msterbeau
MarcBee
msterbeau

It’s definitely more artistic than the stock one...

The aerodynamicists and engineers need to have a consultation with one of Nissan’s designers. The aero package is monstrously ugly.... 

There will always be debate.  Your needs are different than mine, which are different than other people’s, etc. For someone with a lower budget and more mechanical skills, a 6 or 5 might be ok. Someone else might need a 9 or 10.

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Too low: Hit ground-based object(s), hurt or killed people by direct or indirect means, crashed or otherwise damaged flying machine due to (lack of) altitude.

Correction - Your husband bought HIMSELF a Firebird with a manual gearbox.

Nice sunburn...  :-)

I remember liking it when it first came out but looking at it now - it hasn’t weathered the years very well. It looks too bubbly and tall. Awkward.

Fun. :-)

I didn’t say it was a bad thing. Not necessarily. It’s not a new thing, either. Manufacturers have been doing concept cars since the 50's. Technically since 1939 - the first “concept car”, Buick’s Y-Job was introduced that year. It’s just evolved with the times and more particularly, with advances in technology.

Very likely.

College days: I had one exactly like this.  Stylin... 

Why use words when a simple number scale and arrows is much easier to comprehend and subject to a whole lot less interpretation?

Your thing about Japanese cars and rust is probably 30 years out of date.

Sign a man up!

You forgot one category: The Attention Whore. That ‘s what the Ariya Single Seater is. Nothing more than a publicity exercise. And it worked. You writing about it is evidence of that. All of the other categories fall under this in some way but have other justifications for being, too. Sometimes the manufacturers keep

Get off my lawn.

*Barf*

Turbocharged mid-range torque. It’s quite addictive. I was short-shifting my Veloster R-Spec on the track because it felt faster that way, rather than winding it out to redline.  Pretty sure the stopwatch agreed.

I test-drove the last generation Civic Si sedan once. “Raw” in the best way possible. Unfortunately it was used and I wanted a new car. Glad to see the character is still the same.

Tomorrow’s QOTD: What was your most efficient roadside repair - The most significant issue fixed with the least amount of resources. (Money, time and parts)