Enjoyed the read. mrs gokst still has her ‘17 MCS cabrio from new. It’s also been pretty reliable, though admittedly still lower mileage and babied. I’ve also seen the reports that MINIs 2016 or ‘17 on has been pretty solid—maybe it’s kind of like the Challenger, I don’t think they change it much year to year, perhaps…

Oh, and tell me Seinfeld’s Del Boca Vista storylines weren’t prescient

Photo of car and mugshot: aka “AI could’ve generated this and you would never know.”

New company slogan ideas:

This is a good reason not to bid at car auctions. How the hell can you compete with stolen money bidders?

Jeeb, there’s a real Kahn-man for you

They stopped making for the NA market in 2014, but carried on internationally for several years (always interesting to see Middle East FJ showrooms). The forgotten reality, is they sold like shit after the first 2 years (except for the final year bump when we all knew they were going to be discontinued—I actually sold…

+ 1 on the FJ cruiser.  Also a former owner.  Retro, kitsch-y cool, but like a less practical 4runner.

Also sounds like something out of Mario Kart ;)

As a fit owner, I had no idea this existed.  Thank you for expanding my world

Scrolled through all of the responses and a lightly used Civic will fit the bill for: fun, reliable, comfortable. Too bad about the automatic requirement, b/c the Si would up the fun factor. Get a Civic Sport though, that should give you all you want. (I still agree with everyone else another GTI is the best answer).

underrated COTD

Golden age? Nah.  Lithium age?  Maybe.  Do like that Prelude concept tho...

Just wondering if this garbage masher was on the detention level....asking for a friend

I believe you’re making assumptions that aren’t true 100% of the time: “there will be room between the cars...you’ll have plenty of time to squeeze in.”

3. There is nowhere to merge into because there are multiple cars in the lane already without a sufficient opening to fit your car to merge into. You’re all going the same speed and no gap exists to safely merge.

I hate when I see this too, but if they can’t get in/someone won’t let them in, that may be the only option. The reality is they have to “yield” to traffic as the merging. Yield includes stopping if merge cannot be safely accomplished (at least, I’d have to think that’s how the courts would see it in an accident).

Agreed. But I live in the midwest too, so...

Did your next car remedy that? I had (not to that degree) with a few cars decades ago, and passing power is a pre-req on any vehicle since.

Sure looks cool though...That’s how they get us.