1977 Datsun 280Z. 70k original miles, and I picked it up for $2900. Really nice shape for a car that was cheap and hoonable from new.

Seriously.

I doubt it. Maybe where you are, but around me, everyone knows. That includes people that don't know jack about cars. They say "oh, thats one of those really fast Neons isnt it?" Probably helpd by the fact that Every. Fucking. One. has exhaust and a BOV you can hear from 3 blocks away, and drives around at WOT 95% of…

WHAT THE FUCK NISSAN. You'll build THIS:

It hasn't just been done before with other companies, it's been done before with the Miata. Literally every Miata engine ever has been a higher performance version of a FWD compact car motor (the Protege for the NA/NB, and the Mazda3 for the NC).

And it has been done before with other companies so it shouldn't be too hard. Just off the top of my head, Nissan's SR20 has done duty driving both front (NX2000, maybe sentra and others) and rear wheels (s14/s15/silvia).

bell housing and transmission? The LS series has been transverse and longitudinal...it's all in the transmission, really.

Different block casting to mate with the bellhousing for one of their existing longitudinally mounted gearboxes. Rotating assembly and heads can remain fuctionally identical, or at least quite similar in layout. Coolant routing will have to be revised somewhat, but these are ancillary items when you're already adding…

So based on the looks of that Cooper, someone just donked the shit out of their lawnmower.

let's be honest, with you car, even an empty parking lot is a dangerous road.

I once worked with a woman who had leased a new Audi A4 and kept referring to the transmission as the Tech-tronic. Facepalm.

Completely agree. While the "Tiptronic" transmission was for Audi/Porsche/VW, Jaguar had the best name for their manumatic: "Mechatronic".

Whats even worse is when people see paddle shifters on a steering wheel and say the car is a "double clutch". You don't need to have paddle shifters to have a double clutch, or vice versa.

Hand me a Kleeneks. I just got Neosporum on my Triptronic lever.

What kills me is EVERY DAMN BMW on Craigslist has a "V6"

See, I KNEW someone would get it.

They all have pulse rifles. They're riding cyborg pterodactyls with lasers for claws. Absurd party rock is playing in the background the whole time.

These articles are my favorite thing about Oppo. They're like crack.

The Law of Didn't Read The Article All The Way Through sure is in effect, though.