You're not "throwing money away". You're paying for use of the vehicle. It's not like you're throwing money at something and getting nothing in return. Look at a 6 year cost to own at 12k miles/year. Now look at a 3 year cost to own x2. If you're looking at a new car, leasing can make sense. In 3 years at 12k per…

In the US, the C-Max is a dedicated hybrid. The original plan was to bring the C-Max from Europe and pop in the 1.6L Ecoboost in it, complete with the Grand C-Max's dual sliding doors and 2 jump seats in the back. Somewhere along the line, they changed their minds and made it a 5 seat dedicated hybrid to compete with…

The break-over angle must SUUUUUUCK though.

I sold two Terminators in the same month, an 03 and an 04. A coupe and a Convertible, Silver and Yellow respectively. One was sold to a young enthusiast as his first hi-po car, the other to an old timer that traded a silver over red AP1 S2000 in for the convertible. I have driven both, and they're glorious, even if…

I think you're all wrong. Ford is doing a good job of fooling everyone into thinking they're testing an out of market car, or planning on bringing the Everest in this market. I'd be willing to bet that they're testing the platform to bring back the Ranger to compete with the Canyon/Colorado twins.

That's part of the joke. They're stupid, so they get a stupid name.

Do I know my used Ford Markets or what?

LAAAAANNNNNNNNNNAAAAAA!

As mentioned, sales price and rebate are two different things. I'm reasonably certain rebates cannot be withheld in California, you get what you qualify for regardless of what you negotiate on the sale price. To keep things simple most people (including dealers) negotiate the out the door price (Sale price + Tax +…

Yeah, ours was a mom and pop before being sold (still work at the same store), and as much as people complained about the owners, they were reasonable with the shop costs and pack.

No dealership I know still uses foursquare, that's a really old-school approach that turns off a lot of buyers. Maybe some mom and pop low volume dealers, but none of the Volume ones.

Probably low miles and 30-40% of the MSRP originally too!

Yeah, it can be work, but if you want a easy no brainer deal, TrueCar keeps shit competitive. If you want an easy hassle free deal, going with TC is a good option. It'll net you a good deal and cut down on some time. Another thing, don't be so damn picky with options, flexibility will lead to an easier deal. An easy…

ti's are so interesting to me, there was a guy on bimmerforums that swapped an m52 or s52 in one, it was pretty cool.

HAHA, I have a Dsylva 7100rpm redline in my 91. Daily 1st and 2nd gear pulls up to 7k is fun.

Don't know where you are, but there's a high miler 96 ti with a replaced engine I saw on CL San Francisco for $1500, looks like it only needs an ignition cylinder. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/462090…

Mind you, this is coming from a RWD loyalist. The FoST is a hoot to drive, but it has a shit tonne of power. I prefer the FiST for it's streetable, not-going-to-get-you-in-too-much-trouble slowness. One of the reasons I got the 1.8L E30 vs the 2.5L or 2.7L. The Fiesta ST is the only car I could conceivably give up my…

Haha, yeah the turning circle is shit. There are bonuses with this though, you choose which you like:

This isn't implicitly true. 0% is often offered on cars that don't sell well, and more often on cars that move, but there is a massive sellathon/push/whatever-reason-to-have-you-come-to-the-dealership-and-buy-a-car. I've not seen a deal that requires you pay MSRP to get 0%. Usually there is a trade-off.