Is Kurt seeing these comments? I wish the Si had had 105 hp. As-is, I suspect my 1987 with 164k miles is kicking about about 80 lately. Wrote it up for Jalopnik when I bought it a few years ago.

You might have a point. Read more

Probably not happening, but adding this link to the first part (where the twin-engined car was mentioned). Read more

I got nowhere with the deputy. I had to talk to the county sheriff, and even then it was far from easy. I was thoroughly shocked that the deputy wrote the ticket, though he might have been looking at his readouts rather than at what was happening on the highway. Read more

It must not really need the other two, as it hasn’t gotten them. Read more

The cracks are in the header and the left front fender. Read more

Heh. My only personal interactions with Hotwire staff have been frustrating attempts to get a refund. To balance things out I should mention that if you do feel that what you receive isn’t close to what you thought you were going to receive, they don’t give a damn. Very difficult to get a refund. I don’t recall the… Read more

No. Any chance I can bill them now? Some people suggested I should mention how I do drives like this, at minimum cost, and they’re part of my system. Read more

Authors of articles are rarely entrusted with the titles. This has been the case for far longer than the Internet has been a thing. Read more

My preferred solution is to only drive it with the top down. I have an RX-8 for when I need more roof, more seats, more grip, more power...well, more of just about everything. The Mazda is now my big heavy luxury car. Read more

Because the previous owner didn’t wait until summer to sell the car. Covered in Part 1: http://jalopnik.com/i-just-bought-… Read more

It’s still there. Linked from this one, even. Read more

I wrote a piece for Car and Driver last September that ranked 53 metro areas by their proxity to good driving roads, and how good those roads were (plus weather and traffic). Detroit ranked 50th. I used specific objective criteria to determine suitable roads. I found only one road that qualified in the entire lower… Read more

Tracks don’t count. And the last time I drove that one I got in a bit of trouble for it. Press car. Paperwork said nothing about requesting permission in advance, so I didn’t. Read more

Somebody’s paying attention. Read more

Why was covered in Part 1. Read more

The engine isn’t likely to die while I own the car. But if it somehow does, there seem to be many great swaps to choose from. As I see it, I can’t lose. Read more

In these conditions, far more necessary than pants. Read more

Why do you assume this? Read more

My understanding is that you lose about three percent per 1,000 feet. A quick search finds a number of sites with the same (mis?)understanding. Can you point me towards a source that suggests otherwise? Read more