If other OEMs put the fuel tank underneath the front passenger seats like the Fit and HR-V, I’m sure they’d compare more closely to the Hondas. 

Not the spare, the normally-mounted tires don’t fit when the spare is in use, according to the comment.

Mazda CX-5 had a manual until this year, I think.

The pod racers were cool, and I spent a number of hours placing “Racer” at nearby electronics stores on their display models because I didn’t have a system (then) that could run it. That quote in the headline thought is cringe-inducing to no end, perhaps even worse now than then because you didn’t think tthe dialogue…

“There’s no replacement for displacement”

That’s precisely the point.

NC isn’t so bad. A bit bathtubish, perhaps, but there are much uglier cars, even amongst drop-tops, like the solstice, Solara, Murano CrossCabriolet, chevy ssr, Chrysler PT Cruiser convertible, etc.

Maybe the civilian was a “TopGun” fan and wanted to do his best impression of Goose?

If you like driving a gloss-plastic bathtub with an interior that get sticky in sunlight, then, yeah, I suppose these might be worth a look. They’re fairly awful in person. The sky looks better, but the solstice has always looked like a jelly bean on wheels that someone stuck beaver teeth on one end.

Wretched interiors, cracking plastics, and each one comes with admission into AARP. Bleh.

I’d like to recommend the “NC”(or “ND”) Mazda MX-5. It replaced the “NB” Mazda MX-5 Miata, which you’re confusingly opposed to. However, it’s clearly an MX-5, NOT a Miata. “Miata” doesn’t appear on the car or marketing materials. Maybe also not even on the Monroeney sticker. Remember, MX-5 Is Always The Answer... Hmm,…

Can we please refer the users of vapor-devices by the correct term? It’s vapist, not vaper.

Maybe they pulled them from the stick shift 6s people weren’t buying.

Being a Mazda in disguise helps a lot

Toyota must have discovered the Puerto Rico loophole folks were using to legally import Mazda2s.... On the plus side, the front ends are still exchangeable. 

Toyota patent, but a chevy s-10/gmc sonoma/Isuzu Hombre truck body..  WTF?

Not great. Turbos, every oil seal can and will leak (at work we call them the unholy trinity: Oil filter housing, oil pan, and valve cover), ignition coils, throttle body, thermostat, water pump, and so on. The interior feels quite dated and the coating on the buttons rubs away almost as bad as GM’s & VAG’s buttons…

Except for the last-gen full-size Bronco, I believe all Broncos (including the Bronco II) have had squared/trapezoidal wheel openings. Even the 2005 Bronco concept had them. That said, round wheel wells definitely look better.

To the Gallardo owner: Take it to CarMax for a free appraisal. Make sure to make an appointment online so they can designate a senior appraiser to it and not make you have to come back for one to be there. At the very least, you’ll get an offer that’s able to happen immediately, and even if it’s low, you know what you…

The 60-series cars are/were the last gen, since the new S/V60s are only recently arriving in the U.S.