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-I noticed a yellow Ford Festiva in the background of the school parking lot in episode 3. The awesome, wood panel Pacer next to it doesn’t hide the fact that the Festiva debuted in ‘86.

Endangered species of Tiger > Cheap plastic bumper cover

COTD Patrick! Who takes over Dear Doug?

It’s Tuesday, and that means another edition of Resignation Letters to Patrick.

If this doesn’t get COTD, I’m resigning, too.

It’s Tuesday, and that means another edition of Resignation Letters to Patrick. Today’s letter comes from Doug DeMuro, Jalopnik’s resident humorist, part-time Ferrari owner, and specialist in the Rule of Three. Doug writes:

My gif editor is not working, needs a KINJA’D added to it.

Damn I wanted a space RV instead

I think the point Andrew made in there was about operating cost. For vehicles that are supposed to be used commercially this is a significant consideration.

I don’t think anyone buying these behemoths are all that concerned about fuel economy.

As I predicted you’re the first of the simpletons who think pointing out the failures of the article equates to “defending the guy”.

Did not think there would be anyone who would defend this guy, but here we are.

“Speeding with kids in the car with a suspended license?”

It can’t be very easy to flip one of the lowest and widest cars on the road, either. Right?

As a former airline pilot this story makes me sad.

Seconded. Cd alone says that is highly improbable, even with plenty of juice at the wheels. But our old nemesis Lift will have the final say about that trap time. If the M-B CLR can’t stay planted (and it was essentially an inverted airfoil on wheels), I don’t have a lot of faith in an old Japanese truck with waaaaaay

I'm with you! I'll help you hotwire that half a Kubelwagen over there.

Car and Driver then got the car in some compression tests, first in 1990 against the Lotus Esprit V8, the Corvette ZR1, the Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and the Ferrari 348. The NSX won, despite crashing into a rock after doing a 180 mid corner. The minor detail of the car's destruction did not make it into the article.