Should come with a blipshift sticker

The Maxx was the 5 door hatchback/wagon monstrosity version of the Malibu. I think they were the same up to the B pillar. Ugly as hell. Looked like they gave up about half way through the design process. But the hatch made for decent cargo room and easy loading.  I often had a lot of gear, and this was a big part of…

The GLC43 may not be a full blown AMG car, but I don’t think its the “least convincing performance branded version of a car”.  It will still do 0-60 in 4.7 ish seconds and handles fairly well for a CUV.  Its not top tier AMG spec (which is bonkers), but its no slouch.

If you find an ‘04 Mazda anything in Minnesota, you can probably see through the body panels better than the glass.  Except the rear quarter panels...those were gone long ago.   

The Malibu Maxx was my rental car of choice for a while. Even the base Maxx was hilarious to hoon when Grand Ams, Sentras, and Voyagers dominated rental car lots.

I just updated my 2012 BMW navigation system to the latest maps for $50. I got a download from an Eastern European website that is at least 92% legit, and it works great.  

This is where Nissan shines! I just rented a 2021 Maxima. The navigation system looked like a minor upgrade to the one I had in my G35, in 2005.

I’m surprised Jags and Astons haven’t come up more. F-type prices have gone bonkers in just the last few months. But V8 automatics are easy to find for less than 60 in coupe and convertible.

Eh, Depends on the work. I got most of my paper writing for my bachelor’s degree (and about half of my master’s) on the patio of a local bar. Drinking beers outside facilitated my creativity, and made doing research, creating outlines, and writing rough drafts a lot less soul crushing.  

Lol...I was always surprised to get stopped by only 1 cop. My record is 7 Fairfax’s finest...for an expired registration sticker.

I feel like a knob for passing in the far right lane of a 4 lane highway.  But when the other 3 lanes have people driving next to each other below the speed limit I do it anyway.

Don’t be a nimby. If you want to get a deal, just wait for Truckuary, or Trarch.

Second gen Acura RL. It was dismissed because of its bland styling and driving dynamics that couldn’t match the Germans. And it wasn’t particularly spacious inside for a flagship sedan.

Wow, this thing is going to be a BARGAIN on the lease return market. I’m guessing sub $10k in 3+ years when its even less competitive, and everything else in the segment is 400 miles for $25k new. It’s competing with EVs that came out in 2013

The 6 cylinder E39 may be one of the most underrated cars in history. Like everyone else in the late 90s, I was so enthralled with the 540i and M5 that I couldn’t care less about the “poverty spec” base model.

The BMW 4 cylinder isn’t a terrible option on its own. It’s lighter, provides more than adequate power, and should be easy to tune. With a manual, it could be the “driver’s version” of the Supra.

Yes and no. The LS and newer engines are cheap, plentiful, compact, have tremendous power to weight ratios, are easy to work on, easy to get parts for, and make great noises. They may be common, but unless you are strictly in it for internet/car show/purist points, in most cases, LS swaps are hard to argue against.

In the mid 90s, I was a car audio installer in a semi-rural area. I probably put head units in 10 of these a month the first 3 months we were open. They were almost always maroon over maroon base models though. 

The VQs are fairly robust, and they have timing chains. The torque convertor automatics are fairly stout too, in my experience. 

Kia/Hyundai may be the right answer now, all things being equal. They may even still be under powertrain warranty at 10 years old.