You pointed a mistake in their reasoning -> therefore you must be a Tesla hater which logically means you are a BMW fanboy -> Which means only one thing: You are insufferable!

I stand in awe at the soundness of your reasoning, O higher-intellect being!

I am in a similar situation. Our 2012 Sienna is all paid off and my wife keep on hinting about getting a cross over/SUV (Honey, all of my friends have SUVs!).

Nice write up - covered everything I was looking for - Thank you!

Oh, I laughed on this one! Well done!

Counterpoint: Could s severely under-powered, wrong-hand-drive, death trap like a PAO be a meh car?

This was one family-owned car and the latest “inheritor” did not know much about the car. He was taken to the cleaners by the local repair shop every time there was an issue.

<covers his ears> Lalalalala! I didn’t hear you

Kinja is being wonky

I will just leave this here.

How true!

So I should give up all of my basic rights and even dignity to be afforded the incredible privilege of flying? Otherwise, my fellow country folks will get burnt to crisp?

There is an one owner ‘83 E24 in my neck of woods with no rust and 5 speed shifter. It is very affordable too.

Might be due to microphone location and quality, but the car doesn’t sound that great at lower RPMs!

The diamler part of this shit sundae was a turd and a half too. W210 and w220 would rust with a vengeance, and the dingleberry on the top of this was all models in 2006, 2007 were factory equipped with self distructing cams, that required an engine out repair. Not to mention all the cheap interior materials and sub…

The stationary objects, like this Mustang, ...

...having too many smarts.

...it’s easy to sit read this story and get judgmental ...

Pic or it didn’t happen! ;)

I like that! Please tell me your ‘55 Mercury is driven regularly too.