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My friend has possibly the best picture of the Golden Gate ever.

Jeesh, the FB's 12A was only 1.1L? No wonder they always remind me of angry insects buzzing around. Read more

I don't care about the next RX-7 (probably because I don't know anything about it yet). I would be perfectly content if they just brought back the FD exactly the way it was, flaws and all. Read more

@GuardDuck: Haha, talk about a deathtrap! "Sorry officer, I couldn't stop because my shoe was jammed into the gas pedal and I couldn't get to the brakes." Read more

@Smells_Homeless: Remarkably, I think the people I've taught to drive (I think there have been eight in the Miata) have all only killed it in the single digits. My personal best so far is my cousin who only killed it once, and that was because I told him to stay off the gas and let the clutch out suddenly just so he Read more

@Smells_Homeless: Ah, but when I teach people to drive stick, I want them to be able to drive ANY stick, not just ones that make it easy. Maybe I'm eliminating my audience in advance, though. :( Read more

@BeanBone: Miatas are very forgiving, and they're great to learn on because they're so light you can feel every single thing that's happening. If you want help/guidelines/moral support, print out what Cheeseslap wrote above and bring it with you. If you feel like going above and beyond, you can do what I do and Read more

@BeanBone: Are you on the Jalopmap? I am completely serious about teaching anyone and everyone to drive stick, but of course that only works if I'm kinda sorta in your area-ish. Read more

@BeanBone: You better hope to god she doesn't read Jalopnik. Besides, if I can get her to understand the concepts, wouldn't YOU want to keep her? Read more