@LS1RX7owen: Yeah, and when HF starts selling them, you can bet all the snobs out there will tell you not to get one, warning you, "This chinese crap will only last you 20ish cylinders, and then don't come crying to us."

@Skink: I read this in my (jewish) grandmother's voice.

We spent the day packing and planning. 8000 miles of driving, 13 days. We had maps, printouts, a gps, a few hundred dollars, and plastic to pay for gas. His accord only had 185000 miles on it. Barely broken in. The crack across his windshield had grown from just a tiny scratch, to almost completing its journey.

@mr_dude: poorly. luckily for me, replacing the top on a first-gen miata is not the end of the world, financially or labor-wise. Of course, a top manufactured in the last decade might survive better.

For $7000, you can pick up a classier car, a cooler car, or a faster car. This car is absent the first, aging for the second, and questionable for the third.

@Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Had he done the coolant reroute? Mostly harmless curiosity, or at least that's what I tell my wife every time she suspects I am looking at forced induction.

@NigelAstydameia: I came here to claim the same for my '87 Supreme (brougham!). It took two cranks to start every morning, but it was always the same two cranks. Damned boat ran like a charm for me until I sold her for way too much to a delightful young latino lad looking to build up a ride to complete with his…

This is a terrible idea. The rally fighter might eventually sell a few units. A hunting/fishing rig for the south? Every self-respecting Texan will stick with their $500 suburban/bronco/jimmy on swampers and a rattlecan camo paint job.

My wife's accord has been good to me so far. The Vehicle Speed Sensor went out at ~104k, and once the guy with the riced out junker at autozone pointed me at the stupid thing (buried about arm deep in the engine bay), it was a 60-second job.

@IDreamofEVO: Yes, but if my calculations are right, the base model Camry will have a 4-cylinder pushing 680hp/550tq, 36 airbags (standard, more in the options), a robotic nanny that tells you when you corner too fast, an 11-speed auto trans, automatic red-light braking, and it will be twice as charming as your…

Looking at the Ford site, it doesn't seem like there's a MT option. Unfortunate, but if they can get that transmission sorted, maybe excusable.

@Ben Wojdyla: This is what I thought, which is why I don't worry so much about modern trikes. I suppose with a vehicle like the peardrop, tipping over in a corner is probably the least-deathtrap-y thing about it.

One of the things that always bothers me about a 3-wheeled vehicle, and hopefully someone with more experience on odd numbers of wheels can help me out:

Ironically, the only part that eased the anger was when the miata was being hooned. I guess since that's pretty much how I treat mine, I feel like it's ok.

@koolykool44: but not with THEIR toys. If someone came into your house and started schtupping your wife, how would you feel?

@Kiba Stryker: To each their own. I know I'd be pleased as punch to see either in my driveway tomorrow, and I'm betting there's not a jalop here who feels different.

@brandegee: But it's not light ENOUGH. As an NA owner, it's my duty to complain about the model bloat that's gone on with the miata over the last generation.

@Kiba Stryker: Better is the wrong word to use, when it comes to Evo/WRX. In my mind, they're aimed at slightly different markets. For a daily driver, I'd take the subie over an Evo, no questions asked. And since I don't have the money to buy either of them new, you can bet I don't have the money to have a…

@Axel-Ripper: I feel that pain. Around these parts, DUI income started to drop (darned college kids are getting wise to the scam) so the cops started cracking down on drunk walking.

@BigEngineSmallCar: The problem with the H2, IMNSHO, wasn't people like you. People like you are the reason vehicles like that should exist. The reason I hate every H2 I see on the road is that 99% of owners don't ever use it. It's a landboat, and the closest they get to "offroad" is accidentally mounting the poor…