It’s slightly raised hatchback Corolla. Not an amazing car but if that’s what expect from it it’s going to be a very functional and reliable car, especially for the money. Not sure why this is a surprise.

Mom had a few cars I wouldn’t mind owning. My grandfather sold Chryslers which had a big impact on what she owned. (Pictures not of her actual cars)

I’ve done that a few times with the rx7 and always felt a little weird. Then one day at Lowe’s I saw a couple picking up lumber with two Integras and knew I wasn’t the only one.

I’m turning toward not wasting my time, but given the choice of spending a few grand or plying friends with beer and pizza and driving myself I chose the latter.

My RX7 can carry a surprising amount of stuff, nothing Earth shattering but somehow more than my Civic coupe and if it’s just boxes it’s not far off from a Jeep Renegade. Having a hatch definitely makes a big difference. The Renegade wins as soon as you hook up a uhaul trailer though.

For me not A, but you’re right about B. At least since I stopped playing hockey I don’t have to cut the calluses off every few weeks, but I could use a good pedicure.

I’ve had the same experience over more years of driving. In an emergency I’d rather have my huge feet than even bigger shoes that are more likely to hit multiple pedals.

I have better pedal control barefoot and wouldn’t have a problem getting out of my car barefoot emergency or not. As far as wearing flip-flops I can run faster, forward or backward, than most people can in sneakers. I’m definitely not going to start wearing track shoes everywhere so I can run a 400 a few seconds…

I’ve been driving barefoot in the summer for almost 20 years and never once had my foot slip off a pedal, hit 2 pedals, or stub a toe. I have had a foot slip while wearing shoes and in boots have to be very mindful of my feet to avoid hitting 2 pedals at once. But, I’ve also had a lifetime of going barefoot anywhere I…

Both. I don’t have a spouse and tell myself the same lie, then spend 2 hours wrenching and 4+ hours driving back and forth to buy tools and parts.

Definitely. In my cases the engines like to rev high because they breath better up there. The rotary would be happy until around 8500, and far more if balanced right, if the turbo could keep up.

Both the Civic’s 1.8 and the rx7's 13b start to beg for more at that point. Neither engine begs for help unless it’s under 2k.

One of them is. At 3500 it’s happy cruising and just a dip in the loud peddle to hit boost. Much lower and I’d need to downshift to get power, but above 3k I can just tip in a bit and pick up speed. Thankfully the exhaust doesn’t drone.

It would be now, but it sounds about right for 2001.

Not many people will defend the 200. It’s objectively a terrible car.

I had a 200 rental car too and was amazed that it handled like a late 90s Chrysler minivan. I never thought much of my Chrysler Cirrus, but after almost 20 years of development couldn’t believe they had made its replacement worse.

I thought it was a pretty bad idea when it was released. Teenage me couldn’t help but see it as a direct competitor to the 350z which cost far less, had more power, presumably better reliability, and better styling.

Seriously. I’ve always thought of the merger as a way for Daimler to continue selling old Mercedes chassis designs until they couldn’t make money off of them anymore.

I wouldn’t call my 97 Cirrus an industry standard but I was surprised when a recent 200 was worse other than the styling. I hated the KJ but the KK wasn’t horrible, neither was really a good replacement for the XJ though.

What do most people consider normal for 80? I have 2 cars that turn around 3500 at 80 and it doesn’t bother me.