Ignore the authors and buy a hatchback. It’s the second best car for dogs (behind a wagon) and is still fun to drive. I’d recommend a Mazdaspeed3. They only come in stick, are insanely fun to drive, and I guarantee it’s unique - lots of people have 3's, but very few have Speeds. Here’s a 2011 in San Antonio for $14k…

Thank you for proposing a hatch. Clearly none of the authors have owned a sedan and a dog. Anybody else riding in your car will hate the fact that your seats are forever covered in dog hair or you’ll end up hating yourself for putting in/taking out a seat cover every time you haul your dog. Hatchbacks or wagons are…

None of the above. California drivers (especially SoCal in particular) are just horrible at driving. Anything that’s not a flat, long freeway scares the jebus out of them.

You mean the TI-84? I remember Block Dude on the TI-83.

Alaska flights at San Jose and PDX regularly deplane from the rear.

Good point. Daily driving with transmissions in Sport is awful; I tried it in a loaner Mazda6 recently and it would only shift about 500 rpm from the redline. Very annoying unless you’re actually accelerating.

How else is he supposed to raise funding for the C-1?

Missing the driver’s meeting will actually hurt the race organizer, because I’m sure their own rules say he shouldn’t have been allowed to ride.

Leaving a sandbag off the track isn’t gross negligence. It’s not smart, but a reasonable person would assume that running off the track on a motorcycle at any track is going to cause injury, sandbag or not. A hazard on the track is 100% different than off.

This makes me miss Late Night with Conan.

I’d pick Edison, only because I’m assuming that means we can finally be rid of Trump’s personality and only left with his body, containing Edison’s mind. Though I’d rather have Tesla over Edison, also losing Trump should be considered a win. Thus, Edison is a win-win.

Do your own farts smell better in the Model 3 or a Prius?

Unless the crossover fad dies, we’re never going to get more than one or two moderately priced sport wagons in NA. Americans have proven time and time again they’re OK with anemic engines and medium to large-sized SUVs. I’m assuming BMW, Audi, Jag and MB can afford to offer true wagons because they make a ton of…

Can you even put chains on a BRZ? I would take my FWD MS3 up to the mountains with snow tires, but down here in Tahoe they require chains on non 4x4 vehicles in certain parts. I can’t fit chains due to wheel size and low clearance, so we end up taking our 15 year old Outback instead.

Of course, that’s coming from a person whose first time driving in real snow came on a frozen lake in the middle of nowhere.

Can we do a wagon round-up for MY 2018 one of these days? There’s a pretty decent lineup, ranging from the Golf Sportwagen all the way up to the E63 AMG. I’d like to see how the new offerings compare to used - I’m in the market for a new car, but am having a hard time deciding between New/Certified with the comfort of…

Yeah but the JB4 tune that gets you to 234 hp and 273 ft-lb is running 93 octane. With 91 the JB1 tune will get you up to 207 hp/238 ft-lb, which is definitely respectable, but it’s nowhere near the Jag’s factory 380 hp. You’re not going to ‘dust’ anyone with that kind of power, though it’ll make this totally…

Used CTS-V Wagons seem to fall nicely in between the Stinger and the Jag. Though I’m not sure someone looking at a $40k Kia will fork over $50k for 4-year old Cadillac with no warranty... I’d still take the Cadillac.

When I was in college and knew nothing about cars apart from what Top Gear showed me, I changed my own oil once. Didn’t reference a single piece of manufacturer material or ask anybody for help (my Uncle showed me once so I was an expert). I was successful, until about a week later when the car began running like…

Interesting. I lived in OR until I was 22 and we always used Les Schwab. I use America’s Tire Store in CA now because there’s no Schwab near me, but I always thought Schwab was a good place. I’ll have to revisit now that I’m older and actually own my car.