A Flyin Miata turbo kit for my 91 Miata. Was my car old enough to vote? Yup. It also had 180k miles on the clock. Did I buy a used 1.8 long block so I could take advantage of the extra low end torque and spool a larger turbo? I sure did. Did I have that motor rebuilt complete with headwork, a 5 angle valve job, new…

Now that I’ve seen the update, I will seriously be considering another brand for our next car. Forget monetization or capturing data. The real issue here is software deprecation.

I love that these cars exist, but there should be some HPDE included in the sale. Good for the owner; Even better for the walking public.

A Miata is barely faster than a VW SP2? I have two questions.

LOL. The fact that a car is rare doesn’t mean it’s desirable and it’s desirability that drives the price. For $7500, you can find a very well sorted Mazda Miata of the same vintage. 

Can confirm. My wife bought the fleet for me. I saved the 911 GT3 for last. You know how they say “don’t meet your heroes?” That car did NOT disappoint. It was a telepathic experience.

Hopefully this doesn’t get Kinja’d.

I bought a K5 Blazer when I moved to Colorado and I could not have been happier. There is nothing more liberating than owning a vehicle you do not give a crap about. My truck had already been through the wringer as a farm truck. It had a 4 inch lift kit, big ol’ knobby tires and the interior carpet was stripped out…

You can love Corvettes. The problem is, like the Camaro and Mustang, a lot of guys buy them to affirm their personalities (or worse, join up so they can have an identity at all) and you wind up being stereotyped into that group. I love Corvettes. Grew up with a few. Learned to drive stick on a modded C3 and I miss…

This is not a training deficiency. This is abject stupidity. The NYPD actually has an IQ cutoff for cadets. Regardless, even if one police officer screws up and mistakenly parks on a darkened railroad crossing with no lights or signals, there were other officers on the scene who should have caught that mistake and…

IANAL, but the answer to this is a resounding “no” and there are plenty of legal sources to back this. If the police ask to search your car, they’re fishing - to which you are well within your rights to tell them they do NOT have permission to perform a search. If they believe they have probable cause for a search,…

I lived not far from there and what baffles me is WHY people want to cross at Balbo in the first place. Look at your aerial photo. There’s nothing at the lake but a walking path. You cross and then you turn toward the Field Museum or the Yacht Club. There’s nothing on that path other than a view of Monroe harbor. I…

I lived in Streeterville right by the lake not far from this crossing. There is an underpass at Randolph on the north end and another at the south end by the Field Museum near Roosevelt. The rest are surface crosswalks. A string of beautiful footbridges would make for more access to the lake, but I question the need.…

There’s a guy in Poland who swapped a complete Audi TT powertrain into a Trabant and it’s badass.

Semper Fudge!

Pretty much every major car company is now a sport utility vehicle company. For every Cadillac sedan you see, there are two XT5s rolling around.

My father used to sing this song from time to time. Deep cut indeed.

I put 17" wheels and some great Yokohama rubber on my Miata when I was in my 20s. Looked great. Cornered great. Rode like trash. I have a different Miata now and went the other way last summer - super light 15" wheels and Yoko Advan 052 tires. That unsprung weight loss makes a huge difference in both ride and cornering…

Tires always make an excellent first upgrade.

The 1986 Mercedes-Benz 300E is an excellent car. The OG AMG Hammer is better. If you’re willing to spend the time, effort and money, it is possible improve performance and keep it reliable.