No joke. I loved that car to death, but if I’m being honest with myself it was a heiße pile of scheiße.

Can relate. My Squareback told me off via sagging back seat springs, which shorted out the underseat battery terminals and thus incinerated most of the engine wiring.

The 75-80 drag strip was, for years, where Motorweek performed their on-air track tests.

No pizza. Only khlav kalash!

NP all the way. Squarebacks are sort of like dachshunds in automotive form: the fact that they’re sort of goofy and functionally irrational only adds to their charm.

And, Singer was founded by the lead singer of Catherine Wheel, one of my favorite bands of the 90’s (ergo, the name). So there’s that.

Because you can practically hear the home market commercial in your head.

Early-1980’s Subaru GL’s had an optional third, center headlight. The grill badge flipped down to reveal it when the low beams were on. Sort of like a cross between a Tucker and a Toronado. A Tucker Toropedo!

Operative word being “offered”. In 2006 it was offered. In 2016 it’s mandatory.

Like my uncle used to say. What’s the difference between a c**k and a garden hose? There’s a vas deferens.

I get what you’re saying, and I’m (perhaps rightly) being taken to task for using the words “case in point” in describing Acura, which is definitively NOT exotic.
I firmly believe, however, that the gradual disappearance of reasonably affordable stick shift sport sedans will impact 95% of enthusiasts more than the…

Case in point: Acura.

Reagan is actually quite nice. Yes, Terminal A is due for a makeover, which I believe they’re in the process of doing. Terminals B and C were built not too long ago and are bright, clean, and airy.

The next news is both good and bad. The ILX now gets the larger TLX's eight-speed dual clutch paddle shift gearbox, but it loses its six-speed manual. That's kind of a shame. The ILX was never great, but I liked the idea of a high-revving stick shift entry lux sedan. Maybe I'm stuck living in the Integra-past.