I have a 3-series and I’ve never heard nor experienced that (knock on wood). My grey one is invisible to other drivers, though.

Same with my BMW, it took years for the parts to be available. And then the dealer didn’t have an appointment opening for another six months. It’s a major safety component. Manufacturers should have gone to bat for their customers by finding another supply chain solution, but instead they just sat on one hand and…

That’s where my mind went too. Serious question though, how do you get from front arches to humster? I'm missing the connection. Humpster, I could see, but then we’re right back to the nickname jokes again.

Oh, I TOTALLY agree with you but that’s the last gen. Yeah, they were godawful. Here’s the 2014-2017 though

Know what else is “green” and has 400hp? The V90 longroof with the T8 motor that you refused to sell me in the US. I know you got my emails. Blow me, Volvo.

Nah, my others cars are worse, overly complicated and german. In the long run I they’ll make the rover seem as reliable as a land cruiser. I’m jinxing myself, huh?

Ha! The secret to owning an SUV without it crushing your jalop soul is wait until it’s absolutely necessary (kids, AWD, safety) and you can afford to keep a sports car or two around too.

Nope. These are gorgeous DRLs, I get compliments on them all the time. What DRLs in this class look better?

Times have changed. They’ve been rock solid since 2014, though I love the misconception because it allowed me to recently pick up a used one for half price. Love it.

This is exactly why my 08 M3 gets my single garage and regular check ups. As Cragslist sellers like to say, I know I have... and that’s why no one else can have it anytime soon. What a perfect car.

True. Invisible harness holes, then? I don’t get angry about them, but they’re in the same category as fake fender vents, fake exhaust tips and carbon fiber trim on SUVs - just lame IMO. On the Range Rover it was definitely a negative factor when deciding between the Supercharged and SVR. The soccer seats don’t bother…

Whenever people complain about overly racy seats in some cars (e.g., Range Rover Sport SVR) with harness holes that will never see a harness, I point out these soccer seats as something even more stupid. A lot of the soccer seats have fake harness holes too, and they don’t even move.

But... why?

And monoblocks would look extra classy next to the deep dish 22s that I had on my Ridgeline... proving that my taste in wheels has matured? Man, my wife is right, I gotta sell those things.

But where else am I going to check out sweet cars? Gotta catch em first.

Just imagine how I feel about bro trucks or rolling coal *teeth grinding* I really try to be understanding of all types of car folks, but I don’t think I’ll ever find it in my heart to like diesels. They... just... stink! Sitting behind one in traffic is unbearable. And diesel motors sound awful, like they have…

Oh man, I so disagree on the wheels. You can put the included stockers back on and I’ll take the monoblocks off your hands. Not sure what I’d do with them, but they’d class up my garage.

I’ll join you in this opinion, they can blast us together. Always have and always will hate diesels. My bias comes from working for a german car mechanic for a few years and constantly smelling like diesel exhaust. Oh, and there was also the time I was jogging and got hit-and-run by a diesel truck and was laying in…

Worked at a german car shop for a while during this era and yep, we kept a box of them on the shelf.

Agree, but I worked at an indy german mechanic for a few years and small leaks were really common. There were lots of this gen Mercedes that were family workhorses and Mom/Dad chose tee-ball fees over a new oil pan gasket. Me, I’d have to fix it, I don’t like being the guy leaving oil behind.