The parts might not be that bad since they’re all from other GM cars. That said, if you ever have more than one thing go wrong at once, you’re going to be at the pick and pull all day getting parts from old Cobalts and GMC SUVs, which could get annoying from a logistical standpoint.

I agree this is meh (because the special addition doesn’t add much, and definately not an aesthetic that I think improves the car) but I think the $3k premium over the automatic is valid, if not a bit low. I think they’ll have a harder time selling that auto at $10k. 

This car fills me with meh. Looks kinda goofy (just my taste), and it’s one of those “special editions” that gives you nothing special other than a different color and unwanted embroidery on the seats. The seller seems to be putting a $3K premium on the rarity over the other GXP he has, although that might be worth it…

Its in Hertz’s best interest to get that 10k as customer service is not an interest of theirs whatsoever.

Hertz is doing something stupid and having it blow up on social media is as predictable as a rainy day in Seattle 

Generally, I like turbo Volvo’s. This has the wrong transmission, is not a wagon, and is priced too high. ND

Irrational NP. It’s not a sensible Scandanavian machine or price but I want it anyway. 

They know what they’ve got, and should keep it.  ND.

I agree, and this should be mandatory: 

Anytime we’re asked NP/ND on a car more than 25 years old, it must meet a specific requirements. It either must have great utility for the buck (a good truck in great condition, nice Saturday top-down cruiser, etc.) or ostensibly peaks on the “rule of cool” gage. For under $7,000, this is peak rule of cool. Nice Price.

Far left is a Citroen SM, then a Maserati Quattroporte SIII. 

While he is somewhat of a Tesla Fanboy, really he is an EV fanboy and also has a few other EV’s that does long term tests. He has an Rivian R1T as well so he isn’t just a Tesla nut hugger. He gets them and puts them through a lot of tests and he test all EV’s and covers the EV industry like charging tech and charging…

Rover 

I’m with you. Everybody wants to bitch about Jags here, but 1. This IS rare, so the guy does know what he has, 2. LA has plenty of mechanics who can fix these things, 3. LA has lots of expat Brits who could drive this to afternoon tea in Beverly Hills. It’s not an unreasonable price—somebody out there will be very…

My thoughts on the manual were similar. Like the older Merc SLs I keep eyeing, the manual is arguably the worse transmission for the car, but that doesn’t stop me from really really wanting one. But I’m not paying this kind of premium for one when I can get an automatic with more cylinders. So ND from me.

Arguably an automatic suits the nature of this car better, as it is more of a boulevard cruiser than a sports car, but certainly unique enough that it adds value for someone who really wants a manual XJ-S.

“Garaged, but I try to make it more like a barn when I can.”

“Here’s the condition I keep my cars in until I clean them up for sale.”

Are we going to talk about this?

They’d run small turbo-prop passenger planes out of my hometown for regional connecting flights when I was a kid.  I used to love sitting in the back of the plane because of the turbulence. :D