Put me down as liking the new one better.

He’s been explicit about this in speeches and on Twitter.

They lose money because the materials costs is a *tiny* percentage of cost of goods. A small Fiesta costs very nearly as much money to make as an Escape, but Ford can only charge $15k minus discount minus dealer holdback for a Fiesta and they can charge $30k for an Escape.

And also the Fiesta ST is a lot more fun to drive than the BRZ.

I think I very much get the point of the BRZ, having owned Miatas, Porsche 944s, and (once) a Mustang as daily drivers. The Mustang and BRZ are both competing for the dwindling number of buyers that can live with a 2-door coupe, but can pull a $400-500/month car payment and new-car levels of insurance. And aren’t…

Yes. But you can find a girl willing to stick her finger in your butt in any city. That’s not an SF-specific pleasure.

Yeah, this. Building shit is *expensive*. We see this in Lemons all the time - a “$500 car” that clearly required $50,000 in tools to fabricate and is getting hauled around in a $20,000 trailer by a $35,000 tow vehicle.

And within a couple hours of Tail of the Dragon, to boot! Okay...I’m going to plan a scouting trip.

$3k down, 24 month lease, 10k miles/year. That’s what the fine print says.

Strangely, they are among the top 5 most reliable marques in Lemons racing. Make of that what you will.

Shouldn’t it be Quattrogigolo?

You know, I’ve made some seriously high-risk car purchases. But paying $50k for a car that is known to randomly shut down...for reasons that are not known... but which likely relate to one of a dozen sealed black computer housings and/or the wiring between them...

I am asking this completely seriously: Where can you buy such a party house for $150k-175k:

Because I don’t have the patience for learning more software than I absolutely need to. I know how to work Apple Maps and Waze, and my phone acts the same in every car. No need to learn the ins and outs of yet another infotainment system every time I switch cars. And also, I have yet to see a factory nav screen that I…

Maybe not. The brake disks alone on those sonsabitches are like $550 each, IIRC. I looked pretty seriously at this a couple years ago. It became rapidly apparent that the older handbuilt Bentleys were parts-bin cars that had a lot of aftermarket support and were pretty cheap to maintain, but the Conti GT / Flying Spur…

I couldn’t give three shits about the navigation screen in my car, and definitely don’t need any digital instrument panel. All of that is irrelevant to the definition of luxury. Luxury is about materials quality, high-speed stability, and aesthetics. You don’t see anyone waving around their digital wristwatch and…

Yeah, this. It’s certainly a nice car, but the S560 Coupe is a much *nicer* car, and it’s about $135k nicely equipped. And if you really need that 3-second 0-60 time, Mercedes is happy to sell you an S63, which is *still* cheaper than the Conti.

I sort-of learned how to drive stick on a Chevette of that vintage. It belonged to my babysitter and she would let me stir the gearshift while she drove. “Okay, now up and to the right! Now back!” I think nowadays that would get her fired and me into Child Protective Services, but I’m grateful for the education.

I’m a sucker for anything with those box flares.

Let’s friggin’ hope. I actually *like* the current Cadillacs, and I have no idea which one is which at this point.