try every automotive tradeshow across the country, from Performance Racing Industry in Orlando to the obvious SEMA in las vegas. Asking for people's contact info all the time everyone has their phone out.

I legitimately cannot recall having seen anyone with a blackberry in some time. it's a lot larger area than 11sqmi

a…

prove it

I haven't seen anyone with a blackberry, period, for the past five years

It's a car that is hilarious fun to drive at even legal speeds.

To be honest with you, the extra two doors don't even matter - and does make it more practical should you actually have to carry people in the back.

I don't think it sheds -that- much weight from the loss of the two rear doors - it's all that other crap required for US roads that make it heavier than the UKDM model- …

Toyota and Subaru have yet to catch on to "Maybe the car really is underpowered" considering how many turbocharger and supercharger kits have popped up for the car, I can't see why. Subaru has the turbo plant already. Stick it in the FR-S. Zero retooling, zero additional engineering.

Power is a huge deterrent on the…

As a Fiesta ST owner with just a tune on an otherwise stock car, it gives me great pride to know I can categorically beat a stock FR-S or BR-Z at anything - cornering, practicality (seating for four), fun to drive factor is equal (believe it or not, the car actually will rotate rather than understeer despite the fwd!…

I annoy the shit out of my friends because i actually do that announcer voice when i say it.

I'll say it.
I had to move a coworkers BMW X6 and had to get someone to show me how to make it go into drive.

ONE DAY ONLY
ONE DAY ONLY
ONE. DAY. ONLY.

BE THERE BE THERE BE THERE

WE'LL SELL YOU A TICKET FOR THE WHOLE SEAT, BUT YOU'LL ONLY NEED THE EDGE!!!

BE THERE AND IF YOURE NOT THERE YOU ARE PROBABLY DEAD SO IF YOU ARE, GET YOURSELF OUT OF YOUR GRAVE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY AT THE SUPERMEGASTADIUMCENTER

You know what's stupid about that?

When I rented a 2010 Camaro SS I hadn't yet figured out how to 100% defeat the traction control system and could not get that fucking car to burn out. I was so upset I could not do a burnout. In a Camaro SS. -_-

1989-96 Ford Thunderbird SuperCoupe 5MT / 1989-90 Mercury Cougar XR7 5MT. Why? Because 315lb/ft torque at 1000rpm, Ranger/Mazda steep-as-hell gearbox's ridiculously low 1st gear, it makes pulling away from a stoplight WITHOUT melting the rear tires a challenge. In stock form, the car's an excellent platform for…

tuners today are worlds different than the OBD II flasher units from just 5 years ago. The refresh rate on the V3 is amazing, and the gauges - and the addition of a Boost gauge (something the Fiesta ST sorely lacks) thru the V3 is pretty badass.

For $500 you get a hell of a lot of functionality.

That's by design. They were forced to change the spelling of Reliant.

to be honest, mobility scooters could have their own reviews. I'd love to see a slalom test with a HoverRound versus uhh what's that other one, Jiffy Scooter and that other one?

funny story, the other day i was showing a neighbor my Fiesta ST's recaros and how they adjusted, and the disabled man that lives across the…

How about Appliancelopnik

Consumerlopnik

Beigelopnik

It just forces the rest of us who are able to drive to buy a tuner to disable these functions.

In my Fiesta ST, for instance, from the factory it's got torque truncation in 1st 2nd and R - the Cobb AP defeats that - and actually changes throttle mapping to reflect actual input.

too close to another favorite site of the Jalop commentariat, AtomicToasters

oh, I never went away, just stopped commenting so often. :)

This reminds me of an article Ford posted this weekend. "75 year old man has 1996 Taurus Stolen, Dealership gives man 2003 Mercury Sable".

The man found that his new rental car "was too complicated" and needed a "simpler" car.

old man needs Mercury Sable. I mean, it almost writes itself.

actually, as a matter of fact, none of the BMW Turbo Six cars are sufficiently cool - ANY Spirited Driving will overheat the oil and cause it to enter limp mode.

The OEM oil cooler is just too damn small -and on early cars they outright didn't include an oil cooler.

http://blog.modbargains.com/why_bmw_n54_n5…

This…