I want to agree with you, but if you adjust for inflation, a base model Miata in 1989 would have been priced at $35,000 in today’s currency. That’s more than the $30,170 of the current base model. If any thing the car has gotten cheaper in real dollars.

I don’t know if posting this take on Jalopnik dot com should be considered brave or asking for it, but best of luck to you. You’re gonna need it.

It’s not all a matter of financial literacy. There was a period of time in 2021-2022 when you walked into a car dealer and the first question you asked was ‘So.... what is the surcharge on this one?’. If you needed a car during that time you paid what you had to pay, which was $2k -$8k over MSRP. My mother’s car got…

Swearing off an entire car for one easily-replaced part? Sounds like immature drama to me.

This is like saying X number of people are losing money on their stock portfolio.

I don’t have a lift, but I do own several VW’s so I have plenty of specialty tools.  ;-)

Ideally have a lift in your garage and a complete set of tools.

90's teal FTW

You can also get the Mazda 3 with AWD and a 2.5 turbo engine with 250HP. Doesn’t sound like all that much, but it also has 320lb-ft of torque, which is a LOT for such a small car.

The Buick is the only car from an automaker that I would trust for parts & service.

If you are considering any of the vehicles on this list and don’t drive the 3 before you make your final decision, you are doing yourself a disservice.

The 3 hatch is so much nicer and only a bit more though...

I like the idea of calling a car a reliability nightmare relative to an Evo

I’m absolutely shocked the BMW 2002/1602 isn’t on here. Only the sport sedan that started the concept of a modern sport sedan. You can also add in the Datsun 510, which was an affordable sports sedan, and proved the Japanese could build a great driver’s car.

My first two cars (an 89 and a 5spd 91) were 3rd gen maximas. TERRIFIC cars. 90s Nissan was peak Nissan. They were just as good as honda and toyota at the time with more personality.

I was actually way more productive and healthier working from home vs coming into the office. I understand that, but then we shouldn’t be complaining about expenses (Saved near 400$/ mo just not driving), air quality and failing infrastructure. Just force the workers who aren’t performing to come back based on metrics…

In my 40+ years in the workforce I’ve witnessed countless times when the very rumor of layoffs results in the best heading out the door first because they are highly marketable. The competent and “loyal” employees then go through an emotional roller coaster where they try to kiss up to management while destroying…

The ONLY way this works is if people are passionate about the company, the culture, and the work. I can see this in a small business, but a huge company like GM? Forget about it.

Exactly. I work for a paycheck on the bad days, and because I love what I do on the good days. I’m not going to be a cheerleader for the company because I’m FORCED to be.

Ya, the last wave was with the stupid RTO demands because the companies had expensive leases and had pressure from local governments because local businesses were suffering. So they pressured employees to come back into office and watched their morale HR KPIs plummet. Now they’re trying to increase this metric so they…