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Fobio
05-29-2009, 04:07 PM
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The drive from Autoblog's South Bay outpost to Reno-Fernley raceway gave Justice Lieberman and I some time to wax poetic on the 24 Hours of LeMons (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/24HoursofLeMons/). Peppered between discussions about the race, the field of competitors and the finer points of officiating the world's fastest growing motorsport (we're pretty sure), I asked the question: what cars are going to dominate LeMons 20 years from now? Some were obvious, so were absurd and others were dismissed out of hand.

So when we got back, I listed off the most credible contenders that came up during our discussion. In order to be qualified for the list, the vehicle had to meet certain criteria. First, it has to be on sale today and available in sufficient numbers. That means niche vehicles are generally out. Secondly, it can't be one of the front-runners currently dominating LeMons, so the BMW 3 Series, Mazda MX-5 and Civic aren't included on the list, although they'll undoubtedly have a presence during the 2029 LeMons season. Third, they had to have some amount of aftermarket support, so replacements and performance parts could be had in the junkyards of tomorrow. What'd we come up with? Click below to start the list.


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Fobio
05-29-2009, 04:08 PM
Check this out for #10:


Mazda3

Like Justice Lieberman, when someone finds out what we do for a living and inevitably asks The Question ("What car should I buy?"), our answer almost always gravitates towards the Mazda3. It's packing everything the average driver or enthusiast could want: superb steering, a fantastic chassis, ample power and tidy packaging. Take it a step further and you've got the Mazdaspeed3, which will undoubtedly be one of the LeMons front-runners in the future. We can't wait, and we're scoping out junkyards already.