I’m really disappointed by the lack of Torch picks and wild cards. This is basically my work parking lot. Yawn.

I always thought it was because my miata’s 116 horsepower have to push like 25% more frontal area with the headlights on.

Step one: Enter an on-ramp.

*Shows up with an e46xi, and a big steaming bowl of compromises*

The problem is he just didn’t add enough K-Seal.

Put a $500 transmission in your $1000 truck, so that you won’t be tempted to buy a $5000 truck for Home Depot runs a few years later.

Came here to say this. It seems like there are zero of these trucks left in good condition. But they are all still limping along with 300k miles, malfunctioning ABS, on their fourth set of brake lines, with rust holes in the rocker panels and frame . . . And still somehow crawling onward.

And for whatever reason, I could shift without the clutch all day on my old ranger, no problem. My miata is a little more finicky, I think because of the lighter flywheel and quicker dropping revs.

The key here is in shift lever pressure. Too much pressure means you are grindingthe brass synchros together until they reach the same speed. That’s what they were made to do, as they still have to match speed when you use the clutch. However, with the clutch depressed, they only have to match the rotation of the…

It all happened in the Miata in my avatar. Now, unlike the average Miata you may run into, this one is an asshole. Immediately after buying it, a brake line burst, and I rear-ended a suburban. After fixing that, the crank pulley walked itself off of the crank. 10k miles later, and the replacement engine blew a…

Why did I think the author in question was going to be Jack Baruth?

Ram SRT10!

If I get stuck driving an automatic, I will often slip it into neutral, even if not stopped for a long time.

Looks suspiciously like my grandfather’s favorite lawn furniture finish.

Hillary Clinton complained to the HOA (of which she is a key donor) that your project car is abandoned and unregistered, and your Miata is too loud.

Step 1) Take 2nd best special edition miata ever made.
Step 2) Put a supercharger on it.
Step 3) Realize that you can’t actually drive it, since your white new balance gel-sole shoes and beer-gut belly won’t fit.
Step 4) Flames
Step 5) Ruin handling with 18" chrome wheels.
Step 6) Try to fix handling with drilled and…

My snarky recommendation would be to drive 15 mph for those two weeks, just to be sure.

I would expect really nice floor mats to be included already for $168,000.

Don’t all $1500 cameros have freshly rebuilt 383 strokers? That’s what craigslist says, anyway.

Any detroit diesel 2-stroke v8. Even though the 3, 4, 6, and 12 cylinders sound even better.