They save lives, folks.

The timing of this article is perfect, in that I drove one of these last weekend to answer this very question for myself. I’m a glutton for punishment, but even I don’t want to daily-drive a 4C. I agree with almost of all of your observations, which aren’t as tongue-in-cheek as most people would suspect...

WTF are you talking about? Thats a complete car with TONS of parts that very clearly don’t need to be replaced...

I’ve seen far worse come back to life. Hell, my car was in worse shape and missing far more and I still brought it back without spending more than it was worth.

Tires tires tires.

I have a better idea.

Z4 passenger seat was nice. Surprisingly little leg room. Cool looking interior, even though this was the first gen model. Decent ride quality. 5 out of 5 stars.

The Our Lady of Perpetual Downforce Honda Civic, of course!

I wonder what his tire pressure was.

In the great lane-splitting state of California, (and that’s all we’re currently great for beyond geology and geography) I’m able to do this all day long while getting around on the clogged arteries of the Los Angeles freeway system. Mostly with the clutch hand, though. Tickling feet, side-fiving dangling hands,…

Excellent Post/Mini Documentary- Very interesting story Lanier has. He’s enjoyable to listen to and has alot to say. Nice touch when he brought out the old mags. Times have changed and you know he showed no (if any) bitterness. Just an Ole’ guy on in a race car in his most favored environment ! He could have really…

Just when I thought Rally Baby had done it all...

Awesome work— the video came out great!!!

“ Thanks to the kindness of theRally Baby Racing team, Lanier joined the Jalopnik staff and Road & Track at AER’s Mid-Ohio season finale in October, racing a BMW E30. It was the first time he had raced since Reagan was president.