Wow. I guess I am not as insane as I thought having read this. Good decision to keep it! Once you go 3Si is hard to leave. Hoard it and who knows, maybe $35K is not inconceivable in a couple of years.

Dude... I lost my mind, and I’ve just added the 96 VR4 Vert to my stable (already busy with a 2005 V8 Fully Loaded VW Phaeton) - when you are in the Bay, or any of the Jalopnik staff, you can come see & drive mine. Heavy on the miles but looks still new - everything works except the ABS light (is on due to a failing…

I have this same cradle on my 2005 VW Phaeton - It only supports old school Nokia Phones. I went and got an old phone for it and it works. Unfortunately that phone only supports the first BT standard, long lost to history. But the phone works, the Phaeton’s screen also displays the texts and the Infotainment…

it’s pretty good. Get the manual. 184HP yo! no turbos. Great ride. A bit thirsty.

Dude, time to spend more time driving, less at YouPorn... ‘just sayin’

I Looove Mitsus and am a card-carrying member of the DSM gearheads back in the day owning 2 for years...and Matt is still wrong (sniff):

Pointers please! How? What Bike? How long...

I’m in this exact situation - a little older, and never, ever learned to ride a bike. Tried several times (last time 9 years ago) so..how come there are NO training wheels for adult bikes?

OK true story:

Yes, don’t disagree on many of these at all. The main issue is the cost of such insurance: Dealership Price vs Insurance Co. Price of course - My latest purchase was a result of a totaled car last year - a 08 Nissan Sentra base w 80K miles - Insurance gave me $9K, + my own $1K deductible = $10K, I owed about $12K, if…

“Owning an expensive luxury car can be a bit more intense than your regular daily driver, but that’s the whole point”

Goodbye Poochi - Hope you have fun in your home planet.

But the SPEC-V version is not the base engine. The base one was adequate but not ‘wow’

This RS6 should’ve killed its driver the traditional way - one repair bill at a time...

These Phaetons are manageable (going on my 2nd) - expensive to keep, yes, but most failures are on the module and sensor side, not main components. The V8 is mostly solid and well known. It’s not a ‘mess’ in as much as expensive upkeep. The 2004s do have the most expensive issue (air-suspension replacement if one…

COTD!

I have one - It’s awesome - Its thirsty engine has grown on me, even after my grumpy review:

Wow. Dammit. Geez. How will I read Jalopnik now? How will I understand the auto industry without your deep automotive knowledge? I really will miss all your wisdom dude. Do you have a newsletter so I can subscribe to?

But how would we access your highly educated and well expressed opinions? (asshole!)

Dudes, didn’t we settle this a while back?