Kirsten and Japolnik is bad cutomer sevis

it goes without saying that this car will not be available in the United States market.

Cannot unsee. It’s like if this girl customized an old Altima:

Seems a shame, the DSG GTI is phenomenal and would’ve been perfect for your wife’s needs at the same or lesser cost, would come with a powertrain that would go 200K without issue, and wouldn’t put you to sleep behind the wheel. On VW themselves, meh. Dieselgate schmieselgate... They all lie, cheat, and steal. VW makes…

So.... You paid ST money for a Platinum, which is just as well equipped as the ST, but with an awful transmission and an inferior engine? That makes no sense. You bought the wrong car, brother. For the money you spent on that, you could have gotten a GTI and had the best of both worlds. 

Soon. 

<insert caved-in head meme here>

My wife daily drives the ST, maybe not Seattle traffic but regardless - you gotta want it. ;) Also, ‘sporty’ is subjective. You bought the exact same car but with an inferior engine and transmission. ‘Sporty’ has nothing to do with it. The ST equipment turns a boring econobox into a truly excellent car.

Should’ve bought the ST. It’s as far away from ‘steaming pile of shit’ as there possibly could be. 

Neutral: Current proud and angry owner of a ‘14 Focus ST and an ‘11 Fiesta SE. Proud because I absolutely love them both, they’re both home runs for their segment aside from the DPS6 fiasco on the base model side. Angry because once again, an American company puts out a fantastic product, only to rip it away or only…

I can has K swap?

4th Gen Camaro/Firebird, Focus/Fiesta ST, Mazdaspeed3, S2000, Lancer Evo, VW Corrado all come to mind. 

...And a slightly shorter wheelbase version. If it was 10-12" shorter in the back, I’d own one. It just didn’t fit in the space I have available in the garage. I tried. 

Mainstream truck buyers don’t want wild and crazy designs. They want tasteful design, utility, and ease-of-maintenance. Ram has provided all 3. The new GM trucks are ridiculously overstyled.

If Ford wants to stay ahead, or GM wants to get back in the game, honestly, retro is the way to go. Straight lines, classic…

Ariel thinks this brought balance to the Force. 

It makes you wonder, say, what ants think of US foreign relations. If they were here, or simply drove past, we’d have no fucking idea. And I’d venture to say, if there is an advanced civilization capable of interstellar travel, they’d pay as much attention to us as we pay to an anthill. We are not the same. 

As much as I couldn’t stand TLJ, it was definitely the most human of the sequel trash. TLJ was, in my opinion, only a few choices away from being just fine - hell, maybe even good - but those few horrible choices annihilated any faith in it that I and millions of others had. TFA and TROS are just arcade-mode retread…

I read this as a love letter to the GMT400, and in that light, it’s probably your best work. 

Mando has, to me anyway, cemented the idea that Star Wars has always worked best as a simple story with adequate time spent on characters. Clear lines between good and evil. Likable characters and great progression. 

It’s also, sadly, enhanced my disappointments with the sequel trilogy because it’s clear that Favreau…

Man. Jefri makes Hefner look downright puritan, eh?