Where you live probably has no bearing on the destination fee because manufacturers have stated that they simply average the cost of shipping to the nearest and furthest dealerships. The cost is spread around.

The average 0-60 time of a car in the U.S. is probably about 7-8 seconds, so I think this is less about the car’s performance and more about your personal situation. A Toyota C-HR (0-60 in 11 secs) might be a little dicey merging onto the Pulaski Skyway. That I get. But an intersection at a stoplight? C’mon.

It’s clearly only worth the money for a relatively clean slate for modifications. The wheels, paint, and lack of badges all scream “not original”. And the mileage on the chassis is a lot. Stock, these are very underwhelming except for the nice steering. I remember test driving a ‘95 model with the 155-hp engine and…

I’ve never seen one of those in black with black wheels. That looks great. I drove a friends’ 228i convertible a number of times and it definitely felt a bit more nimble than my F31 3-series. In that case it was probably the wheelbase difference. Also, the 3 has gotten to be a wide car.

And yet Suzuki specifically designed a G1 (G13B) with DOHC for greater performance. It seemed to work well in the Swift GTI but unfortunately made the engine a belted interference design. Honda might have done something similar if it ever required a more powerful 3-cyl offering for U.S. market cars.

That makes more sense, but I’m still coming out on the side of ‘that’s an attractive car’. It’s possible my standards have been upended by the looks of the 4-series.

Yeah, that was a funny take—I sort of like the drama of the Supra. Too few new vehicles have completely unique styling and, as we’ve seen, many of BMW’s variations can be hideous. But not the F22.

Correct. CLAR underpins almost every Gx-generation BMW, but not the Supra/Z4.

Yeah, it was probably a wash between the lighter and smaller 308qv and the more powerful Jalpa. By the time the 328 appeared, though, Lamborghini had ceased to be competitive.

Yeah, the Fusion Sport was about 4,000 lbs, but mainly it was the lazy transmission that killed the fun. The suspension wasn’t really set up for neutral grip either. Most of the “sport” was reserved for the Mustang and the FieSTa/FoST twins.

Harsh but fair.

With a Lamborghini badge? Maybe an Espada. Jarama would be cheaper I guess.

1986.

Stock wheels included in the sale.

At this price point and with a model this rare, the mileage is much less important than condition and originality. Freshly serviced, in driving condition, and supplied with stock wheels/exhaust gives this one an edge. The fully ‘80s color combo helps, too. I would place it above a car with 20K miles that’s been…

Yeah, I thought the same thing. In my neighborhood there’s a first-gen X3 in all-white 3.0si trim that looks sort of similar. It’s the color-matched wheel arches. Also it has weirdly high sill inserts on the flanks.

What about them? It doesn’t make lead anymore desirable. Benzene and other aromatics were octane boosters before lead and were used after lead was phased out. They are connected to increased rates of cancer, particularly leukemia. But 95% of modern gasoline is E10 and I don’t believe MTEX is used anymore.

Weirdly, the Mark LT was successful enough in Mexico that it was built for another generation until 2014 and even had the crazy waterfall grille.

It looks like it is by about 20 pounds: 3880 is the number I see most often for a M4 Competition. I would imagine most of them with an option or two would be 3900-4000.

One compelling reason is Lexus’ consistently high reliability ratings, which in turn helps reinforce another reason: generally lower depreciation. There’s definitely a set of people willing to give up some dynamism in exchange for lower running and operating costs, as well as time saved not having to deal with…