This is my top pick, although it will come down to his own aesthetic preferences. He’ll need to haggle a bit, but this is a fine example of a fun, reliable wedge. 

This is a fair take, although passenger car designs are getting heavier specifically because trucks and SUVs are getting taller and heavier. (And more common.) It’s hard not to think about that in today’s age of ‘bigger is better’.

I’m going to ‘Nope’ out on the safety of this one as well.  A modern Silverado would not even see your feel you as they roll right over you. 

I wouldn’t trust that ‘roll cage’, either. 

Can you confirm that this is the 1.6L version? I think the 2.0L version would make a decent track car. 

This reminds me of when that car dealer held a raffle for a new car, and his wife won. Nothing shady going on here.....

“Teach your (other) to drive a stick” is one thing, its another if they refuse to learn practice.

I often describe parenthood as the ultimate video game. As soon as you figure out how to handle your child’s next developmental stage, they level-up and you need to face the next challenge.

Once you start the family, the mental capacity for change is severely reduced. I married a woman who can drive a stick, but choses not to, claiming emergency maneuvering safety issues. In the meantime, I claim I can perform emergency maneuvers much more easily using a manual transmission.

We still have coal electric plants running, so obviously, environmental policy is conveniently fluid in this country. 

The V6 was optional, but was only slightly more powerful than the 89hp I-4 engine at 90-115hp, and had poor reliability. It was more of a stop-gap engine while the V8 was being fitted. They had to lengthen the hood to make it fit. 

I suspect the pitch angle is only for low speed. It’s like landing gear for this tub. Once they can accelerate, it should level-out. I’m thinking the parachute is aimed for use at that angle, as well as maximum crash survivability.

Their lawyers and insurance company will need to chime-in regarding how much they need to set aside for liability suits. Then they’ll set the pricing.

I’m guessing this is a nice proof-of-concept, which will help them raise capital and work out the bugs. Think of the Cirrus Aircraft model of business development. I like this more than the route of promising the moon and going bankrupt with no product actually developed. 

Sorry. You’ll need to buy an LSA or fully certified aircraft. Or wait for it to be scaled-up after selling a few hundred of these and getting more investment cash.

I believe the rationale was that the V-12 was not only more expensive to develop, but wouldn’t reach the performance goals. Wasn’t the “220" in the name supposed to be the top speed? 

That gyro has a tiny, two-stroke engine in it, so the second person will need to walk.

It all depends upon the model year vs. production year vs. when you bought it. Our 2013 Mazda is considered a 2014 model. That always bugged me in the same way that stores stop stocking winter clothes in January.

Those wheels were great! We had those on our ‘Stang. Actually that looks just like my childhood Mustang, except ours had some trim package with the slim, front spoiler/air scoop, and we had T-tops, which softened the blow of having only 2.3 liters. That engine kept me and my brothers out of trouble. 

Maybe someone can invent a one-way speed bump which pops-up after the first set of wheels go past. When the trailer is pulled back up, the bump retracts.