The ironic thing about Nissan is that they need a strong-willed visionary leader right about now...

In the past, I would argue that many sports cars were purchased for the image of the devil-may-care adventurer that society valued. Many sports cars were not kept for long as their tradeoffs were discovered. Today, tastes have changed toward superfluous luxury, eco-signaling, and nature-based adventure for our…

I agree that a Miata (or any other small car) can feel uncomfortable around today’s highway behemoths. One must be very vigilant to stay safe. Owning and driving one is a commitment to its other benefits (interaction with the machine, sounds, smells, and forces, and the occasional opportunity for that perfect drive on…

Happy to be your straight man.

If you can’t keep up with traffic in Miata then you need to learn how to drive. And BTW, your Jalop card is hereby revoked.

When you see a packed trunk like that in a marketing brochure, you can be sure that it is shallow or oddly-shaped.

Found footage of Carlos Ghosn’s escape.

I contend that the experience of interacting with the machine is the point of sports cars (and older vehicles) rather than just speed. For pure speed, get a drag special like a Hellcat or a supercar.

My friend brought over his Triumph Stag so we could install a new intake manifold and carb. 4 months later it left my garage with manifold, carb, throttle cable, all new brakes, new rear shocks, and a rebuilt diff. Many of those parts had to come from England. And it was blocking all my cars in the garage!!

So its not ok to criticize despicable behavior anymore? At least you went for the KKK and not straight to Nazi.

True. I try not to associate with them either.

4th gear. How does Hackett still have a job? He sounds like a first year business student in every interview, even on softball questions. His “strategy” has bounced around as he chases any trend that he believes he can spin to raise the stock price. And Ford botched one of the biggest product releases under his tenure…

And they also have millions of unsophisticated rubes who still eat bushmeat and grind up rhino horn and pangolin scales to get a hard-on. Many reports say this behavior led directly to the transfer of coronavirus to humans.

My first car was a Corvair and many years later I acquired another. After fixing it up, I proudly offered to take my wife out to dinner. Driving home on a dark 2-lane my pride and joy stopped abruptly 2 miles from home. My wife asked if we had run out of gas. “Of course not!” But we had.

Or you could just build out the 351 Cleveland it came with, more power and you don’t ruin the car’s value or character. Engine swaps are like Nurburgring tuning - when you start chasing numbers you generally make the car worse.

But it is close to Dinosaur World! Seriously, I grew up there and got out as fast as I could. That area around I-4 is the armpit of the world.

What color is that again?

Fancy Clinton?

Wow, mister fancy wants a prime!

Most people think what they can afford is what they can get financed. What you can afford is what you can write a check for without impacting your financial security. Driving a $1000 car is great if you are saving up the $10,000 for a good used one.