I think the key here is not holding them long. Buy low sell and sell before the inevitable occurs.  You can probably make a case for the strategy, though it is not without risk. 

You have an 80% chance of your severely depreciated 2016ish S not having a major repair for the next 12 months...How long are you keeping it? It gets dicier every year.

People don’t realize how many material changes happen when most manufacturers move their platform to a luxury segment.

My only problem here is the complaints about luxury versions of regular cars. Leather costs money, fancy sound costs money, double layered/laminated door windows cost money, plusher carpeting...Sound deadening...Mag ride...

I totally get the sentiment, but there are other offenders that are far worse than the integera.

If they are removable that would be my preference. You lose a lot of space by folding into the floor. Give me the lowest load floor possible in a van over vanishing seats every time.

Me too.  I want something that’s easy to parallel park in addition to have the sort of space a tall box allows.  Unfortunately we Americans always think we “need” more more more.  As if the rest of the world doesn’t have kids and soccer practice.

Reverse…

I’m going with the new Grand Cherokee. It’s hideous, looks poorly constructed in person and will likely have the build quality and longevity that are hallmarks of FCA vehicles.

Pathfinder????

Buddy (Bubba) Wallace O’Grady Jr the 3rd isn’t fat. He’s a big fella from a lifetime of carrying his cart to the track over his shoulder. F1 cars have tiny cockpits and the drivers are mostly tiny people. Tiny is less common on this side of the pond. You leapt to the chubby conclusion, not I.

How are they going to fit an LT2 in one of those tiny cars? And will they have to expand the cockpit so Buddy (Bubba) Wallace O’Grady Jr the 3rd can fit?

The problem is the exception.  It is leveraging car makers to make giant POS barges to get the SUV designation.  The best thing for consumers is to make it easier so we have better lighter less stupid /wasteful vehicles 

Let’s start reducing the credit around 50k but not cut if off.  By 70k you can get a 2k credit. 

Remember when they pumped the Trailblazer full of lard so it would qualify for Ag registration?

I agree that milking the stupid for money makes dead Mike a shitty person. But there were likely some non shitty people who suffered from the consequences of his choices.

“Originally thought by who?”

Morning James...I enjoyed a response from an ancient post saying you think I am an asshole...I can be, so that’s totally ok. I am more interested in why this old thread has made you so angry.

I get that getting cars to the point of being autonomous has turned out to be far more challenging than originally thought. It’s important that all involved take their time to work through the massive number of challenges, many of which will be unforeseen.

“If you think buying direct is wildly better, go buy a Tesla. Good luck.”