I could see one of these replacing my old Range Rover someday. Mid-level trim, Blue on tan (same colors as my current), heated seat package and the towing package would do it for me. Maybe the audio upgrade too. $44K or so. Not bad.

I have heard PA described as Philly on one side, Pittsburgh on the other side, and Alabama in-between.

Don't even get me started on this one. Right in my BMWs owners manual it says in black and white that BMW does not recommend rotating the tires. EVERY time my car is in for service, the advisor suggests a tire rotation and balance, and an alignment. This on a car that has perfectly even tire wear, has no vibration at…

This is very true in my experience. Japanese and American car owner's manuals are pretty worthless, European car manuals have MUCH more technical information.

Nope, and for my last two cars I had read it front to back before I actually picked up the car, since it was available online.

Had the same thing with my Abarth. I called and ordered the two-manual set. They also sent me the dealer brochures for the car as well, which is kind of cool to have.

No rebuilt title, it wasn't even close to being a write-off. $1.4M to fix that car was like a $15K accident on a new 3-series back in 2011.

He'll probably be able to buy THIS ONE back in a few years for a fraction of the money. I too think the bubble in cars is due to pop again, just like 25 years ago.

$20 will solve that issue - USB CD player.

I have put a CD in the slot on each of the two cars I have bought new in the past 4 years exactly once, to make sure it actually worked. No great loss. I ripped all my CDs to MP3 years ago, and I am a middle-aged duffer. Thumbdrives are much more convenient.

There is never a need to justify having more than one car. More than one is always better than one. It's MORE. And you don't have to compromise as much.

Whatever. Apples to Oranges. The Volvo was not slower than other comparable cars of its day. It was faster than some.

When new, you could buy 2+ 245s for what MB asked for a 300TD. Now it is more like 3 decent 240s for what a decent 300TD costs. And the 300TD makes a 245 seem like a rocketship. Very nice cars though, I used to own this one:

They really are not that slow with the stick. They are light by modern standards, and the 2.1L has plenty of torque. My second car was a '76 242 with 4spd and O/D, and I can assure you it was plenty hoonable. These were the default hand-me-down car in my high school in the mid-80s.

The O/D only works in 4th gear. It is not a hi/lo across all the gears.

I bought a car from those guys via eBay. I am pretty sure they are the Russian mob. Pretty sketchy operation, and VERY unwilling to go remotely out of their way to facilitate a buyer from 350 miles away. The car was NOT as good as described, overpriced, and like an idiot I bought it anyway. Definitely a dumb move on…

Since it has the same engine as the Abarth, presumably if you took the muffler off it would sound the same. THAT would be all sorts of obnoxious fun.

You wouldn't even notice a 1500lb trailer behind one of these, even with the little engine. A Renegade is the weight of a Volvo 240, with 50%+ more power, yet a 240 could tow 3000lbs. Any lack of a tow rating is purely a marketing exercise to make you spend more money. Use common sense, and you will be just fine.

Maine is now pre-1995 for no title. Was the same as NH until a few years ago. But Maine accepts Canadian titles with no issues.

When I bought my '08 Saab 9-3SC the finance guy nearly killed the deal twice. First he dragged his feet all afternoon getting me the bottom line figure so that I could have my credit union cut a check before they closed. I had to threaten to not buy the car to get them to cough up the number. Then they kept me waiting…