One friend did launch her dad into the windshield hard enough to crack it when she pressed the clutch with authority on dad’s new 528i automatic, having until that day only trained on a manual G-wagon.

I remember when my Commodore was in the shop (some silly prick had run into the back of it at a traffic light) and the loaner was a Corolla. First automatic I’d ever driven.

If you can’t afford a running example, you sure as hell cannot afford a non running one. ND.

How can it not be better, especially in this market, to pay the cost to repair this before selling it?

See if the previous generation Mazda3 fits. Versatile daily driver.

Yep, a prospective buyer who is affluent enough to pay $55k for this, but wouldn’t just buy something new(er) and still under warranty is the real unicorn.

If it’s all the same to you, I’m not going to watch his video. I don’t want to add to his clicks.

I’ve had an 06 95 wagon for almost nine years, mechanically I have never had a problem finding parts, some parts can be expensive if you want OEM or better quality but they are there.

The grille seems to have survived relatively intact. 

WANT to love it because it’s a sexy set of wheels, but have heard far too many stories about Maser non-reliability. It would be a fun purchase, but pretty much akin to setting fire to my bank account. Nope.

Probably not rebadged. Guys took out the front drive axles on these because the AWD was pretty useless and heavy. It only sent 5% power to the front wheels or something. Enthusiast mod, and I applaud it. Someone lived this car. 

Not necessarily. It’s not to my taste, but lot of people swapped out halogen 996 headlights to projector-style ones like this. The taillights are 997 style so it’s more likely this was just a status-conscious idiot trying to make the car look like more than it is. Same with the badge, although “up-badging” to a C4 is…

What a voice!

I once bought a brand new Jeep Patriot.

From someone that downgraded their Audi wheels from 19s to 18s and lives in downtown DC, I am 100% here for this trend. I’ve cracked two rims in this city. I’m over broken wheels and horrible ride quality.

Look at all that sidewall. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT.

$10K on BaT. NP for sure.

I bought a ‘93 124-platform convertible sight unseen from a mechanic friend in California. I flew there, hopped in it and drove home to Colorado. The only drama occurred when I woke up from a nap in the passenger seat to see that my daughter had the cruise control set at 114 as we cruised across the Utah desert.

I love this car.  I hate this price.

Fun fact, this is the leading cause of old age in Eastern Europe, Japan, Louisiana, and weirdly enough, Cincinnati.