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Oh, and thanks. I'm fine. The air bags didn't even deploy and I didn't have skid marks. "From the look of the damage, you must have been speeding," said the Policeassman. Maybe he should have also noticed that I hit a truck that was 2 feet higher than mine! Of course the damage would be bad!

Well....now that I know you don't have insurance, I see why you're not reporting it. Here in California, no insurance is a big no no. It's a citation and sometimes an impound. I had to go to court to show proof of insurance because my insurance card was not in the car with me. IF I didn't...

Actually, our tires are really good for stock tires. Of course the Kuhmos and the Yokohamas, depending on which models you're speeking of, are better. But for stock tires, they're really good. The problem, however, is the width. 195's are just too skinny. Increasing your wheel size to 17"...

Well, almost 100% of the time, if the person hits you in the rear when you are doing something that is not illegal, the other person is at fault. Take me for example, I avoided another car and hit this guy in the rear. That other car took off so I was at fault because I hit the rear of this...

You got that right!!! I've heard Celica, I've heard old RX-7. Why doesn't someone just make one for the P5?!

Maybe someone can give us some solutions to some of these problems.

It's gonna be quite a bit, I'd think. I had an accident exactly one month after I bought it on July 1, 2002. At the time, all parts had to be imported from Japan so maybe this accounts for the estimate. I had damage to the front bumper, damage inside the engine bay in the left front area...

I'm trying to get there, but unfortunately financially insecure.

Regarding free oil changes, most cars under $20,000 will not give you free scheduled maintenance. That is unless it was part of the deal when you purchased the car. I could've gotten that deal with a dealer up north, but it's useless for me. One, it's too far, and two, my brother does it for...

I know it does, but if you read the manual carefully, some of the conditions that is not considered normal driving conditions is "stop and go" driving and dusty surroundings or something like that. Other than that, under "normal" it should be 7500 miles. But c'mon, does anyone not do stop and...

OH, and by the way, I took my car to my brother's auto shop to have the exhaust system and oxygen sensors and all that good stuff checked out. Result: everything's normal. It's not using any more gas than it needs. There goes my hopes of a factory defect.

Yup, for a small car, our tank is good. That's not the problem. The only answer I have is California gas, because everyone in California gets bad mileage while the rest of the world is sitting back and enjoying their money. I don't think brands matter enough and I also don't think it's the...

Like I said before, when you get out, don't touch anything metal. Open the door like normal with the interior handle and close the door with the outside handle. The outside handle is just plastic so you won't get shocked.

You rotate them and the wear is even, so it probably isn't the alignment. The only thing I can think of is the mileage. If it wears out quicker than the warranty, take the tires back. Have them check it out. If it's evenly worn in less time than the warranty states, they might replace it for...

That's not a real pic, but it does look kinda cool. Even if it's real, most likely it won't be called a P5 2-door, because it would be 3 doors instead of 5. So it would be called a P3 instead of a P5. Regarding it looking like an M-Coupe, I mentioned this a while back but no one seemed to...

I know, where did you get it?

It's normal, especially in dry air. Electric charge from your body builds up when you rub on carpet or your cloth seats much more in drier air. Once you touch metal, the "static" causes the shock. This is the reason why you're not supposed to go back into your car before you finish filling up...

I'm just gonna say this once cuz arguments always come up with the oil change topic. According to the manual, it's 5,000 Miles. Any sooner is just more money down the drain. Good-bye.

Yeah, not bad for a mini-van....because it's dropped maybe.

You've heard most of the pros and cons about both cars clearly above and I'll try not to repeat it. Except for one thing: The Matrix is not a minivan. It's a cross between a minivan and an SUV. At least that's what it looks like. Though it's not a minivan, I call it a Mini-Minivan. C'mon...