I also miss these, but a couple time I stopped from deleting a file as some icons would cry, shake heads, or otherwise show distress when you were about to delete. But sometimes I needed the space and the icon was for a game I had rented from Hollywood Video and didn’t like enough to buy. So I felt a pang of guilt as…

“Oh, no. I apologize. You see, I had recently hit a bump before that rainburst, causing my wipers to cease working, and with the lack of visibility I couldn’t find another bump to get them to restart. But at least the headlights came on when I careened off the road and onto this court. I promise to move it as soon as…

Thanks. I wonder how much of my car-geekiness began riding in that car. Bright yellow, cartoon grinning-bee-with-wheels logos, and a thunderous sound was a six-year-old’s dream. 

Yes. I know it’s odd, but I tend to keep cars a long time and often become attached to them. Well, the good ones, anyway.

Or you could vinyl wrap half of a black Miata in orange, like my Forza 7 version—originally meant as a Halloween theme—now also cruising around virtual Scotland in Horizon 4. (As for other colors, Mazda once offered a burnt orange that I’d like to see available again).

Years ago I had a turquoise Nissan Pulsar. I recall being embarrassed how much it stood out in a funeral procession, however, and thought I should grow up a bit and buy something more austere for my next car. (I later discovered a slate gray coupe is nearly invisible to other drivers).

My car’s a manual, but I haven’t thought of that as an anti-theft advice, but mentioning its being a stick usually stops a request to borrow it. Anyway, I’m not sure if a thief would want my whole car, anyway. I’d hate to lose the wheels, tires, hardware, umbrella, sunglasses, Thelonious Monk and James Brown CDs,…

Given the darker greens manufacturers use for special editions, they apparently realize quite a few of us like those shades. Now if they would only apply it to some standard production cars. 

I also live in a very high snowfall / long winter area near the Great Lakes. I’ve considered all or four wheel drive, but those vehicles are priced at a premium in this area. That and thus far I’ve managed to get through many bad storms with good front-wheel drive cars and snow tires.

This hits close to home. A number of years ago I had to stop driving a manual for a few years after a rather nasty hiking accident and botched surgery. It was a big deal for me when I had recovered enough to return to driving a manual.

Not Timbuktu, but I have had Waze and Google Maps misdirect me a few times, mostly when I’m responding to disaster-related calls. The furthest out was last summer to assist with a house collapse. Waze got me in the general area but a few miles away to an under-construction housing development. As I stupidly didn’t…

There are two Mazda dealers in my area (in Ohio). One I dealt with briefly, found the staff unwilling to provide concrete information and decided not to buy from them. The other was fantastic. The staff provided what I asked, answered questions, did not pressure, acted professionally, and generally made it an…

That would be one DLC I’d be excited about. 

Groovy article. Sadly I’ve only been in one as a passenger, but even from that seat the car was surprisingly quick and nimble.

I test drove an Infiniti G37 with a manual a few years ago. I found it to be more of a fancy muscle car than something for corners—and the feel of the stick shift wasn’t too inspiring—nor do I recall how roomy the back was, but it may check off the roominess and upscale interior boxes while at least having a bit of…

I’m also 6'2". Given the guy’s driving a BRZ and spent 12 years with an S2000 I’ll guess he’s more svelte than I.

Perhaps surprisingly, my best experience was at a Mazda dealer, although I’ve had good experiences helping my parents buy cars at the Toyota dealer under the same local network. (I also had an excellent BMW test drive at another of this chain’s stores).

I don’t believe a lot of buyers realize how good “economy cars” have gotten, and how much the gap has narrowed between standard and luxury brands in general. For instance, I last bought a car in 2012 and began by looking at the typical “entry level luxury”as I was in that general bracket. But I also test drove a few…

Tempting, but I’d need more yard space and a partially-loose, weathered tarp before getting a sit-in-the-yard car.

I had an 85-mile round trip commute (although not in a very high-traffic area) and wanted something efficient, engaging, and reasonably comfortable with a manual transmission. I tried a bunch of cars and bought a Mazda 3. That may be too obvious/dull suggestion, but I’ve been happy with it. It does have a fair amount…