Bought a 2012 VW GTI from a VW dealer in January and I insisted on my own PPI. They even drove the car from the dealership to my specified independent shop (my husband has been a customer for 14 years) about 20 miles away (closer to me). If they had NOT agreed to that, I would have walked away. As it was, the car…

Sure, 268hp stock in a GTI would be nice. Although I dont have to spend much to get very close. Stock GTIs dyno all day at ~223 instead of stated 200. Chip it, and you gain another 25. Go a bit further (not expensively) and there you are. I’ll take my roomy 4-door hatchback with all the creature comforts (Autobahn…

Thanks for saying this. I have a daily driver GTI (not an R of course, but still) and that comparison stopped me. R’s are for enthusiasts. THIS is....something else.

*Waving hand madly* HELLZ YEAH I would buy that on Blipshift! And I have up to 30 shirts from them....

As others have said, the Bimmer is likely Dad’s car. I noticed another 80’s Mercedes sedan in their driveway (Season 2). Nice catch on the mirror color. I own an ‘87 635Csi, so I was predisposed to spotting a silver e24 parked on the street in front of the downtown Hawkins movie theater, now in Season 2. Pretty…

“88s and 89s got the B35 head with an additional 36HP and is a really nice upgrade over earlier E24s.” THIS. I bought the first solid ‘87 that I could afford, and kinda regret it for this reason (I didn’t know at the time what a difference it makes). Also, the diving board bumpers. Who was complaining about this car’s…

The article does point out that Peugeots ARE sold in China, and American films are more & more being shot (and financed) with the gigantic Chinese market in mind. So think CHINESE product placement... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/09/24/chinas-influence-over-hollywood-grows/?utm_term=.168591ff572e

Damn that car looks soooo much better with the Euro bumpers...and those headlamps. Delphin Grey, next to black, is the best color for the e28 IMO. My 533i was that color - loved it.

Slightly less horrific, and kinda funny in a had-to-be-there way: my stepdad was driving to work one morning (~20 years ago), and a deer attempted to run in front of him and crashed through the driver’s side window. Luckily it was a doe...anyway, he managed to stay in control of the car, kept driving with the now-dead…

I always thought Tuareg was “twa-reg,” since it IS how you pronounce the name of the nomadic African Saharan tribe that it’s named for. Which I always thought was such a weirdly obscure and specific name to pick...for an SUV. But whatever. Maybe they want to convey old-school Land Rover-esque abilities, but without…

Just to be clear, not arguing with you - just realized that the last syllable can be spelled “tosh” or “tash” to convey the pronunciation...

In Italian, the proper pronunciation is “KOON-tuck” but in English it’s most commonly pronounced “KOON-tash.” Jerry Seinfeld had one in Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee and if memory serves, he pronounced as the latter, so take that as you will. Blipshift has a t-shirt design right now that plays with it (“U -picture…