....and as much of a pain in the ass as it may be, it is hard to argue with the spirit and persistence of enthusiasts in California. It may be the hardest place to own fun cars or modify them in the continental United States, yet there is an abundance of race teams, performance shops, engineering firms, manufacturers…

On approach the car sounds like a rotary, on departure, with the heavy exhaust feed it still sounds like a rotary on shifts, but the actual note does remind me of the BMW S54. I’m betting it is still a rotary, maybe even the original Renesis, with at least a modified rear muffler assembly (outlets look larger on the…

Buying a car in Arizona, sure. Living there? Hell no!

Worst part of my last road trip was Arizona.
-A lot of police traffic enforcement
-People are incapable of navigating simple traffic complications (lane closure for construction)
-And hot! It was brutal, even at 8AM.

Florida was pretty rewarding and accommodating for an enthusiast.

There is a LOT of room in that engine bay. I *was* working on a possible Coyote swap, but the frame rail placement interferes with the exhaust manifolds (the heads clear, sitting above the rails, and fit snugly between the strut towers).

RX-8 was a new platform introduced in 2003 (as a 2004MY vehicle in the US), with a large update for the 2009MY. The update was visually a facelift, but included a significantly re-engineered engine, different manual transmission, different rear axle, different suspension geometry in the rear cradle, different…

Instead of the constant negative publicity of them suing companies? Would be nice.

In-N-Out is good, for the price. It is a better McDonalds that is consistent in their result.

What shocks me is that this is not a near-term tech, and a high-risk of little to no return on investment at that, yet EVERY major automaker is investing heavily in it, directly with internal development or by bankrolling startups.

If you don't sew, take your shirts that you desire for modification to the cleaners. Ask for small buttons to be fitted as wished, it'll cost less than a dollar per shirt and you can likely pick out the button style of your liking from their stock.

If you don't sew, take your shirts that you desire for modification to the cleaners. Ask for small buttons to be…

The Corvette is a compelling option for me if I were in that market, it’d be at the top of my considerations. I also like the base model 911 and the mid/high spec Cayman/Boxster, and Acura NSX, though many are outside what I consider a reasonable purchase for me.

The TourX is a great car, but misses the mark in a couple…

Maybe — hard for me to speak from the pool of people in the age group that I personally know. My wife and I, and our small circle of friends have all purchased homes or are in the process, but we are by all accounts odd folks that do not necessarily fit into the box. After all, we are car people, and we value them…

The long loan terms may be part of how people are justifying the purchase. The wives are sometimes the ones doing it, or the pair are both equally destructive to their financial well being.

I don’t have a wide range of personal experience with making that decision to speak beyond what I’ve witnessed others do. From my…

The C7 still pulled that audience for sure, but it also dug down into the younger buyers with the vast step forward in design and capability. I know several 20-30's aged engineers that felt the Corvette was the right balance of cost, capability and quality.

I’d say most will hold six figures of debt considering mortgages, making the literature all that much more damaging.

Well bugger, of course Tom would be on top of an otherwise excellent suggestion.

The current C7 is just under 3,00lbs, so a reasonable 2,800lbs should be possible for them. Mazda got the Miata well under 2,400lbs and they don't have near the resources GM has.

I’d bet not many. He didn’t have a clear idea of what he wanted, but he did have a budget to adhere to, and the only CrossTreks in budget were 2015 or older, in lower trims, with the trim level being the dealbreaker.

Subaru CrossTrek.  
I hated the idea of these, until I drove one. It was fantastic!

The FIAT version is better anyways. Better interior, styling is better to me, but that is isolated to personal opinion, and it certainly feels more unique than a Renegade due to the scarcity. The FIAT dealer is more likely to work a deal for you than the Jeep dealership, due to the disparity in popularity between them.