How I've missed you Toyota....

I grew up thinking Toyota was the best bang for your buck. Cars like the Corolla (AE86), MR2 and Supra were great deals for what you got. Fun to drive for the working man...without the muscle car fuel economy.

However, the Corolla quickly lost it's rear drive (and soul), the Supra died and the MR2 turned into the MR-S...and died. By now, I had believed Toyota had cut off it's own balls and gave it to Korea. Basically, if you wanted a rear drive sports car that cost less than $30k was to buy the Hyundai Genesis or a Ford Mustang (V6)....(I might be over generalizing so feel free to bash be in comment form).

But with the return of a Toyota Family Member in control of the company, I feel like the soul is returning and this is the proof. The Scion FR-S (pictured) and Subaru BRZ look great and sounds like it drives great, with some tuning differences between the two companies.

The one thing that bothers me: I feel like Subaru did most of the work and Toyota gets the credit. Toyota's contribution is the design and it's direct injection technology...and Subaru got the rest of the car. I kinda hope Subaru gets more of the sales.

At least Scion has the right tag line: "Bringing the sport back to the car."

Turning a new...burger

I might be me, but it seems like fast food places are all trying to redo their food somehow. Wendy's re-did their burgers with "Dave's Hot n Juicy" and now Jack-in-the-Box is improving their burgers by "seasoning it while it cooks". I'm just disappointed. Maybe it's because I don't eat fast food much any more but when I hear that they're re-doing a classic, I want a REAL improvement. With the Hot n Juicy, I couldn't tell the difference between the old and new. Now with this Jack-in-the-Box thing...it's basically the same. It might have some pepper on it or something but it's really not anything to rush out there and buy. If I have to think hard to notice a difference...there isn't one. In reality, it's still fast food and not worth spending $10 for a Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger (large) with Curly Fries when I can get a plate lunch for about the same price...and it might even be better for my cholesterol.

Looks like McDonald's still win...Only place (in Hawaii) with a Dollar Menu.