As a big guy myself, I felt the need to respond to your comments regarding the Recaros. You may be a large person, but you are correct that there are humans even larger than yourself, and I’m likely one of them. I’m what you’d call a properly fat guy... 5'11", 350 lbs. But here’s my take on the Recaros in the Focus…

I casually just looked up the highest priced cars for sale on eBay right now, and no kidding, an Acura MDX is posted with a $1,000,000.00 price. I think that’s a no brainer winner.

Nice article Rafael. It hits on a couple things I've been talking about for years.

First, there is something great about a car like the BRZ that allows you to enjoy its abilities at much lower speeds. I get this from my FoST... I can drive and even hammer on the car a bit all day long and not really get into serious…

I beg to differ on a very pragmatic basis. In "real" sports cars, meaning those with manual transmissions, having an adequately audible exhaust note is essential to proper rev matching on downshifts. This is the exact reason I upgraded the exhaust on my '13 FoST. The Sound Symposer may have gotten a lot of praise…

Check out the Cobb or MBRP exhausts for the FiST. Both have a quality sound and aren't just loud for loud sake loud.

Apparently fairly limited in your ability to be either empathetic or sympathetic. But to answer your question, no, "pain and suffering" are not the same as depreciation. In legal terms, and in this particular context, I mean "pain and suffering" as grounds for seeking damages for emotional and mental distress caused…

Oh my f'ing lord... I did explain it, but you just won't get it through your oh-so-thick skull. Here it is in plain black and white:

THE DEALER SHOULD EAT THE DEPRECIATION TO HELP MAKE UP FOR WRECKING THE HOOPER'S CAR WHILE IT WAS IN THEIR TRUSTED POSSESSION BY ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.

They definitely have a moral and…

Why should the dealership eat the depreciation? REALLY??? How about because they TOTALED their f'ing car?!?!!! What is the value of the Hoopers' hassle, time, torment, disappointment, frustration, aggravation, patience? What about their time without the car itself? And what about their time with, their emotional…

Uh, that's bullshit. First, their car wasn't just ANY used car. Second, they're not just ANY kind of owners. Third, the car wasn't just out for ANY drive. And the crash wasn't under just ANY circumstances. This isn't a simple car crash. There is wrong-doing here... morally, if not legally. Now the dealership…

Love the car, always have... but that was some seriously hipster shit.

"Neutral: What Did Enthusiasts Get Right/Wrong? What cars did enthusiasts beg for that succeeded? What cars failed?"

Yes, Ford is finally reaching the place where many of us for many years begged them to go... in fact, it's been 18 years since they completely failed at this exact same thing. Remember the Merkur brand?…

Is it just me, or did anyone else flashback 30 years to the Dodge M4S Turbo Interceptor?

What about something like the one-of-14 1963 "Swiss Cheese" Pontiac Catalina?

I humbly submit a bit good ol' 'merican muscle for ya'll's consideration:

She's special... just like these folks...

Most overlooked, literally and figuratively: the windshield. We must not forget that cars started out without them simply because they weren't needed considering how slow cars were as "motorized carriages". The idea of adding a windshield seems so obvious... so essential... that it's totally overlooked. But there…

I just wish the hoax about bringing back AMC a number of years ago wasn't a hoax... I'd have driven the crap out of these, especially the Pacer:

One of those cars where white was essential to establishing their iconic status, the Sierra RS500 Cosworth:

Is that the exhaust? 暴走族 母犬!

Some of us did...