Yeah, I had a B5 1.8T passat which I got for free, and I was ripped off.

With front discs, FWD, and a 2500 lb curb weight? Yeah, I believe rear drums.

They’ve seen Easy Rider. They’ve also seen Easy Rider 2, and realize that the boomers who want to live in Easy Rider nostalgia are nothing to aspire to.

Hey, live and learn. Fist bump from an old man for living life for yourself.

Shit. I’d write them off completely for that.

Monsters.

On a FWD car? Good freaking luck!

It was the 80s. Cocaine was a sufficient business case.

They’re extremely tight in the 2nd and 3rd row. Just try sitting back there as an adult. If you’ve got two adults and five kids, it’s maybe doable, but if you’re looking at four adults and 2-3 kids it’s going to be an extremely tight fit.

Why would you replace a two year old V6 accord?

Captive auto finance is different from credit cards, because they can book two kinds of profit. They book profit from the sales of the car, and they book profit from financing.

We had cash to buy our last car, but when ford offered us for 0% for sixty months, we stashed it into a money market and set up automatic payments.

Millennials also saw property values plummet and people walk away from underwater houses. So the traditional advice about renting vs. buying (ie. “you’re just throwing your money away”) doesn’t hold as much sway with them.

This is a huge problem anywhere that receives even a small amount of tourists. How can long term renters compete with $80-150 a night on airbnb?

We had a similar family dynamic. My MIL and FIL stood at the altar with the bridesmaids and my wife’s favorite uncle (who has no kids due to cancer and was always like a second father to her) walked her down the aisle for emotional support (and because we wanted him to participate in the wedding).

David Tracy comes standard. You have to pay extra for a full-size jalop.

Unless you’re buying a vehicle over 6000 lbs gross, in which case the $25,000 bonus depreciation in the first year takes a lot of sting out of buying.

Man, I don’t know, maybe she’s into you and teasing is how she shows it? Girls grow out of that eventually, but if you’re under 24 it’s certainly a possibility.

Damn. I love how clean that engine bay is. Everything neatly in it’s place, wires routed and zip tied.

As long as it’s not a punch in the jaw, you’re fine. Something like “Damn girl, I knew you couldn’t wait to get your hands on this fine dad-bod”.