That is a fantastic question. And with my example, I told the saleswoman in the office that I would not be able to afford a $2,800 a month payment. That was not just a vague indication of a financial situation, but a complete disclosure of it to show that I would not be financially solvent under such lending terms.…

Damned if I can remember. What other people told me, apparently the rates went into the double-digits for many of those ARMs.

Well now, you have to understand the situation that the buyer has been placed into. Which I don’t believe is a situation that most people actually consider.

3rd Gear:

Unless you’re driving a Bugatti, what used car is going to cost $400+ a month in repairs?

Yeah, I’ve got to agree with you. There is a huge difference between receiving Financial Advice, and a Sales Pitch, and our capitalist society doesn’t really like to clear up the difference between the two in order to create informed buyers. I’m hesitant to use the word “entrapment” because of the criminal…

Are you asking if this car compares to a tamale?

Also, I’m not a watch guy. I don’t want to wear a watch that gets hung up on my seat belts, let alone on pulleys, hoses, or any other ancillaries while I’m buried in an engine bay.

Exactly. Heavy weighs the dong wot carries dez nutz.

BOSCH plugs are weird. Copper ones are just fine, and hold up very well. But the Silver or Platinum ones ALWAYS separate the porcelain, and have soot streaking out. I could totally see them popping out on a high enough compression engine.

Chances are it never overheated on track day after 15 minutes. Unlike SOME cars...

Because this is the kind of thing that makes people like me very leery of buying Porsches.

No doubt about it. We were considering staying in Texas past my wife’s graduation, but the property taxes are capped at 10% YOY! There is an election initiative to try and keep it @ 4.9%, but that doesn’t stop the full increase from occurring. And who knows about the state resolution to cap the taxes permanently since…

I’ve got to agree with that. I mean, racing controls have certainly come a long way thanks to analog controllers, and better in-game physics (looking at you Ridge Racer where I loose speed getting rear-ended!). But I’m not buying anything more than a controller. And that’s the sticking point for me. Some of these…

Totally read that in Butter’s voice.

He has a Lohr Fardier! That’s what DeLorean Motor Company was trying to import as the DMC-44!

This is absolutely the correct reason.

I can get onboard with this. Especially if I get a Jeep Cherokee.