I believe everything from the A4 on up in the lineup are rear biased with a 60/40 split most of the time. Just the smaller MQB/Golf based based A3/TT/Q3 have the Haldex setup.

Toyota owns the majority stake in Subaru, so they kind of are building their own cars?

Not exactly outsourcing given that Toyota owns the majority stake in Subaru.  

I sold them my 2015 GTI recently. Kelly said trade in value was $10-$12k. They paid me $13k. Gap is actually smaller on newer cars in good condition as they can sell them on their lot with minimal reconditioning. Your BMW was a pain for them as the would have just taken it to an auction so they are speculating…

Carmax works well for hard to find models due to their large inventory that they will move around for you. My wife and I each bought a car from them, relatively rare models in option combinations that we could not find in state. Hers is a loaded Lexus CT200h and mine is a 3-series wagon. Brought a pre approved…

Yep, rented one on Turro for a week on a ski vacation in Colorado.  Was fun for a bit in the snow but two hours in it on I-70 got any Wrangler desire out of my system.   

Remember there is a Tesla Roadster out there in orbit moving at 64,000 mph.

To be fair the classic Honda is trying not to rub the wall. Opposite of a go cart driver...

True. Apple didn’t increase sales by 25,000% in 6 years :).

You are dead on.   You could make the case that they are more like Apple than Blackberry or Palm.   A key to the Iphone success was looking good and having the music distribution network (itunes) already established and widely adapted.   Similar to Tesla’s charging network.     Apple had a sleek modernist form…

I have an xdrive Wagon, is the jury still out on if this causes issues with the differential long term?

I’ve never driven one, but this all comes down to how gentle the  throttle tip in is. 

Correct, I live in Indiana, and it seems as if Neons all disappeared from the face of the earth.  I see a lot of old Corolla’s, Civics and even Caveliers, but hardly ever see a Neon.

I just sold my stock MK7 GTI SE to Carmax for $13k. Excellent condition.  Had 55,000 miles. You can buy them all day long with lower miles for $15-$17k.

Seriously? I have a 2018 iPad which I like to use for Jalopnik. I can’t use Safari as it won’t let me log into Kinja. Chrome crashes on about 30% of the articles now.Would love to know your secret. 

“Former” Bulls player, but take your star anyway.  

They take it too far for us Jalops, but not for most of the public who just want cars to work.  

I get what your saying but this was early 90’s and American companies were barely out of the Malaise era.  The top of the line Camaro made about 240 hp, as did the 911 and M3.  At least these Chevy 5.7L engines had a fair amount of torque and the trucks they were in were much smaller than today.   My dad had a…

The thinking is that a $50k BMW will be worth more in 5 years than a $50k Ford.  Probably a safe bet.  

FYI, I am a wagon enthusiast and can tell you that listed cargo volumes By manufacturers are all made up as everyone uses a different method. Ford and VW measure up to the ceiling. BMW measures up to the cargo cover. I just traded an MK7 GTI for a 328i Wagon. The VW lists its cargo space as 23 cut ft behind the…