Honestly, I’d wager that they did it to attract attention.  Camo’d cars attract cameras like nothing else, and they almost always end up online.

If, for some reason, the taxi you got was a Century, that could be the reason.  Maybe it was a miscommunication and someone ordered you a private limo.

You’re looking at the cost figure completely wrong. Even $1 is big cost. That hypothetical $100 is per vehicle. Over a 5-10 year model life, 50-100K units per year, that’s a $50M window. Cars are designed on strict budgets.

Are those solid, non-folding tow mirrors?

“Because it will fit in your garage.”

That’s interesting.  I have a Toyota hybrid sedan, and at 85k miles I still have over 60% of my pad life left.  I’m pretty hard on my brakes, too.  On previous vehicles I replaced pads every 40k miles or so.

Where did any o this come from?  Almost all taxis are Crown Comforts, some switching to other models. A half hour taxi ride is usually the equivalent of the high teens to low 20's USD from my experience, but I’ve only taken about 100 taxi rides in Japan, so what do I know?

I think it’s totally different from anything in Lexus’ lineup right now. Its starting price is around $180k USD, which is double the price of an LS500.

“Better” is a relative term. I drove a 2019 LS F-Sport in November and it is not the floaty boat of the early-mid 2000's. Although large, it’s really a tight, driver-focused super-premium sports sedan.

This is a pretty standard rental agreement. Four of the apartments I’ve lived in had similar rules. The most recent, before buying my house, was fairly strict on it and residents would actually file complaints about damaged cars or unkempt porches. 

First gen Tundra owners always list very high prices. I wanted to buy one a few years ago, but ended up with a similar age and mileage F150 for less than half of what Tundras were listing for.

I hate to be a Debbie downer, but if you’re planning on buying a car, daily driving it for 16+ years, then handing it down, it’s going to have to be built for the long haul, reliable day to day and have minimal to zero long term down time during that span. That eliminates basically everything listed above. Not that…

I think my breaking point will be 5. We’re at 4 now, and everyone calls us ridiculous, but I have an itch for a sports car.

And, for the love of God, if the second line of my posting is “$4500 or best offer. NO TRADES,” the appropriate response is not “Interested in tradin on some used motor oil? I got at least 15 barrels.”

My wife’s family has 400 acres in KY. The primary mode of transport is a 4 cylinder TJ Wrangler with decent tires, not a Rubicon or anything fancy.

Any closer shots of those vents on the lower outer areas of the rear bumper?

An A3? My friend has a 2015 S3 sedan and I can barely fit in the passenger seat at around 6'2. Head against the ceiling and shoulder jammed against the B pillar.

A 1999 SE model is the primary mode of transport on my in law’s farm when not hauling anything (otherwise it’s a truck or tractor). The only “modifications” to it are the back seats being removed and that it has no carpet or top besides fabric over the two front seats, otherwise it has a 4 cylinder, no lift, and open…

My tri-fold pops off in about 10 seconds. I usually just leave it at home when i know I need the space.

I'm admittedly a little behind on this topic, but have we confirmed that the mid engine car GM is testing isn't going to be Cadillac only?