I've only had to give The Talk in earnest once. I had a student in a C6 Z06 that had been supercharged, and stroked. According to the owner the car had over 750HP, and after riding in it, I believed him. The acceleration was brutal. Only the guy was on street tires, with factory brakes, unknown brake pads…

Honestly, the track time is great, but I've instructed at events when I didn't have a car to take to the track. I am pretty social, and growing up I didn't have any friends who were gear heads. Track days are gear head overload, and I've met my closest friends in the enthusiast community. So the track time is a…

"A hatch would've been faster."

The Abarth believe it or not was basically redesigned by SRT. When they got a hold of the European one they put the Multiair engine in, replaced the cooling system with one that won't overheat at the track, replaced the stupid stiff springs with softer ones, beefed up the chassis to compensate for the springs, and…

What? No Toybaru?

That's very creative. Won't make me buy a GTI, but a really well done advert. Bravo.

You can outrun a squad car, but you can't outrun the Internet.

And i would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you pesky kids and your stupid internet!

A "van" accommodates 4 rows of seats. As all of these sliding door people movers we're talking about only fit three rows, they're "mini"

Neutral: If it has sliding doors, then it's a minivan. Also, the Ford Flex is a wagon.

Would be good if you got to choose from a variety of fake engine noises, they don't have to be all from cars, you could choose Boeing 727 or a classic train locomotive.

Lately?!?

If they made it as a hatch I might have to have one. But never a sedan. I live in ski country, have dogs, a wife, a kid... I need the space as much as I need the performance. I like everything else they've done with this model, in terms of the improvements over the last gen, but no hatch, no sale.

If there is snow in your neighborhood, there is no better friend. Roads not plowed? No problem. Only parking spot left has been plowed in with 3 feet of snow? No problem. Can't spend money on costly repairs? No problem. Need to get good gas mileage? OK, you got me there. It's not so hot in this department. But, when…

Let me know how the horn works. After all, ours will also be for the DC area.

Well, Mark Fields is Jewish. Ford's next car will be powered by Henry Ford turning in his grave.

He should get the new SS with the manual and MagRide.

Awesome! These are good stories that are fun to read (no sarcasm). I would say that he's clearly too intelligent to be working OnStar dispatch, though. Seriously someone able to think under pressure on the fly like that has an intelligence level well above average is is way over qualified for the position they're…

Glad someone appreciated this. I laughed so hard I started crying the first time.

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