Love my Bronze wheels

I hate glossy black wheels.  I think it always looks terrible when the wheel is much darker than the tire, which is inevitably what happens.  Personally, I like dark wheels on light-colored cars, but it has to be matte, and can’t be actual black, has to be a dark gray or similar.

The black version looks like somebody plasti-dipped a set of plastic wheel covers.

Those wheels are disgusting

I just see matte black painted wheels.  Sure would be nice to see some detail.

I’ll fix your analogy. It’s like going to a restaurant that used to make your favorite sandwich and after years have put it back on the menu, except when you order it now, they just open their Door Dash app and have it delivered from another restaurant to the back door where they unwrap it, put it in their own bag,…

The transmission has been upgraded though. It’s now held in with quick release latches. It makes it easier to replace it every 5000 miles.

That doesn’t look horrible. It’s a Nissan, so it is horrible, but it doesn’t look horrible.

It’s not a rim is it a wheel.

I would’ve just gotten a blue tooth speaker and call it a day.

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I don’t think this cuts it. Retirement happens around 65, life expectancies are rising. You could easily make 85 if you don’t shoot up french fries.

Buying a $70k car with only $100k income is completely irresponsible no matter the other expenses. Don’t people ever want to retire? I don’t think the CNBC article is all that bad. Yes, for lower income earners there is no hope to get a decent car at 10%, but for higher income people its a good rule. Maybe I’m just…

“That 6K car could easily cost them another 6K over 3-4 years.”

If you make $100k/yr but you own your house/condo, have no student loan debt, and have some money in the bank then go right ahead and buy a $70k car.

The vast majority of people in this country don’t save enough for retirement. It’s something like 75-80%. They will literally run out of money before they die.  It’s the retirement savings that really should dictate what kind of car a person can drive.

You get it! And for that, I gave you a star.

Our household income is about $150k. Wife drive’s a 2010 Camry and I drive a 200 E550 4matic. Benz was $12k when I bought it in may (50k miles!) and we bought the Camry off lease for $13k in 2013. People need to act their wage.

The problem is that it was never going to convince folks skip over a Boxster or Cayman, so they are really just competing with Lotus. Not a huge pool of buyers there.

Well said. I have no inclination or guilt to even consider a Ford or GM product, though I have driven and liked their products overseas. I don’t have a need for $50K for an SUV, nor do I need one. Instead, I will actually take my 20 year old Montero off road camping and complete my errands in a 20 year old VW, all with…

No one uses all the Pokemon in the series. Being upset an old favorite didn't make the cut is one thing, but constantly complaining about no National Dex is akin to my toddler incessantly crying when his younger brother picks up a toy that no one was playing with but is suddenly the most important thing in the world.