Exactly. And once the boomers are gone, whoooa boy are corvette (and all of that barrett-jackson crap) prices going to plunge.

You left off a major basic-safety inspection must: tires.

That engine compartment is so clean I would eat off it.

Keep the car you have. So many people rush out to get boring ass crossovers and other huge cars they don’t need as soon as they find out a kid is on the way. The GTI will handle 99% of all the kid hauling duties (including the stroller). I’ve managed with my one kid and a Focus just fine and my non-car guy buddy with…

Deep SubPrime: I am 50 and have (almost) no debt. I have no credit cards. I have debit cards which are paid off every month. I have a mortgage, but it is $500 month, if I can’t keep a roof over my head for $500/mo it is time to take along hard look in the mirror. It’s a damn nice house by the way, it has a Japanese…

On older cars hatch struts are ‘repaired’ with an old ski pole or hockey stick.

I just read through the comments and nobody mentioned installing large maple or oak trees. I’d definately at least have a line of them planted just behind the boulders, in 15 or 20 years they would be the best natural bollards you could ask for. They look much better than boulders, they only get stronger with time…

A far easier approach is to NOT COUNT unbelted fatalities as auto fatalities. Instead create a new “idiot” category for them. Lumping them in with belted occupants unfairly penalizes the auto industry and leads to idiotic things like automatic seat belts.

NP: Buy it, Sell the beefalow hides and all the euro specific trim bits, then lemons race it. Will it win? no. Will it be over budget? probably, but not by too much. Will anyone care? only internet car “gurus” because any sane car guy will realize that racing a 30 year old turbo, automatic, 80's bmw will only…