I was on the other end of the BRZ holding it’s value thing. I paid $18k for a 2014 Limited with 35k miles, and according to Cargurus it was one of the best deals in the country (it is mint, btw).

You’re living my car plan! I just bought a BRZ, and in a few years when I have kids I plan to swap it for a 4Runner.

Why? It’s not that hard.

I mostly agree with Patrick here, but with those Cruisers holding insane value, I’d probably lean 4Runner.

I know it would probably be counterproductive, but man I would love to get a whole gang of people and do the same things outside their church on a Sunday morning...

Any bigger and Matthew McConaughey is going to need a CDL

I couldn’t agree more. I’m bored of the pre-’75 American classics accounting for 98% of all the car shows in the Midwest, and very few cars from this century truly interest me at all (like the 5th gen Viper).

I need a utility vehicle for my projects primarily building materials and rusty metal, and something fun for my daily commute and weekend joy rides.

Waiting for all the commenters who think the statements of the American intelligence community can’t be if they don’t fit their world view.

Which is why it would never happen. The Big Three are beholden to local dealerships and Amazon selling cars would wipe them out. This would put a lot of people out of work, as well. Not just salespeople but the mechanics and other general office staff.

My favorite response was “There has never been a terrorist attack at my house. I masturbate incessantly. Draw your own conclusions.”

Something to consider is heat. Turbo engines keep the heat in, and that may their undoing too.

This is why I worry about all of the engine downsizing and turboing that has happened over the past few years. Sure, the smaller engines make the same amounts ​of power as their predecessor’s​, with better economy, but if the engine is over stressed constantly, they break quicker. I worry that this generation of…

Fooled you! It’s actually a debadged Malibu

The big change needed, and one we really are unwilling to face, is that we need to pay people for (re)training and not the other way around as it is right now. That is the big barrier to ongoing lifelong education (well that and a huge chunk of the workforce is flat out too tired to do it, once you get over about…

Sorry, I didn’t mean buying OEM from ebay or something. For example there are a few Toyota specific websites affiliated with dealerships that offer competitive prices on OEM parts. I’ve used these over my local dealership a few times. The difference isn’t always huge, but it can be.

So you’re saying we need more training?

Exactly. Some SQA Engineer did the data gathering for you on parts that are approved by the OEM.