The heart says NP because with a little time and a little money I could have a pretty nice jeep. The head says CP because "a little time" will turn into a metric shitload of time and "a little money" will turn into a 401k and savings sucking abyss and I'll still have a jeep that only moves by trailer.

Oh how I wish they were flushable.

I'm a big fan of wet wipes for mud butt. With babies around, there's no shortage of wet wipes at my house.

I scrolled down here to say "good for her" but you beat me to it.

Had the engine been in front my mind screamed "restomod" alas it's in the back…not what I would want to lose my restomodding virginity on. Still NP.

I thought "old Z too", then I thought it would be "cool to have this because it isn't a Z, but looks sorta like one" I'm not awake enough to make it to the third thought about how tiring it would be to have to explain the car all the time. Good call because that is exactly what would happen.

I just drove a new rental Forester (had 800 miles on it) from CA to NE (when the engine gave up the ghost) and that power stealing not quite a CVT but yet still a CVT slushbox of a transmission pushed an otherwise OK car into I'd rather walk territory. Awful, terrible, horrible car...with a manual? I'd give it another…

this car is like an hour away from me. Gotta go call my wife and the bank.

CycleWorld said their test Grom topped out at 61mph and 55mph eats up 7,000 revs in its tallest gear. You're right this should have been in the article. It would have made the story that much more impressive.

I used to ride a Honda reflex scooter. It had a 250cc engine and with all 6'6" and 230 pounds of me on it would do 65mph on level ground. With a motorcycle gearing I'm betting the Grom might have as much as 60mph in it (on a good day) given a normal sized rider without that kind of load.

So jealous. So very very jealous.

a classic case of taking a great car and fucking it all up in the ass. CP. I have nothing but contempt for the asshat who chopped the top off this thing no matter how "well" done it might be.

To do that though don't things in addition to vehicle design come into play?

Turbos and hybrids won't gain you too much. Short of adding rockets, 0-60 in 2.8 seconds is the best you can do on Earth.

These horror stories I hear from other states just make me smile. Imagine living where the states actually verifies that you can actually operate a vehicle before turning you loose into traffic. In all fairness, TN has tightened things up since the early 80's.

What is this "parallel parking" test of which everyone speaks? When I got my license in TN, I went to the DMV (at the local National Guard armory). Backed out of the parking space, drove around the building, not leaving the parking lot and then parked in the same spot I'd backed out of not a minute before. Passed and…

All it needs is cocaine and it is the ultimate 80's movie.

that I didn't know. I thought they were all backwards.

yes. Shift pattern is the same between LHD and RHD cars. Ditto for pedal arrangement in the floor. Right foot still does gas and brake, left for the clutch.

I would DD this thing all summer long, and wipe it with a diaper through the long Syracuse winters. I need to go change my pants.