Must be preparing for take-off.

I will save some coin and go with a Neidfaktor Hamburg RS6

A few thousand buys you a Jetta pickup conversion kit from Smyth Performance. I am very tempted to hack up mine.

2nd gear-ish: Can anyone here comment on personal experiences using Truecar? Is it a legit bargaining chip when negotiating car prices or do dealers just laugh at you when you bring in the printout?

Your first mistake? Pistons. Ain't nobody got time for that.

If you want to learn how to become a complete and utter failure just pretend you are my employer, the Sears Holdings Corp.

Agreed. I had a Neon DOHC which I eventually swapped a Stratus 2.4 DOHC into. Always underestimated. It was a shit box for sure but very quick and handled very well.

Meh.

I understand the practical considerations that go into deciding upon a crossover but here was the point I was trying to make. If an "enthusiast experience" is what you are seeking, the sedan is the direction in which you will likely go. The crossover is really headed the opposite direction if this is the train of…

I am an enthusiast and I want a wagon but would never ever ever even consider a crossover. Sedan it is. Us enthusiasts may be in insignificant segment to most manufacturers but I doubt most of us that lust over wagons would be cross-shopping crossovers. If its the agility and handling of a sporty sedan that we are…

Coming to a complete stop at a green light for no apparent reason. Has only happened a couple times but man do I feel retarded once the person sitting shotgun tells me it has been green the whole time.

As much as I try to be optimistic about the future of the 'Ring under American ownership, I can't help but feel like they will completely fuck this up and the track as it is currently known will die a slow, embarrassing death. My 'Ring dreams are now in jeopardy. Let the globalization of NASCAR begin.(Puts gun to…

Honestly don't think it would be too much of a chore for them to change them name. After all, they went to the enormous effort of changing this fantastic looking Astra into the horrendously awful looking Verano:

Any of these 3 por favor.

It's bad enough that they don't offer the Mazda3 with the 2.5 and a manual trans. If they did I would consider buying one. If they made the next Mazda 2 with a 2.0 and a 6spd, I would almost certainly buy one.

I purchased the Kinivo as well as an Arduro U-Grip Plus phone mount and couldn't be happier. I hard wired the power and the 3.5mm input behind the dash so you see nothing but the controller. Truly hands free now in a 13yo car.

WHY ARE YOU SO BUTTHURT WHEN JALOP TALKS ABOUT FERRARI FIRES?

Glad someone made the point to mention this.

I don't blame you. A lot of those complaints/issues in the past were justified. VW did a great job of dumbing down and "cheapening" thier American offerings between the latest Jetta(exc GLI) and Passat. It think the problem was identified and Jonathan Browning is out. I'm really hoping things are on the upswing…