Fewer paint choices? So having only white, black, silver, and maroon, will be reduced to “any color you want as long as it’s black?”

Exactly this. When I had my Miata the best part was a day long avoidance of large highways and straight roads. Until I get 300 mile range I’m not buying an electric Miata

+1. I had an ‘85, bought for $500 because the owner didn’t know how to calibrate the tps. It tops the list of “cars I should have kept.” Good examples these days list for $5k and up on Facebook marketplace

When you look at who can afford to buy new these days, and a healthy used market, it kinda makes sense

I’ve had a 1.8T A4, and a TT with the same engine. They aren’t Honda reliability, but if decently maintained, they’re engaging drivers. The big things are changing the oil regularly with synthetic, changing the timing belt at 60k, plus dealing with the things you get on an older car. If I was coming in cold to a car…

I had one.  Fun, quick for that time, comfortable, and had a hatchback.  Ford hadn’t really hardened the underhood electronics and hoses against turbo heat though, and failures were common.

I’ve always wanted one, but timing/cost was never right. Plus, they came in fun colors. Somebody restore this: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/470470200234176/

Wow. So this is essentially an RX-8 with 119k on the clock, prepared to detonate at any time?  

Have no fear. The engineer who warned them, and the middle manager they starved for resources, have been fired/reassigned/retired, and replaced by a new hire from an ivy league school.  

I like the 1980's version with John Lithgow

I’ve got one. Coming home from Christmas. We’re at the St. Louis airport, and it’s snowing gangbusters. We board the plane, and get out to taxi to the runway to wait our turn to take off.

I see a lot of BMW 2002 in that dash, and that's not a bad thing

I've had the experience of a 16 hour flight in coach, due to business requirements. At the end you hurt all over. I was a fit 35 year old and felt like 90 at the end. The human body is not designed to sit for long periods.

Yep.  Try pricing MR2's of any year these days....

+1  Change the grille and you’d think it was a Camry

My longest commute was about 43 miles, mostly going 75 on the highway. Compared to some of the stories below, that’s not a hardship. The only reason I mention it as my worst commute, is that for a brief period I worked only a half mile from my home. I could have walked it in 20 minutes, or taken a bike in ten. It was…

1967 Ford Thunderbird.  Look it up and take a look at the interior pics

The Mazda 3 used to be an attractive affordable zippy car for college graduates. Now it's out of that range.  People who can afford the cars have families and get the crossovers.  Older drivers tend towards more luxurious crossovers. So you're competing in a small sliver of the market against established performance…

He probably wandered in from vwvortex

Everyone thinks big diameter is great, until they replace the same expensive wheel/tire for the second time...