Time is money, and being able to shop nationwide on CarMax makes things so easy that’s it has been worth it to me, especially when I buy German cars that payback the MaxCare warranty pretty quickly. 

Yeah, the firewall on the Cayman goes pretty high, so, if I push the seat far enough back for my legs, I can’t recline much.  The 911 was better in that regard.

Not in a Cayman. I’m only 6'2", so I’m fine in it, but that firewall behind the seat keeps it from going back any more. There’s tons more legroom in something like a 1M, obviously.

I hear you, and I have no idea what you’re living area is like, which matters. If you’re talking about something like the suburbs in Indiana where I grew up, totally, but, in a big city, where it’s easy to miss potential obstacles, not so much. That’s why Portland has been spending a lot of time planning bike…

You kind of sound like my cousin, who sustained a couple of serious injuries as a bike messenger and blamed it on “asshole cars,” despite the fact that he spends his time flying through traffic and ignoring most bike laws all day, every day.

I actually don’t jaywalk. And, yes, I always wait for the walk signal, too.

I live in a city with a considerable bike infrastructure, Portland, and I yell at other cyclists all the time for it. Whether you’re riding, walking or driving, you follow the rules and take personal responsibility, or you’re fucked and get little sympathy from me. 

CP, unless there are $5000 worth of Fazoli’s gift certificates in the glove compartment.

I walk and bike more than I drive, and I’d say that ALL of them are guilty of being too distracted. Drivers are looking down at their phones too much, cyclists don’t follow traffic rules/signs, and walkers cross intersections without looking up to make sure no one is coming. Survival of the fittest.

Hardly. We bought a 2016 X3 and test drove many others. They’re fine for their height and weight, but they all suck compared to our 135i, not to mention no manual transmission, which also sucks.

Huh? Cars per household in the US has been hovering around 2 for a long time.

Congrats. You should now immediately close it before, next thing you know, you’re spending countless hours per day arguing about transmissions and sporty SUVs.

Amtrak has been in the news in the area is all that meant. I understand statistics, and I know that I’m being irrational. I was just kidding around, and those accidents wouldn’t keep us from taking the train.

One wife, one kid, one dog, and I drive a 135i. Now, my wife doesn’t care about cars and drives an SUV, but, when I’m driving, we take the 135i, even on road trips. That’s the whole reason I bought the 135i. I couldn’t take everyone in my Cayman, and I hated driving SUVs on road trips.

That’s hilarious that we actually currently drive the same car. The 135i is what I consider the compromise, because I needed a usable backseat for my family of 3 vs. my prior Porsches. I used to take my Porsches camping, snowboarding, to get lumber with the roof rack, etc.

I agree. I already drew my line in the sand: manual, RWD coupes. What is your line for sport driving? Sporty SUVs? Electric sporty SUVs? Autonomous SUVs with racing stripes?

Well, yeah, that’s why we chose the train. I’m just saying it’s wild to have that exact discussion as a family last week and then see this happen.

I’m not sure what kind of argument that is. A new Camry is also faster than a Porsche 550 Spyder.  Plus, I don’t recall a single SUV being used at the track. I did see a Macan at an autocross like one time, and its times were middling. 

“kind of like a tall 911.”