I would add a cat to that torque measurement. But if it eats the rodents it’s probably going to amount to about the same total anyway.

When I got my GT86, I actually started in 3rd a couple of times and only noticed when I tried to put 2nd gear in.

Name one large company that does not do this.

Ah. You do have access to very valuable natural resources, so I get the opulence.

Looks better, sounds better, probably as fast in real life, rear seats, a manual transmission, etc.

A mere Quattro? The real non-peasants get the R8 Quattro Plus.

Keep in mind a 2011 Z4 35is was already over 60k before adding any options. And so is an M2 once you add a couple of options. And any non-S Cayman (non-used, most people buy new or don’t buy at all) is well into the 60k range once you add the basic options.

Except the Supra most likely won’t be a $40k car. That’s less than what a new turbo Supra commanded in 1994.

Half of a large bottle of soy sauce. It spilled at the front end of the trunk, and made its way into the rear seat’s foam.

You get either the 6-speed or the X-Drive though, cannot have both.

I do wonder though... How profitable is such an investment?

Small note, this car weighs 3,900 lbs, not 5,300.

COTD. That’s it.

Add a set of stock wheels (1k?), a full exterior detailing ($750), and a complete fluids change ($500), and you have yourself a nice jag under $5,000

Being a guy who comes from the city of Strasbourg (google it and you’ll see we’ve been part of France, then Germany, then France, then again Germany and finally France), this is the kind of rhetoric I have a massive problem with.

Name one manufacturer ready to sell a cheap, lightweight, reliable straight six with 100-ish horsepower...

5%? Let me laugh...

It’s hard to judge its looks, being that it’s up in the air and still pretty camouflaged, but there seems to be an Macan-ish vibe going on with the side. Not necessarily a bad thing..

RB26's are not that easy to find (especially when untouched), expensive (same), parts for them are expensive, they’re not that reliable, have a crappy powerband and are likely not that light.

A Z4M weighs +/- 3170lbs with all running fluids (add +/-80lbs for a full tank of gas). The 3.0si version was about 150lbs lighter.