The whole concept of the ATS was supposed to be a lightweight nimble chassis modeled after the M3 that would sway all those loyal BMW enthusiasts. They got us all interested and the death of the M3 V8 (BMW loyalists DO NOT want a turbo M3) had us seriously considering the ATS now more than ever before. It was the…

I was so very excited about the ATS. If only it came with a small LS (or LT) and a 6 speed manual I would totally buy one. I actually test drove one multiple times. Call it whatever you want, but those two options would make it a tuner's delight, and that would sell tons more ATS of all varieties because it would…

Something is wrong with the transmission shift knob, and a pedal is clearly missing. Must be defective.

The only smart thing to do now is to turn it into a racetrack!

Most stores on the east coast never have any 0 or 00 sizes, but if you go to the west coast they have 100x as many options in those sizes. Who cares anyway?

Funny you should mention that. I rented one out in California one time just for fun, but I could not fit my carry-on suitcase into the car anywhere, so I went back to the counter and got a horrible eclipse for the week.

I also would prefer to spend the day at the track in a white car with a V8. I just prefer the S65 over a chebby small block.

I was nodding in agreement until that last line.

I have an old Ford Ranger. Its an ugly green one. I wish it would die so I could buy a new fancy pickup truck, but I just can't replace it with something that gets worse gas mileage than my 20 year old ranger. I swear it has 250,000+ miles on it. The AC blows cold, the engine always starts, and it hauls mulch and…

But it looks completely discombobulated. Surprisingly the regular convertible was great, and the removable hardtop made it the most beautiful Miata ever. Convertibles suck.

I took the convertible top off my NA and threw it away. Hard top was on the car permanently and it was a pretty great car. Convertibles suck, and are for hair dressers. Make a FRS fighter with a turbo Miata Coupe and I will put my money where my mouth is.

See, I simply disagree that the people that are crossing the border are the people that will be working in these plants. There are plenty of educated, good workers in Mexico and while I see this plant improving the economy of Mexico, I doubt the people crossing the boarder to find jobs in the USA will be getting any…

Your logic is completely flawed. You assume Mexico is a third world country. It is not. It is a 1st world country that does not embrace the welfare state the way America does. Politics aside, it is easier for them to send their poor across the board than it is to actually deal with them. Then again, they have no…

Funny how many people hate Southwest's boarding system, but its faster than just about every alternative and those that wait till the last minute to check in will get the worst seats, that seems fair to me. Perception is reality here, I recently flew Delta and it was a horrible experience, plus I don't feel nickel…

The ford focus comes with a DCT standard. However, you can't manually shift it. It acts just like a regular slushbox, only jerkier.

No manual, no care.

If you think the 4th generation roadster has anything to do with the 3rd generation E85/6 you really are living in limbo. They fired the design team, everyone involved at the factory, and basically did a ground up reboot on the Z4 for the E89. New designers, new factory, new everything. They had to, the E85 was…

Um, they pretty much killed it. The Z3 outsold the Z4 3 t0 1. BMW outright gave up and even took the production away from the North American plan. The current Z4s don't even compare and are built by a 3rd party factory. So yeah, the Z4 was a complete and utter failure to everyone, and especially BMW. So yeah,…

What? You mean they aren't soaring already?

Sorry to disappoint, but the Z4 was such a complete failure. It will never be able to compete with the E36/8.