Just a quick search in my area on Autotrader. I can get 2007 Avalon for 11K with 40k miles, a used 2016 Fiesta, a few Tacomas, Camrys, the list goes on and on. Every single one of them is newer than any of my cars, and all of those Toyotas can be driven into the ground. Hell, I can get an E46 M3 convertible for under…

I’m sure this will fix everything!

Last time I bought a new car was 4 years ago in the biggest VW dealer in Florida. 

I think salespeople are extremely useful. But I think what we have at car dealers aren’t sales people. Or maybe they are, but then that’s not what’s needed. Salespeople now are just supply movers. And they’re incentivized simply to move as much product as possible, in the worst way possible, because if they don’t they…

Everyone except C level executives. They must be paid massive salaries and bonuses because they are special and unique snowflakes that must be compensated disproportionately at all costs. 

What are its weak points? Asking for a friend.

This is a strategy and a language that Ford was using not that long ago under Hackett. I didn’t get it then and I don’t get it now.

Oh snap. You just got knocked off your soapbox. That’s what you get for going for a cheap gotcha.

Dempsey has been a star pretty much since his teens, and I think it’s rare that people survive that kind of stardom without some deep-seated narcissism and psychological trauma. So I bet he was a real asshole on set anyway. One exception to this is Bill Murray, one non-exception to this is Chevy Chase.

I think natural physicality ages right into a commanding presence. She’ll be just fine doing whatever.

Lol. OK - 23k is probably slightly high for this car, but considering what piece of shit E30s are going for, it probably isn’t too far off. Not saying I’d pay those prices either, but whatever.

Eh. Plenty of films do well in the moment because of hype or the moment. Others don’t do well at all and are later recognized for their quality.

That would surprise me. I have a five year old that rides in the back of my 80s 911 with zero problems. 

I’m sure both the Supra and Z4 are perfectly fine cars. If you’re into the convertible GT thing at a certain price point I’m sure some people would go Z4.

The fact that it has been redesigned doesn’t make it any less of a GT car. Absolutely no one is seriously putting this thing up against a cayman. Plus the original post isn’t asking for a new car.

Considering the Z4 has been so meh that BMW was going to kill it I’d feel pretty confident that my money would go elsewhere without having driven it. I’m sure it’s fine but pretty much Porsche is the gold standard for driving enjoyment. And the cars that are equally fast and fun for the money are pretty few.

Nope - this makes perfect sense. Rich people own iPhones and rich people are disproportionally white.

Chart is current. Dashboard light aggregates data from cars still on the road. You know. Like Pontiacs and Saabs.

Volkswagen has been pretty unreliable for a while. Like. Decades. Porsche are always pretty reliable. Frankly. So is Mercedes. BMW. Not so much. 

Well. Since anecdotes mean absolutely jack shit. Your Volkswagen is overall an anomaly. As the owner of several German cars including a 2015 Volkswagen - a Mercedes - a Porsche and also some non German cars - like a Land cruiser and a 4Runner. The newest one and the only one under 100k miles is far and away the least…