Last call! I will add up all the votes, and announce todays winner around the normal time tonight. Then we will have a break for the weekend and the second round of FWD's will be put up Sunday night for Monday!
The results of the day are in! How the 370Z only got ONE vote, I will never know! Maybe its because its a V6, or maybe its because its baby sister looks like a bloated frog, but its gone! The MX-5, got 3 votes. I like the looks of the NC, and if you throw enough money at it, they can do anything, but the Miata is unfortunately gone. Then we have the winner... Wait... Winner's! We have a tie! Both the JCW Coupe, and the FRS received 5 votes each, and will both advance to the next round... But they will be separated next time around. Well, its time for a break! See you all back here Sunday night or Monday morning.
Just a reminder, the Hyundai Veloster will be back tonight with the next round of FWD's under $35K... Look for it at my normal posting time, or wait until tomorrow... Just a game no rush.
Moving on to the second week... Back up are the ever unpopular FWD's. I personally dont care for any of them in particular, but it has to be done. With a Hyundai Veloster turbo returning as last weeks FWD winner and at a price of $22,500 do we keep and modify this? Or do we move on to: A Ford Festiva ST. At a cost of $21,365 for a base price, I would take one if we could just get it with 2 doors! Why does Europe get all the good ones. Or do we get a new MINI to build? The S starts at $24,950 and goes up quick. And they look good at the lake... Or in it! And lastly... Well let me start by saying "There just really isnt many good options out of there" I had to fill the slot, and was kinda surprised with these. They are actually kinda nice! A KIA Optima SX Turbo. Hey its got 274HP, will get you to 60 in 6 seconds stock and has a pretty nice interior. Only drawbacks are the slushy box, and that its not also offered as a coupe. There they are, keep the Hyundai or pick one of the new 3 to have and modify until next week...
I'm going for the F56. I can't bring myself to buy a 4 door anything (except maybe a 4 door Jeep Wrangler) and the Veloster screams skinny jeans to me.
A good Ford Motorsport tune on that ST makes it that much better, and keeps things covered under warranty! Plus the Fiesta ST in my opinion is more fun to drive than the Focus ST. (An army buddy traded his WRX for one when they came out.)
Fiester ST it may be a 4 door, but if you only use the front ones it's a 2 door in my twisted mind. That Velobster makes all other cars look good. That's a nasty catfish mouth.
I'll take the catfish-mouth MINI. I think its overall performance and driving experience would at least equal those other cars. The Ford would be pretty neat, but would it be a better experience than the MINI? I doubt it. The Veloster is unique in that love-interest-for-a-droid kind of way, but nahh. The Kia family sedan is, well, a family sedan. MINI.