The most interesting thing here is the lead photo. Why can’t we get the Toyota Sienta in America? Oh, the one time someone tried to bring a vehicle like that here (the Mazda 5) nobody bought one? Dammit.

Right. If I had a dollar for every-time rain-sensing wipers selected the wrong speed, I wouldn’t have to worry about this because I could get a Model S instead. 

So, the second you’re done gathering too many broken vehicles at your house .... you immediately buy another broken vehicle in ANOTHER COUNTRY?

You DO have a problem. 

I’d follow you right into the Danger Zone

Those seats look like they belong to a significantly more expensive car. The light up logo is a bit unnecessary but I really like them.

Unfortunately the rest of the interior is unlikely to live up to them, which is the one weak point of this car (unless you want to put adults in the back)

Wow, that technician was stupid. You’re taking a fuel sample because you suspect the fuel is contaminated (ie: the owner did actually put gasoline in the vehicle), but you take no precautions like you’re working with diesel? 

$700k for a car with a 2001 era infotainment system.

I know, from having checked obsessively in the past, that statement balance will effect utilization even if you pay it off every month. 

Asking for a credit limit increase is a viable strategy. Opening new cards involves hard inquiries on your credit. If you haven’t had any other hard inquiries recently that’s not an issue, but enough of them (3+ in a 2 year period) can start to ding your credit. It’s typically not a large amount. 

This may be useful if you need a few extra points on your credit score to get into a better bracket in anticipation of a significant purchase (home/auto) where it may affect your rates.

Otherwise, this level of min/maxing really isn’t necessary. Thankfully, many if not most credit cards offer a feature to show you…

They didn’t offer a manual with the good engine. Of course they didn’t sell any. 

That’s completely missing the point of his response. Modern diesels aren’t inherently dirtier than gasoline, so saying they are is not a good reason for why someone who is concerned with such things shouldn’t buy one.

What happens when you take a snoozefest of a vehicle with FCA’s legendary reliability and give it a manual?

You end up with a snoozefest of a vehicle with FCA reliability and three pedals. 

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. I was a huge Marquez fanboy when he exploded into MotoGP, was lucky to see his first win at the inaugural running at CotA in 2013. That said, anytime someone racks up as many championships as quickly as he has, you start rooting for someone else to take the crown.

It’ll just be a damn shame…

I feel like they found a way to make this cheaper than a good automatic with selectable shifting. I don’t see how this would be better in practice than such. 

European regs have had a huge effect on the front-end design of cars over the past decade. 

A lot of more recent cars with popup headlights use electric motors making vacuum leaks a non-issue. 

That’s exactly it. A couple of years prior I did the exact same route on the 787, but peak summer demand exceeded the dreamliner’s capacity. Glad I got to fly on it and the A380 (business class, no less) while they’re still in circulation. I’m sure the latter will be around for a while, just not on the routes I’m…

I flew one AUS-LHR in 2018. It was obviously an older plane and the interior was not aging gracefully. Still glad I got to check that box.

With used Sportsters of much more recent vintage going for $3k, I have to agree. I knew the second I clicked it was crack pipe, just took some searching to see just how much crack was in the pipe.