I did a few track days with the local Mercedes club, there were at least 5 newer E63s there and a couple CLS63s tearing it up. The bigger cars are still fun and good on the track when they don’t weight a million pounds like this one does.

So what if they never drive it on the track? I agree with the quote that regardless, an M car (at least the competition version) should be a car that can be tracked. I’d bet an even smaller number of new Miata or BR-Z owners track their cars, doesn’t mean they’re not great at it.

Hellcats. They’re only owned by people wanting to show off, and are owned by two very distinct types of people. The stock ones are owned by gym bros that are complete assholes and have no creativity. They go to car shows all wearing the same lulu shorts and too tight shirts to line up their identical cars taking up…

That’s old advice. 100k is comfortable living but not enough to save for the average new car in “a year or two” when you factor in living costs such as mortgage, insurance, child care, etc.

The problems initially were on both versions but it was just software and got fixed fast. The only 2 remaining common issues are two plastic bleeder screws that are a $20 fix to replace with metal, and apparently there’s a line under the hood that needs better insulation and is a quick DIY job.

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.