That list is a bunch of trivial stuff. The 4 cylinder cars are stout and easy to work on. I've owned two. An '86 Turbo and a '95 S4s. Both were easier - and far cheaper - to own than any Ferrari.

937 replies? You're doing something right, Doug. Random stream-of-conciousness balancing comments for everyone thinking "see, those cars suck!":

I mis-read you earlier, thinking you were the buyer. You are the "local" interface if I understand correctly. My b-i-l told me his client sends "a few shiploads" every year.

I assume there's a risk of getting stuck with $150k worth of ugly SUVs? I would do this in a second (my accountant b-i-l even has a client who was doing it with BMWs but I thought he had successfully been banned...) but I don't want to find myself owning something I just bought to resell.

Takeaway when dealing with a "Rod": "I don't think this is the right car for you. Good luck in your search." Fact is, he's already NOT going to buy your car unless you sell it below wholesale. There will always be some issue with a guy like that.

I see that the oil cap is on the valve cover. Can you see the cams through that or is a baffle in the way? Easy way to check that belt.

A few commenters seems to be having a bit of amnesia about the old days, where you could get the kind of info that comes generically out of every OBDII port IF someone took the time to reverse engineer whatever custom protocol the manufacturer came up with AND you bought whatever physical interface was required. …

First, the automakers are required to pass that data to the OBDII port. They have no reason to send the info anywhere else. Second, as several other posters noted the codes don't really say "LOOSE GAS CAP", it's just that a loose gas cap is the most common reason for a particular code. Same with "faulty oxygen…

"he didn't see me" is not possible. If he truly didn't, he doesn't belong out there.

"at this price you can't go wrong"

You better be really good at adapting non-Ferrari parts. AN exhaust valve is $339. AN intake valve is $195. Rings for one piston: $330. Spend some time at Ricambi America for amusement.

I'll bet the lighter weight results in good real world improvements in the city. EPA for the 2.7T is up almost 20% on the '14 3.5 NA.

I honestly expected GM to let the Volt wither and die but they have substantially improved it. The new powertrain is simpler and 100lbs lighter. The battery is smaller with fewer cells, 30lbs lighter, and (it's thought) has a touch more capacity than the current 17.1kWh.

My 70 year old mother in law rocks the Galaxy S5 like a teenager. My wife is constantly bugging her to put the thing away. "Let me just email this picture to my cousin!"

150ish lbs lighter. Car & Driver weighed a manual M4 @ 3556. A manual M3 was 3580.

Engine sound is a funny thing. A lot of people think the 355 is the pinnacle of Ferrari engine notes yet the 360 - basically the same engine with a bit more displacement - never seems to have the same shriek.

This isn't a PhD dissertation, it's an explanation of a basic bit of engine design. Google brings up dozens of articles/blogs/posts/etc just like that one, which isn't even close to copied in Jason's post.

Well described. I never thought it through before.

How many times do you need to post this same thing? It's not even close to the same text.

Is that inside info or a guess? Z28s are selling under MSRP. I'm guessing they'll be forced to start with a 6 if they want to sell them.