I own a wagon and I agree...

The Outback is more crossover than wagon...doesn’t matter what the marketing department at Subaru says.

I was thinking the exact same thing... “Wow, it looks SO MUCH better...”

Fairly common in the tech field - develop a concept, deliver the concept in real form, get bought by someone else (for the IP and tech) and go to the bank with the cash.

If they deliver a real product and remain independent for more than a couple of years, I’d be surprised.

Always easy to spot the Chicago residents - refer to highways by their name, not numbers...traffic reports when I moved here were a real bitch to understand.

What’s to prevent your pretty little neighborhood from being violated by a white trash family that moves in next door when your neighbor moves out? Nothing unless you live in an HOA stepford wives neighborhood...

Things can always be worse - keep the bitching in perspective. When I was house hunting, I skipped a…

The only thing that would have made my V60 better is a third pedal...I really miss the manual of my Speed3 - even if 1st gear was, effectively, useless. The FWD on snow tires in Chicago winters was a lot of fun to drive...smiling widely as I passed SUVs stuck on the side of the road.

I’ve found that the tires on the…

I came from a 2008 Mazdaspeed3 GT that I absolutely loved...but the newly required infant car seat meant no front seat passenger so I had to get a bigger car. This car is quite a bit different from my Mazda - mostly better, some acceptable...

Mine is a ‘15 with full leather seats - I sold the stock 18" wheels and…

Nice! Great value as a 2nd owner! Mine is nearly fully loaded-window sticker was still in the glove box.

The warranty is what sold me on the car. I was looking at a 2007 V70R when I stumbled across the V60. I was ready to pick up the V70R, replace the common failure parts and not have a car payment....but I couldn’t pass up the deal.

They still do...I bought a 1 year old V60 R Design with less than 8k on the clock, the balance of the factory warranty and a 7 year CPO warranty that retailed at around $60k for $35k out the door.

The Prius came out in ‘97 - way before GM ‘pioneered’ the Volt. “Putting their own twist” on anything is beancounter speak for ‘value engineering’ - which also means they removed all of the good stuff before selling it to the public.

I drive a Volvo V60 R Design. There’s something about getting passed by a dude in a Volvo wagon that sets even octogenarians in a Prius into an inexplicable rage where they attempt to prevent me from passing, merging or changing lanes - either in front of them or behind them. I don’t give a shit which one - but…

I feel like Mercedes does a better job at selling the Sprinter than Cadillac does at selling ‘non-SUV’ vehicles.

“So close, Chevy. So very, very close.”

The main difference between Japan and New York? In Japan, they try to improve - seeking perfection in the system. In New York, it’s ‘good enough’ until someone dies and they’re forced to fix it...same goes for Chicago...where the L smells of piss on a regular basis.

10+ years ago, I moved into a semi-shitty apartment complex that required parking stickers. The office ran out of stickers and gave me what amounted to a piece of paper with a printed message on it - indicating that the car was authorized to park in the lot and that it should not be towed. But because this was a…

I can’t wait to move out of this cesspool of political morons next month.

Is that as far as the doors open on the i8? It doesn’t look like ‘mallow man is that tall and he hit his head on the door...

Oh, I’m aware...have several friends who work at dealerships - which is where my generalization originates. I wasn’t speaking about a specific brand (Ford) just to be a dick about it.

I’ve bought two brand new cars in my life - all of the rest are super low mile CPO cars. I let someone else eat the depreciation. My…