20k of wear on the tires too, and other consumables - So add in ...  $500 in consumable parts life used, maybe?  Ballparking there, never tried to do that before...  but I could see it being close enough to get the options you want too.  

All about the incentives that may not be available to folks right now - or they don’t qualify for htem if they are available.  So, used is the only option - and demand > supply.  

I did it on a Wrangler @ 500/mo at one point, but that was based on deals/residuals/etc that would make it VERY sane if I decided to buy it out (or roll equity into a JL, if I liked it better) - but I also didn’t have a 500/mo loan on a 5 year old Mazda (200/mo on a 5 year old BMW with extended warranty instead, and I…

The problem with that is a slowly dying N/A aftermarket (smog rules in a lot of places don’t help with this), the ease of tuning modern turbo motors for cheap HP boosts (vs adding FI to an N/A engine), and the lack of torque - plus a general uninterest in revving. I drive an NB Miata, have driven NC/ND and the S2000 a…

I dragged them along one day before getting to the “sweet, so free rebuilds you said?  Because we only get two runs down the track before it needs to be torn down.”  They hung up - stopped for about 6 months.  

Oh yes.  A LOT.  

They’re far more unforgiving.  

Steam gauges (as they’re colloquially known) are reliable, simple, affordable, and can be serviced ~anywhere~ (and duplicates, since you always need two, are even more affordable).  Glass cockpits are stupid expensive, and you still need two.  Many pilots like glass, many like steam, many like both.  Personally, I…

Yes, and possibly airframe modification.  

Oof.  Price isn’t wrong, but not a plane I’d touch.  Going to need to swap that motor to a continental or lycoming rated for the airframe before too long, since there’s no way in hell you keep that engine running through more than one more overhaul in my experience - and that’s gonna be a LOT of cash to get certified…

I average 80 a day normally; downtown Denver is an 80 mile loop.  Fridays are normally 120 or 165, depending on the route I take.  2-3 times a month is a 380 mile loop to Wyoming.  1-2 a month is a drive somewhere else, 150 or so. 

Sales architecture.  :) 

Hah, same gig I have - but all mine are “this comes in a Semi truck on a pallet” style. 

Agreed, which was the point I was making actually - there are those of us that this doesn’t fit (although I really like the interior design and style; thank you for not doing a Model 3 VW).

Miles are reimbursed at $.58/mile, regardless of vehicle (tied to IRS). And no, it doesn’t - although I’ve used my Miata for it a few times (long drive in one though). One of our guys does do it in a diesel RAM 2500 though. At that rate of reimbursement, it doesn’t matter as much - unless you’re driving a Demon. I was…

Some of us do; we’re outliers, but we do. Before Covid, I had a 380 mile loop I had to do 3 times a month (sometimes 4). The guy with a similar route to mine with a Model 3 had to add an hour of driving/charging to it (100% high-speed highway), or took his Tacoma. It’s pretty regular for me to have 200 miles in a day.

Buy a lightly used Impala - LTZ or so. 

180HP 4cyl turbo (gotta do something with that engine from the Juke), CVT only except in NISMO trim (which has a 6 speed auto only, because jalops). Oh, and it’s FWD only.

Eh, it’s questionable marketing 101, depending on who you’re trying to attract. That makes you the JC Penny of automobile manufacturers, and “every day good deals!” doesn’t always scream quality either - which is something many marketing professionals miss (I just yelled at a couple of them for something similar).

Those are available now. That doesn’t mean they’ll be available tomorrow, or next week, or next month. No one knows what will be available then. If Kia wanted to make those permanent, they should just drop the MSRP - and yes, I understand they make a lot of that back on lease interest/etc, but BMW also runs lease…