Some cars don't have these, so just follow the 'find a strong point and don't be under the car' advice. It should be in your manual and pretty obvious, but if you're stumped, remember some manufacturers are idiots and don't design them in or describe where they are.

I have no idea what my cat barfed up yesterday. Actually, I don't know which one did it either.

I live in fear of the air springs going on my 2004 XJR, though I know I'm living on borrowed time. I have had some common issues, but nothing to do with the engine or transmission.

Yes, if only he had had some forethought and take some measures to protect himself against the risks of owning an unreliable car!

Though, as you have wrote at great length, Audi wagons are the poster child of german unreliability. At keast the A6 wouldn't have air springs.

I wish breweries had their own branded tank cars, that would be amazing. However, odds are it was chemicals and/or oil.

Haha, thank you, reading Torch messing that up made me twitch for a second.

A lot of municipalities frown on shooting animals in neighbourhoods and poisoning wildlife.

Oh god, went right over my head...

Now, getting back to Eugene's question: should you consider purchasing one of these vehicles?

Funny as always, but...jesus, I wouldn't touch a manufacturer buyback car of brand, but especially a German luxury brand, with a ten foot pole. God no. Nooooooope nope nope.

3 million miles? I'll take that bet.

The volt is also a thousand frigging pounds heavier! It'll be interesting to see the future of the i3 though; BMW usually impresses me with the evolution of their new models.

That would be a Volt :-)

It's a two cylinder, 34 hp scooter engine hooked to a generator on the range extender-it's not a new engine and the way it is connected to the drivetrain is way less exotic than the Volt, where the engine can drive the wheels OR run purely as a generator, depending on what's more efficient. The pure electric version…

Yes, total range, starting with a full battery and a full tank, is 146.1 miles. Apparently BMW didn't see the point in increasing the range of a city car. A 250 mile trip would require two fill ups even starting with a full battery and tank, and could end up being three fillups-one reason some people say the i3 cannot…

Gumpert would have something to say about that.

Powertrain is not exactly exotic. Certainly less so than, say, a Volt.

If the range of 80 miles is not enough for you, the i3 is also available with a moped engine acting as a generator. While the pure electric i3 BEV is 2,634 pounds, the REx is 264 more, which means it's also less efficient despite having almost twice the range according to the EPA.

Ah, one wheel spinning away....