Is it really necessary for it to have a giant knob that looks like it belongs on a dishwasher though?

Am I the only one who is a bit scared for the general public because of idiots who buy these cars and can’t control them properly?

At first I was all “What? This is beautiful. Look at that wonderful little Civic. Such a great little car. What a great family.”

Then IT CAME.

What, exactly is half-assed about this vehicle?

could they make it with a lock of my ex-girlfriends hair? no reason, its fine...

As cool as the engineering was, I never liked the PRHT; that lid looked like a neck warmer with the step (which was probably to give it more rigidity).

Why on earth doesn’t someone produce an aftermarket hardtop for the Miata? It’s a guaranteed winner. KickStarter anyone?

$4,420? Actually, that’s pretty reasonable, considering the 1st and 2nd gen factory ones were $3,000+ in those days.

I think you should re-read. He replaced/rebuilt virtually every system for the long term. He used better parts. Things partially worn or known trouble spots were addressed. It was a system reboot. A better initial purchase would have all those same systems in different states of decline. Addressing those issues as…

The problem with restoring any car is that you’ll never get what you put into it. A lot of people ask us to work on their cars “cheap” so they can flip it, but even without the massive cost of labor it would cost to do something like this, the parts alone cost an arm and a leg.

It comes down to this. You can’t get a car like this today for under $12,000. The driving experience, the looks, the sounds... I think this was just perfect.

fortunately both are alive.

Why do you say “fortunately”? The girlfriend, maybe.

The Crosstrek + WRX and/or STI running gear would be a hilarious trollmobile and I want them to make it so badly.

A for effort.

He’s Presumed Innocent, but that plane was a Clear and Present Danger to the jet. What if it had been Air Force One?! If I were a Witness, I’d be Frantic. What Lies Beneath that little plane... I mean, he could’ve been a Widowmaker.

Does it come with a sense of failure and rejection? Or does that develop over time?

2JZ.