Almost certainly not, but according to the dealer it was 3 of them, and they said that replacing 3 was about the same cost as replacing 6, and I should expect the others to fail.

Might not be correct, but at that point I knew I had to sell it. When I bought it, all previous work on it had been done at a dealer, and I…

Yeah, I wanted to take $3k and play “What’s going to become a classic in 15 years?” (Almost pulled the trigger on a 1st gen Focus SVT). That’ll have to wait for midlife crisis 2.0.

I’ve had more responses than I expected, but this is the best and most appropriate. I loved that car, I just couldn’t handle the anxiety of keeping it.

It wasn’t quite like that. We’re a three car family, and it was 335, Prius, Caravan. I didn’t decide to replace a 335 with a Prius, I used to drive the 335 and now I drive the Prius.

I used to own a Bel Air wagon with a 70's crate 454, and the original 50's brakes. It wasn’t brown or diesel, but the missing headliner gave you rust dandruff on your shoulders, and the exhaust note made the weak faint.

I’ve owned both a 57 Bel Air wagon with a 454, and a base model ‘84 Golf. I totally get what you’re saying.

You are absolutely right. This list of idiotic things I did when searching for a driver’s car was decently long, but it absolutely ended with overpaying for a car I wasn’t prepared for.

If you want an even stronger reason to call me an idiot; the only reason I didn’t end up with a 996 was my wife insisting that the…

“9 months with a broken leg killed my dream of playing sports. Instead I enjoy quiet walks around the neighborhood with my wife, kids, and dogs”

Fixed it for you! :D

I don’t. I also didn’t in the 335i. I enjoyed it when I did drive it, but I never drove it unnecessarily. as I was constantly aware of the cost of breaking it.

I actually wanted to replace it with something 90's that I could both enjoy and wrench on without breaking the bank, but now’s not the right time for financial…

I have moderate wrenching skills. I replaced valve cover gaskets in our Caravan, and enjoyed it. The mass of plastic, wires, and computers under the hood of the 335i was absolutely too intimidating to me.

Also, screwing up an ‘01 Caravan is a $1,000 mistake, the 335i cost me over $20k.

I disagree. Not counting the 335i, the funnest previous car had been an ‘84 Golf. The car the Prius immediately replaced was a ‘94? Subaru wagon.

The Prius handles better and accelerates quicker than both the Golf and the Subaru.

Repeat of a comment I made earlier, but I just replaced a Prius battery. Total cost was $900, and they came to me and did the work in my driveway.

My last car was a 335i which needed new fuel injectors. $2,900 not counting the tow to two different garages, as the first shop said it was dealer only work, and turned it…

Ayup. 9 months with a 335i killed my dream of owning a driver’s car. I now drive a Prius with no regrets.

I’m an avid Jalop fan, and I drive a Prius to work each day.

The majority of Americans did not vote. It’s absolutely correct and non-partisan to say that millions of voters didn’t take the election seriously.

I wonder how many other race spec cars still have their cupholders?

Time: The 80's

My fav was way back when they’d meet ride height limitations by blocking the suspension up with a bit of charcoal. First hard corner and CRUNCH, the car is now at a lower ride height.

I used to chase lifted trucks off road in NH in an ‘84 Golf shod with snow tires. It’s amazing how useful moment and lightweight are when you don’t have clearance or traction. My friends and I even developed a chant for handling obstacles:

Triangle Train, Triangle Train.