That’s the El Salvador Corridor bordered by Koreatown/Westlake/Pico Union and a mile from Downtown...would not be my first choice to AirBnB. And I live in Koreatown (the nice part). LAPD has a lot more to worry about then that car sitting there, I have been amazed at what they let go around here frankly.

My friend’s lease is 2.5 years old and she still has the dealer paper plate lol. She just keeps it on the length of every lease.

This would have been nearly a decade ago when I was in college. One evening I was out for a late night drive on my own, I had some local twisty roads I use to like to rip through when they were deserted. The car at the time was a 318ti M-Sport, not all that quick but I had a full coilover suspension and sticky 245's…

I am no Toyota lover but my family ran a Budget car rental franchise back in the mid to late 2000's and we bought 150+ of those 2007-2008 Corolla’s, they may have been dated but damn they never gave us a problem even with the amount of abuse local rental store customers gave them. I remember a CD player failing on…

Admittedly that sales tactic probably use to work/still works on the majority of their buyers with subprime credit.

Fascinating, never knew this! I wonder if the T56 didn’t fit, that would’ve been a cool sleeper.

Small world indeed! I set up the suspension in that car, Ground Control coilovers, custom valved Bilstein’s, X-brace, and all new bushings/ball joints. With 245/17's all around that thing HANDLED. It was so fun to blast through tight turns at full throttle, because the M44 wasn’t going to break the rear end loose…

Nick? Small world. That was my car back in the day, I sold it in 2008 or thereabouts.

Having been at my best friend’s German family dinner this past Saturday I can say that statement is quite accurate.

My childhood friend’s parents had a first gen Explorer 4-door with the 5-speed manual and I have driven the Sport Trac and 2-door 2nd gen with the 5-spd, I remember it being relatively peppy for the time.

The person who can afford to buy a F-Type isn’t thinking about a Camaro. The person who can’t afford to buy the F-Type but buys a Camaro apparently tries to justify the purchase. This conversation does not exist in the real world. Who would tell someone who is looking to spend $75-100k on a vehicle to cross shop a…

And that’s mostly the city of LA there not the whole county which is a bit over 10 million in population. Sometimes OC is included which is another 3 million. Also Inland Empire is another 5 million if that’s rolled in.

I am not sure but in general I haven’t been impressed with Ford automatics, they have seemed rougher and sometimes slower than competition. I get the impression this is an area that GM has always invested more capital into for instance. I remember the Windstar we had as a kid would slam into first at low speeds. The…

I had the Titanium model a year ago when my car was in the body shop, other than the somewhat laggy transmission (Ford has never really impressed me in this area), the car was great! So much better than American sedans of the past, and this is coming from a BMW/Porsche enthusiast.

You are thinking of the 9-speed by ZF that’s in the 200, it has quite the poor reputation too.

Having owned a F80 M3 for the last year, I can totally relate. Unless I am going absolutely bonkers this car isn’t all that exciting to drive day to day, especially dealing with grueling LA traffic. If I was on the Autobahn everyday that could very well be a different story. It’s pleasant for what it’s capable of,…

How you treat a random individual has more to say about yourself. There are good and bad people out there no matter the profession.

The newest Explorer cop vehicles do have HID headlights.

These aren’t 8 speed automatics...

I don’t believe a lot of buyers think about weight when buying a car, maybe us here but not the average person. The only reason I would go from my F80 M3 to a M2 is to save a few bucks, but I prefer the style of my car and I presume the S55 engine is a worthy upgrade over the M2's built N55. The smaller size does…