My sister married into it, and the rest of us have to suffer every damn Thanksgiving - no more of mom’s delicious spinach and pork sausage stuffing :(

Is it just me, or does that thing look like a 7-series with cellulite?

I have similar injuries from a Corrado that grabbed me by the neck and stuffed my head into the dash.

And no lap belt, just a big-ass pad under the dash to keep you from sliding under. Simple and effective.

I’ve put 200K+ on manual transmission cars in LA traffic and still would prefer a manual, but a good one. The clutch and transmission on the E34 are just so silky smooth that it makes even traffic a pleasure. Of course, it’s not FWD, but at those speeds you really wouldn’t feel the difference. I’ve had one car with an…

And on the higher-spec models, the interiors aren’t too bad. I’ve been in two over the last couple of years. The basic rental model was a seriously grim and depressing place to be, but the hybrid version was surprisingly plush. Not that I’d buy one, mind you, as I prefer 3 pedals, cloth seats and some driver…

You got something against pseudomex?

Must be wonderful in summer...

Wait - so we’re picking on those that buy what they want instead of what they need? I guess I’m in for it then since I bought a minivan with a manual transmission to commute to work, solo, because that’s what I wanted, not what I needed. I do haul lots of crap in the back, so perhaps it’s slightly justified.

It would be nice if civilians could pick one up. Specs show that it has enough range to get between my fictional homes on the west coast and Hawaii (should I win Powerball). It would certainly be a bit different from the usual assortment of bizjets.

VW, for one:

It is all that most people will need in a pickup. But while we’re at it, wagons and minivans are all most people need too, but they’ll continue to buy CUVs and SUVs because of the ‘tough’ image. Lift the Ridgeline and slap more plastic on it and it will sell better, even though it will be worse as a daily driver.

Jeez - I didn’t realize that they were still selling these turds as late as 1987. Although I‘m sure the 2.2l was a fine engine, I miss the early ones with VW-sourced powertrains; it might be fun to (and easy) do a VR6 swap into one of those. You still have to deal with oh so American interior, kind of like those awful…

Like the stretched 7-series and S-Class, both of which rarely have more than two occupants, it’s more about showing off that you have a bigger, more expensive car than your neighbor.

Which brings back the old saying before the Airbus Beluga flew - “Every Airbus gets its first flight in a Boeing”

But you can get two fun minivans for the price of one hateful one (or a Cobra replica).

Liability and all that crap here in the good ol’ US of A. My $21K minivan doesn’t have the option of remote start with the manual transmission in this country, but in Canada they don’t have a problem selling that combination. Heck, up there I could have gotten the top-of-the-line version in a manual, but they only…

I have a favorite chain of thrift stores that knows good merchandise and prices accordingly, although quite fairly. However, I have become incredibly cheap and line up Sunday mornings, regardless of weather, for the 50 cent clearance sales. Anything in the store, and I mean anything, with the oldest of the five price…

I had a possum incident years ago. Started the 525i and heard unusual squealing under the hood. I popped it open and found a very pissed off set of eyes staring back at me. I called animal control and had them remove the critter. I took pictures in case anyone questioned why I was late for work. It was probably an…

That storage is standard, so incredibly common. Even the double cab version has it, but on that one its just a bit smaller. I believe previous generations had it as well. However, this feature was eliminated with the T4 model as it didn't have the sides covered as on the T1-T3 generations.