are also many of those who do not. I once had to schlep around three kids and a dog. That doesn’t last forever. The vast majority of younger people live by themselves, and yet I see them in either an SUV or pickup.

Wimp.
My parents instilled the fear of the backhand if we ever misbehaved on long road trips.

Which was also clearly stated in the rant.

IKR. I try to kill the planet as much as I can as well. This way my brat kids won’t have to worry about their brat kids being brats in the back seat.

What’s wrong with a minivan?

No offense, but I don’t think this article is aimed at you, Mrs. Partridge.

Yeah, you’re definitely gonna need that bigger car.

I keep telling my wife that the only reason I want a 4C is because anything larger is just too gangly and unpractical. I mean really... A backseat? What am I a bus? I swear it has nothing to do with wants.

My wife and I have two vehicles: a 2016 Mazda6 i Touring and a 2013 Mazda CX-5 Sport. We have one child, a son, and he is seven-weeks-old as of today.

I agree 100%. I don’t understand why everyone thinks they need a big car.

Pretty sure the 2017 Miata does not look like the 2009 Miata.

I agree. Once the coal industry gets back up to speed in a dozen or so sparsely-populated counties in bumpkinland it will certainly raise the standard of living across the nation.

Yet this one isn’t nicely done. Ratty seat, no HVAC at all, and the sloppy stickers that have no business being there in the first place. That’s time and money to get the frankencar out of it and get it right.

The expensive one has a 427 LS7 and the car is in, literally, perfect condition with lots of other high performance parts.

Right... like even if you modify a base Mustang GT to be faster then a Shelby... it still is not a Shelby...

M badges on non M cars, Shelby badges on non Shelby Mustangs, even Type-R badges on Civics irk me

Yeah, the color scheme is homage. People in the know would spot the lack of badging and respect it for what it is. Making it look ‘real’ with the badges is just faking it. If you took this to cars n coffee a Mustang would T-bone you on general principles.

It’s not even an homage. It’s just a beat-up old Nova with a 396 and a four speed. And a badly-applied sticker kit.