I took a 2002 Kia Rio to the street legal drags. I think I was in the 19 to 20 second 1/4 mile times. I won a lot of rounds in eliminations because the other guy would get antsy having to wait so long to go after I got my green light that they would red light. People went from laughing at me at the beginning of the…

Don’t wake up my roommates.

Let’s see if you bastards can do

I disagree.  Look how much we’ve been discussing it for two days now!

Very good break down.

See? Thinking outside the box! Well done.

I think you’re reading a bit more into it than I intended. Trying to be the proverbial “First!” comment on a YouTube video was not what I was getting at. Some people took my comment as a direct attack on them and their opinions even though I didn’t say what I think about the design one way or the other in my original…

Have all the opinions you want. Did I tell you to keep it to yourself? I’m just pointing out a pattern of comments on a few articles on this site regarding this car. There is never any more insight than, “It looks like a catfish.” And there will be at least 20 individual comments saying the exact same line, like they…

From personal experience, I think it looks better in person than in pictures.  There was one at the San Francisco Auto Show that was drawing quite the crowd.  It’s kind of a weird phenomenon how some designs don’t translate at well in photos or video.

Cue the, “I think it’s ugly/looks like a catfish!” from all the original thinkers that can’t not comment on this car.

Could you imagine of other retailers did this?  Go to the grocery store and no prices are listed.  Just signs that say, “Take to cashier for price.”

That was why I contacted them. They didn’t list how they got to that number. Just showed a $9,000 “dealer discount.” When I emailed them to ask how they got to that number, the first response was they stacked all the rebates and also added a $2,000 trade assistance. I’m not going to have a trade-in, so that doesn’t…

I’m in the market for a Veloster N and know what price they usually hover around. MSRP is $30,500. So when one popped up to the top of the list for $21,565, it stood out. I assumed they stacked every possible rebate (even the ones that contradict other ones) and I was right, but it still didn’t add up to the total…

After a few years, the steering wheels would “melt” in hot weather and you’d get this sticky/slimy surface on the wheel and have to wash your hands after driving.

This brought back my PTSD from high school when I worked at a used car dealership as a detailer and my boss would go to government auctions and buy these things from different government agencies. They would have next to no miles on them and were utter shit boxes. I think I know every square inch of these things. I…

I was taken aback by that too. Then I looked at the peak torque at what RPM for both engines. The turbo torque comes in at like 1400 RPM where as the base engine it’s like 4500 RPM. Horsepower really only comes into play at redline. Most people aren’t wringing out their cars, so the torque coming in early on the turbo…

I thought it more had the tail of a Lincoln MKZ.

I like paying 25% above retail so I don’t have to “haggle.”  Even though I could just go to any dealership ever and pay full asking price and not haggle too.

But it’s “hot ‘n ready” NOW so I can stuff it into my face immediately. I can’t be bothered to think 20 minutes ahead and call in an order for better pizza.

Now I can’t unsee a hamster nibbling on some seeds.