Arrivederci's discussions

Were a large number of people immunized for coronavirus or influenza?

Cadillac Elmiraj. It was the posterchild for what Cadillac can and should be. Aspirational, an undeniably American presence and the literal standard of the world instead of just a tagline.  Also, an actual name instead of alphbet soup. I’ll take one with a Blackwing please.

I’d vote hard pass.

It sounds like they legitimately bought the money orders using the stolen debit cards.

All those poor people getting cancer.

This is a great suggestion, but you’re assuming he doesn’t want any of that $45k back when he said he does. He wants something with low depreciation so he can get most of that back, essentially just denying himself whatever that money would’ve earned in interest or capital gains in whatever instrument he had it in.

Before I bought my S3, I also considered the WRX STI.  While the STI was more fun to drive, the S3 felt just as quick and was a MUCH nicer place to be while also not screaming “look at me!” going down the road.

Like others have said, the auction closes tomorrow.  My wife may divorce me, but this seems like a great bad decision, I’ve added it to my watch list.

Why not? I’ve already had a 72 month loan on my BRZ, so I’d do that no problem. Oh, this bank wants me to pay interest? Nah, fam. Read more

That’s really a nice example, but not nearly five figure nice.  I’d go NP down at $7k.

Hah, looks like what’s left of an ES, so it’ll be FWD.  Mileage is probably less, but I’d bet they were still never rotated.

75,000 and never rotated.

I bet you bought the Opel, I feel like classic Mopar is still crazy money for what you get.  That shell is probably still like $10k.

Be friendly, enthusiastic, and humble. A good attitude is hugely important to having fun and getting better.
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At the PEC are all the cars PDK, or will they actually give you a go in a manual?

Those retro Vettes are pretty hideous to behold; however, I can’t help but appreciate the craftsmanship in creating them.  That said, they’re worth less than an equivalent C5 to me, so that would put it somewhere around $10k.

I briefly considered a C7 S6 for a bit, but opted against the cost and complication.  It’s a huge performer, but even a regular old A7 is pretty stout with the 3.0T.  It’s a great platform and a design that I think is aging very well.

Yep - me 100%. Also, now that I have a third car, I don’t worry about this as much, at least with the Miata. It can be down and not bother anybody. My Lexus, I need to be operable, as it’s my car with a carseat for the kiddo. Read more

Way too much money.  Were the turbos still issues on the C7.5?  I know they were on the C7.  A lot of people blew them (potentially due to the turbo screens you mention) and replaced with RS7 turbos.  Fun car that should be pretty stout otherwise.

For me, it’s all about mood. If I’m feeling basic, all I want on my burger is American cheese, pickle and ketchup and mustard. It’s a classic combo. Read more