I’m 43, and find the old-man aura of this car kinda appealing.

I’d call this a fair price. Not deal of the century or anything, but certainly not pipe.

I don’t consider myself a purist, but I suppose the argument that the Supra should be an alternative to European performance cars is a philosophical one. Point scored. 

It’s not silly. It is frequently borne out by reality.

Reminds me of a ‘70s Trans Am. 

Ah. I forget that Alpina’s thing was putting automatics in Bimmers. Still, I see why Alpina would do this. I just don’t see why it would be desirable over a normal Z8. I mean, I guess for the crowd that wants to be seen in something striking, it doesn’t really matter. But that crowd really should be buying Merc SLs. 

I love watching McLaren and Alonso lose (or not even qualify) now that they can’t blame their failures on Honda. 

Yeah, I think cars like this are cool, too. But I’m sick in the head. What I think is really cool is a car like that LTD, mechanically perfect in every way, with a decent interior ... but an exterior that is straight nasty. A roached-out, property-value-destroying, weapons-grade hooptie that scares dogs and children.…

I never understood this thing. Why would you yank out the best part of a Z8 in favor of a crappier engine? 

Yeah, only the later C4s had the LT1.

I don’t really think this thing is worth $8,500, but I voted NP anyway. It’s pretty cool, and it looks like the work was done well.

Well, you took on a pretty big challenge, and things ended up not working out the way you’d hoped. It was probably still a worthwhile experience, and it sounds like you got out before things got too bad.

I even see the flipside of that argument. Like, there have been a few sub-10k-mile NA Miatas on BaT, and people are all up in arms about those not being driven. But Mazda made something like half a million NA Miatas. Plenty of them were driven well into the six figures. It’s actually kind of cool that a few people…

This was an eye-opener. Because if something like that happened to me, I’m not sure all that many people would be coming by my hospital room for a visit. I’m not close with my coworkers. I’ve drifted away, both physically and otherwise, from most of my friends. My folks are 1,500 miles away, and the family I do have…

Yeah, I wouldn’t give up the Selleck mustache either. Besides, that really pairs better with a Ferrari, anyway. 

I’ve read this take one too many times, and I’ve gotten pretty sick of it.

It’s a good idea. I don’t employ this exact technique, but I do make sure to always look before opening my door.

Nissans feel cheap, and pretty much all of their platforms and powertrains are outdated. But that’s not why they’re not selling. They’ve never had the build quality of Honda or Toyota, but they did fine in the ‘80s and ‘90s despite that.

I wonder why, though. Fifteen-passenger vans were already a thing in the ‘70s, and I imagine they’re a bit more efficient and easier to drive than this. 

I dunno, I probably wouldn’t date another woman who owns a German car. Not because I think it says anything about them, I just don’t want to have to fix their fucking car for them all the time.