Gee, a brand new car is quicker than one that debuted at the end of 1992? You must be so proud. 

Lol, “Extender” is a pretty appropriate name for a pickup truck. 

I don’t have any sympathy for the neighbors or the township. He had cars on his own property out in BFE. The neighbors need to mind their own business, and the township shouldn’t have this kind of power to dictate what a person does on his or her own land. 

So, then, how much advocacy was there for birth control and comprehensive sex-ed in public schools at this little gathering? I mean, if they really are serious about stopping abortion from a non-religious perspective, surely that should be part of their pitch, no?

The phrase “inappropriate ownership” seems to apply to all the mother characters in this film. They seem to think of their sons almost as property.

Yeah, but it’s also when the weather in Texas is almost kinda-sorta bearable. 

Putting the “Fiat” in Fiat Chrysler, I see. 

If I bought a Corvette, I think it might be fun to embrace some of the stereotypes. Grow out my mustache again, wear a gold chain, collect Hawaiian shirts...

Wasps are among the many things I don’t miss about living in Texas. 

I’m willing to bet there are still some Chrysler 200s left on rental lots, and that’s what I’d nominate. I rented one of those for a road trip up to Lake Nacimiento, and it struggled to get up the big hill north of SLO while maintaining freeway speed. I’d seriously take a Versa over another one.

Ah, too bad he didn’t fall in. 

A couple of my car-enthusiast friends with nice cars drive beater Corollas as dailies. They actually like having a car that’s just basic transportation that doesn’t need much attention to keep running, and that they won’t care too much about if it gets dinged by shopping carts. 

And I’d take the Corolla over it because I don’t want a turbocharged engine.

Having a gasoline car will probably end up being like having a horse. It’ll be considered a recreational item, mostly for the well-off. I don’t think it’ll happen as soon as Leno does, but it probably will happen within my lifetime.

You seem like an intelligent and reasonable person, and I don’t want to offend you.

Surprised the Monte Cristo didn’t make an appearance. 

It’s German, so, Pipe by default.

I have a terribly uncreative idea: I would restore it as needed, maintain it as needed, and drive it until I got bored of driving it.

It’s not that I love the Miata so much.

If you’re comparing stock vs. stock, the Boxster’s biggest advantage is the grip offered by its stock tires. Porsche fits the Boxster with wide, sticky, expensive tires. Mazda fits the Miata with more modest tires. So yeah, a stock Boxster can carry a lot of speed through the corners. But a used one on cheap tires…