I get ya. To be sure, I wouldn't want to drive one all the time, just for those times when I want to be comfortable more than anything else. I would keep the Corvette for fun, but I would rather drive across Iowa or Kansas in a mid 70s Lincoln or Cadillac than in anything else. And as I get older, I find more and…

I would be surprised if anyone is restoring American love tubs. I get the feeling that people like you and I are a very small minority :(

Not even close. THIS is what I want:

Couchmobiles. I'm talking about American luxury cars. Isolation in automotive form. God I want so bad...

Oh I agree with this 100% and I do it often. But there's no way in hell I'm going to make my clutch fight against the brake and gravity to get this car rolling! My parking brake is off when I'm done "parking"!

Skystice! Funny! And I agree, there are some great sounding inline fours. Have you ever heard the war-cry of an Offenhauser? Simply terrifying. Hell, V-4 engines make my pants tight too... but those boxers... god I hate how boxer fours sound... like a broken Kholer lawnmower engine with a rod knock and a misfire. …

Don't drop the clutch at idle. That's not part of the plan and that will stall even the biggest Freightliner. Light pressure is the key.

I would argue that every flat four sounds like poo... no matter what it's compared to!

Please go back and read my comment a little more closely... I recommended Method #3 unless you're better at stuff than I am. I don't want to prevent someone from doing better than me just because my growth has ceased. And no engine stalling happens with Method #3, unless you do something dumb. Your engine makes…

One technique is to be fast on your feet. Like, really fast. Your right foot has to move like the wind. You also have to have a light touch to not cause unnecessary slippage of the clutch or break traction. I'm not good enough for that, but I ride often with people who are (typically women, for some reason).

You don't need a parking brake to start on a hill. Using equipment inappropriately will only cause more wear and will perpetuate incorrect technique (which is a major problem with drivers in this country that is only worsening with each passing year). Learn how the machine works and use it correctly. It's really…

I know, right! And the sad/awesome thing is that I want more! I dream about 7 liter cars now…

Ha ha, well played!

That Colt better have a Twin Stick!

A family friend is the last original owner of a big block Cobra. He almost traded it straight-up to a guy in the 70s for a C3 Corvette. The other guy's wife cancelled the deal when she learned the Cobra had no heat or radio! Can you imagine?!

I spent 5 years living in San Francisco (which is about as hilly as it gets) and never once felt that the parking brake should be used to start motion. I never understood this technique. Oh, and this was in a "torque-free" 2008 Civic Si. I now DD a C5... still can't think of a reason to use the parking brake other…

Ha ha, thanks! I'll just say that it's the nicest generation I can afford!

If you're easy on the gas pedal a C6 or C7 Corvette will return nearly 30 MPG on the highway. When you're not easy on the gas pedal it's a fire-breathing V8 monster. Have your cake and eat it too, folks.

I posted the Mitsubishi Diamond/BeechJet/Hawker 400 a while ago, but nobody seems to care.

HondaJet was designed, developed, and built in the US of A.