My thoughts on the manual were similar. Like the older Merc SLs I keep eyeing, the manual is arguably the worse transmission for the car, but that doesn’t stop me from really really wanting one. But I’m not paying this kind of premium for one when I can get an automatic with more cylinders. So ND from me.

Arguably an automatic suits the nature of this car better, as it is more of a boulevard cruiser than a sports car, but certainly unique enough that it adds value for someone who really wants a manual XJ-S.

Are we going to talk about this?

Something smells fishy in this case.

It was behind the times upon introduction.

I’ve seen these things at an annual alt fuel car show they used to have in Santa Monica, and even 10 years ago they seemed behind the times. It’s a sad little car that was worlds away from the Teslas, Leafs, Volts and Honda Clarities designed to drag us into our oiless future. It looked like the ignored entry from…

It’s in the Bay Area. So it’s at least worth something to someone to tinker with. A technical college or high school, perhaps?

I read the CL ad and noticed this gem: “Not actual miles on this mr2".  Massive ND. 

As a fan of the 1960s TV show The FBI*, I should be all in with this car. Unfortunately, the $8,000 price tag + $God-knows-much in repair and restoration costs keep it off my Most Wanted list.

I think DMV is just sort of a catchall since that what they use on TV.  Where I live, it’s the DOL, but everyone calls it the DMV.

Tid bit of information, New Mexico calls it MVD not DMV. Don't know why.

God, no.

I have a 2011 Cayenne Turbo, almost this cars clone. (Also purchased in San Francisco) In 2019 I paid $38,000 and it had 87,000 miles. 

CNG tanks also need to be replaced every 10 years or so.

Choices were made. They weren't good ones. ND.

Yeah, I could almost get there if it was just kind of ratty survivor, instead of a survivor of bad choices.

If you keep it far from road salt or significant moisture, the rust should be a slow burn. And the interior looks nice. But I wouldn’t want to drive around in (or have to explain) somebody else’s joke. I’d want to restore it, and for that, the price of entry needs to be far less.

Some of those sticker appear just to be for “things I like” and a lot of them are just highway stickers. You could get several stickers on a trip.  The nation is “only” around 3,000 miles across. I don’t know why you would have to criss-cross it 100 times to visit that many places.

I think ‘captured’ is a bit strong. More like the Japanese found and recovered it.

rockers and cab corners intact don’t happen around here in Hellinois either