You know, I actually liked the little things, and would happily have had one over the then-contemporary Jetta. It looked sharp, drove well for a car in its class, and was different.

I have an eidetic memory.

There's hope for me yet.

Still planning on selling that stock?

I once knew a guy who rocked white socks every time he wore a suit or tuxedo. He thought he looked cool and edgy. The rest of us thought that he looked like an idiot. The Chinese government seems to be the nation-state equivalent of that guy.

No, no. I want that powertrain in a Volkswagen Scirocco. And I want available in the US.

Re-read the thread again. If you do, you'll note that the point of the conversation is actually somewhat different than what you're focusing on.

As others who didn't actually read the prior comments before commenting themselves have done, you are missing the point of the discussion. It's not about whether or not this car in particular needs power steering.

Re-read the post and the other replies. The point isn't whether or not the car needs it. The point is that the mere concept of manual steering isn't necessarily an automatic good thing.

Not quite.

True. But I'm not arguing whether or not it needs power steering; I'm simply asserting that the fact that it doesn't have power steering isn't necessarily something to celebrate off hand. Celebrate it if it works well, but don't celebrate it simply because it's manual.

That's not necessarily a good thing. I know that these days one of the Jalopnik enthusiast taglines is "more manual, less weight" and that sort of thing. But, like many other taglines, I feel that too many people simply parrot it around without actually thinking about it.

I've always found the conversion of ocean liners into troop ships to be nothing short of amazing, particularly Cunard's two queens, the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth. These ships were built as massive, incredibly luxurious ways to cross the ocean at high speed for two thousand or so passengers at a time. In mere…

I have quite enjoyed your articles, and this is yet another interesting discussion.

I read through the entire comments sections waiting for some to make a response of this sort. Thank you for restoring my faith.

It's going to come down to the Fox vs the Impreza, and that's going to be a hell of a good match. My money says the Fox walks away with it and an agonizingly brutal and nail-biting fight.

Put them in the ceiling of the car. Let's be real here, there's only one thing that ever happens back there, anyways.

I'm thinking it was the lace-trimmed sheer flyaway babydoll you put on.

And here's the other - the Lyonheart E-Type