A quick search shows that this may be the cheapest Cayman in the country, although with more than double the miles. Okay price? Not for me, but it seems like this one is very mechanically sorted out. 

My mom had that car growing up! It was a stick, too. We also had a Subaru Legacy wagon that was stick with no tach, just a big empty space on the cluster. Like, how much money did that save them, really?!

Did they ever sell the TDI in the US? This might be incredibly rare just because of that alone.

Yeah I think I just fell asleep. The current Gen is AGGRESSIVE! This looks like a mid-90s civic and is boring AF. I know all the TikTok Gen Z kids are making the 90s cool again, but really?

The Hyundai Santa Fe weeps.

This is only partly true. Check out the cost for (dealer installed) brakes on a Toyota - they are not cheap anymore.

I’m not sure I understand the point you’re trying to make. Should the Jag be more? Honda’s and Toyota’s command their price premium because of the myth of “reliability”. 

It’s about the same as a 3 series or C class. A bit more perhaps because the Jag wasn’t as good as the Germans and was overpriced from the factory. It’s still *good*, just wasn’t $50k+ good. 

You pronounce it like the town in New Mexico. Ta-oww-ss

I’m holding out hope that after a model year or two they’ll do a “Taos R-Line” and put in the 1.8t. Crossing my fingers. 

So. Like. One night we have an article about how amazing the Mk7 GTi is and then the next night we have an article shitting on a new small crossover from VW. Without even, in any capacity, reviewing the car or what it’s like inside or even what benefits it may have.

I’d guess spring ‘22

Buying a car right now is akin to the same logic as buying a house: if you MUST (ie: will be carless like LW2 or homeless), then expect to pay through the nose. If you’re not going to be carless (or being carless doesn’t matter to you), then for the love of all things financial, just wait a bit. 

This is by far the coolest car we’ve had on here in a while. NP and would be NP at double the price. 

Oh yeah, I guess I wasn’t clear. Most people who aren’t familiar with VW might be horrified at the 40k service interval, especially because it’s very much not optional 😆

Yep. No issues with that, it’s a glorious manual. 

That’s it. We all deserve the coming annihilation. 

The 2.0 in the GTI has *some* failures, but it’s rare. The 1.8 and 1.4 are basically bulletproof. DSG auto in the GTI and Alltrack needs pretty consistent maintenance; the Aisin 6 speed in the regular Golf and wagon is again, bulletproof.

You’re absolutely right. And other than some issues with some of the 2.0 engines, the Mk7 Golf has been incredibly reliable across the board.

I *would* have watched the Oscars, however they were basically unstreamable if you didn’t have a tv (or “live tv”) subscription. Either had to be a cable subscriber or use a variety of odd, lesser known apps. Had ABC partnered with regular Hulu, or Amazon, or Paramount, or allowed for free streaming on the ABC app…