I can never fit in a Miata with the top up/on

Worst idea: Cold Mushy Fry Flavored

I’m 6'2", but I’ve got that long torso/short leg combination that makes smaller cars a squeeze. I even owned a 2005 Chrysler 300 that was too low unless I reclined to an unsafe angle. I’ve sat in 500's before, and I do not fit. At least not comfortably

Weirdly enough, I want to do all of that but with a manual Jeep Renegade. Same engine in both. And I fit in the Renegade

This is all great information. Thanks! Where does one take these tips and utilize them into a proper pitch to Jalopnik? 

Although $215,000 is a ton of money, does anyone else see that number and find that rather inexpensive for a high end exotic? The Ford GT retails at double that.

That’s my plan for the wife as well: find a decent ecoboost flex that’s a few years old. Your wife going from a Flex to a minivan isn’t a total loss though.

That was the only downside to the Flex for me. Brand new one were expensive.

Had a sister in the market for a three row vehicle. I showed her this and she said it was “too boxy”. Then she bought a suburban.

More room than an Explorer too. The new Explorer platform with the RWD should be lightyears better than its previous platform.

It is quite the long boy.

Ford Flex could have used a nice sales bump. Severely underappreciated vehicle.

Agreed. I’ve been playing Wreck Fest lately, and essentially every event they offer is a Battle Royale. Most races have less than 5 cars finish while the rest DNF for getting absolutely destroyed

I have a sick fantasy of swapping this engine into an Aerostar.

Jeeze, 1200 miles. I did that in a weekend visiting Green Bay for a wedding. This would be a rare case of picking up one of these that wasn’t beat to heck on a strip (or back road or side street). That alone justifies the price.

Why? They keep selling em like crazy. No need to refresh something that works. See what happened with the Silverado/Suburban/Tahoe/Camaro?

This exists because the automakers will not produce street trucks. So companies like Shelby make these insane versions because making a modest vehicle isn’t cool to do.

I see why the general majority of the population would find this unappealing. That’s fine. I freaking love it, though. And I wish I had the dough to pick it up.