I came from a 3-series too, and I think the mindset is similar. Be familiar with what could go wrong, know what to look for, and if it does go wrong just fix it and you’re fine. I had the normal stuff with my F30 335 (transfer case, valve cover and oil filter housing gaskets) but everything else was solid. I also…

Because running into a moose or having a deer antler come through the windshield is potentially a life or death situation for the occupants. Can’t always stop in time for them, that’s why Sweden has the moose test.

Mine’s been good but then again it’s only got 7k miles on it so far. I hear two completely different stories from Facebook Alfa groups on them:

To me the solution is easy. Kill the autonomous cars.

It’s stupid on something like the Equinox yeah. It does make sense though on PHEVs that have multiple hybrid/ev modes, and makes things fun on actually sporty cars. I like the DNA switch on my car, it’s not displacing anything else important but is easily accessible to put it into sport mode.

They weren’t in the study. Neither were Jag, Alfa, or Maserati even though they’re all still pretty mainstream brands with plenty of used stock out there.

Both my last car and my current car shut off every time you come to a complete stop including at stop signs and in creeping traffic provided the conditions were right (not too cold, car’s warmed up, etc.). I completely agree that in heavy city driving you’ll save some gas, but everywhere else it’s an annoyance. In…

I live in MN and had to street park a couple of winters in Minneapolis. It’s a pain in the ass to shovel but it does work, the few times you get that much snow it takes about the same time as it would to shovel a driveway, about a half hour or so to get it out.

I’ve never bought a cheap car for a few reasons. First is really a problem of my own making, I want it to be at least a bit fun or nice to drive, I don’t want a super basic vehicle taking up the space that could otherwise be filled with something I want to drive.

Not so sure they can ever revive Chrysler, especially if they separate it from Ram and Jeep. Aside from losing cost-saving parts and platform sharing, the damage has been done in regards to their reputation and they’re fully in the Nissan realm now, making okay cars but relying on being able to approve the only people…

Oh man these are great looking cars. I really hope the regular version is reliable so we can buy a heavily depreciated one in 10 years.

Or, you know, a shovel...

It only gives a measurable gas savings if you’re regularly driving in traffic that’s stopped for long periods of time with no creeping forward. Meaning true traffic jams on the highway, or city driving with gridlock. It’s annoying to the people that it saves little to no gas for, where it’s shutting off repeatedly for…

Oh man the Onstar one I 100% agree with. I know someone who thought up to a couple years ago that GM was the only car company that made safe vehicles because they had Onstar and tried to influence everyone else on their purchases. When questioned about why not use your cell phone, I got two answers: what if you’re…

Well, it’s not four times rarer than the Veyron or ten times rarer than the Ferrari F40 though. They imported 128 of them but they were also sold all over the rest of the world for years. It’s like a Motorex R34 Skyline. It’s only rare because it’s here, there’s thousands of them elsewhere.

I did drive one hard once, we had a Gen 3 I think on the lot for sale and I took it out for a quick shakedown before customers came to see it. Like I mentioned above they’re light, which is where the relatively high limits come from, but there’s no composure or steering/pedal feel, which makes even a spirited drive…

Very cool car, I’ve gotten to drive a couple of these very short distances and it’s a wonderful powertrain. Shame on that ebay motors generic rear wing though, it really doesn’t fit the car and is not something you want to see on something so low mileage it could be collectible.

Never said they don’t have their place, just that it’s not in any way a fun car IMO. And the original point was they’re hated because they got to be a status symbol for people acting as if they were doing the world a favor by driving a boring car because it was efficient.

Porsche is right but also incredibly hypocritical at the same time.

If you get fun out of hypermiling, great, but just because someone doesn’t like that doesn’t mean they only care about 0-60 times. I’ve driven every generation of Prius except the first and current, and to me they feel like the epitome of appliance. The trim is thin to keep everything lightweight, the gas engine…