@milwaukee_slows: I MUST have a hatchback. As far as I'm concerned, a small/mid-sized hatch is the perfect car. As per Clarkson, "They do everything right." For some reason though, I'm more attracted to the idea of a Fiesta ST than the Focus. Hmmm...
Too bad Honda doesn't make a Fit Si...
Too bad Honda doesn't make a Fit Si...
2012 Focus ST, USDM version.
I MIGHT actually consider buying one.
I MIGHT actually consider buying one.
These days, the signature line containing "Member of Congress" carries less weight that "EPA Official", and the EPA has this guy on their payroll...
@drtwofish: Number One rule of being taken seriously - spelling and grammar.
I always liked the idea of the R32, but when the name designation also corresponded with the base price... I'd rather get an Evo. Or save $7k and get a WRX wagon.
Unless VW pulls the same maneuver with this one as they recently did with the Jetta (ie make it a helluva lot cheaper), there's no compelling reason to bite.
Unless VW pulls the same maneuver with this one as they recently did with the Jetta (ie make it a helluva lot cheaper), there's no compelling reason to bite.
The Porsche 917 should be in this list too!
Is it worth getting a PS3 for GT5? Or should I just stick with GT4 and not piss off my wife?
Austin is lousy with food trucks. Some AMAZING (see Odd Duck - [www.yelp.com] and Gourdos - [www.yelp.com] some not. I'd happily see them move indoors during the summer. Damn it gets hot here.
@Justin Hyde: Then if you factor in other determining factors (24% without access to basic healthcare, the highest illiteracy rate in the nation, 30% dropout rate, then there's this - [www.chron.com] Texans are generally not in great shape. It's just offset by cities like Austin and Dallas, where the populations are typically well-educated, employed and healthy.
ANYWAY, the bottom line is Texas is home to several of the largest metro ares in the nation. Large metro areas typically have the highest instances of DUI (probably followed closely by sparse, rural areas - aah, the dichotomy). However, unlike most other large metro areas, Texas does not have much in the way of public transit (because it's Socialism, and we hate that). Thus, Texas, just by the nature of its demographics, is besotted with those who are besotted.
Punishment is fine and dandy - Lord knows Texas loves us some Biblical fire and brimstone brought down upon the sinners - but it's only addressing a symptom and not the actual problem. Education, alternatives, pre-enforcement measures.
ANYWAY, the bottom line is Texas is home to several of the largest metro ares in the nation. Large metro areas typically have the highest instances of DUI (probably followed closely by sparse, rural areas - aah, the dichotomy). However, unlike most other large metro areas, Texas does not have much in the way of public transit (because it's Socialism, and we hate that). Thus, Texas, just by the nature of its demographics, is besotted with those who are besotted.
Punishment is fine and dandy - Lord knows Texas loves us some Biblical fire and brimstone brought down upon the sinners - but it's only addressing a symptom and not the actual problem. Education, alternatives, pre-enforcement measures.
Or the Cord 810?
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Tucker Torpedo. End of discussion!
I've only ever been to Alfa cars & coffees here in Austin. Basically, we meet at Mozart's on the lake at 7 am (because we have to spend the remainder of the day working on our cars and/or don't want to get stranded at the venue with the sun going down while still trying to replace the damned alternator), drink a few gallons of espresso (not as good as real Italian brew, of course), compare beards, debate hydraulic vs mechanical detensioners, share seat leather dye recipes, and wax rhapsodic about engine notes (mine's a middle B-flat, by the way). Usually there's a nap afterward. If someone crashes it's because one of their hubs has rusted through again.
More than an Edge? My wife will never go for it.
*sigh*
Here's hoping Ford gives us a Fusion/Mondeo wagon in a couple of years. It'll probably be a better driving car than the Acura, anyway.
*sigh*
Here's hoping Ford gives us a Fusion/Mondeo wagon in a couple of years. It'll probably be a better driving car than the Acura, anyway.
@WarShrike: He's actually pooping down the intake.
I don't know, I think this might be a good thing. Every few years, F1 essentially maxes out the capability of the given formula. It gets tot he point where the top few teams are making miniscule aero or engine management tweaks to their cars to eke out a few extra hundredths.
Totally altering the drivetrain requirements are going to send everyone back to the drawing board and they'll all return with slightly different solutions to the problem. Drivers will all respond in unique ways. In the end, it could make for a very exciting season, even if the HP isn't as stratospheric as in the old turbo days.
If nothing else, it'll be interesting.
Totally altering the drivetrain requirements are going to send everyone back to the drawing board and they'll all return with slightly different solutions to the problem. Drivers will all respond in unique ways. In the end, it could make for a very exciting season, even if the HP isn't as stratospheric as in the old turbo days.
If nothing else, it'll be interesting.
Unnnngh...
And there, at that Lighthouse at the End of the World, Irishman composes his COTD...
Quick, name the turbo Hondas!
Beat?
Ummm... That jackass Muskrat from Honda-Tech.com circa 1998 with the compressed Integra Special Edition hybrid?
I think that's all of them.
Beat?
Ummm... That jackass Muskrat from Honda-Tech.com circa 1998 with the compressed Integra Special Edition hybrid?
I think that's all of them.
