You could be right, but I have a soft spot for these. If a pre purchase inspection looked ok, I’d be Nice Price on this one.

Funny. My point was that if it’s really well engineered, you’d have all the power you need when you floor it, but if you are light on the throttle, it’ll have good range. You wouldn’t need a dial.

Or, if it was really well designed, just use your right foot accordingly.

Agreed. I clicked NP, but that would only be if a test drove revealed this to at least drive solid. If it flexes like a mid-80's Chrysler convertible, then run away.

Any chance that Mazda dealer is in the midwest? The ones near me (Kansas City) make those used “no credit required” lots seem luxurious.

Not too mention, what a waste of time. Sure, you could have used that time to make the only manual (insert any auto-only car here) in the States, but instead this thing.

Right? If Ford sells enough Lightnings to account for 10% of F-150 production (in one year!) that would be huge.

I think this makes sense. I would agree if this was your choice to try and beat sport cars, but for a driving school, you can learn a lot from a different (and heavy) platform.

As mentioned above, the owner either knows that’s not the only problem or he’s just not sure what else it needs. The seller here is trying to dump his problems on someone else.

Definitely the case. “It just needs one thing and it’ll run flawlessly”.  Riiiiggghhhttt

Not bad, although I disagree with real-world testing. Yes, it would be more accurate to the particular situation. But, then you can’t compare one test to the next. Ratings are more important to compare one car to another, than to try and capture real scenarios (which could never be completely accounted for).

I’d agree it does look better without the wing... I also agree that it still “needs” a wing.

A tradeoff my VW has which I like: It doesn’t display the pressure for each wheel (will just say if one is off), but the system doesn’t require individual TPRM stems in each wheel. (I believe it simply measures rotational differences to tell when one is off). It’s not as accurate as the individual tire pressure…

See, virtually none! :p

The Typhoon looks pretty rough, but the main thing I noticed was that it appears to have all it’s plastic cladding in tact. If the frame isn’t badly rusted, it’s worth the price. (If the frame is rusted to hell, then it’s likely a parts truck now).

Jason, some may say that you are just way overthinking this.

I believe you haven’t even begun. None of us here in Jalopland will be able to sleep again until you’ve truly gotten to the bottom of this. Go forth and discover! (oh, then report back, we all want to sleep)

That red wagon (with the simulated wood grain of course) in the first image was my childhood. That sucker took us all over this country. 

Good point. The obvious answer “miata” applies here too.

My wife has no desire to learn to drive a stick, and it’s convenient to have an automatic that we can both drive. My solution is just to have another car that is a manual. Simple enough, but not the solution for everyone. 

I went NP simply because I am certain there are enough people with more money than sense that would snap this up (maybe nostalgia, maybe curiosity). I have no idea what something like this would actually be worth though... I mean, who would bother to take the time to figure that out?