Confirmed everything you said at a Dallas Auto Show test drive. I would not even consider an CVT equipped WRX based on that experience.

My size 13 wides resemble that remark. Heel-toe, no go. But I could use the side of my right foot to match revs as needed.

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I always used to wonder how police and military personnel in uniform managed to always look clean and crisp until my…

Agreed! That is some arcane shit trying to maneuver through those flaps when you need to take a leak. Such a waste of time compared to hooking a thumb over the waistband and pulling down.

Agreed! That is some arcane shit trying to maneuver through those flaps when you need to take a leak. Such a waste…

Can confirm. Wife’s co-workers though I was white when I would cal her work and ask to speak to her. Then they saw me and were quite confused as to whom this black guy was bringing her lunch and giving her a kiss when saying goodbye.

That sucks. Texas currently has inspections only stations that don’t do any repairs. Texas also doesn’t allow you to be charged a 2nd time for a reinspection if it’s within a couple of days. Removes the incentive to “find something wrong” with the intention of charging the customer to fix it.

This is just my opinion, but I personally find there’s just something a bit pretentious about the illuminated emblem. I’m guessing it’s probably an opinion shared by those that don’t like the Merc setup, but don’t mind the Mazda setup. No one is right or wrong. Just different strokes for different folks.

Mazda just illuminates a character line around the grill. Not the Mazda emblem to the best of my knowledge.

That’s like a new incarnation of the old Suzuki Swift!

I drove a new Maxima at the auto show and was surprised by how much I did absolutely abhor the transmission. On the other hand, the CVT in the WRX completely turned me off. That shouldn’t even be offered in that car.

Can somewhat confirm, the wife’s ‘03 Spec-V had a worse turning radius than my’ 98 Maxima which can easily u-turn in to the middle lane of a 3 lane street whike the Sentra can just barely make the outside lane.

Thing is, it’s always NADA, the national auto dealers association fighting direct to consumer sales. I kind of wonder if the manufacturers wouldn’t be in Musk’s side if they weren’t so deep with the dealers due to various franchise agreements and such.

Post ‘06, what I like to call the Renault Spec-V did get a raised red line (around 7K if I recall) and a bump up to 200 hp even.

Yeah, I hear ya, but, that B16 also had like 116 lb-ft of torque while that QR25DE generates 175hp and 180 lb-ft of torque.

“I hate this 175hp 2.5 ltr. can’t believe they got so little out of so much.”

I thought the non spec-Vs had a viscous limited slip while the spec-Vs had helical limited slip? Nktthat it matters much to me as I had a spec-V, but just academic curiosity I guess.

Had a silver ‘03 with Nismo springs, swaybars, and exhaust as well as slotted brake rotors. It was ridiculously fun and sounded and handled great. Really regret never getting to autoX it as it was totaled when some dummy decided to change 3 lanes through it.

I don’t known. I just test drove a new WRX at the DFW Auto Show ride & drive and all it convinced me was that car should not be sold without a stick. It was pretty lifeless and unresponsive even with the “sport” mode enabled when he told me to step on it on a section of road after turning from a dead stop. I was…

My MX-6 GT went from stock to what you see here: