My guess is he’ll be kicking himself for not doing it sooner. Who wants to be driving a beater, especially in their 50's?

Totally agree. The Mini I had before my BMW would have been an absolute nightmare if it were my main transportation. As it was just a fun toy, the neediness was somewhat endearing. The only thing that I ever couldn’t fix on it was a crack where the downpipe met the pre-cat, which I had a friend weld in exchange for…

I get that it can be done, and I hate to advocate for debt, but I can refinance my home in about an hour at the best rates on the market thanks to my credit score.  It makes insurance cheaper, helps with job applications, and just generally makes life easier.  Your credit score helps with a lot more than a mortgage,…

And that’s with you being able to turn a wrench. Imagine you were paying a shop to make those repairs.

An Explorer with the powertrain from the plug-in Aviator would be fantastic. The current Explorer hybrid isn’t enough of an improvement to justify the cost, lack of power, and diminished towing capacity.

Got our first EV crossover a couple of months ago (well, at least Kia calls the Niro a CUV. I still call it a hatchback). It’s perfect for our use case - a teenager going to school, work, sports, etc. We have ICE cars for other uses. One thing that I’ve learned from it is that a plug-in hybrid in almost any form…

Drove from Denver to Co Springs once in a rental 4-cyl NA Legacy, with just me and an overnight bag. Could not believe how hard it was to keep freeway speeds just through Monument Pass.  It was like a Prius with the battery depleted (done that too).

C’mon, two beach homes is just wasteful. My second home is in Park City/Breckinridge/Sun Valley. In my dreams at least.

The 3/4 series BMWs are fantastic.

The ability to lower and raise it remotely makes it even that much better.

Convertible aficionado and E93 328i owner here - this makes me tremendously sad. The hardtop on my 3-er makes the car so livable in all conditions (ok, it doesn’t snow here) that I just love it. Greatly improves the effectiveness of the AC on the days it’s too hot for the top down over my previous soft top. Much…

Better to sleep in, maybe, but definitely not better to drive.  Especially if you have to go up hills.

The thing about a rooftop tent is that I can’t reach over and hit the start button to run the heater if I get cold in the middle of the night.  I slept in a C-Max hybrid once, and one of the best things about battery power is that I could warm up the inside without starting the engine and bugging my neighbors.  That…

A cheap rooftop box is a great solution for where to put your stuff when you’re sleeping. MPG isn’t getting any worse, right? I’ve slept in my Expedition EL more than a few times, and it’s definitely better than being on the ground, especially if the weather gets bad. The pop-out side windows provide some nice…

I don’t know, if that plate was real that’s exactly the truck I would expect to see it on.  Tint your headlights so dark you need to add a cheap LED light bar just to see at night...

Insurance costs for teenagers are all over the place (I have 3). Our FJ Cruiser is the cheapest easily. But we have an E90 328i convertible that honestly isn’t much worse. The Niro EV is the highest, but only a little more. A Bolt would have been 3x as much for some reason.

My dad had one of those Veranos and loved it. It was legitimately quick, and reasonably fun to drive even stock.

I’ve had several friends who know I buy cars often reach out to me recently, asking how to find a good deal on a used car. Every time all I say is “wait if you can”. There are few hacks in the market now, outside of a few EV lease programs. Even those are getting rare - I can’t match a deal I got 2 months ago, even…

I have a friend who is a GM at a Kia store, and I asked him about Telluride pricing. He says he gets $15k over sticker on a maxed-out model (if he can even get one), $10k on a mid-level, and $5k on a low model.  People don’t even balk at it.

My mom got one of the first ones - they were so in demand I ended up getting it out of state. Same color as this, but she eventually added the 3rd row seats that flipped up to the side.