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I’m actually 5'11", and if I am asked about my height, I say 5'11".  In my experience, dudes that lie about height tend to add more than 2 inches.

Generally Civics. And now I have new neighbors in one house that seem to be trying to do a Fast and Furious origin story. Its not one car, but no less than 5 specific Civics, most early 2000s vintage, tricked out with the same crappy stickers and ebay parts. They work on them ALL THE TIME, and leave their jacks, jack

I used to be a big Nissan fan. I was just getting in to cars when the original Sentra SE-R came out and blew everyone’s minds, and I had a Pulsar in the early 90s.

With a factory carbon roof I’m sure they have extra reinforcement and have taken this into account, but an aftermarket one I wouldn’t trust it to be structurally sound at all.

1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD. I bought it around 2007 with over 130,000 mid-west miles on it. It was a blast to drive, until it wasn’t.

I remember the old OKC, but I was there when they first decided to implement attractiveness tiers (or whatever they called it) and I saw its effects first hand

What is an “Are Car”? Or is YodaGPT writing headlines now?

My SO placed a deposit on one long before I met her. The availability date has slipped so many times that she usually forgets about it. I try not to be too negative about it, but I’ll be truly surprised if production versions are actually competitive with the latest crop of EVs.

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It doesn’t really make sense, but still gets me every time.

It’s not like the class-leading infrastructure is going away, and I’d have this fancy high tech car at a bargain price.

I thought the ending of Train to Busan made my house dusty every time I watched it.

I still don’t know why the Commander was such a mess. I used to keep an eye out for cheap used ones that I could fix and flip, but it seemed like EVERYTHING was a problem with them. Engines, transmissions, leaking roofs, the AWD systems.  Plus the abysmal fit and finish and MPG.  

I mean I’d never buy a BMW even if you paid me to. They’re hideous, unreliable, plus they just scream douchebag.

Not my buddy, but according to the internet, everyone else has a buddy that saw 50hp+ gains by only adding a “chip” or a “tune” to a naturally aspirated car.  Usually the car is a Civic or an Altima, with the aforementioned G37 often in the mix as well.

This is a hard sell for a new car. But Genesis reliability and warranty + Genesis depreciation + luxury sedan depreciation = used car bargains.

So many buttons. Not just on the steering wheel...the interior was 87% buttons, plus a combination lock for the glove box.

The R-Class may be subjectively ugly, but it wasn’t a terrible car. And unless I’m mistaken, the R63 was the closest thing to a mass produced sporty minivan. Granted, minivans don’t need giant V8s, but if I had to buy a minivan, that’s the one I’d get.

It still amazes me that of all the manufacturers, Mazda was able to make a sedan with a supercharged V6 boring as hell. Performance and fuel economy were about the same (or worse) than most competitors, and they didn’t bring enough luxury to justify it or the price.  

As Mr. Regular says, this is “an car”. Ask a modern kid to draw a car, and this is probably what you’d get.

Around 2008, I had a 2005 G35 (with navigation) and I used a satellite radio to iPod/iPhone adapter. They used the digital audio interface, and displayed album/artist/track information on whatever display was available. Sound quality was good, and the install was basically plug and play for almost any car that that