@87CE 95PV Type Я says you can wish me Merry Christmas: OMG the internet is eating the time space continuum.

@karamales: That's ok, I already bought it off of craigslist anyway.

@87CE 95PV Type Я says you can wish me Merry Christmas: Don't forget the Focus in the bottom right of the bottom picture.

@Elhigh: Damn lack of sleep made me dumber than I already am....

Remove 2 wheels and 2 zeros and I could see it.... CP

That's cool, but just let me hear the engine.. the fact that it looked to be reliably farting fire is going to make leaving my desk awkward for the next little bit.

@tobythesandwich: M3 to mustang isn't a fair comparison as they don't share what I'd guess to be 2/3 of their core parts like a Mazda2 and Fiesta.

@tobythesandwich: I don't know why you make that statement. Small car - check. Fuel efficient - check. Mazda Canada price scale - 13995-18195. Ford Canada price scale - 12999-18899. List of options very comparable. List of standards very comparable. The only difference is that the Mazda2 doesn't come in the…

@Jeb_Hoge: That actually makes sense. Why not rent out the platform and get real world testing paid for by Mazda.

@FriscoFairlane: Touche. I saw the end result of a high speed chase in a Jeep Cherokee that landed like that. Landed a little sideways and over corrected. You're right. It did roll.

That doesn't look like the kind of air that's fun to get in a car. That looks like the kind that ends with me needing massive repairs to the car and new undies.

I never got a slotcar track, but I did get a hand crank Evel Kneivel Super Stutn Motorcycle.

@Amang: Thanks for the tip, I already rock the awesomeness that is firefox.

@87CE 95PV Type Я says you can wish me Merry Christmas: I was raised on a farm with SUV's. I have ZERO desire to have an SUV or a car that thinks it's an SUV (CUV's suck).

@tobythesandwich: I'm not in the market for a fiesta or 2 but to me, they look interchangeable.

@87CE 95PV Type Я says you can wish me Merry Christmas: Please tell me why? Inquiring minds want to know.

@87CE 95PV Type Я says you can wish me Merry Christmas: I'd be all over the C-Max but they're coming to the party a year too late.

@87CE 95PV Type Я says you can wish me Merry Christmas: I still see Aerostars on the road. They were actually somewhat capable, and had a 4wd option that a lot of local farmers liked.

@tobythesandwich: It just seems so completely backwards and incompetent. But that could be why I stopped working in the auto industry 2 years ago.

So Mazda North America gets the new focus platform first, gets the 7 seater first, if I'm not mistaken even the Mazda 2 was available before the Fiesta.