Drove an 85 Nissan for a while - yep, compared to even a Nissan Sentra of the time, it was loud, far from composed on rough roads, harsh and wallowy all at the same time, and not exactly spritely. But man, did it do the job, and frankly, it was kind of fun even then. Being in my 50s, I have no desire for something… Read more
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Have you driven a 1st gen? My 6'4" roommate could put the seat all the way back and his feet wouldn’t touch the pedals! Ive owned both and I find the first gens to just feel more fun and raw to me. My best friend built the equivalent of a usdm SIR (b16 but all original). Drove it last weekend and while my car wouldnt… Read more
My first thought is,a VW Scirocco. we never got the revived version although I would prefer something as close to the first generation as possible. Light simple and sharp handling, things VW seems to have lost sight of. Read more
Geo Tracker - a Jeep Wrangler that has been optimized for its true use case:
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Volkswagen Scirocco! I’m really aging myself here, but really any small, fun practical hatchback coupé (Not bloated CUV “coupés”) in the U.S. would be cool.
Mazda 5. I can’t believe they stopped making them. They’re fantastic!
Tons of space inside, easy to load/unload kids and items, decent fuel economy and ... wait for it ... a dash-mounted 6-speed manual!
1st Gen CRX Si
Mazda 5
To point to an actual car built today that I like the idea of in the US....
Pontiac Fiero. It would be great to have a mid-engine competitor to the Toyobaru / Miata.
Honda CRX si. Fast, cheap, speed. Sure, it was made of tin foil and angry bees. But, it was the Miata before Miata.
Thank you for not asking your readers to shit on cars/drivers this time around. I appreciate it.
Isn’t the Mitsubishi Mirage unfortunately the current punchline car?
Wow, that is really somethink
I once took part in a meeting where a senior manager referred to another guy with 100% conviction as an “escaped goat”. As in, “we’re not going to make Steve an escaped goat here, we’ve got to all take responsibility”. We all thought he was joking. He wasn’t. I’ve never, ever, heard anyone screw that up before or… Read more
Not surprised. The Times is still a Manhattan paper where cars are painted black or yellow and something you ride in not enjoy. Why don’t the Detroit Free Press or LA Times have car blogs? Those cities should care a lot more about cars than New York...
Counter point.
Ooh, a “Let’s Go Brandon” chud in the wild. I’ve been meaning to ask one of you: you realize you can just say “fuck,” right? For example, I can just say “Donald Trump and his brain-dead bumblefuck dipshit Nazi asshole supporters can all go burn in hell” outright. No “secret code” necessary, with the the added… Read more
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