There are trade-offs to the system that you are describing. A full time 4wd system/awd system that you mention works because it has a center differential. Which is a good thing in some situations, and a bad thing in other situations. If you look at other manufacturers, Toyota for example. The Tundra has only 4wd or…

Because back then, crossovers weren’t nearly the market force that they are today. And even if we DO look at big lumbering SUV’s, the Expedition gets 20mpg combined, compared to back then when it got 14mpg combined! So when you’re getting 17mpg city in your new behemoth yeah it’s not great, but 20mpg on 87 octane in…

If you wouldn’t even buy it at $35k, then that’s exactly why it doesn’t speak to you. They made this car for people that are actually potentially going to be customers. If you wouldn’t even buy this car at a loss, then they have no incentive to tailor it whatsoever to anything that would interest you.

The fact that you believe that is anywhere near a viable option just shows how little your opinion matters.

So many issues with this. First of all, a car designed in the late 80's/early 90's didn’t have to abide by hardly any regulations related to crash test standards, safety, etc. compared to today. 2nd of all, if we remove inflation from the list, the RX-7 started at $57,000 in today’s dollars. You can’t compare a car…

Yeah, on a used car, it was, “less than optimal” to pay extra on a 1.4% loan. Because the car has relatively stopped depreciating by the time that you’ve bought it, depending of course on how old it was, as well as what model it was, etc. You could have put that money into retirement accounts and gotten a 7% return.…

It didn’t contain any of that information, because outside of your judgemental idiocy, I haven’t had to defend my actions. Yes it’s a depreciating asset, but I had the cash to cover the original purchase. I saved up my discretionary income originally to purchase the car, hoping for something that would last a long…

Nah bro, you’re the idiot. I’ll go toe to toe all day long with you on personal finance, investments, etc.

This happened to me! I went to buy a used car about 3 years ago, and just built up credit through responsible credit card use, paying it off in full every month so that I avoided paying interest. Built my score up through responsible use, and finally when my 20 year old car died, I went into an Acura dealership to…

Interest rates were historically low from 2008 to 2015, because of the recession, when the Fed kept the rate at 0%. Then in 2015 they finally started raising the interest rate, and if you look at this chart, the Fed raised rates THREE times in 2017, and FOUR times in 2018! And they have stated that they’re going to…

Yup, exactly. You can pull your boat or fill the bed when you need, and the rest of the time you have your BMW level interior and options. I have a friend that saved and saved, and after paying off his house, he got rid of his Corolla for a 1794 Tundra. They usually take that out on date night, driving the family…

The appeal of a Denali is that you CAN get that 2x4 from the big box store, so you have the utility when you need it. But then the rest of the year, when you just want to drive around, you have all of the luxury features, tons of space to stretch out and carry people, upright seating, high visibility, etc. Don’t get…

$20k gets you an essentially new Miata. You can put the top up by hand in almost 4 seconds, without trying, and it’s also as reliable as they come.

It has a 6 year, 72k mile warranty, as Tom mentions. Keep it for 6 years, sell it as soon as the warranty is up, and go from there. There’s no way some goober doesn’t pay you at least $5,000 for it in 2025.

The 2006-2010 Jetta was decent. What happened is that since then, they basically stripped it out to make it have higher profit margins and reduce the cost of producing it. Instead of focusing on streamlining production, sharing R&D with other models, consolidating suppliers, etc. like a sane company would do, they…

Keep the car for 10 years instead of upgrading every 3 years, and you’ll be fine. Also, remember that sedans have lower cost of ownership because of better fuel economy, smaller tires and brakes, etc. I mean hell, that Jetta for example, how cheap can it depreciate? Even if it’s worth $5,000 in 3 years, then so what?

Many people like Alfa Romeo, and wanted the more track-friendly model. Go check out the Alfa forums. My wife loves Alfa Romeo, for example, and if we weren’t shouldering such heavy student loan burden so early on in our formative career years, our track car would be an Alfa instead of a Cayman. Yeah, I have read the…

You’re the exception that proves the rule. First of all, at many track events, convertibles don’t pass tech inspection without an aftermarket roll bar. 2nd, in many cases the convertible version of a model weighs more and has less chassis rigidity, which is important to people competing, or people that want street…

The 4C hardtop is gone. Like the Miata, it will be available but as convertible only. Only enthusiasts wanted the hardtop, everyone else wanted to be able to remove the roof.

This is why I bought my Mazda3. I wanted a small, economical car that was fun to drive and still had reasonable options. I got upgraded headlights, leather interior, upgraded stereo, lane alert, etc.