No, I saw the whole comment, but the first half of it is irrelevant to the point at hand: average people don’t care about the things you do, and the “downsides” to crossovers don’t make much difference to their shopping. For them, a crossover is all upsides.

I can:

But if you pay someone to fix them, they are not as cheap to fix as a I-4 of similar vintage.

I’ll be honest, even on the street I don’t think I’d miss any of those things, but I’m not sure that’s enough of a discount for it to be worth it to me. The only one I even remotely care about is the missing speakers, but I would probably upgrade those anyway. The sound deadening would be noticeable, but the old car…

I read an article a while back and I think a lot of it has to do with the selected gearing for the MT models. The auto with 5-7 underdrive* gears is better able to put the car in the power band and then have 2 or 3 over drive gears for highway cruising. Those gears are usually more aggressive than the manual version…

Same here. In my experience, that’s the baseline for when I want to watch something. If I’m listening to something on a passable audio system, I don’t need it to be loud to get any kind of clarity. If it sucks (think flat panel TV speakers), you’re basically cranking them way up just so you can make out the…

I went out and purchased a pair of garage door opener mirrors because my truck and my wife’s car didn’t come with them. The only reason they don’t get used as often now is because I get notifications on my phone that allow me to open the door from the corner instead of as I’m pulling into the driveway.

My previous vehicle purchase I compromised on it because 1) I needed a truck, and 2) all the trucks with keyless start were $40,000+. Too much for me.

Eh. I’ll go with no.

I mean, this is an issue that’s only really seen when the cars get old and higher in mileage. Teslas are having issues right off the showroom floor.

If you go this route, make sure you pull the trans as well. They’re built stouter to deal with the greater torque of the supercharged engine.

Yes, they will run and can compensate for low grade gasoline, but it will relearn the fuel trims to always run like shit. Until you reset it of course.

For clarification, I am NOT saying a car that calls for regular fuel will gain power on premium. While there are a few cases of this, it isn’t the norm.

That’s kinda my point though. Your car would live a perfectly fine, normal life on 87. You don’t “need” 93, you get benefits on 93.

[I]f you’re going to attend the event, particularly if it’s for publicity, why wouldn’t you want some cursory knowledge?

You do realize the US is a small fraction of world population right? People in Europe and Asia know who Lewis is, they don’t know and don’t care who Tom Brady is.

Also for those who ignored Brundle but were invited just to be there should be ready to answer some questions. You are a media personality invited to be a personality, answer some questions you only hurt your brand not to.

No, that actually isn’t bad advice. Its called a zipper merge and (if done properly) it is faster than getting in as soon as you see a lane closed sign.

Eh. I’m closer to 5000 miles these days, but I still view early oil changes as cheap insurance. I may spend an extra $50/year, but I can say fairly confidently that

You need it for optimal performance. You really don’t need it in a lot of modern cars, even those with turbos.