No hat tip to Rob for making the same observation in last Tuesday’s NPoND?

I owe you an apology, I read the comments for a long time and conflated some of those with your article. What you wrote was very balanced and fair.

David, you’re better than this. Unless you think that lawmakers are going after redneck white kids in their 20's for some reason, there’s just no evidence at all that this is racially motivated. You’ve been spending too much time with your fellow writers who seem hellbent on turning every situation into a political…

My 250 lbs 6'5" highschool-aged brother used to fit fineish in my dad’s first and second-gen Miatas. I mean, he had to tuck his knees under his chin but they still made it work. My dad was 6'-2" and 260 lbs at the time so just imagine the two of them crammed into a 95' burgundy (with a tan top) M-Edition.

You and I have very different definitions of “blast.” Yes, I’ve driven one. 

The high - mid level optioned Camry take is wrong.

Any entry-level BMW, Mercedes, or Audi.

Not a slide show?

The only thing that brings me joy when I see that, is knowing that they’re sending their turbos to an early, expensive grave. And wiping their warranty in the process, if it has warranty.

You should go into severe denial about it. That’s how my in-laws rationalize rolling coal.

That cloud of smoke is sickening. I'm no crazy environmentalist, but damn that's a lot of particulate matter. 

Safety blankets are for pussys bro. My flat bill and Oakleys will protect me from metal shards good enough.

It seems like if your whole deal is pushing engines to the point of catastrophic failure, you should, you know, prepare for that catastrophic failure. 

Now ... if only this would happen to every other coal-rolling assclown out there.

So...Much...Bro...Power...

I always go by the octane recommended in the car’s manual. At least that what I’ve always been told to do. Anything else is a waste of a very limited and polluting resource - since it takes more petroleum to produce higher octane fuel.

Seriously, the Suburban of all things would probably run fine on goat piss. 

There should be a whole article on those who use mid-grade (89 octane). Literally nobody uses that. We need to understand these people.

Even the article image shows that button new and shiny.

Can you camp out at a gas station, and interview the first person who uses 89 octane?

If your engine is naturally aspirated and not high compression, running anything other than the recommended 87 is throwing money away. It’s that simple.

Sorry Liz, but Chris is wrong. Engines are designed to run on the recommended octane rating, no more no less. Getting premium gas when the engine doesn’t call for it is simply a waste of money and yields little, if any, benefits.