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Detroit, 10:25 PM
Mon Nov 30
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11/26/09
Best of all, any cornfed kid in the heartland can make their very own car.
Not so sure lemon wheels would be good for an open-air car -- at least without wearing goggles.
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What's with the mismatching wheels on the RX-8?
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So, how come Gawker got the nice car and Jalopnik gets the corncob?
Oh wait, never mind.
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Simple, because no matter how good the Speed3 is, it is and always will be a copy of the real thing. The GTI gets all the props because it has earned them. All Mazda did was take VW's props and clean them up a bit.
Sadder still is the Speed3 isn't even the most respected Mazda. It sits in 3rd place behind the much more worthy Miata and RX-8.
Sorry, but winning the Spec Sheet Grand Prix isn't worth much to real car guys and gals.
11/25/09
-Saab 9-3/9-5
-Volvo 850/V70
-Subaru Impreza/Legacy/Forrester
-The Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe
-Ford Focus/Escort
-Mazda3/5/6
-PT Cruiser
-Dodge Caliber
-Chevy HHR
-Honda CRV
-Kia Soul
-Nissan Cube/Versa
I'm thankful for these because:
-all these are available used as wagons (SUVs are just hopped up wagons to me) or hatchbacks... and in one case, a van
-available with stickshift
-you can buy used for a reasonable price... or will eventually be able to.
-are big enough for someone with two kids.
11/25/09
"Come on, kids, the Veyron is burning 5 bucks a minute idling here. Move it!"
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11/26/09
$15,000+ for a Caliber? Hell no... unless it's a SRT4... But for $5000 or less? Sure. Won't be long before that happens as I see a 5 speed 2007 Caliber going for $8000 right now.
11/26/09
But I can understand how people who are into real hot rods or pre-1950 old cars are put off by a FWD economy car posing in the style of an old car.
That's how many see it I think.
But I also see a very practical station wagon available with stick.
And, while they're not like Corollas, they're not bad in terms of reliability either.
And the SRT4/turbo models are apparently pretty fast.
11/26/09
-VW Golf/Golf TDI
-Ford Escape
-Saturn Vue
-Saturn SW
-Toyota RAV4
... and for the same reasons as I cited earlier.
11/25/09
See, you scribes should realise that is ME, yes ME who is always correct and everybody else who doesn't agree with ME is wro...
Oh shit, sorry Sammy, sorry Jalopnik, sorry America. I'm such an arsehole. An arsehole who forgets that poor poor America wouldn't know about the two said automotive wonderments being they're not available in the land of milf and money.
11/25/09
You sound like a disgruntled European, no offense to normal Europeans. Its hard to be thankful for something that you cant get for a few years (the 500) Our muscle cars have a certain charm, just like an Alfa or a Fiat 500 have, speaking of Alfa the (standard) Mita is about as sexy as a cross-eyed pig I do like the GTA though.
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@gearhead_318: BZZZZT! Sorry you're incorrect. disgruntled yes, European no. Never mind you still go to round two...
I come from a land who builds proper muscle cars but the driver would sit on what you would call the wrong side. We even convert American muscle cars to right hand drive!
11/25/09
mid-western america, watch out for me in the next 15-20 yrs or so... when i can finally build it...
speeding corn, awesome.
11/25/09
I am very thankful for my RX-8
(1st in class in this past weekend's autocross!)
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