Seriously, I see my parents driving over that valance in their own driveway.

"Sorry boys, Chevrolet doesn't think you're man enough for the ZR2 and this is the "off-road" Colorado you're getting."

Fiat 500 Abarths have back seats.

Sounds like my sort of cross-shopping.

For those of you who don't live in California, the fact that it was originally a diesel is a big deal. Old diesel cars don't have emissions testing. Therefore you can swap almost anything in and not worry about passing smog.

Thank you, this is really informative. Please do a post after you get the GT4, I'd really like to hear more of your views on the PDK vs. Manual.

My Corolla is enjoyable.

I think some degree of standardization is not a bad idea here at all. The muscle memories we develop from driving is a good thing. That's why my left foot always knows to feel for a clutch, and my right knows, without looking, where the loud and brake pedals are. I don't think Mercedes would have compromised any of…

Get a 280Z and put 240Z bumpers on it. You get the 240Z looks and experience, with the added power and reliability of fuel injection and possible air conditioning.

It's so worth it. I've been able to have classic daily drivers of all stripes out here.

Man. Living the dream.

Here are the two reserved spots I have in my apt's parking structure:

No. No no no. I searched for the nicest maintained XK8 coupe I could find, and I bought it. It was perfect for 2 years. Than everything that could fail, did. Including the transmission. I had bought it for $18000, racked up $12000 in credit card debt for repairs in 6 months (transmission was $8k), and then struggled…

That's the spirit! I believe in you!

That guys who buy sports cars are compensating, and girls who buy sports cars are only trying to attract guys.

..And "R" is the final and fastest gear on this transmission?

That when Jalops go crazy about a future performance car that ticks all the right boxes, Car companies actually think they'll buy them new.

The front end graphic is nice, but that broken character line at the door handle is way too close to being centered to look good.

It's exciting news, but also something we kind of expected to happen after Fiat filed trademarks with the U.S. Patent Office for the names. It's a renewal of an historic nameplate for Fiat that dates back tot he 1960s. The design is expected to be more retro than the Miata (not the shitty thing above I spent three…