My condolences

They’ve done a decent bit of upgrading, Terminal C is fantastic, and it is still one of the faster airports to return to the country through.  I think 9th place is fair.

I’m gonna have to track some down and try, although I’ve been burned before. Durian icecream that I had in Indonesia was awful, worse than just eating the fruit straight.

Your sarcasm meter is giving you unreliable indications as well, it would seem, I’m well acquainted with the various means flight instruments can lawn dart you. That was very much a joke regarding the fine tradition the FAA has of working ridiculous questions (or ones with no proper answer) into their written exams.…

I think this is the first application of the ZF box in a BMW where I’ve heard the shifting described as anything approaching “languid.” My experience with one in a 2018 440i GC was that it did a decent impression of dual clutch shifting speeds both up and down the range in the sport modes.

But what if one is covered, the second is iced over and the third has become the new home of some obscure, exactly-port-diameter insect!?

Interior doesn’t bug me too much, but I agree the Accord’s is better.  And the rest is absolutely correct, the numbers its putting down are marginal for the output, although for most daily usage that might not be a bad thing.  If we could get a 6 with the interior and engine out of the Accord, life would be even better

That or a Mazda 6 with the 2.5T engine

They’re little annoyances, but not problem ones IMO. In comfort mode (or sport de-ASDed), the cruising engine speed isn’t bothersome in the least, and as a benefit you have incredible passing power without the need to downshift. The gas tank is small, but the N55 turns out great mileage if you don’t keep the turbo…

That’s one of the bigger nits I can pick with mine (along with the gas-station-frequent-flier 13 gal tank). Sixth in the 235i is absurdly short. Turning 3000+ rpm to cruise on the highway is silly with the gobs of low-end torque those engines make.

I thought it was obvious that I agree with that thinking, but yeah.  Telling a redhead she’s wrong, however, requires a little more finesse!

My father did a similar thing, bought an Integra GS-R new in ‘96, then drove it for seven years until I started learning. I can say I both appreciated it and beat the hell out of it. Had two (thankfully low-speed) bad judgement accidents in it, to the tune of of about $3500 in repairs combined (the car was worth…

To be fair, if you have a profession that involves having clients and/or superiors ride in your vehicle, it is absolutely (and unfortunately) a real consideration

I’m not sure these two go together that well. A heavy lumbering car seems like it could be more trouble than something a little more nimble. By this metric it would make a modern Escalade or something a good choice for a teen.

The joy of extracting only 250 HP out of 8.8 liters of displacement! Although to be fair, that’s one of the lower rated versions of the -540 they make.

I realize my experience is nothing more than anecdotal, but seeing O’Hare anywhere on this list, especially in the top 5, seems like a sick joke. It has consistently been terrible for connections, doubly so if its a returning international one.  Between the customs wait times (even for citizens), baggage double…

I’m.... really not sure what you’re trying to convey with that statement.

Isn’t it though? Every BMW/Audi/MB article seems to be rife with “I can’t wait to buy this after its catastrophic depreciation” comments, right after the usual “no manual no care” ones.

A cursory Google search shows the K900 burning through about 2/3 of its value in 5 years and iSeeCar’s data has the Cadenza as the #4 worst single-year depreciating vehicle at 34.3%. All the people you’re upset at saying “don’t buy a Stinger it’ll depreciate like crazy because it’s a Kia” are likely correct. 

I really hope Ford sticks to its guns and makes a halfway decent Wrangler competitor out of the Bronco