A Cayman with 131,000 miles? The driving fun will be outweighed only by the financial agony of repair costs. Owning a late-model German car past the warranty period is best suited for masochists. Better budget an amount equal to the purchase price for periodic repairs, or be mechanically talented and able to do the…

I’ve read that the new C8 Corvette will only be available with a blasphemous automatic transmission. No manual will be offered.

It’s just another sign that the stock market is WAY over-valued, and that there are too many Silicon Valley tech bros with far too much money.

I think it’s more that American CEO’s are dramatically OVERpaid compared to European and Japanese CEOs. But yes, a Japanese CEO typically earns much less than one in Europe or the U.S.. In Japan, pay is also based on seniority, how long one has worked at the company, and not on merit or performance.

The driver’s seat seems like it has a lot of wear for only 8000 miles. Check out the pic of the driver’s side seat bolster in the dealer’s photos.

First Gear: there’s an old Japanese saying, “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down”. Ghosn stuck out too much, and the Japanese decided to hammer him down.

Just another step in the process of making everything in life disposable. With welded glass, cars would become disposable. When fixing a broken windshield would cost more than the car is worth, you’d throw it away and buy a new one. A dream for the manufacturers, but a nightmare for consumers.

First up, is paying more for a CarMax car worth it?

Like the old saying goes, ‘the most expensive car is a cheap German car’.

If you’ve also driven recent 6 cylinder naturally aspirated Caymans or Boxsters, how does this turbo 4 *feel*? I know the ‘numbers’ are superior for the turbo 4, but does it sound and feel as satisfying as the previous normally aspirated 6? Is the power delivery linear, or typical turbo slingshot/rubber band?

I owned a NX2000 back in the day. Bought it new in 1991. It was much better built, and a far better car, than it needed to be. I absolutely loved it!

Then they definitely will not have me as a buyer.

(To plagiarize my own post from BringATrailer...)

A long time ago (mid 1970's), when I was a college student (yeah, I’m old...) I got a ticket for doing 88 mph in a 30 mph zone - on my motorcycle.

Welcome to life in a police state. This is what happens when we have an authoritarian ruler, and a culture that places corporate interests above those of people.

Yes, it is achingly gorgeous, and classier than both me and the kind of people I drink with.

I’m in. I’ll buy one (turbo, 6 speed manual, thank you) - as soon as Honda puts normal audio controls in it and gets rid of the ridiculous ‘screen slider’ volume controls.

PhoenixNFA, I’m totally with you! I also have a 2015 Mustang GT. If Ford offered the 3-door Fiesta ST in the US, I’d buy two - one for me as a second car, and one for my wife.

It’s no thing of beauty, but at least it’s interesting, has character, and looks like it will be fun to drive. A 1.5 turbo with >200 hp and a manual transmission, with Honda reliability? A big step up from Honda’s recent offerings.

The only problem with this car is that Ford, in the infinite wisdom of the market research department, decided to not make the Fiesta ST Coupe available in the U.S. - the only option here is the 4-door.