Totally fair. I remember the Quattro branding, but those cars were so rare. Subaru just took off in the hilly parts of New England. They leaned into the whole AWD thing and bulking up their offerings. I’d love it if they made something a little more streamlined like those older legacy wagons.

And weirdos from Western, MA. It’s subtle, but there’s a difference. Loved that push button 4wd on the MT Subbies.

50/50 on slideshows. Much better performance on desktop vs mobile. Mobile is just awful. 

The experience on mobile shows me how far Jalopnik has declined under new ownership. The experience is awful. It’s incredibly hard to consumer the content being overlaid with ads. The new owners really hate Jalopnik and the other properties they acquired.

I’m right there with you on the styling. Awesome looking vehicle.

For the price, you’d expect a much better car. Worst is a subjective category. I’d never be pissed with a cheap POS purchase. But an expensive premium vehicle that seems to not be well made and isn’t fun to drive? That would drive me crazy.

The deferred maintenance costs used to be one of my biggest arguments for why I didn’t want to buy a house. I had rented a single family home for years at a good rate and reminded my wife we never paid for leaks, tree removal etc. I lost the battle and have owned since 2014. Now I oddly feel lucky due to the out of…

Uber eats delivers everything now. For all we know he had a box of Advil in the backpack.

You just need the right attorney to take on big legal. <If kinja allowed, insert pic of Saul Goodman>

Watch out for the non refundable deposit. I avoided Ford's process for this reason prior to them closing the reservations for the hottest vehicles. 

Ha! We had an intervention with a single friend who was wondering why he was having trouble dating in his 30s. He had settled into practical middle aged New England mode (Dockers + Camry) while being single. We got him into an Audi and steered him away from JC Penny and things did pick up. 

My only EV experience is a golf cart. Also fun as hell to drive and you can get in a lot of trouble after a few beers. Surprisingly zippy.

I want it personally. But it would sell about as well as the Beetle reboot here in the States. Though you are correct that they could get them in markets that would love them (CA) to get buzz and dealer that get allotments would realize the margins of a lifetime.

Like any hot car, the problems cause little backlash or slow down desire to get the latest it thing. 

I’m guessing supply chain issues caused them (or their suppliers) to do some substitution on critical parts/components. 

Does traffic or use of AC/heat impact that range? My spouse has a 70 mile round trip to work with some occasional short trips thrown in to/from work and the range you describe sounds like it would cut it close. 

I’m shopping but not purchasing. My target has been a MT hatch. Mazda, Honda, and VW are all showing huge dealer mark ups. I don’t need a new car as I work from home and my 2009 Mazda3 still runs well, but I keep the feelers out just in case I hit a repair bill I’d rather not stomach or have an accident. 

I don’t know about the bay area, but around Boston you’ll be getting a very old and high mileage GTI for anything approaching $20k.

Saw one at my local Mazda dealer. Service guy told me it had about ~100k and has had a “few” engine rebuilds. It was religiously maintained and well run, but still required a ton of expensive repair work. 

Sure, but you likened his request to a carfax report. Twitter has gone far above a carfax report in information provided. And Elon signed agreements that are far more serious than just walking away for a simple exit fee. He did so to force the board of Twitter to sell.