Yes, I did. There are more owner constituencies that “hardcore” and “old”, and that’s my point. I am a trackday enthusiast, but still like to drive sequentials on the street.

And even more annoying when people make the same insult dozens of times. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck...

I get the love for conventional manuals, and prefer them to planetary-step automatics. But not everyone that likes sequential gearbox transmissions are “old farts who like cars with stripes but are also too lazy to even shift themselves, argle bargle, argle bargle”. This is getting more than a little tedious Máté...

The only thing that these were good for, even new, was to turn in a drag car. I’m sure there’s enough tubbed-and-tubed chassis available to last until the heat-death of the universe.

I would argue that good automatics are perfect for large GTs such as this. Choices are nice, but this cries smooth sportiness...

“Refining”: because Mercedes has no R&D or motorsport capability...

Whoops...missed that. The sad thing is that I’m half Canadian and should have caught that. Mea culpa...

I used to autocross a first-gen; they’re lots of fun to drive. The miles on this are pretty high, but $1,900 USD isn’t a lot to spend for a toy like this. NP...

Great post...

You’re correct in that it is generally a poor idea to give unsolicited advice of any kind; I agree completely.

No Sean, I won’t. Not until I quit hearing the following:

I had one as a company lease for a short period of time and, from new, had a dizzying array of driveline and electrical problems. I’m not alone in this, as several people I know had similar problems.

Could you be a little less vague?

“High-mileage Mitsubishi 4WD” is basically a synonym for “getting stranded”. CP...

Bullshit - we simply need to take normal precautions. This entire story underscores two things: accidents happen and the effects can be mitigated. Denying either of these axiomatic facts is like thinking that the Earth is flat...

No, I don’t.

I’m sorry to read that you were in an accident, but I’m glad that you’re largely OK.

This is a prank, riiiiigght? It’s gotta be...

And the track announcer, at the end of the video, calls for someone to check the track...

Because today we can a car that’s fun to drive and convenient, thanks in part to DCTs. Some of us actually prefer sequential transmissions because we think it’s fun to bang out a tire-chirping shift with the accelerator buried in floor.