Which is why I won't get rid of my '93 Aerostar with a manual.

How I Installed A JDM Twin-Turbo Engine In My $400 Lexus SC300

Figured you might find this interesting - a diesel manual late 2000's Chrysler minivan:

The Charger floorpan is not designed to accept a manual. In order to fit one in they would need to redesign the floorpan, which means that the car would need to be crashtested and recertified by the fed.

It makes no sense to spend that much money on a niche model of a car that will end production soon.

To create the Scion FRS, we had to look beyond the notion of power. We believe driving is an experience. The FRS is beautifully unapologetically plastic. We created a whole new type of plastic, structure, and architecture. The FRS is synonymous with the quality, care, and integrity we undertook.

"Start your photocopiers, Seoul."

This is the most advanced Camry we've made yet.

Conversations get even weirder when you're driving a Civic EP3

I've actually had people get in my car and ask me why I'm constantly moving the gear lever around. "My car doesn't have that." Sigh.

One of the most impressive features, however, was the power window on each of the rear sliding doors. Something like that wasn't necessary as most vans until recently didn't have this option, but it's another touch that the forward-thinking heads at Ford decided to put into their lovable and pragmatic people-hauler…

The first thing I did when I quit my job was go see F1 in Turkey, then drive the Nurburgring and watched the 24hrs of Lemans, all in one week. I've raced at WRC Mexico, Pikes Peak, the Baja 1000, Targa Newfoundland, a 6hr race at the Nurburgring and qualified for the 24hrs of the Nurburgring, I even have an invite…

I love what he is doing for automotive engineering. As soon as I learned about his pneumatic cam-less engine, I was hooked.

In what vehicle?

That sounds great. Looks like we're gonna need to cook up a comparison between every truck's in-cab storage options.

Touche. I am a lawyer, so pedantry is kind of in my job description...

I LOL'ed.

Haha.

"hey she took her glasses off now she's hot!"

Except V6 F150s cost $15-20,000 in 1999, not $42,000...

You'd think so, but then again: