My bonus mom has a 2006 STS-V, in almost the same color combo. Hers is silver with a grey interior. She’s had it since she purchased it CPO in 2010.

That’s pretty much what the Ineos Grenadier is.

I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. The Golf’s floor pan is already adapted for AWD with the R (which I just purchased a brand-new example of), so all the body components are there. A modern Golf Country would probably end up being a detuned, lifted and somewhat rugged-ified version of the Golf R.

My partner has a 1994 Isuzu Amigo of this generation, with a 5-speed.

That Trooper was rebadged more times than I can count, sold under Honda, various GM brands, Subaru, and even a Chinese co-op.

It was. The Viper was definitely a parts-bin special.

What is with all these photos of Elon jumping up and down in a too-short T-shirt. I am tired of seeing that repulsive man’s midriff all over the Internet.

My 2008 LS 600h L was cited as having a CVT. From what I can tell, it was entirely the ordinary longitude 8-speed used in the regular LS, just with a motor-generator and planetary gearset in place of the torque converter, that technically allowed for infinite ratios.

The price is about $3K too dear. These aren’t ridiculous, so I’d buy one for a lot less that needed a bit of work, and then do the work myself.

Right. I just spent dang near $50K on a VW Golf. It’s not a “people’s car.”

Technically, it’s a liftback, not a sedan. But that’s a benefit.

If you can find a leftover 2023 Volkswagen Arteon, I’m sure they’re discounting the hell out of them. They’ve got entirely the Golf R powertrain, but in a heavier, larger and more luxurious package.

This one is a little more technical, but a lot of people misspell and mispronounce “giubo,” which for cars is the term for the flexible disc between the transmission flange and the driveshaft. The name is a portmanteau of the Italian words “giunto” (joint) and “Boschi” (the surname of the Italian who invented it), As…

I mean, I can see that one. And they weren’t terrible for the day. Especially if he bought one when it was new or nearly new, it would have looked pretty modern and sleek at the time.

I’ve mentioned several times that, when I was in high school, my dad purchased a one-year-old, ex-rental 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT. It was refrigerator white, but—being an SXT—was one step up from the base model, so you got power windows and mirrors, keyless entry, alloy wheels, and cruise control. I even learned to…

The Subaru B9 Tribeca almost had a sister. GM owned 20% of Subaru at the time (which got us the Saab 9-2X aka Saabaru and a Chevrolet Forester in India). The 9-6X would have been the third collaboration, and would have been a somewhat restyled B9 Tribeca. But that project was canceled when GM sold it stake in Subaru…

There are also people whose income is too high to take advantage of the EV tax credit.

I don’t know of any prime lenders who require a GAP policy. If it’s that much of a risk, they just won’t underwrite the loan, or will require the borrower to provide a bigger downpayment to mitigate that risk. And leases generally come with GAP (which is one reason it’s better to put $0 down on a lease, if you can…

Having negative equity isn’t the end of the world.

Right. Such was the case on a Chevy Cruze Eco I once drove, although that one had other fuel-sipping tricks.