...and when (hopefully a long time from now) you are taking your last breath with your children and grandchildren at your bedside, you will look back and remember that concert and not the $160.

You sir, understand the value of money. And as far as I am concerned, win the Internet today.

I worked around the dealer mark up on my 2004 Neon SRT4 back in Oct 2003 a couple of ways. I was pre-approved for a 2% loan for $25k. Sticker on the car was showing $21.5k. I went to 3 dealers and they all had $5k - $9k markups on them. I wanted one in red with no sun roof and Viper seats. All the dealers only had…

Holy shit hybrid Type-R. Shut up and take my money

Your dad sounds like an asshole.

I bought a new 1 series M at a few ticks below MSRP when 95% of these cars were going at $10k over. There were a few in California priced at nearly $80k (~25k over).

With respect to your opinion, you’re probably wrong. What makes a car a classic isn’t the kind of technology it is. It is who lusted after them when they were young. Right now, teenagers and 20-somethings with no money are interested in the FR-S and BRZ. Probably not to the same extent they desire a Lambo or Ferrari,…

What you say makes total sense, but the sight of that blank where a button should be for an option that you didn’t get will vex you every time you get in the car. It’s yet another reminder of what a loser you are, and who needs that? That’s your wife’s job.