I'm a bit surprised—there are quite a few as taxis in and around Chicago.

Does that mean my 128i will be one of the last of the 1s?

My parents were a little miffed when I bought a 1-series (because it's a BMW). I told them that if Detroit made a similar car, I would have bought that instead. This is what I was talking about.

^^^This. Letting your money work for you is almost always better than just buying outright.

There are plenty of amazing community organizations that you can volunteer/work for in the city already. Speaking as a Detroiter, I think it's much more grating to see outsiders found some trendy start-up rather than seeing them support the good work that existing (though sometimes struggling) organizations are…

You also have to take into account the fact that no one buys 6MT 128i's. I was able to pick one up from a dealer for many thousands off sticker price (including some other goodies like leather and the tech package) because it was sitting on the lot forever. I don't have a family, so I don't need the bigger car.

I was hoping for Professions —> Hobo for my Ramblers as well...

Woo! Shout-out to my 1-series. Sometimes I feel guilty about buying one over a Focus ST, but it's just so solid and satisfying to drive.

As a younger driver who bought a BMW 128i over a 135i (both were affordable), I'd say that this is a good plan. I liked the slightly less-powerful engine, overall driving dynamics were the same, and I didn't lose much in day-to-day performance. As long as they don't compromise the ride or interior quality too much, I…

One of the most fun hoons I've ever had is in a short-bus without kids in it. The duallies had just unbelievable grip (for a school bus) and the regular ones were remarkably controllable while heaving through a corner on two wheels.

Meow. +1

My dad's '03 Honda Civic Hybrid (5MT) is starting to have some problems at 260K miles. I'm giving him mine (160K miles) so he can use his as a parts car. Mine is still going strong. His powertrain doesn't have any problems (it's a corrosion issue that's sidelining the car). 

Thank god the cruller got into the top 5. I thought I was the only person who liked them. On the other hand, I can always get the cruller from the variety box, since I appear to be the only one who likes them.

I want the MKZ rear end on the new Fusion. It's a great design that's otherwise wasted on a pretty unattractive car. The opposite is true for the Fusion—a beautiful car that's almost ruined by its pathetic derriere.

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I saw an SLX in Chicago the other day. I thought someone was just trying to rebadge an Isuzu to make themselves look better at first.

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In college I wore a cheap fake Rolex during the summers while I worked at a summer camp [1]. I took it in to my neighborhood pawn/jewelry store to get the spring-bars replaced [2]. The man behind the counter looked at the engravings, hefted it, thought for a second, and gave me the spring bars for free. "These are…

The Daytona is available for sale to the public like any other of their production models. That said, it's $10,000+, and they're in such high demand that it can be hard to actually find one for sale new at a dealer.

Midrange accuracy tends to suffer from smaller speakers, as does low-end extension (not necessarily volume). If all you want is an upgrade from TV speakers or a cheap surround option, they'll work... But for real audio improvement, you're going to want some high-quality speakers.