It was always a little upsetting how much the automotive press would crap on cars like this, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that was a contributing factor to automakers deciding to exit this space. These cars are perfectly competent transportation and serve a purpose, nothing wrong with them. 

If you want more power that badly, just get a tune and throw a bigger turbo on there. The mini trucks this is recalling were usually NA 4-cylinders and never had a focus on outright speed. That is not the point of this kind of car. If you want a pickup with big power, go buy that F150 with the factory supercharger.

Contender for easiest NP of 2024. These are neat cars and this one is in great shape with reasonable mileage. These regularly sell for double this price in the same condition.

As much as people complained about the Mk5 Supra, it was one of the few examples of a car coming back for a new generation and actually getting lighter than its predecessor. The ND miata is the only other one I can think of like that offhand.

Looks like the seller bought this from copart and realized they were in over their head. Even $12k is too much considering how expensive parts for these are now - the math ain’t mathin here and you’re still better off buying a complete driver-quality one in the low 30s.

Given that all four of the RBPT drivers are churning through engines at roughly the same pace, it would imply something else is up that is causing them to go early.

NP, these consistently go for the high 30s/low 40s in good condition and this one is about as clean as you could ask for. The yellow seems to be a fairly uncommon color too, as I don’t think I’ve seen another one like it.

Really? Wow that is interesting. From a product engineering/development standpoint, it is kind of odd for them to develop and introduce a body-on-frame truck when they already have a ton of unibody vehicles the same size with presumably similar styling. 

Interesting they are going after the Ridgeline with this one, presuming this is based on whatever Kia’s Pilot-sized unibody SUV is. Despite not being regarded as a “real” truck, people with Ridgelines absolutely love them and they hold their value about as well as Tacomas do. Will be interesting to see if Kia can…

First gear: This was inevitable, and I wish these companies would shift to making more plug-in hybrids instead of full EVs. I work from home with no commute, but my “daily” is a GX I use to tow things often, including towing a racecar 5-15 hours away to tracks. I can’t really see justification to ever switch it out…

The Escalade has an imposing presence not really found in other SUVs in its class. I am not sure exactly why that is, but these always look like they mean business when one goes by.

Easy NP. You would be hard pressed to find a more interesting car in better shape for this money elsewhere. 

Yup, same thing that happened with the Jeep gladiator. Goofy-looking truck that had a ton of hype and preorders, tons of sales and registrations for the first couple quarters to catch up, then normalized from there.

The A5 was already a pretty big car, and this one is even longer? Oof. I suppose everything is getting bigger and bigger these days, but this thing has to be damn near the same size as an A8 from 10 years ago.

They look really nice too. There are a few of them in my neighborhood, and it’s one of the few sedans on sale today that gets a head turn every time. I hope the Saudis continue propping them up for long enough for them to get a good footing in place.

This, people don’t realize how cheap the base Macan can actually be. They start in the mid-50s. A bump of $12k moves this up an entire category where it is competing in price against larger/more upscale cars.

The nissan s-chassis in general has made some of the best looking coupes out there, but man this is not one of them. This design is really awkward, and for the money I would seek out a much-more-desirable Celica from the same era instead.

Cosworth is getting a ton of use out of whatever their most recent engine design is. This is using one, the GMA cars use one, that Aston uses one, etc. There is no way they actually are doing unique engine designs for each of these, and I assume they are derivatives of the same core unit.

The driving dynamics would really be the only reason to buy this car, plus the corolla and 86 are likely not going to be cross-shopped very much. If you want a track car or live somewhere warm you get the 86, and if you want any practicality or intend to daily it somewhere with snow, you get the corolla.

These make significantly more than advertised. The first-gen 86 advertised 200hp and made around 160-170 at the wheels. This one advertises 228, and independent dyno tests have shown they are actually putting down around 210-215 at the wheels. A 50-horsepower increase in this car is a lot.