It got us to the North Shore beaches, but I hated every minute of it.

Yes I’ve done about a dozen or so factory orders at MSRP. So if you are willing to wait up to 12k weeks and have it shipped it is certainly possible. 

Might be slightly above the price range- I am seeing decent ones in the 70s but a LC500 would meet all the criterion.

(prepping my blind fold and last smoke):

1st- What happened to drive free or die? If people want SUVs let them have them.

People rarely like admitting that they made a mistake. They like admitting it even less when it means they wasted money. They like it even less than that when the amount of money they wasted is obvious, incredibly conspicuous and a status symbol.

So everybody in Editorial is mad about this too. Besides the fact that it looks terrible, we have to actually work in Kinja all day long.

A good time to remember that Colin Kaepernick gave up his job and all the considerable perks that come with it to stand up against injustice, while LeBron James, whose legacy and bank account are both more secure, is unwilling to risk even a small fraction of future earnings to speak on one of the few world issues…

An E60 M5? He said he has $70,000, not $700,000.

Used Kia Stinger a fastback quasi-luxury sedan with stunning looks and a punchy power train. There are many available with under 30k miles for $21-25k. It’s a car that demands attention, fun to drive, comes with Kia’s long warranty. I implore you to find a better answer!

The right answer is unquestionably a used Lexus LS or GS. A few year old GS 350 AWD F Sport is pretty nice looking.

I mean, couldn’t *one* of you have given him a reasonable answer?  The only non-troll answer is the Acadia, and he literally said he had no use for an SUV.  I get that there’s a comedy element, but I thought there were supposed to be a few helpful suggestions?

So basically they’re at Tesla’s “beta” Autopilot stage, but correctly calling them prototypes and using them in controlled situations and absorbing liability rather than giving under-prepared car users an EULA and letting them go nuts with a deceptively-named feature?

Tesla is ahead of schedule.  They weren’t expecting to blow up in China for a couple more years.

My car cannot be better than my clients

It’s not supposed to be cool. Cool things are either impractical or gimmicky based on current trends.

“My savings are zilch and my debt is high. I will likely have to dig into my retirement account to cover a down payment”

The only correct answer here is a Subaru Outback.

Of course, Tesla absolutely does not want anyone doing this with Autopilot, under any circumstances.