There's a difference between going 80mph in a 60mph zone because the rest of traffic is going 80mph, and being like my brother and just going 20mph faster than everybody else at all times. One's just following traffic, and the other's just being an idiot because "real drivers drive fast!" >_>

Jaguar X Type, sedan or wagon (good luck finding the wagon). AWD, actually really reliable (it's built with Ford parts), comfy, and can be picked up for <$10,000 in pristine shape. And it's a Jaaaaaag.

I...I....I kinda like it 0_o If it weren't so tall looking, it'd be great.

This was my dad's dream car as a kid. Heck, it might just be mine as well :D

Add the S type in there too!

I remember my dad took my brothers and I to the 2002 DC auto show. All I remember was seeing the Ford Escape, some Mercedes Esomething, and screwing with the Honda robot til it broke. Quite frankly, messing with the robots is the best part of any auto show.

My grandparents both have the 6 Plus, and they're 86/87. Then again, they put a fortune into technology in the early days, so they kinda have to keep up with technology.

Call me nuts, but I really don't like the current Jag styling. They used to have a cool and classy 60s modern look to them (the X type was my dream car when I was 6, not kidding!). Now they look too much like Volvos, Audis, or (ironically) Fords. Heck, this looks no different from the rest of their lineup.

Just put any other engine ever in ;)

They're rich people cars with rich people costs. But they're like cockroaches when you keep them up. Ours shot all over the state of Virginia for 15 years, serving 3 terrible drivers ( my dad and brothers), and also dealt with little kids on road trips in its early years. But the repair costs are just cray cray, so it…

I've always thought that BMW and Mercedes were a bit slow on the uptake in the exterior design department. While everyone else was putting curves and slopes on their cars in the '90s, the Germans didn't put a curved edge in til the early 2000s and even that was a reluctant move. Now everything's back to being angular…

I'd basically take any other car, really. Manual or automatic. My only problem is that my mother thinks I'm being "ungrateful" (for reference, my older brothers drove my dad's '99 E38 up until one of them wrecked the transmission in July, and I go to a school with more than a few XF's and 911s in the lot). She's also…

As a pianist, I loathe the mirror black look. Yeah, I guess it looks nice from afar, but it just gets fingerprints and scratches and looks heugh up close. Gimme burled walnut or satin black any day of the week, fake or not.

To me, Mercedes is the "classy" brand, Audi's the "sporty" brand, and BMW is kind of a cross between the two. Growing up in Northern VA (euro-luxury car heaven), the difference between these cars and the models used to be almost second nature. A 7 series had a long grill (my dad had one, so I guess I'm more familiar…

1. I don't like manuals, outside of sports cars. Having a stick in your base model econobox doesn't make you more of a driver.