Erin, Commenters:

You know Allstate just had a massive quarterly loss, right? And had losses the last 4 quarters running?

Former BMWCCA member here who had an e39 m5, an e61 535xi wagon, and a first year f80 m3 6mt. I drove the e39 25k miles in 2 years, the e61 60k miles in 4 years, and the f80 m3 75k in 5.5 years of daily driving.

I love manual turbo wagons and I’m currently on an Audi kick (looking at b7 rs4 & the new rs3 just for fun). And with a 3rd row?! Sweet.

Currently shopping many of these to replace my ‘19 wrangler AND ‘18 honda odyssey - we want a single family hauler that can occasionally drive in deep soft sand (DE beaches), carry a family of five daily, and carry 2 additional kids when carpooling to school.

I’ve got a 2019 JL 4 door sahara 6mt. With 34k miles on it, it’s actually been solid. No unexpected leaks, no weird creaks, no issues. It doesn’t mean it’s quiet, or that it’s the best vehicle evah. But 4 years ago I purchased this thing and I’ve got no complaints. Also, it’s resale 4 years/34k miles in is 80% of what…

To be fair, I was cross-shopping a 2023 rs3 vs. a CPO ~2021-2022 m550i....

‘Ring Track Times are like Dyno Comparisons.

I have a more traditional JL wrangler - 2019, Sahara, 6MT, V6, LSD, 4-door, soft top, cloth interior, few desirable options from the factory. Put 33k miles on it. Bought it in 2019 for ~$42k. KBB says my trade-in value is $34k and private party is $36.5k.

No Dice. Let’s put aside mods for a minute. An S4 is the market equivalent of a BMW 335xi of the same era. This is a ~9.5 year old vehicle with ~71k on the clock. Those, in this class, typically go for 30-40% of MSRP - or about $19-24k, based upon condition. This car is solidly $5k over, likely representative of a…

I’ve driven 300hp FWD cars and the ONLY way to make it driveable is engine management pulling and controlling power output tied to traction.

ND - that’s a $5-8k car, max.

NP. I get the comments on “buy an S” but there is something to be said about the smaller engine and 5-speed trans on these early models.

So why have I scrimped and saved for 20 years, have sizeable finances and a good career, and yet now post COVID I’ve sold my m3 and my 997 turbo and I drive a beat up honda odyssey minivan and a ‘19 jeep wrangler.

So let me get this straight:

I once picked up a ‘83 528e 5-speed manual in boston with 323k miles on it and drove it home, 6 hours, without a pre purchase inspection.

2018 Dodge Journey. That’s my bet. Jay probably tried to help some hapless motorist and the Journey was biding it’s time to strike. 

I see all the comments nay-saying standardization of roadways and applying machine-readable markers...

Haven’t flown international for business since 2019, but when I did I had an eye opening experience. I needed to fly to Amsterdam for a 2 day conference. I was allowed to purchase a direct, business class ticket. The cost was $10k if I flew PHL to Amsterdam and all other local airports were similar in cost. I couldn’t…

If this is actually as good in person as it is in pictures, then I pray the Honda Civic of all vehicles starts to drive design direction for more “upscale” sports cars.