If what you’re saying is exactly true, then the solution is obvious and easy. Park in the Tuesday spots (or wherever you want) and get one $45 ticket each week. That’s about $180 / month for parking. Great deal.

“...over 500 lb-ft of torque, the most of any Volkswagen production model to date...”

95 to 97 Odessey/ Isuzu Oasis. Def mini vans. Swinging rear doors.

Can confirm that Honda made a dog-hauler of that designation. My great dane approved.

I do. I try to buy the gas that matches what my owner’s manual says to put in the car. I forget which car, but at one point, one of my cars specified an octane rating that always in the middle, so I bought middle. I guess I should go re-read my owners manuals, becuase right now, I can’t remember which cars get what…

Was that a distinct model from the Tercel, or a predecessor?

I bought the 135 because one day my wife’s car was in the shop and she couldn’t drive any of mine, and I felt like a jerk for having 3 cars, none of which my wife could drive when hers went into the shop. So I basically got rid of one of my other stick-shift cars, and picked something without 3 pedals, but something…

Boston

Subaru SVX: flat 6 boxer with turbos, yes! great styling. By all reports, really well engineered. But it lacked the basic elements for practicality (normal windows, more doors, etc.) so it only ever could have succeeded as an enthusiast’s car/ niche car. But then, no manual transmission, and the manufacturer didn’t…

I’m sure somebody’s said it, but Honda CRZ is the poster child for this.

It took one look at the BMW 135i, got scared, and gave up?

I set my min price filter to $11 to screen out all the ads at 1 or 10 bucks.

A 2000 VW Jetta 5 sp for $300. Probably a good deal, by the looks of things. Also saw a tempting Subaru legacy for the same price.

Yep, I’m lucky. I don’t really have a system for deciding. Whichever strikes my fancy. m3 is a manual, and the 135is has the DCT, so sometimes that influences the decision. I like each transmission for different reasons at different times.

Also, as a 135is driver, I also could not agree more! (wrt my prior comment, I have two cars: e90 m3 & 135is.)

Also as the owner of an e90 M3, I also agree wholeheartedly!

Since this is on Jalopnik, can someone please identify the car? Thx.

Key fobs. It started with motorcycle riding, when I found I really liked having a highly visible fob on my keys. Then, at some point, I had two Honda cars (Odyssey & s2000). Since I never have extra stuff on my car keys, I needed something to tell those keys apart. I bought fobs with the Odyssey & s2000 logos on them.…

I’m pretty certain this is one of Chris Bangle’s early designs (which makes your comment very amusing). I strongly suspect that i’m late to the thread, though, and that someone else has already called “Bangle!” on this. But yes, I’m serious, I think this is an early Bangle.

Wouldn’t that top car have looked better if they had simply left out that broad silver band that inset into the grill? I suspect there’s an after-market mod for that. That’s all they needed to do. They’re trying to hard to get a signature grill, a la bmw or Mercedes, and wasting too many clock cycles on losing, failed…