I know — nitrous is so out of character with the purpose of this car, and the fact that it’s in there speaks volumes of the car’s previous owner(s) and screams that this thing’s been abused. (in case the stickers didn’t already tip you off).

Yup. I hate FL travel between I95 and points west. I just fill up the car on the east side and drive reasonably and attentively through all those creepy little Trump towns. I once drive though there in a bright blue Volvo CX60 and thought I might as well put a NPR sticker on the bumper and get myself shot.

Every highway I’ve driven for the past 20 years sees traffic moving at 15-20mph over and scant enforcement — you’d almost have to try to get a ticket, or at least be driving in such an irresponsible manner that you truly deserve one. Between the nav apps and just looking far enough down the road for obvious trap…

Wouldn’t it be a lot easier, cheaper and more reliable to just put a $35 50w solar panel on your car?

So. Many. Red. Flags. Spend a bit more for a no-excuses example or search harder for another option without all the stories. Hard ND.

My first thought was strip off all the gaudy Ferrari stuff and do something with that mid-engine v8 chassis. Heck, maybe even just bolt a stock Fiero body back on there. But with no pics of the engine bay or details on the 350 itself, this is still too much $$$ and an easy ND.

There’s got to be a fairly recent Mini Cooper model that will fit the bill for these guys.

I don’t have kids, so the day I hear that this sleezeball has died will likely make it into the top ten best days of my life.

Normally a 20 year old German car would be a ND from me, but at this price — for this kind of performance — I think the ask is just about worth the gamble. It’s still a close call, though, and I think for me it would come down to the vibe I got from the seller.

Another thing — cars need to be kept simple. predictable, and uniform enough for the vast majority of people that can’t/don’t want to be bothered by updating screens, phone, connectors, etc. Imagine the vast swarms of retirees in FL driving around trying to re-connect their iPhone 4 after the car does a software…

A basic 8 inch or so screen is perfect for a cheap car — no one wants to squint and peck at a phone screen while trying to get directions or tune a radio while driving. And I’d be very skeptical if you told me that replacing a screen with manual controls for radio, HVAC, and other car functions would lead to lower…

I don’t follow the Mini market so I have no idea if that price is in line with reality, but it sure SEEMS like a lot for a nearly 20 year old car. So ND from me.

This is true. Picture every parking lot where you run errands or park for work: 20 or so fast chargers for the people that live in apartments or otherwise don’t have access to charging — they can use those and top off anytime — and stores, I would think, would love to have free or low-cost chargers so that they can…

It’s merciful that they died instantly, but I wonder how long they were in there and thought/knew they were doomed? That would be horrible.

Take back all the hate! Switchblade keys are basically socially acceptable fidget-spinners for Gen-X. And as much as I love keyless/pushbutton start, I love the security of a physical key even more. 

As much as I love a good mini-truck, this one just seems sad. It’s got a dorky GT package that hasn’t aged well, a bad paint job, dated brown interior, at least 133K miles, etc. If it was pristine and original it might be worth the price as a minor collectable, but this is neither show car or work vehicle. It’s just…

NP. Presumably a lot of those miles are Texas highway miles, which probably put about as much stress on this motor as leaving it parked in the garage. And replacing the seats could be from a number of legit and not really concerning reasons — the sun, a dog, that colt 45 holster rubbing against the bolster...

If there’s any hope left in the world these VW vans will replace or at least outnumber all the Cybercucks being wrapped and used as mobile billboards.

Meh, that’s Philly for you. The city probably budgets for such carnage, and the fact that their teams win the big championships so infrequently there’s probably a pretty solid reserve fund.

Let’s unpack that twitter photo for a second: