Or commute via Bicycle! 

Thank you for raising this question that seems to beguile many a BMW salesman. I can’t tell you how often I have set the search engine to “Manual” and gotten many a listing without the requisite clutch pedal. 

Not cool. Wooden bridges can’t handle that.

During a bicycle commute some years ago I did have an elderly couple come straight at me on the bicycle path in their early 80s Mercedes 300D. They stopped for me and I asked them if I can help. They said - “No thanks, we are just seeing where the road goes.” I then disclosed that they are on a bicycle path that will…

I had a friend show up to prom with one when Chrysler first came out with them. The only year that was cool. 

That is the best use of a Murano Cabrio!

Amen!

A neighbor just got a $46K Explorer for not wanting to spend $3K on her Lexus Rx300. I understand that it needed new tires, and major service. The sales tax on the Ford is about $3,680 because you get no credit for a trade-in with respect to sales taxes in California. The sales tax she paid on the new vehicle is more…

Use it or lose it! My mantra for having just pedaled 8 miles this a.m. with 25 lb. pack. This commute will add up to 80 miles this week with about 4,800 ft. of climbing. - Contemplation from the bike lane. 

I am so sorry that this happened to this woman. No doubt it will change the rest of her life. 

We have a VW Mk4 Golf that was brought to the marriage. 17 years, 155K miles on the original clutch. I added an OEM cat, upgraded the suspension to Bilstein, replaced bushings with Audi bits, etc., and all the associated stretch bolts. I hate the mouse-fur seats, and the interior is supposed to be easy to recycle -…

I hope not. This weekend I had a blast passing BMWs, etc going up hill at 80 mph on I-15. They all slowed down on the incline. The TDI with DSG never even had to downshift. All while getting 40+MPG. The BMW X1 one the same road had to put more effort into keeping the speed up.

I think I had a four door version as a rental for a week. It sucked - thus I have never been inspired to look at GM anything since. 

Makes me want to hold onto my VW TDI Sportwagen. It does 80 mph uphill on the interstate without downshifting - unlike the BMW X1 it test drove.

This is right up there with electric parking brakes. If you really need that type of mechanical assistance, perhaps you should not be driving at all. After all, it is the most minimal act that a driver should be able to perform. 

I never knew that sprayed headliner was a thing, but it has to be CP!

Well put!

On target! As I am about to turn in my beloved 2011 TDI Jetta Sportwagen, I was looking at BMW’s diesel wagon. Slightly used, but it may be paid for with VW’s dollars.

Sad, but true.- A wagon owner / bean counter. 

The seller should have taken $6K! In California that price range is not out of question for a VW TDI enthusiast. I don’t think you will have to smog this, so it is a long term keeper. However, for this type of money there better be maintenance logs, etc.