I think that’s part of what bothers me. The fact that so many people buy something based on an image they really have no interest in living up to. The fact that manufacturers play to that poseurism pisses me off.

When there is no one else to ruin it, I couldn’t agree more.

For me, driving my fun car in boring situations is sorta like torture. I literally get anxiety from having to drive slow because of other people, and then I get angry.

The problem in my area is that even though traffic isn’t that bad, there’s always someone in the way to ruin the drive. If it’s not slowbies riding the brakes of their luxury SUVs on every downhill in the canyons, it’s some spandex-clad dick on a bicycle. It gets frustrating.

Thanks!

Fair enough, but you’re obviously into cars. Most people aren’t.

NA6 Miata on FM springs/sways, Bilstein HDs, and poly bushings.

I’ve experienced that engine in an IS350. Dear god, it’s sweet.

I daily drive a modded NA. And while I love it for leisure drives, it can be frustrating to drive when I’m constantly stuck behind slowbies. The car just wants to play. It’s like a puppy tugging at the leash.

The truth is, most driving is boring these days, regardless of what you’re driving. The daily traffic-riddled commute, popping out for groceries, etc. I do those things in a highly entertaining car, and they still aren’t exactly what I’d call fun.

I want a fucking car. Right. Fucking. Now.

No, I’d put it in something lighter. Something that doesn’t have a shitty strut front-end.

Most Sterlings didn’t survive long enough to have a second owner.

What a waste ... of a perfectly good Chevy small-block.

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Probably the fact that it drove better than the previous generation 200, which was a subterranean bar to hurdle considering the previous 200 felt like a Radio Flyer powered by an Iron Duke.

That angle totally matches their etching.

Thanks for the re-clarification.

No, literally fell apart. There was one teeny tiny screw holding the thing together, and it worked itself out like a pair of cheap glasses.

I don’t typically buy car-branded merch, but I did buy a Mazda-branded keyring once. Piece of crap fell apart in less than a year.