Fine by me, but hellhog asked concerning his own physique, and there are definitely some women who would be just as attracted to height vs. fitness. Both my sister and best friend are 6’ tall, and my spouse is 5’9”, and all three would pick a regular build, average or taller guy over a ripped short guy. Plus, having…

Yeah, I’d go used Cayman R over just about any other less than $100K, two-seater from the last decade.

Make it two.

How tall are you? Joe Dempsie is only 5'7.5", and he looks like he weighs less than 150lbs, so he’s probably not that impressive off-screen.

I’ve been driving a manual since the ‘90s. Obviously driving a basic manual isn’t rocket science, but when it comes to heel/toe shifting, left foot braking, etc. at the track, I’m still not exactly Ayrton Senna, so I like to safely practice that stuff when driving around on the street. I mean, I heel/toe shift after…

When I was a kid in the ‘80s, my neighbor bought a 944, which was probably the only Porsche in my entire city. Unfortunately, he replaced it with a 911 a little later, which fucked me. Had he stuck with the 944, that would probably also be my dream car, and I wouldn’t be gloomily looking at 911 prices all the time.

I think “everything” is still somewhat contextual. If not, then he could have also been referring to bicycles, which I still prefer in two-pedal form, myself.

I’m now realizing that you’re talking about an actual rig. You’re right, I haven’t driven one of those, and what you’re saying makes sense, but I think it’s safe to assume that Jamblastx wasn’t referring to professional truckers.  

I disagree. I lived in LA for years with a manual (and now happen to live in Portland,) and driving a stick gives me something to do in traffic, rather than being bored to tears.

“The heavy-duty workhorse that handles like a sports car” is basically the tagline for every dumb “sporty” SUV on the market, from Kia to Porsche.

I mean, I heel/toe everywhere from the race track to turning into the grocery store parking lot.  It’s all part of the fun.

“But my point is more in the vein of that in high torque, high weight cars where’s the benefit?”

It certainly does for me.  If I’m not shifting, even if it’s only to third, I’m not having fun.

Yeah, this shit is dumb. On a less expensive car, if they were guaranteed for 100,000 miles, then maybe.

Ugh. I’m with Patrick on this one. The stripes on the new one visually reshape the car a bit, which is a good thing for this body style. That gray one looks like it has third party aero, which doesn’t help.

Yeah man, when I first bought the car, the headlights weren’t sealed properly and took on water. The dealer charged my CarMax warranty $6k to replace the two headlights and a control module, and they negotiated it down to $4500. I can only imagine what these new laser units cost. Crazy.

They’re like thousands a piece in my 7 year old 135i!

The old adaptive (just left-right) headlight units on my 7 year old BMW are over $2K each. Some of these laser-style headlights must be a fortune. 

Yes, but, no, it’s Kelly Bundy.

I’ve personally always preferred alphanumeric code car names vs. proper words.