The sole reason that nightmare existed was so Mercedes could advertise an under $200/mo lease payment in the Sunday papers.  BMW had a cheaper 3-series out (if I remember correctly) and Mercedes had to keep up.  So they do the same thing - saw off the back of what was a halfway decent car and come up with a Mercedes…

BMW had one of those as well. Just weird.

It should be noted here that Uber Eats policies allow delivery persons “the right to decline any delivery opportunity offered to them.”

Truth. Our 2005 Prius is still getting a reliable 43-45 mpg, on its 2nd battery pack. Uses a bit of oil now but is at 192k miles so I can forgive that. I gave up on the pricey Prius low-resistsnce tires years ago and just put Costco Michelin on it. I didn’t notice any significant mileage penalty. No other maintenance…

I agree! I have 2 co-workers with 250,000 mile+ Priuses and my wife has a 2013 Prius V with 356,000 miles! Original engine to boot.

I have put shocking little money into my 2009 Ford Escape hyrbid.  Taking more miles off the engine would decrease that even further.  You are right overall between an EV and anything with an engine, but really my costs are so little even with 245k miles on it.

I am a Subie guy and you’re right. That bottom car is a looker! I would buy one in a heartbeat.

The last time I got rearended.

Find someone who looks at you the way Max Verstappen looks at his chase drone

Yeah, that looks extremely dodgy Pass!

Take your new taillights* and be happy, peasant.

I like it

it’s nice for an oversized hatchback

I personally would NEVER recommend anyone buy any car that has a 2az-fe engine. I've never seen an engine burn more oil and have more blow-by. There's a reason you see more 90s Camrys than that generation, and it's also the reason you never see any Scions anymore.

fire the woman cop too, who opens fire in a city with her partner almost directly ahead of her and *then* wants to know “where is he?”.

Maybe, but a 2005 anything in my area is closing in on just a pile of rust...regardless of how reliable the mechanicals are. 

I have an M240i that I bought when the new body style came out in 2022 when there was no M2 available. The M2 makes a few more horsepower, but comes with a slower manual, only comes in rear wheel drive, and only comes with crap uncomfortable seats.

Scott Vilmer cracks me up..lol thar guy

Yeah I question that too. I make a good bit more than that with one child and a small reasonable home. A $1,200 car payment would be as much as my mortgage and property tax! I couldn’t live with that. But then again, I live and save very sensibly putting as much into my retirement accounts and my daughter’s 529 as I…

blocked on my youtube, can’t stand that guy