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Love the throwback. Makes me miss my old '95 Talon(s). My 2nd one here (circa 2005-2008). It got me from NC to Arizona when I moved there in '07. Just the ESI (non-turbo) model but it was a 5 speed manual. The autos in those were garbage. It was great on gas and gave me minimal hassle. No way I could sit in one now but I will always have a soft spot for them. Love the write up @Drew Dowdell! Had a '93 Laser as well but it was an auto and was the slow poke model lol. It was my first car that was solely in my name back in '94 and I owned it for a year before I traded it on my first '95 Talon. It was the exact same trim model as my red one, only it was white and black.

Thanks everyone! I have a whole bunch of ideas I'm brewing for the site, both series and article ideas.... plug a whole bunch of reviews to write. @David Imma gonna need your Dell friends and family discount on a new laptop soon! My mid-Obama Era HP just can't cut it anymore.

I once owned an '89 MR2 and my 6'5" cousin had to be shoehorned into that thing lol. (only once though). All those cars were tight quarters for anyone over 6 feet, in general.

I'd be looking for a 1990 Nissan 300ZX which was available in the fall of '89 IIRC. Always liked these cars.

And a lot of these assclowns intentionally break their toys for the clicks.. and Happy Birthday, @Drew Dowdell!

Agreed, I think the latest Pathfinder is a very close second in terms of appearance, and now that it has a 9-speed they addressed the biggest gripe about it. The Highlander and Outlander are just fugly. The Ascent is meh. The CX-9 is nice, but it has an entirely different mission, it's more luxury than rugged off-road. But that's just the Japanese.... the Palisade and Telluride are a class above the Pilot and really push into luxury territory.

Cold rain here in the greater Seattle Area, passes have all got a good foot or more of snow this weekend. No real fall, just summer and then a week ago, cold rain and now winter. Hopefully my fall allergies will end soon too. Friday night to Saturday night gave us this. Nothing Saturday to Sunday, but Sunday night to this morning.

Took a drive down south past Tappan Lake and over to Steubenville for some of my favorite childhood food, then back home. Beautiful 70 degree weather, though most of the trees down there have lost their leaves. Saw these two vintage Corvettes at a rest area at the lake..chatted briefly w/ the owners.. a '60 and '66. On the way home last night got passed by a dark red Lamborghini Huracan followed closely by a dark blue Ferrari 488 Itala.

It's been unseasonably warm here (NC) to the last few days and will continue through tomorrow. 78 today and possibly 81 tomorrow. I'm not complaining at all though. Sat outside late last night night and didn't even have to crank up the fire pit. I did anyway lol.

Nice fall day...love this weather... went out for a couple hikes yesterday in one of the local metro parks and the national park. Mulched some leaves in my yard. Went to my favorite custard stand on the last day open for the year. Going out out again today...weather is too nice to stay at home and watch tv...got to hit the backroads and ramble...

Starting with an MSRP of $42,895 and a $1,095 destination charge, $43,990 price, Honda has embodied their own challenging spirit, using their racetrack proven engineering to deliver a thrilling performance for owners on the road and on the track. "The perfect capstone to our 11th-generation Civic lineup, the sportiest, most fun-to-drive Civic in our history" per VP of sales for American Honda, Mamadou Diallo. The Civic Type R is the most powerful Honda production vehicle ever sold in the U.S. with 315-horsepower and an EPA MPG Rating of 22/28/24 (city/highway/combined). From racing colors to more traditional colors, one should be able to find the right color for this pocket rocket. Honda has two standard exterior colors, Rallye Red (R-513) and Crystal Black Pearl (NH-731P) for a premium price, one can have a choice of either Championship White (NH-0), Sonic Gray Pearl (NH-887P), or Boost Blue Pearl (B-637P). Honda has pushed the edges of the latest all-new Type R in ensuring while you have more power, you will also have more breaking power as they have the latest Brembo braking system. Your 2023 Honda Civic Type R has continued enhancements to the Data logging app for spirited driving allowing for customization of the power train response depending on what the driving is doing. There is just one standard interior color, a Black/Red for all five colors externally. If one has not noticed or was not aware, the 2023 Honda Civic Type R only comes with a single 6-Speed Manual Transmission (6MT) with Rev-Match Control. The latest minimalist dash/instrumentation is present in the 2023 Civic line. Customization is the game here as with the digital dash, one can decide which information they want to see or use the default dash settings from Honda. One cannot forget that Honda is still about moving people and their stuff, so the standard Civic sized trunk for hauling the family items or the family grocery shopping trip. For those fans of cars fearing that everyone was going SUV/Truck, Honda has you covered from basic no frills entry level Civic to this Pocket Rocket, 4-door sedan of driving pleasure. Full details of the 2023 Honda Civic Type R were released by Honda as a Spreadsheet of details. The only thing that makes this car enthusiast wonder is how many of these will they sell with the Manual transmission since not too many people know how to drive one anymore. Sales numbers will be interesting to watch, and I hope Honda can sell everyone and then some. View full article

There is an advantage of being a short person. At 5 feet 6 and a half to three quarters nearing and almost BEING 5'7", I got no problems fitting in these cars. Let the fun times roll! From the list that was given to us, Id gladly take the Mitsubishi Eclipse/Eagle Talon/The Plymouth Laser triplets. With those Turbos spooling please. A friend had an Eagle Talon TSi AWD. I believe it was a 1990. 2nd gens were awesome! Loved those! AWESOME that you got to experience them @surreal1272!!! And the MR2! I had a 1989 2.8V6 T-Top Firebird in 1993-1994. Now, between my '89 V6 Firebird and a '89 Eagle Talon Turbo, I think Id get myself THE Turbo. But NOT the Eagle Talon... Pontiac's version of a turboed car. @Robert Hall's choice of the Nissan 300ZX TT would be in 2nd place for me. The Eagle Talon TSi would be tied in 3rd place with my V6 Firebird and Pontiac's other turbo car for 1989. So 3 cars in 3rd place. Rounding up the list would be the Nissan 240SX. We dont have cars like these anymore. Fun fun fun things to drive...

That is a 440 right there. And why am I posting it and why is it special? Because if we divide 440 by 10 we get 44. And 44 I believe is a special number. Happy Birthday!!! @Drew Dowdell

WOW, I am so NOT surprised by the You Tuber Idiots that buy expensive toys and destroy them, but even this one surprised me. 9 Miles and Totaled. Total Douchebag

Having gone to college in Japan, I truly fell in love with the Skyline series. Would have loved one here, but did really like the Nissan 240SX they had, but like all cars small, it just does not fit this Shrek of a man, so I will admire them while driving my SUVs. ?

Overall, probably the best-looking Pilot and best-looking Asian SUV for ICE SUVs. Way better looking than anything Toyota, Mazda or Nissan has out right now.

Love those 80s Town Cars (grew up with them) and the RWD GM C-bodies of the early 80s.

Well stated again. The downsized 80's Ninety Eight( 1985-1990) had one issue... It and the Buick Park Avenue and Cadillac Deville from the same era all looked alike. Lincoln cashed in on that too. GM paid a heavy price for downsizing and the styling. Over at Chrysler the New Yorker and Fifth Avenue looked like a GM C Body car. It looked like a Ninety Eight from the rear.

Happy Birthday, @Drew Dowdell!

This is actually really cool! I think a rear motor Corvair EV would be beyond awesome.

Send more my way please! ?

And you can have all of that lol.

Totally agree, I am just pointing out the changes that seem to have taken place and the industry seems to be willing to support the lack of clear rearward shoulder checking. In fact, most EVs seem to have terrible rearward visibility except for the R1S for SUVs. Trucks seem to still have decent vision out the back, but cars and SUVs seem to have gotten terrible. Yet the trend is to replace traditional shoulder check out the rear and rear corners with look at a screen now that you have cameras on all sides and corners to give you a 360 view.

Great post. People have said for years that the back of the Ninety Eight looks like a Cadillac or a Lincoln. I have heard different stories over the years. I heard GM designers and industry people say that Oldsmobile styling was influenced by Cadillac as the GM divisions underneath Cadillac trying to aim for Cadillac. I must admit the back of the 1990's Ninety Eight and Lincoln Town Car are quite similar. The taillamps are very telling. It can also be said the late 1980's and 1990's New Yorker/LHS and Ninety Eight also looked similar See this intro from an 80's tv series:

@David I know that there are more and better cameras and sensors to help with changing lanes, backing up, and such. They are useful. No doubt about that. I just think that a minimum amount of over the shoulder visibility is desirable ... for anyone. It can help you gauge how fast someone is coming up on you. I know from having driven rented moving trucks a time or two or three that changing lanes can make for an uncomfortable feeling.

Happy Sunday Maybe not ...

Shame the best looking Saab sold here was the last Saab sold here. It was the most modern take on the always quirky styling of those. They look super sharp in the darker gray shades.

Of this group I'd have to say the Miata. Not having driven any of them or having any experience with them, the Miata is the one that is still here so I assume is the best and most desirable. Although I'd think the Toyota MR2 or Supra are better than this group. And there is the Fox body Mustang, unless we are calling that pony car and not sports car.