Or maybe Mike needs to pay the bills and decided not to walk away from his job?

To the viewers, this is Mike and Ed’s show - (Jimmy, I disagree that Ed gets more time, it just seems as he does because he’s doing the repairs and his scenes are back to back where Mike pops in the beginning, a couple of minutes in the middle and then at the end) - The show worked because of the chemistry they both…

i miss the old days when the only way you could tell that a civic was special was by the type-R badge on the trunk. this doesn’t look bad, but i feel the agressive aero look might be too polarizing for some people.

So I’ll speak to the Fiesta ST since I own that and a BRZ. The BRZ and Fiesta ST are both an absurd amount of fun, but in completely different ways. It almost isn’t fair to compare them since the only thing they have in common are price points, and even that’s a stretch. The Fiesta is more fun to floor the throttle,…

Every single one of those is yet another variation on the same old four cylinder turbo FWD (excluding the WRX). FWD is not that fun.

How technically savy was this inspector.........

In my Miata I have also noticed huge gains at autocross from alignment and of course tires make an even bigger difference. But saying tires is cheating since that applies to ANY car. Definitely the biggest surprise came from a bigger front sway bar. My car went from an oversteering dorifto car to actually…

Biggest change to my car has been tightening the nut behind the wheel.

Seriously.

Gears + tires + UK alignment made mine perfect.

Two adults and two kids... and you guys suggest a Miata, a CORRADO, and an Audi TT. Have you guys checked your work area for carbon monoxide leaks?

The TLX is a good choice. You can get a used Lexus IS-F for under $30k if you want to go nuts but it probably has too much power for a new driver. Avoid all of the Germans…

Mazda6

VW GTI, enough power to be fun, but not too out of control. It is also safe, practical, and is a very nice place on the inside.

I’m sorry, but it looks like those seats are covered in leather. Not the best seats, then. You are mistaken.

As a current owner/driver of an S60 (2014 T6R), my take is that the seats are very nice, but not my favorite or the best of all time. They are pretty great but lack some features that let them down (not quite enough lateral support through corners and need adjustable thigh support for longer legs).

I also used these seats and found them uncomfortable. Your Butt May Vary.

I wish cops cared this much. Not so they can harass in-the-right IS drivers, but so they can ticket the people driving around with green, blue and fuchsia headlights that blind and distract other drivers...or aftermarket HIDs that are improperly aimed.

The “chronograph” gauge cluster goes a long way in convincing me to forgive the tail lights.

The engineers who do all the grunt work aren’t paid enough to live in the same city, while the managers are shoveled African-nation-GDP amounts of cash based solely on the valuation.

You mean where you work really well, make successful products, and see raises that exceed inflation? You’re so old school! Though not old school enough that you have to pay your employer rent that comes out of your paycheck before you even get it.

That’s the reason we have a dwindling middle class, people say tough get another job or deal with it. What’s wrong with standing up as a group with the good of everyone involved, employees and employers. A happy employee is a productive employee and turn over costs a killer. Obviously I’m biased but I like health…