I don’t know. The plastic valve cover on the turbo 4's is still a dumb, leak prone part. And you have to replace the whole plastic cover when it leaks. The dual cooling system is another problem spot. There is a cooling system for the engine, and another for the intercooler.

Agreed. I can’t make a good case for the DEF-drinking diesel cars.

checked the box for the auto to eliminate interest from enthusiasts

The long established law in this country is that there is no expectation of privacy out of the streets. But there is an expectation of privacy inside your home. So telephoto and infrared lens peering through your windows would be illegal. But if you are doing something illegal outside your house and the police cameras…

But that was a checked-in baggage. A retail clerk should not be able to get ahold of that.

So he wasn’t even a baggage handler. He was just a retail shop worker. Why aren’t the baggages fenced off from people who have no business touching them?

Oil analysis?

It was one guy with skinny fingers. And he was sick with the flu that week.

So many nay sayers! Don’t you people ever pop the clutch and do a burn-out?

Miatas for everyone who voted for me! Mexico will pay for it!

I can buy that he jumped into an identical CR-V. These things are everywhere. But I assume that the key chain would be different, right? It would be mind boggling that the other person would have the same key chain as this guy. Some thing doesn’t add up in this story.

What is the obsession with making these EV’s so boxy looking? EVs’ greatest weakness is highway range. They should make all EVs’  as aerodynamic as possible. They should all look like Priuses.

In fact for an enthusiast car, I much rather prefer the base version without the sunroof and other gee-gaws. The sports seats can be swapped in easily.

there are far more of them imported than you may realize

buying this gets you a car that almost no one else has

The fact that it’s already titled in AZ seals the deal. This is a good clean find. 

A good, driving, rust-free Miata should cost $5,000, and no more.

I think both BMW and Audi do (and have been doing) the same thing. You only get non-metallic black or white for free. Everything else will cost you extra.

Mazda’s color palette has been pretty depressing.

Well, when you own a Porsche, you want it to stand out. So they charge you more for the ‘stand out’ colors. When you drive a Mirage, you really rather not be noticed. So they charge you more for the generic white color!