“It’s almost like Tesla is positioned in people’s minds as an energy storage company that happens to put most of its batteries on wheels,”

That’s an important point. Luxury automakers who were asleep at the switch and have grown tired of Tesla eating their lunch will soon give us a slew of electric Panameras and A4s…

So, my optimum spec came to a ball hair under $200,000. I think I’ll have to keep driving my ten year old Caddy for just a wee bit longer.

Aussie Man needs to review this:

Grey Pontiac DustBuster with a busted exhaust manifold which made it sound like a derby car. Shocking. All the more because the girl I dated before her drove a Karmann Ghia and a E30 325i. I re-evaluated my life choices and moved on swiftly.

Another worthwhile point of note: buying a 3-5 year old car that’s at the shallow side of its depreciation curve means a $10,000 car may only depreciate another $2,000-3,000 over the course of that same 39 months so if you sold it privately then you’d only be out a few grand.

You gotta hand it to Dodge: they know their target market and how to appeal to them.

These two made up the backbone of my fleet until about a year ago. There was nothing I couldn’t do!

If ass-hats cutting in at the last minute because the rules don’t apply to them bothers you, my friend, you need to stay clear of the Greater Toronto Area.

I have a friend who traded his after six months. He said the fuel economy was rotten and it wasn’t as fun to drive as you’d think. His biggest gripe though: it was a $45,000 car that looked like a $25,000 car. Mind you he’s also owned more Porsches than I have underwear so take his comments with a pinch of salt.

Made this guy a replacement bumper sticker.

Around town doing the usual driving things is it noticeably different than the GTI? In other words as a daily driver in the real world is the R worth the premium?

Damnit, why didn’t they sell this in Canada?! I missed on on cheap G8s because I was broke as a joke at the time and now that I can afford one of these, I can’t get one either!

No manual? Forget it.
My best-of-show pick at the Canadian International Auto Show last week was the new S4 Sedan. The S5 Sportback would be a great addition to the stable and is the closest I can get to a hot version of my Allroad but not with an auto it don’t. Unfortunate, but that’s a deal-breaker for me.

Here’s the sound bite. Someone do what needs to be done.

Checking my stable:
Cadillac DTS: Driver side
Mazdaspeed MX-5: Driver side
Audi Allroad: Passenger side

I can certainly empathize. What is really happening is that people have already made their choice but want a “car guy” to reinforce their crappy decision.

“Yeah, automatic Corolla. Great car! Lots of fun!” <Dies inside>.

You had me sold until I remembered there are no back seats. The three-week-old currently sleeping and farting in my arms means I’ll need some rear accommodation in order to sell it through to her mommy. 997 Carrera S it is.

Harrison’s reaction to FAA investigation:

I owned a ‘94 M Edition and currently own an ‘05 Mazdaspeed. I know which one I like more.