My FoST never got anywhere close to 32mpg highway. And it left my driveway on a flatbed twice in the first 9k miles. Let’s see a Miata do THAT!

“We don’t give a shit about times on a test track.”

Nice google find! Maybe that’s why I remembered it (being from VA, it may have been on local news at the time.) Wonder what other cool stuff she’s had...

From memory, she had a Lamborghini Diablo at one point. It was purple, perhaps one of the 30th(?) anniversary models.

+1, lifelong Virginian here & have had dozens of state inspections on the 2-4 cars I own/buy/sell in any given year. Can’t remember the last time I paid anything more than the $16. Find a place more trustworthy, and check the car yourself before you roll it in.

Philly? ~1hr from NJMP or ~3hrs from Summit Point. Doooo it

And sadly still 2-3x the price of a 330 ZSP which is 99% the same car.

They really are great cars... until you drive an E46 M3 ;-)

I like the look but it’s still out of my price range. Agree with whoever said a 2-series ZHP would be more up my alley. Although a least it has a limited slip diff this time, unlike the underwhelming E46 version!

I think this is my issue with the whole phenomenon: spending time and money to make a car ride and handle worse than stock...

Regarding the clown shoe... “This one, while not the M model, is the next best thing and doesn’t have the ridiculous repair costs associated with anything from BMW’s Motorsport division.”

Early last week? Pretty sure I saw this car on 95N, north of Richmond. Very cool!

Same here, I drove a non-PP at VIR and it pushed like a pig. Can't wait to see if the PP car is better

Good stuff, congrats! I picked up the same car in silver minus the lighting package a couple weeks ago. Huge step up from my '14 Focus ST in terms of quality and comforts, I don't even know where to start the list of what I like better. Haven't put many miles on it yet so can't speak to performance, but hopefully…

Amen. I wanted to love these cars, then I drove one and said... “Wow, it feels sorta like a hardtop S2000 without all the power up top, on crap tires.” Haven’t given ‘em much thought since. But agreed that more power would help a lot, and real tires.

Lol I wondered the same thing considering those speeds, especially when I saw that “spared nothing” description above. Spared nothing except safety equipment? (Also note the shoulder harnesses going right through a rollbar that could/should have a harness bar but doesn’t... to a rear shelf mount.)

Surprised this one didn't make the list... starring an E39 M5, and Madonna:

I stopped watching after about 4 minutes because, well, it was like watching a dashcam of every single time I drive anywhere in Virginia or Florida. Or Maryland. Or North Carolina. Or Ohio.

I also see plate-blurring in pics of street cars on road courses. You know, while doing a high performance driving school with an instructor, so there won't be any insurance or warranty concerns - no matter how remote that chance may be. (Although anyone really worried about it probably removed or covered said plates…

Conversely: the camera car's technique, I'd guess, was from a driver with some "track day bro" experience for sure. I say this because of his quick, efficient reaction. It's a simple 2-off around the BMW, nice and easy and clean. That usually only comes with experience and advanced car control skills, typically gained…