The rumors that there was a RWD Mazda 6 with a straight-6 engine in the works, which eventually came to naught, just as we all knew in our hearts that it would.

Confederate, MAGA, Punisher, Thin Blue Line anything

It really was; I remember being in Philadelphia for some reason when it came out, and there was a silver New Beetle parked near a silver Lambo Countach, and everyone was oohing and aahing over the Beetle.

I have owned the same car as you (2004 2.8 4-motion GLX) and a B4 2.8 A4 for many years. This platform is an absolute ND.

They often get purchased, held and rarely driven for a few years and then passed on. New clutch at 30K is indicative of someone who was either doing burnouts or did not know how to drive a manual well

AMC Spirit AMX or its cousin the Hornet AMX. And I don’t even care because I’d love to have either.

The problem is that they are offering decent power in those things. They will get up and go, but not necessarily in the most contolled manner. They’ll also suck more gas than a debate in the senate. 

I’ll jump on this one.

I gave the backbone a shot and it’s just not great? I have to take my phone out of the case every time it got used and the streaming to it was pretty lackluster. In a house with a very good wireless network and a PS5 that is on LAN sitting in the same room the performance on my iPhone 14 pro was…

BMW i8. Undoubtedly a great looking car, but I never found it particularly quick or good to drive 

“However, my truth is that I would probably hate owning any of them because they are not good at being rewarding, or even functional cars”

I second this. While it has its shortcomings, I find it an attractive vehicle and can understand the use cases for these (and the Maverick).

I’ve always said that if the El Camino, Brat, or Baja came back I would buy one.

This is a good one. People might hate the way it looks, but I find them really interesting in person and undeniably different. More utes good!

The Mazda 3 is such a handsome, well-appointed, well-built, and reasonably priced car. Its hardware is a little archaic, but reliable as a result, and I can appreciate its sense of “simplicity” in an increasingly complicated automotive landscape. It’s a practical, sensible car with a heavy dose of style, and that’s a…

For me, it’s gotta be the Mazda3. Not only does it look really great on the outside, the interior looks like it punches above it’s price with nice materials, tech, and buttons (glorious buttons!). Plus, you can get one pretty well equipped for under $25k, and, from what I understand, the drive is a good blend of…

Came here to say this. If only it were an EV.

Volvo V60 - one of the few cars that catches my eye when out and about. Refreshing in a sea of bland crossovers.

Volvo S60 R Design AWD can be had for sub $30k and even comes in a few “colors”

Correct. I was fortunate enough to work at a store with a master tech who had experience with RX-7s and took good care of our customers. I also own an RX-8 myself (facelift with all the fixes), so that helped me take care of our other RX-8 customers.  The people who took care of them, absolutely loved them.  The…

Can we talk about how great this emblem is?