Back in the days of DaimlerChrysler, I had a coworker who swore his Neon shared the same radio as a Mercedes, and that because of the “merger of equal”, his Neon was now classified as a luxury car.

Personally, I can’t wait for a Hellcat Twingo.

So... this is basically a Mini Cooper dressed up for a job interview?

We just picked up a CX-5.  Great commuter.

“sometimes even the most hardcore gearhead simply needs a car to get around”

1.8% through my local credit union, Fairwinds

But does this come with a handsfree Whopper?

Call me old school, but I find that slipping the front desk agent $20 in their hand is the most effective way to score an upgrade.

Signs that we’re car geeks:

(back story) My day job is as a creative director for a car insurance company’s marketing team.

Last week, we totaled a car due to damages that exceeded the value, and the insured party agreed. He dropped the car off at our lot, we handed him a check, and have a nice day.

The car had come…

Dealer fees are so prevalent in Florida, that the few dealers that don’t charge them (and there are a few, Hollywood Kia, Mullinax Ford, and Sport Subaru off the top of my head) get an automatic advantage over dealers that do charge them.

I will use them to clean my dishes.

Those paper towels helped /s

There should be no trouble registering the cars, however if the documents are in spanish, depending on your state, the DMV may pitch a fit.

Puerto Rican here. If the collection were mine, and I were getting rid of it, it’d be for the following reasons:

They’re completely different financial transactions

Yep.

I’m old millennial, and would be at a little above average, had I not made the decision to liquidate it in order to pay off my student loans in one lump sump. Because grad school.

Anecdotal, but until not long ago, I had a BMW and had it serviced at a BMW-Mini-Cadillac-Hyundai-Kia shop. I never got a loaner below a fully loaded Mini (and those were at my request).

I’m sure a frustrated owner with good insurance would thank you if you did.

Actually, that’s why it makes sense to me. Hear me out.