It could go either way. If they become truly rare and the car world decides they are actually cool, the price might go up, but it’s also highly possible they just go down to zero like the XJS did.

Someone owns a warehouse full of these and wants to drive up the value of them before selling them all. The previous high-sale being an RS makes sense given how the RS is the rarest and most enthusiast-y variant. This one is fishy.

I don’t think any Jag of any kind is going to become a future classic, save for the really special ones that already are (XJ220, XJR-15, etc). They make too many of them and they have a poor reputation for their ownership experience. Even the E-Type, regarded as one of the best-looking cars in history, is really not…

Was this the era where the jag V6 was literally the V8 block with two of the cylinders blanked out?

Surprisingly yes, to the extent that people are actually stealing the headlights off parked cars on the street to use as grow lights. I’m sure the place I read that was clickbait-ing it since it’s probably not some huge epidemic, but it does happen apparently.

Not necessarily, this seems to really only be the case in the south. I’ve owned two houses near a major metro and neither had an HOA, and the current one is in the kind of expensive suburb these comments are claiming would normally have one. None of the houses we looked at before this one had an HOA either.

IMO the townhomes are the only situation where it really makes sense. They usually hire out lawn care, snow clearing (if you live in a snowy area), exterior maintenance, etc. Even calling it an HOA is kind of a misnomer in that case since it’s really more of a monthly maintenance fee.

I don’t mean to be too anecdotal here, but I’ve owned two houses outside the major metro where I live and neither had HOAs. Our most recent one is in a very expensive suburb generally regarded to be one of the more desirable areas to live around here, and the HOA presence is minimal (Wayzata MN if you want to verify).…

Cadillac should pull the ultimate troll move and base their powerplant on the Northstar V8 with two cylinders lopped off, then win WDC with it.

Worst of all is that these people are paying for this to happen via monthly HOA fees. Chances are these folks were paying a couple hundred a month for the privilege of having their cars stolen.

It really wouldn’t take much to win market share in this space. VW has made the unfortunate mistake of positioning the bus as an upmarket halo vehicle, and no one else seems to be making any kind of competition. The PHEV Pacifica has proven out the market for this kind of vehicle - I see no reason why an EV one…

First because US automakers manufacture a ton of their vehicles in Mexico, and second because this is going to be passed onto the consumer and will make their new cars less affordable and therefore less competitive. Tariffs in this space have never had a good long-term result on the market, see also: chicken tax and…

Drag racing is all about getting your setup dialed-in, which really can only come from experience. The guy in the mustang is presumably a much more seasoned drag racer who knows what he’s doing.

Ironic that much of Trump’s messaging was based around how much automakers loved him and how he was going to help them out, yet he is actually going to hurt them so much that they are willing to put money into a campaign against his policy. 

Ironically enough, if Vinfast brought their X5-based car to the US it would probably do just fine. The car was styled well

Agreed, and I think it’s because the Veyron was a Piech-era engineering marvel that went above and beyond to hit benchmarks that really didn’t matter but were cool anyways (see also: VW XL-1). All the Bugattis since then have just been iterations on the same formula, but not anything actually new. Now there are…

ND at any price. This stands out as one of the few cars Hoovie couldn’t successfully save, no matter how much money he threw at it. These Alpinas are cool as can be, but they have a relatively short expected lifespan.

Good lord lol, the Ls just keep on coming with that thing don’t they?

Given that these are prone to rusting and showing fingerprints much more than other cars, you could make a good argument that these needed the wrap service more than Tesla’s other offerings.

I’m surprised there’s even a market for new builds in this style. I don’t think anyone under the age of 60 thinks these restomod boomer cars are cool, or at least cool enough to want to buy one. I have to imagine anyone who wants one of these already has one.