This is an S54, which is kind of tangentially related to the N54 in that they both go in BMWs, but that’s about their only commonality. 

Exactly, and as I said, why the hell would I buy that when I could fly on down to Florida, buy this far better notion of old-school Lexus, just keep on truckin’ to the Keys, hang out for a few days, then drive home and still have money left in my pocket? That price isn’t even nostalgia, it’s just plain…

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Nice car, dumb price.

Buying shitty cars, sure. Working on shitty cars, okay. But he’s surprisingly good at it. He gets those zombies running, somehow. Gotta give credit where it’s due, cranky.

The mechanic who rebuilt my 425 V8 had a mop of bushy hair. One day I came to the shop, and his hair now had bangs.

Can we all take a moment to appreciate just how well this image summarizes the entire article?

1. Always know where the fire extinguisher is before starting something flamable

I saw the title and author, I then thought to myself: “Does rust burn?”.

I first saw the headline and then thought “Is this a David article?”  :P

Apparently the seller couldn’t sell it for $3K less in December, so he is raising the price now that spring is here. With the autotragic tranny, it was over-priced even at $13,500. At $16,500 it is an easy ND.

I listen to those that know.

This car is pointed squarely at me.

For that kind of money, I could buy 81 actual horses.

The slushbox likely explains the low miles-pretty to look at, but not 16k pretty.

Soooo close, but no manual transmission. No dice.

It is what it is. I personally will not lose any sleep over people getting fleeced by paying a 60% premium to have the first new-used Bronco in town. To be able to do such a thing suggests a certain amount of financial comfort; these are not people who won’t be able to sleep under a solid roof or put food on the…

why is merrick garland a mistake? his appointment opens up a slot in the DC court for Biden to put a liberal judge in. it’s a solid political move.

Garland is more than qualified.

More importantly, with Dem control of the Senate, Biden can appoint Garland’s replacement on the DC Court of Appeals, a primary stepping stone to a Supreme Court Nomination.