I’m not sure how “wanting something for nothing” even remotely applies here, but I already said that it wasn’t a money issue. Shame on me for not wanting heated seats in this 90 degree weather and not wanting to pay to enable navigation on a head unit that is already running Android Auto. And yes, I have a Mazda. In…

The internet lied! I knew about the center and rear and searched specifically for info on the front. Thanks for the correction.

It’s all on the dealerships and has nothing to do with Ford beyond their disinterest in paying an active role in the dealership experience, but I agree. I should have just given up on an RS and not bothered with a new car at all, but at that point it was less about getting the car and more about finding someone that…

I’m definitely salty, but your incorrect assumptions about my personal finances have nothing to do with it. Just because I can pay extra for things that I don’t want doesn’t mean that I should. In the end, I’m most bitter about not being able to get into my driveway without scraping because the extra weight of these…

Sure. You go to another dealership and have the same conversation. It gets pretty exhausting playing this game for months on end. 11 months, to be exact. Only two dealerships that I spoke to would order an RS1 for me. The first, Ford cancelled my order and told me to GTFO. The dealer could only apologize and return my…

My sample size is larger than his, but in my case the numbers are biased toward those with louder voices.

Nope. Ignorance is bliss, I guess.

How much torque goes to the rear wheels?

It’s the same as the ST, yes. With the ST there are complaints about brakes overheating on the track, but they’re usually followed by “that went away once I learned the car better” or something along those lines.

There aren’t too many people that agree with you in this sentiment. Some of us that have had the....pleasure...of driving an STi and RS back to back find the level of refinement in Subaru’s offering to be zero. There hasn’t been any development in that platform in more than a decade and it shows. And while the RS…

No, you mean most dealerships place orders for RS2s in order to maximize profit so that those looking for a vehicle had no choice but to accept paying $3000 more than they expected to for a group of features that they didn’t want. I don’t recall the exact amount of commission each dealership made on “upselling” to the…

Boost + NA Miata = a better car than my Focus RS.

This....is fantastic! Thank you so much!

I’d like to say that my advice is to keep my first car, but I tried. That was the plan. Keep it forever. Enjoy it forever. But instead, my advice is to not paint the car. It seemed like a good idea at the time; everything was repaired and running perfectly, the mods list was done, and I had built up a sizeable…

We’re not talking about torque steer. We’re talking about front tires not having enough grip to turn the car and accelerate at the same time.

So you’re saying that the new Monopoly car should just be Bernie Ecclestone’s face? On one hand I could see that. On the other hand I’d love for his memory to NOT live on after his death.

As someone who owns a Nitrous Blue car (you’ll never guess which one...) this is why we can’t have nice things. It’s your fault. Automakers currently offer some great blues and reds and oranges and greens and even purples (I see you over there, Dodge), but because the current fad is baby blue we get stuck with a shit…

As an automotive enthusiast and also a fan of the Previa, I agree with everything that you have said. And as a soon-to-be owner of a Japanese Bubble Era car, I can’t help but think what could have happened if the bubble had lasted just a few years longer...

As someone who has been in severe crashes in several 90s vehicles -including an Integra LS - I have no idea what you’re talking about. 65mph head-on into a concrete barrier. Airbags failed to fire and even still the only injury was a small cut from hitting my head on the A pillar. Driver was completely unscathed.

I’d be all about having Doug review it. I already had a friend give me Mr. Regular’s contact info and if I ever get off my ass and shoot him an email he might be reviewing it also.