if you can overcome the ugly

Well it worked for Porsche, you may be onto something here.

as noise from the helicopter drove all the swans away.

All that really matters is, do you have enough income for all the important things in life? Food, shelter, health, education, utilities etc should come first. If a car is your means to income then buy smart and you'll be fine. It might mean driving a new Yaris over a new (or even used) BMW, but that's the point right?

I just can't see a bowtie on something over $100,000. But the Corvette logo, with the checkered flag+bowtie motif has more cachet and more appeal.

If Corvette was a brand as it should be, then yea.

Everyone is wrong:

Looks like the world's most ambitious belt sander.

VW Passat R would be nice, or even a GTI version. Something to make that big sedan a nice inexpensive alternative to an S4 or some such. Just FWD, ~250hp, stiffer suspension and a stick/DSG combo.

There was a time that all you had to do was build the thing, and people's desire for it would help build the system. That's when things were easy. From Model Ts to Super Soakers, "don't dream it be it" was all you had to know.

They did the same thing on the Honda Accord Sport. You know, the one with the manual, sporty wheels, the one you actually WANT.

whether you're going out for groceries or annexing the Sudeatenland.

I'm curious as to why the C4 over the C6? Sure the C4 looked cool, brought back the ZR-1 and DOHC heads for the only time in Corvette's history but the C6 had a better Zr1, the Z06 done right, and an exterior style which still looks fresh and clean around the C7.

Everything, EVERYTHING you buy that isn't a house or land depreciates.

I see nothing wrong with this not having a manual, I like the DSG in VWs.

I like minivans, albeit ones that don't suck to drive. I would be seen in one if I had a family, but it'd have to be a Sienna at this point because my most recent seat time in an Odyssey, Quest, and Chrysler made me ecstatic I was kid-less.

Sadly probably not. After living with an Elise for a few days, I understand why most everyone ends up with a Boxster. Sure it was an amazing car, but for the times you wanted to use it for something boring it just didn't work.

Cool to look at, but I doubt I could drive this monster. A regular F40 would be challenge enough, but I do like those wheels...

I'm surprised that not one cargo plane made this list.

The laconic insouciance of the driver of in the blue one says pretty much everything I need to know. One hand on the top of the steering wheel, very serious driving here.