My 2012 BMW did this, too. I’m not sure why this isn’t just standard on everything.

Weirdly enough, people like their gauges to be directly in front of them when driving. This is still the case even with HUDs.

Because you need both. You can drive one while the other is in the shop.

The W8 Passats.

At the time the VW was more luxurious than it’s Porsche and future Audi stablemates and was probably only outclassed by the top line G-Wagen and Range Rovers.

Only in wagon form. I don’t really include those because they seem a bit more attainable somehow.

The fun thing with this was that these platforms were already in development for their more expensive brands. The Touareg was/is the same platform as the Cayenne and the Phaeton was the same platform as the Bentley Continental GT. Piech wanted VW to build weird/overbuilt/prestige cars before he retired and got 3 of…

That would probably be my third choice, especially in wagon form.

That would be awesome but I was never a fan of the Q7.

Nah, I like to live dangerously. I am one of those crazy people who owned an N63 powered BMW out of warranty.

I wouldn’t depend on them to be DDs, but that’s about what I figured.

A V10 TDI Touareg and a W12 Phaeton are the two VWs that I want to own. I know both have the reputation of being maintenance and reliability nightmares but these two were so overengineered that my nerdy engineer brain irrationally wants them.

I think a lot of it comes down to tow ratings. By the American method of rating the Hilux is pretty low while the Tacoma that is built for the US market has a competitive rating. This theory comes from looking at the tow rating on the 4Runner which is Hilux based and comparing it to the Tacoma.

I’m at 30K on the car I bought last October. A 110 mile a day commute will cause big numbers to pop up quickly.

Reverse:

I love the idea, but I’ve never bought into the whole high end hand washed car stuff. That being said, I don’t think this a car for someone like me who is always driving the dirty but well maintained car and getting it washed once a month at a touch free wash.

As long as that dropout is well trained in his trade, I don’t see a problem with it.

In the famous words of Scooter from Borderlands “She might not be the prettiest girl at the dance, but she’ll get you there.”

I owned a 5-series and wanted a wagon. Now I kind of want my 5er back even without the practicality.

The more impressive thing to me is the tow ratings on the new large crossover segment. The Suburban and Tahoe are at the same ratings despite being based on 1/2 ton pickups.