It does in auto journalism where criticism is softly padded.

Xenophobia...err uh...nationalism...err uh...patriotism?

We are heavily marketed to as a society....sometimes it is hard to say know when the pusher gets you hooked.

As long as you do not get laid off in the next recession and/or have a sizeable emergency fund then you should be fine. The thing about leverage is that it is a two way sword that can cut deep when SHTF.

I read somewhere that early to mid 90's Mercedes suffered from poor wiring insulation that would disintegrate over time. Once that happened there would be shorts and all sorts of electrical headaches.

A golf wagon seems to be the perfect family vehicle unless you have more than four members or everyone is 6ft plus in height.

BRO...YOUR ARE WRONG....BRO....::MUSCLE FLEX:: BRO...::ROID FACE::

Nope...

Right, the largest number of citations has to do with running red lights.

I always found the early 2000's BMW wheels to be my favorite.

TIME ATTACK, BRO!

it used up all of its strategic awesome cash reserves back in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

There parts catalog system goes something like:

They got approval from the exclusive licensor of the estate of Martin Luther King, Jr. The exclusive licensor is Intellectual Properties Management, Inc. where the CEO, Dexter Scott King, is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s second son. Bernice King and the King Center did not sign off on it but someone from the family did.

1977 Datsun 710 station wagon.

I doubt it as SH-AWD is one of Acura’s main selling points.

The mid-cycle refresh typically takes the ugly out of them.

Not really financial blunders but more of downplaying the risks of such a plan.... I read your post and I am seeing a lot of the same reasons back in 2005/2006 why it made sense to buy a bigger car and more home. I do not know what the future holds but it is far from certain. Some of the statements that stick out:

You should be fine as long as gas prices don’t spike and your job is secure through the next recession.