I also fell prey to the Carvana offer for my 2018 GTI S, plaid seats, stick, the whole shebang. I sold it for more than I paid for it, 3 years after I bought it.

Every passing year I feel more satisfied about purchasing my Mk7.5 with 7k miles. I haven’t found a single thing to dislike about it, the newer generation is markedly worse in quite a few respects, and the best part is that I still have two years on my warranty.

I forgot how wild the MSRPs were on these to begin with.

Depends on how you define the segment. If you say “removable roof off-roader” there are only two of them, not very competitive. If you put it in the “I need people to believe I’m out-doorsy and strong and capable” it’s a slightly bigger segment. If you lump it in with the “I need people to know I can waste $60,000 on…

This is what i did. Went from a 2016GTI 2dr with 90k miles to a 2017 Alltrack with 25k miles. I wanted the space but also to get a DSG and AWD instead of the manual that was causing me issues. Its slightly better than the sportwagen in several ways. Then i lowered it on coilovers to get righ of that offroad height and…

Came here to say Eclipse when I saw the headline. So instead, second gen Tacoma. The beginning of the end of compact pickups. 2 door Tacomas were excellent city vehicles.

You can rent a whole lot of trucks from Home Depot for $40,000. 

$40k gets you a loaded Mazda CX-5 turbo. Just look for the signature trim. You can even get it with the best red in the automotive industry. Sorry, Ferrari. 

Maybe it’s Maybeline

Wouldn’t the logical jump be to a VW Golf SportWagen? That is the next bigger wagon after the Golf and the only one that VW made after the Jetta and Passat stopped doing wagon stuff. I believe they made them until 2019 and they came with a 1.4t and 6 speed manual.

The car on top is a car, but the one on the bottom is a JAAAAAAG.

The over-ovalled 3rd Gen Ford Taurus

*cute the torches and pitchforks*

I wouldn’t go as far as say “ruined”. However the design of the accord was definitely a few steps back.

Mustang II

Did you just reference investment? hahahhaa

For nearly 30k I’d want a concours level car. This is not close to that. The seat wear, the double DIN unit (rad 80s stereos are part of the charm!) and there is plastic damage all over the passenger side (UV degradation?). 

That is a LOT of cabbage for nostalgia. Nostalgia I don’t have.

Who shifts from 2nd to 1st?

Needs a digital shift indicator? Really?