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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everyone!  It's been awhile since I last wrote here.  I hope all of you are doing well. This blog entry is a few weeks late but I thought I'd share some of the vehicles I really liked at this year's Los Angeles International Auto Show. Mazda MAZDA3 Some people hate that the new MAZDA3 looks like it's smilling.  I love it!  I'm still not too keen on the plastic above the fog lights, but that may grow on me.The new 3 will hit Mazda showrooms this spring in sedan and hatchback form.  That said, I still highly recommend the current MAZDA3 as the best compact car one can get right now (if all-wheel drive is not needed)...

You, too, can be like Tom Magnum.  All you have to do is purchase Edmunds.com's Long-Term 1984 Ferrari 308 GTSi Quattrovalvole.  Sure, it would get smoked by a 2007 or later Toyota Camry with a 3.5L V6, but it would sound awesome while being served a slice of humble pie. You can read Edmunds' adventures with the car here - 1984 Ferrari 308 GTSi Quattrovalvole.  It even defeated the mighty Kia Sedona in a head-to-head comparison test! =Þ Sure, rocking a Detroit Tigers baseball cap and a 'stache would be easier and cheaper, but I doubt they'd be as cool as driving a Ferrari!..

Tip of the Day: A person will usually steer his or her vehicle to go wherever he or she is looking. Here's a video of my run down Glendora Mountain Road back on February 18, 2008.  One "issue" I had during it was looking ahead with my eyes instead of looking at the rear of Jon Mak's 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI.  This gave me greater respect for professional race car drivers who need to focus on the racing line and keep track of the other cars in front of them at the same time.  I basically had to mentally force myself to keep looking ahead instead of the rear of his car. Here's an excellent article on Inside Line by Mac Demere about using your eyes properly as a driver...

Edmunds.com Inside Line Full Test: 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=121788 Thanks to God, Inside Line Executive Editor, Michael Jordan, and Inside Line Editor-in-Chief, Scott Oldham, for giving me the privilege and opportunity to write the Second Opinion piece for this review. Below is what I actually wrote for the Second Opinion piece before the editing process worked its magic.  Please let me know what you think.  Any and all questions are welcome. Regarding the Second Opinion, below is what I wrote before it got edited...