...... It's right in the article:

Oh, man. The repeated fire comments. They need to die in one.

I daily-drove my Iron-Puke-powered, 3-speed auto 1985 Fiero from the day I bought it in high school until about 2 years after college. Total of about 8 years. It was rather... uneventful. When I purchased it, it was $675, and the previous owner beat the ever-loving hell out of the poor pegasus.

Speaking from experience?

Holy shit. The first Civic I'd probably ever own... because torque.

How in the hell has Miata not shown up in the comments here yet?! o.O? But seriously. NB with a manual. Small. Light. Only two seats so no distracting passengers in the back seat. Not enough power to get in significant trouble. Very predictable in most/all situations, making it intuitive to control and get out of…