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Agree...and worker sabotage, favoring of certain brands within the conglomerate, etc. Figured ideology and (internal & national) politics covered it ;) There is a very good book, forget the name right now. Was the MGF a "very good" car though? Been in a few, mostly early ones, almost...

Good description of the evolution of British Leyland. That long, twisted story is a great read with its mix of business, politics and ideologies....with the expected results.

Bit larger then a CAI, plus the plenum. I would guess that having to maintain an open area beneath the hood at the front was a factor.

What does this say about the test?

Devil's advocate, but where else would you place it? Between styling, low hoodline, all the 'stuff' around a current engine, the pedestrian safety hood crush space requirements, size of the air filter for that engine, there are not many options.

Call me a heretic for thinking anything but superlatives about the Daytona....but I prefer the looks of the short-lived derivative:

Not a traditional one, the props have a hub "Damper" that I believe will shear with enough force. These are 350HP so may be beyond a traditional shear pin.

Cruising at about 25 kph between Cuttyhunk and Westport, MA and THUD, the starboard engine shuts down, the boat yaws and then port one throttled to idle. We stopped, tried restarting the engine, which it did, then decided to shut it off and raise it. Found this ball of illegal, assuming it was...

S2000 I'd reconsider Porsche and look at a Cayman or Boxster S. The stigma isn't that bad.... :ROFLMAO:

I'd rather have fresh oil w/ minimal contaminants for extended storage.

New engine? I would run a few hours or a season on semi then switch to full.

Nice, enjoy! My Wife has an older one with the manual. Just a fun, fun car; fast, nimble, some of the best feeling brakes I've experienced, and it sounds great.....synthetic sounds, but still enjoyable.

Sense, in this case, is relative and as long as the purchaser is acting responsibly (i.e. not living beyond their means), then why isn't this scenario sensible?

This.... We have a good friend who is leadership with a dealership group. All of my Range Rovers save for one and my GL450 were bought at 1-2 yrs. 'Bout every 4 years I'd ask to find me something nice, and give him something back w/ under 70-80k or so. Worked out well for us.

That deserves a resurrection!