You would be shocked at how much time and effort a scammer will put into their scam, even for something like a free coffee.

I worked at Borders back in the day, and we had a guy who was constantly trying to run a scam on us, by returning expensive computer programming books that had obviously been bought either used…

CP, even though I like this car. It's obviously a guy trying to recoup his modification cost, something that rarely works out.

Thank you for the nice shot of Ol’ Yeller.

First generation Honda Prelude, aka the “Quaalude”. Boring to drive but I kind of like the looks of the thing, and figure that any number of engine swaps would be possible. Plus I don’t think I’ve ever seen one modified-the later ones sure, but never a ‘78 or so.

It is but it doesn’t sell that way a lot of the time. If local Miata owners are anything to go by, they’re interested in having a sporty convertible to drive to work once in a while, maybe take it on a long weekend to a B&B or something, but otherwise drive around in a sedan or crossover the rest of the time. They’re…

I get not offering it on the cheapest model (it gets guys like me with a limited budget into a new car rather than a used one), but the limited slip should at least be a dealer-fit option for it, along with the BBS/brake option, without there being a warranty penalty. It only makes sense.

Actually, I don’t disagree with anything you said (and I say this as a long term owner of an NA and an NC). I think that, if anything, the Sport should have the limited slip as standard, since as you say the sort of guys who want a performance car, for track days or autocross or something, don’t want to buy a high end…

Who’s a big boy? You are!

Indeed, in much the same way as the PRHT was so popular on the NC GT.

Yep.

There is or was an amazing three-volume book about Smokey Yunick, which gets into most of that. Supposed to be good, but I’ve never even seen a copy much less read it. It’s on my “to buy” list, still.

My understanding is that Graham Hill wasn’t a “quiet conversation in a pub” sort of guy, a lot of the time. There are a number of photos of him tying one on during a race weekend, and at least one of him dressed in a ladies swimsuit and wig.

It’s death by a thousand cuts. A car has to be either really really special to me, or something I’ve really wanted and restoration is the only way I can get that, for me to deal with all that stuff. But a daily driver? Forget it. I’ll take a payment for the simplicity of not having to spend all my spare time under the…

Out of curiosity, what’s the maintenance schedule on something like power window motors? I’ve yet to see any in any shop manual I own. Because it’s not about maintenance items at all - it;s about a thousand little things that go bad as a car gets older. My last car was at about 177K when I got rid of it, and it ran…

I would totally rock a Ford Tuareg (starts searching for a Mk1 Fiesta to go build a replica), but can’t even recall the last time I saw a Volkswagen Twarg.

Maybe if it actually included all the bits (seats and wheels) it'd be a good(ish) price. Otherwise it's a half finished project, and I can think of ten other ways to waste time with half built cars that if rather do than this.

Why does this video smell like baloney?

Honestly, when I lived in Chicago I'd book the entire Air and Water show week off just so I could watch all the practice flying. It's brilliant.

Why isn't circa 2000 Guy Ritchie directing this film?

Dilbert could, at times, be a little too on the nose, and therefore funny in a “Yep, been there, done that” way. But it’s never been that funny, and I don’t think I’ve ever laughed out loud at it.