My main concern definitely wouldn’t be hackers stealing people’s data via their interconnected cars, but rather hackers figuring out how to send false signals or modify the way signals are received so that cars start crashing into each other or ending up in massive gridlock.

First thing I thought of when I saw this post. Love that movie.

I really have no interest in a self-driving car myself (like I said, driving is one of the few simple pleasures I have in life, even it’s through traffic to get groceries), but I appreciate that I’m the exception and not the rule. In my ideal future, we’ll have electric cars with stick shifts for enthusiasts that can…

Oh, just as a quick addition: there’s research to suggest manual transmissions *improve* attention while driving and thus driving safety (at least in individuals with ADHD, to the same extent as ritalin), presumably because they require you to be more engaged in the driving experience and think more about the road…

I actually can’t tell if this is a troll post or not, but you pretty much describe anything that people enjoy that doesn’t serve some utilitarian purpose (e.g. tasty food, human contact, pets, significant others) in a similarly dismissive and absurd way. If doing a task that a computer could have done for me brings me…

This is my favourite type of vehicle: mid-sized cars/wagons that can handle most any practical task you ask of them (e.g. road trip, moving house, transporting furniture), and also have three pedals for daily enjoyment. Luckily there are still a few of these around (Sportwagen, Subaru Outback in Canada, Mazda 5/6, a…

Just checked Volvo UK and not even they get a V90 with a stick :(. There’s a V60 Polestar in my area that I sometimes end up parking beside when I go to get groceries. At first glance I look at it and think “wow, I’d love to have one of those some day”, then I glance inside at the auto shifter and think, “nah, maybe…

Back when I was very little, about 3 years old, my dad owned a gorgeous late-80's 4th gen Toyota Celica liftback in a lovely red.

Yeah, it was less “give me money for a car”, and more “give me money for a car if you want to see more reviews, because without it I won’t be able to do any more” (to which the internet replied “hell yeah” and gave him enough to buy a used Fit with a leaky hatch).

Not sure if you can still get them in the U.S., but in Canada they sell Mazda 5's with a 6MT as an option. Every now and then I’ll glance inside one while passing it on the sidewalk and get a warm fuzzy feeling seeing a manual shifter in a car where you wouldn’t expect it.

Depends on the character you’re looking for, I think. A 2JZ will probably be a lot smoother, being a straight-6 and all, whereas the the LS will be rougher and less balanced, but will also be a good chunk lighter and will fit into more things.

Not sure if 740s have the same issue but rocker panels on the 240s tend to rust thanks to the drain holes getting clogged with leaves and keeping in water. It’s easy to keep an eye out for though, and you can even buy vent covers to keep stuff from getting in.

Hey, manual in a large people mover can just as fun and rewarding as it is in a sports car provided a good gearbox/engine combo. I mean, it probably depends a lot on your commute whether it’s preferable for a daily driver, but it makes runs to the grocery store a lot more fun when I get to enjoy some quality time with…

Yeah, fair enough. Thanks for the dose of reality. I daily drive an ‘88 Volvo 240 so I’m quite habituated to 80's handling, though the previous owner put in Bilstein HDs all around and thicker front/rear sways so maybe I’m underestimating how bad an unmodified car from that era would be.

Well, you say that, but these things weigh about as much as one of the heavier classic minis so I’d be shocked if they didn’t handle well right off the dock given the lack of mass it has to manage.

I just really like the small and unique/interesting over the sleek, muscular, and fast, and the Japanese make far more of the former than any other country on earth.

Funnily enough, nearly all of the obviously well-to-do in my city (million+ homes) have either 15/20 year old luxury cars/SUVs out front or 5/10 year old Corollas/RAV4s/other econoboxes. It’s always struck me as funny the idea of someone buying a luxury car mainly for the purpose of broadcasting their wealth/status to…

Not much of a luxobarge guy here (though I do quite like this new LS), but I personally have a hard time keeping my attention proplerly on the road if I don’t have to shift my own gears. It makes it easier for me to zone out or get lost in thought if I don’t have to be constantly paying attention to whether I’ll be…

It’s still available with a 6MT in Canada! The base engine only though, not on the PZEV or 3.6R. Would make it a very attractive option for me compared to its competitors were I in the market for a new car.

Oh man, if I had a bunch of disposable inccome and a really long driveway/garage I would pick up that 264, swap the broken PRV V6 with the 24V straight 6 from a 960 and have it as a just-for-kicks runabout. Maybe even swap in a manual gearbox in for added fun and hilarity. I could probably make some decent money on…