You described exactly why people insist on manuals: it’s FUN. Your decision should come down to this factor. If you will be seeing traffic duty on even a semi-regular basis, get the automatic. If not, get the manual. In a car like the Miata that is meant to be connected and engaging, I think a manual better matches…

It is one automaker’s ultimate expression of the automobile. Just because you see it that way doesn’t mean the rest of us can’t appreciate it. I think you’re on the wrong site if seeing a Lamborghini just makes you jealous and inadequate instead of inspiring you.

GM really needs to build this thing.

Badass! I want one, but with an LS/LT.

A handgun, dummy.

Would you rather shoot a deer or be mauled by a deer?

Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

Highway 35 was the shit when I was a little kid. I must have watched that movie 100 times.

What, no dramatic footage (replayed in reverse slow-mo, with 12 jump cuts thrown in for good measure, naturally, in true Red Bull fashion) of the bolt holding on to the suspension under load? For shame, I expected more from them.

This is why you carry, ladies and gentlemen.

What are you doing here, hippie? Driving may be “purely recreational” for you, but it’s an essential part of life for hundreds of millions of Americans. High energy prices do nothing besides cripple the economy. If you’re so concerned about the environment, why don’t you go live in a cave so you can really minimize…

Why are you paying for her student loans?

In what capacity? A 10 lb.-ft. difference is not going to be noticeable when you have 900.

Approximately all of it.

He probably would have hit back, then made up afterward. Like a real man would.

Can I be friends with your friends?

I have an irrational love for S10s. Mine is the one on the right. :)

You win. Everyone else: go home.

Why not? It makes sure people play nice with each other, else they’ll take a punch.

No problem! Keep up the great work and thank you for writing for us!