Yup. I have a 2007 s2000 and it’s unkillable. Possibly the most reliable car I’ve ever had, maybe in 2d place next to my old ‘95 accord. Not the most practical car ever, but the best at two things: reliable, and driving experience. The s2000 driving experience/ driving dynamics is more rewarding than wrx, m3, m5, e39…

Funny, because Regular Car Reviews just covered this car (the Scion equivalent) and declared it un-tunable.

This entire subject is a big pet peeve of mine. It’s one reason I won’t even consider a number of new cars that otherwise might be on my radar. I had a Dodge Challenger rental recently. It wasn’t horrible, but for rear visibility. Will never buy one.

Chevy Beretta much?

I can’t tell this car from the one in the article immediately below this one.

So would “light, fast, cheap—pick two.”

My 1985 MR2 agrees with everything in your article.

Okay, here’s my third and final answer:

Here’s my alternative answer:

First gen NSX (my personal dream car, would use for some track days)

I wonder if the accident report describes the skid marks at the scene of that crash, because there were definitely some skid marks.

I get it wrong some times—tire over the white line or something—but I back out and repeat, slow down and take a deep breath, do-over, and don’t stop working on it until I have it right. I do not get out of mis-parked car.

These results please me. Not perfect, but pretty damn good. The Cayman has already been at the top of my list.

Anyone who takes their motorcycles on the ‘ring, crashes, and then nuts up and writes about it frankly and openly on the internet is a much bigger man than me. No shame. Seriously, no shame at all. Tell us your story.

“5W-20" or “P215/60/R16” badges on the car...

I’m going to echo what s38junkie said. Can we get over this limp fallacy that only AWD cars can drive in a snowstorm? Even without snow tires, most people live in cities and suburbs that get plowed. Take the extra ten to twenty minutes to shovel your own driveway, to shovel your own car out, and then go drive to…

Other plaid interiors:

Ooh, excellent. I don’t know how I overlooked that one. I’m going to the Mazda web site to see what MSRP on 2017 models is. I should also check curb weight of bmw 128/135 because that might fit what I’m looking for. Not sure about the weight, though.

No, not quite that in other words. I can track a Miata or a BRZ. I want something I can track “out of the box” (so Miata is out). I want a little bit more power than a BRZ. I can afford a Cayman, used, as a reasonable cross-shop to those other cars new. And that’s my current shopping list: brz, used cayman, Miata +…

You’re the first to bring up what is the central issue for me: weight. I want a light-weight RWD car. Oh yeah, there’s a second central issue; hardtop. I want a lightweight, RWD hardtop, with a little bit more power than the BRZ. And that’s what keeps the Z and the Miata out of my driveway. I want something…