I’m already sick of these recession articles. If there is one coming, wouldn’t it be smarter to wait until the prime rate drops back down a few points and nobody is buying cars, period? 

If pre-recession David refuses to sell Project Swiss Cheese, I’m not sure I want to meet full-blown recession David. 

...buy cheap each time it crashes.

Best: 2015.5 Volvo V60 T6 w/ Polestar tune

I was actually at an Alfa dealership yesterday (coincidentally I am now the proud owner of a Stelvio Ti) and the manager told me it’s because US safety regulations now require side-impact airbags, but the roof on the 4C is too thin to house the airbag units; the spyder isn’t required to have them because convertibles…

I took a defensive driving class for work, and while I don’t support a lot of what they teach (stop 15' before an intersection, drive 5 under speed limit, etc.) they do reinforce checking both directions at every intersection before entering it, regardless of what color the traffic light is. In this case, looking both…

You know what’s fucked? This fucking guy, who apparently works for the railway or the electrical company, and doesn’t even flinch when the arms don’t go down and the train nearly flattens a cop. 

I didn’t for a second believe that ‘Toughness’ was a real, measurable term, but sure enough there it is. 

Hey, you’re still right. But it’s easier to see how she wouldn’t be able to distinguish a Scion impeccably dressed as a VW; she probably thinks those Chrysler 300's with the ‘B’ on the front are Bentley’s too.

Aren’t Zero’s like $10k for the short range version? That Moto Guzzi was probably $3k max. I bet cost was the main consideration; you can get used bikes for dirt cheap these days. 

Had you ever ridden a motorcycle prior to taking the test? I passed first try when I did it, but I’d ridden a dirtbike and three-wheeler before (like a handful of times). 

Ah, for some reason I had to click ‘Offer Details’ and then it shows me the 2019. So Volvo is advertising a lease offer for the ‘19 V60 CC, which they haven’t officially released pricing for yet (though it does say it’ll be $44,190 on the lease page), but they’re not advertising leases for the ‘19 V60 (non CC), which…

That’s a 2018. There’s also no advertisement for the T6, which would be the ‘performance’ variety our friend wants. GFL trying to even find a New, leasable 2018 T6 in the country.

Gotcha. I drove a Certified ‘15 V6o T6 a few weeks ago and was very, very tempted to buy, but they were offering it at $32k which was just too much for a four year old car that basically has a year left on its CPO warranty. Agreed they’re too heavy to be true performance cars - but man that 6-cyl. in Sport mode moves.

You should go tell that to the major car manufacturers - they’ll be happy to have someone that can finally resolve that pesky orange peel dilemma they’ve been fighting for the last two decades. I’m sure they’ve never thought of cleaning the car first. 

  you can get a 2019 Volvo V60 Cross Country for around $360 a month

Uh, the first gen V60, second gen S60 was released for a 2011 MY. It’s eight years old, not 10-14. 

You can easily find a Mk7 Golf R for under $30k. There’s 49 nationwide, from $21k up. You can get a 2017 or a Certified 2015 for $30k.

Doesn’t look like it. According to 3M’s website, 5200 has a tensile strength of 700 psi. JB weld is 3,960 psi.

Do car manufacturers not realize that re-packaging an old design with new tech and warranties would sell like hotcakes? Imagine if instead of updating the Bronco, Ford just started making first-gen models with new EcoBoost engines and updated interiors. Yeah, the ‘purists’ would hate it, but shit that would be…