Quote: Originally Posted by DanTheMiataMan So it has come down to either a 89 325i 4dr Manual, a 86-89 Cheese Wedge manual or another 92 Yata with manual everything.... Votes. I'd go with the 92 Miata, but then again, I'm biased.

Quote: Originally Posted by nsx_23 I love European cars, but I can't get out of my head the notion that the current R32 is an expensive novelty...... The previous R32, however...... I have a few issues with the current R32, but perhaps my biggest gripe with it is its weight...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ishcabible My friend bit my arm and there's still a perfect indent with teeth shapes a day after. Reminds me - when I was younger and much more stupid, a group of friends and I used to do what is now done with paintball guns using BB guns. A friend of...

Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 The miata is cool and all, but would kind of blow in a colder climate, plus it always looks kinda girly. No offense to any miata lovers... they just... I don't know. Maybe I'll warm up to them eventually. I just have to disagree with you. Miatas...

Quote: Originally Posted by DanTheMiataMan I would like to vent that anyone over the age of 85 should not drive... just got rear ended while i was at a dead stop by some old man who was driving to quick for the weather (very rainy and wet) and rear ended me and totaled my daily. Awosem...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rednamalas1 well, ... They improved the Lotus Exige S, but they look the same, so I won't post pictures of that. By the way, is Aston Martin still owned by LVMH? Well, the front end is different and the rear wing is larger on the new Exige S...

GTR Evolution Racing Sim on PC, using Logitech G25 wheel, six-speed gated shifter and full pedal set: 8/10. In my opinion, this is as good as racing sims get without jumping to an entirely different level and spending thousands on commercial sims and hardware. The driving dynamics are...

Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 From my experience the better the person knows how a car works, the better the driver. I haven't met someone who can outdrive me, and still be ignorant of changing an axle/swapping suspensions. When I wrote "conversely, there are some excellent...

Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 But don't you guys respect the car guy more who's built his ride, rather than worked in an office and just paid for one? Do I respect the guy more who built his ride? No - I respect him differently. I have much respect for people who can really...

Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 For a track car I don't get the atom and caterham and whatnot. I mean, yeah, they're awesome, but isn't half the fun building your own ride? Not for some of us. I'd much rather be driving than "building", "tuning", "diagnosing", "repairing" or...

Quote: Originally Posted by billybob_jcv That is true only for Type 2 Diabetes. Absolutely true. I should have specified I was writing of Type 2.

Quote: Originally Posted by amphead They need to make a commitment to annihilate that damned disease, before it gets everybody. Seems like more and more have been diagnosed and the numbers just seem to be growing at an alarming rate. It's probably something in the water or the soil, and...

So while I'm sitting here drinking coffee thinking about driving and yet watching the d@mn rain come down instead, I came across this - the kind of driveway I want: Novelties: Google Earth Reveals Coolest Driveway Ever I wish I had enough land to do this.

Ka-boom and Huxley, Very nice 6 and Scoobie, respectively. Both are tastefully done. ~Brian

Quote: Originally Posted by DanTheMiataMan Year, Mods, Specs o the yata =P Hey Dan, Mine's a 2001 Special Edition, #250. Loaded with everything but hardtop. I'm partial to the NBs, especially the post-2000 makeover (2001-2005), and I love British Racing Green (BRG) on a...

Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 You know.... gotta chime in here. Cool you got some racing experience, but you don't need an STi to have a lot of fun. In fact, I've known quite a few guys in nasioc who started modding WRX's/STis, but then bought a beater honda civic... then started...

Cognac and Cheese-its. And yes, I'm serious.

Quote: Originally Posted by nsx_23 Pretty funny article: Top Ten: Ten Cars And The Type Of Guys They Attract The complimenting article from earlier: Top Ten: Ten Cars And The Type Of Women They Attract Was happy to see number one. Jalopnik understands.

Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 Life is too short to drive something boring. I have no respect for people who buy beige cars and live in beige mcmansions while trying to climb ahead on the corporate ladder. None. You reminded me of something my aunt once told me: "I have no...

Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 Nope. I'm 28.5. Honestly, the big reason I don't respect them at all is because people who drive camrys and other boring cars their whole life hit 40, then have the money to buy something cool, and so they blow it on a corvette. TRUE car enthusiasts...

Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 Sure it does. That's why people with a midlife crisis buy it. They have the money, and they want the insane performance to make them feel young again. Personally I don't understand the point of blending in with all the other midlife crisis lemmings...

Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 I would say however, the most people here in the states are just blithering idiots, driving in the passing lane, wondering why people are tailgating them, flashing their lights. People just REFUSE to stay to the right here, why, I have no idea...

"Single most expensive piece of audio equipment you own?" 2005 Lotus Elise with Lotus Stage 2 Exhaust.

Quote: Originally Posted by bhd812 Sadly no, been looking at used elise's since last year..now it's just out of habit. looks like a barrel of fun to drive though! you? Quote: Originally Posted by cash68 Yep. Got a ride a few years ago. Great driving car, but getting in...

Quote: Originally Posted by melomaniac well, obviously technically all radio is paid - either by membership drives, or by advertising, or by subsidies, or by subscriptions. I have a few free months of satellite radio ahead of me and remain skeptical that it's a viable business, but it's...