Fuck off, you little whipper-snapper.

I would argue that there are plenty of women (and some “men”) who would buy the Beetle entirely because it has a little flower vase.

And then the little torqeless motor will lose even more. The motor and the rest of the exhaust is designed to not have a conventional muffler, so back-pressure is tuned accordingly. Just deleting the muffler on the Miata, is going to screw up that pressure, and reduce torque.

I know the Prius (the batteries) are a mind-numbing process. Between the processing of the raw core ingredients, and the final assembly into the finished cars, it’s something like six-different trips across the ocean. Which is likely the same for any large Li-ion battery for a car these days.

Assuming that you’re into bloated, dated-looking blandness, then you’re probably quite pleased today.

Do they sell a MPPK for that one? The ones they have had, and supposedly will again offer with the 340 models, is pretty damn impressive - being that it’s a fully factory warrantied kick-up in power.

And by the way, from way back up in this thread, I also totally agree on the no-GM thing. I’ve driven an ATS-V, and was not in any way convinced that it was anywhere near worth the German money being asked. Which, not surprisingly, is why those things are still just sitting on dealer lots all over the country.

I guess you and I would likely depart in that opinion, but each-own. What BMW do you have?

Do you really think the Alfa is going to be considerably more reliable? That brand may be known for a number of things, but bullet-proof isn’t necessarily one. Obviously, a modern forced-injection BMW isn’t going to set any long-term reliability records, but it’s at least a more known commodity.

It must be the luxurious, soft-touch interior ammenities that keep him coming back.

I have nothing more to add.

You know, if I wanted a sad story, I’d pick up a Reader’s Digest.

I recall the retched horrors of trying to sell stuff on Craigslist many, many years ago. That was before all the murder, rape, and worse (spam) which now accompany Craigslist transactions.

Are you syrias?

You’re not helping your cause. Perhaps, if you notice the number of stars from my original snarky remark, you might realize that other people obviously appreciate the humor, the truth, or both. Keep an eye on the number of stars you garner with your serious seriousness, and then re-calibrate.

Super Bowl? No. Super Bowel? Yes.

Do jokes normally cause you so much butt-hurt? Or is it just a Tuesday kinda thing for you?

“Quality” is a neutral adjective. You can have good quality at the top. You can have poor quality at the bottom. Then you can have BMW-quality, beneath all of that...

Holy crap, these, too. A relative had a first-gen (2000 I think) X5. It was a KILLER machine, with a brillant and mostly bullet-proof engine and transmission. However, in the ten-some-odd years that thing was around, it probably went through a dozen different trips to the dealer for broken window motors.