The declaration that disparate wealth accumulation is a “problem” in and of itself is one of the fallacies Piketty promotes. His focus is on reducing inequality and yet the countries and areas frequently with the least inequality are often the most impoverished and slowest to climb. Do the policies that reduce inequali…

Quick, ignore the fact that national and global poverty levels continue to decline to never before seen levels in the history of humankind. And let’s ignore asset accumulation mechanics that those who have some assets will see those assets increase in value over time as a function of a productive society....Instead,…

I’m not disagreeing in general that turbos were less prone to HG issues, but plenty of well maintained turbos still had HG issues. You are basically saying with exceptional anti-corrosion work and proactively replacing and servicing the cooling system far better than the owners manual calls for you can avoid a HG…

2006 Spec.B there - very nice.

I enjoyed owning an e39 m5 and now a 2015 m3 and BMW styling is just turning me off. Even my m3 is overly nuanced on the front and rear bumper. It’s aging well - especially since they kept the width of the sedan but bolted on the fender width of the wider coupe giving it great hips - but I don’t see the new design…

“According to the ad this all this all took four years to complete”

Don’t you mean: semi auto-tragic ?

I’ve been an amateur detailer for years and as time becomes scarcer, I become older and more cynical, and I’ve accumulated a bit of wisdom....allow me to impart some things to my Jalopnians.

Those rotors are floating drilled BMW rotors and are widely available for $300/rotor for genuine BMW. The sensors are $25/wheel.

I’ve bought and sold a few high-end cars with and without a PPI. Please allow me to share a few experiences:

I’ve been a BMW guy and CCA member for 10 years and though I’m moving away from the brand in my mind, I’ve owned a 2001 m5 with 125k when I sold it and now a 2015 m3 with 70k miles on it I bought brand new. I’ve closely followed the S65 as well.

I want the gated shfiter, but I pictured one of my easily distracted kids sitting in the front seat with me and putting one of their fingers into the gate right as I powarrrrshift into that gear.

When I first test drove a f80 m3 in 2014, I LIKED the piped in/fake engine noise. It was loud but not too loud and really made me feel like during the test drive I could tell how the engine wanted to be driven. I left the test drive saying “I wouldn’t ever need it to be louder!”

Those charts rank among the worst examples of statistical abuse to make a point I’ve ever enjoyed. The second in particular is spectacular. Whoever created that literally said, “I’m going to manipulate two Y axises to show a 6% decline in middle class aggregate income share over a period of 42 years is exactly in line…

Nasal Sebum, or Squalene, can be used to lubricate watches. Squalene is sold seperately as well as a mechanical lubricant for watches, but our noses secrete the same damn stuff. 

Dude: Just rub the lubricant produced by your nose, nasal sebum onto your key. Since Jalopnik likes lists, here’s 3 easy steps:

I’ve been using BMW iDrive since August 2014 and I find my version to be outstanding in every regard - simplistic controls, intuitive UI, and good responsive ECU.

It’s 2 inches longer, .5" less wide, and 2" shorter....so I don’t know Id say the rs5 is “bigger”

I’ve been blessed to own an 6mt f80 m3 since August 2014 which now has 69k glorious trouble-free miles on it. I drive my kids to school in it and enjoy the heck out of it year round.

CP because at this price you can get a pretty nice 1st gen Boxster with similar mileage but a better driving experience. And frankly Porsche built those quite well and maintenance would likely be less and less costly than the Audi (and yes I know the overblown IMS bearing concern).