And people will still be bitching about the lack of power. Not every sports car has to be a freaking drag racer.

$15-16k for lightly used versions with under 35k miles all day long at your local CarMax.

I watched a guy, in a BMW showroom, walk up to a salesman and pay full sticker for one of these about 8/9 years ago.

BMWs are overpriced but not as much as others. Every time when a new BMW comes out, I can tell they actually really tried to make a better one. Each generation they are more powerful and more efficient and new techs too. I think BMW is the least overpriced German luxury brand.

Not to beat the Mike Rowe drum, but welders can make really good money. Realize this guy has probably been bringing in a paycheck since he was 20 with no loans to pay back. Your local welding shop guy probably does alright and he stays put. If you take the training, pass the tests, and are WILLING to travel, you can…

Welders can make a ton of money; some of the welders in my area charge up to $200 / hour...learn how to do it in high school, get certified when you turn 18, and you’d be rolling in money by your mid-20's.

Just a reminder that you should never take investment advice from the comment section of a blog. Based on the returns of the S&P 500 over that time, you’d have around $147k, not 1.47M, you’re off by a factor of 10.

Could they kill automatic transmission too? Please just leave us with manual ICE cars and electric vehicles.

This has been going on for years

Their design team is killing it. And that gorgeous interior in an actual color other than grey, black, or beige is such eye candy! Yes please!

ill trade in my mercedes wagon for this. this is that good looking.

I will be off for the next two days and hence there will be no NPOND on Thursday or Friday. 

Or CTS-V

Unless you own a Manual G8 GXP or Chevy SS.  

I have a CCLB now. It is literally 6 feet longer than a Telluride.

Every picture in this article looks like it was taken while you were actively falling down.

Its the automatic car wash is good enough crowd.

It is entirely possible for manufacturer to make one really good car and another that is deeply average and forgetful.

The article mentions that it’s heavily related to the Atlas and Tiguan, both cars that are very well known to be Fine™ but ultimately bland, generic, American-targeted SUVs. The GTI, and especially the mk7, is known to be made by people who give a damn about driving.

I'm surprised nobody had mentioned the Hagerty YouTube channel. Absolutely killer production value, and some of my favorite presenters. Sam Smith, Matt Farah, Jason Cammisa, etc.