Exactly. In the early 2000s when you had to know what an AMG was and the wheels, fender badge, and quad oval exhausts were the main tell for the sleeper you were looking at.

+1 for appropriately using the word “tacky” to describe bad wheels on a Mercedes.

Look. The Yugo was just a joke. If anyone bought a Yugo, they got exactly what they paid for. And certainly, while the Excel was cheap, it really was an honest effort to get into the American market. With an extremely mediocre quality car that had quality issues. Hyundai has come a very long way since the days of the…

Oh, I remember a ‘vette. My buddy Larry drove one in the 80's. Because every Larry was the target market for that car.

I don’t like it even more now that I can see it with fake monoblocks on it.

That just makes someone not the smartest for paying you $1K for a shitbox.

I’m positive the Excel was the vehicle that coined the term “shitbox.”

The world would be a better place if every last CLA/A-Class were herded over the edge of a cliff.

The Germans would give a scheisse if there were any ovelap between a new Mercedes owner and a new Genesis owner.

A Benz S-Class may beat both of them to the finish line.

It’s more Dave Ramsey now that Tavarish and DeMuro are gone.

Reported for Acura hating....of Pouches?

Momkhana.

Jenny’s selfish. Always has been.

The fundamental problem with all of these is that I can’t unsee the Miata windshield and doors. I get that the windshield can’t be changed, but skin the doors or shave the handles or something for chrissakes.

I’m most familiar with the Chrysler process. Basically, they have to open something called a Star case. I assume that’s the warranty claims system. It all depends on how that star case is opened up as to whether Chrysler will approve the work under warranty. How that case gets opened up and the contents therein are…

I did the Whole 30 from the week after Thanksgiving until New Year’s. I’m a routine oriented person, so it worked well for me. Cutting out alcohol and bread based carbs was good. The biggest benefit for me was learning my body’s reaction to certain foods, and helped me develop a stoplight system for myself. Red is…

Jesus Christ on Melba Toast.

This. If you have a relationship with a shop, they’ll work with you. It also pays dividends to keep the same service advisor if you find one you like. I’ve followed service advisors between dealerships before. If you’re a rando off the street demanding things, good luck.

On the rear window, if you’re at the junkyard anyway, grab the motor as you’ll probably need one. But, it may also just be siezed on the gearing and some lube on the track and manual freeing could get it right. Oh yeah, you’ll need a helper on the inside to release the tailgate, and then be sure to support the window …