That’s pretty rad. I’ve brought over 2 E30 Tourings to the US. My fiancée is English and if we ever move over there, I’m bringing a fox body Mustang.

The under-7-seconds-to-60 rule is one I live by. When you’re at the helm, rowing your own gears, 0-60 in 6.8 feels PLENTY quick.

Agreed. I’ve driven an E46 M3 and an ‘03 Mustang GT, and neither is particularly fast by today’s standards, but they felt dangerously quick. In reality, anything that does 0-60 in less than 7 seconds feels pretty quick. Under 8 is plenty for daily use.

I think a lot of folks honestly get their conception of “quick” and “fast” and “slow” from games like Forza, and have only the most abstract idea of what a car that is quick in the real world actually feels like.

I had an ex who had owned a 2008 Mazdaspeed 3 for a couple years by the time we dated. She let me drive it once. I downshifted from 4th to 3rd and she asked what I had just done.

Brand new tires have an oil on them so they don’t stick to the mold. On a bike this matters a LOT more - ALWAYS chill for the first 30-40 miles after you get new sneakers!!!

I thought you were supposed to hit the rev limiter!?

probably real, Ive seen trucks climb very steep dunes out at Pismo. We had a friend with a older Silverado pre-runner, 2wd. There was a F-3 million 4wd stuck halfway up this dune by our campsite, so the friend with the Silverado just got a good run at the dune and hit it with a bunch of speed and climbed it with no…