The M5 is an amazing car, probably as close as you can get to a daily driver exotic that can carry the kids and has a usable trunk. The problem is that the maintenance on it is about as much as an exotic car and when stuff breaks (and it does often) the cost to repair is exorbitant.

I just can't stand the interior of the last generation 7 series and they had a rather anemic engine for their size. The 4.8L V8 was sufficient for the 5 series but it lacked in the 7 series.

I get so bored so quickly. I used to want to keep them all forever but now it seems like I buy something and then I want something new or different 6 - 12 months later. Let's take a journey through the last 24 months of my automotive life...

I remember the first time my brother pulled into the driveway with his brand new S5. It was an amazing car and worth more than anything I ever imagined I'd be able to buy. What I loved most was the lighting on the car. The LED DRLs were like nothing I'd seen before.

Totally agree on COMAND biting the big one but iDrive isn't far behind and I say that as the owner of a 5 series with the most recent iteration (sans the 2013 cars). It's just not good. It's far more intuitive than it used to be but it's still just bad. The only reason it's more intuitive is because BMW stole away…

The spotlight is on the product and so far this has been one of the best run vehicle startups in recent memory at least in terms of PR, buzz and marketing style. Elon states things on his own much like Steve Jobs did. The media just happens to hang on his every word.

I think for Tesla it's a big announcement. The original announcement was pretty substantial and while it was a groundbreaking move at least as far as how vehicles are generally sold, there were some pretty profound flaws, least of which was the matching of the S class's residual value, deducting things like how much…

I'm not sure that's a sustainable long term business strategy. A battery is a consumable and I don't think anyone reasonably expects Tesla to cover it's replacement. I also don't think batteries are a factor that's holding people back from purchasing the car. They can't seem to make them fast enough as it is.

As soon as I saw the picture of the SHO I was immediately prepared to disagree with whatever you wrote until you acknowledged that the SHO truly is a miserable car, just with a great engine (much like the original!).

What's more is that the valley wasn't really populated at all back then. It was mostly farmland and yet they still had the foresight to cover it and cover it well. Well at least LA has a world class mass transport system today! Oh wait...

Hate to be Debbie Downer here but you can't buy it at that price. That's just the highest bid.

I own a company that makes parts for these cars. It's my job to love it and yet I think it is a rolling representation of everything that was wrong with GM in the mid- late 2000's. Front wheel drive, crap build quality, design that makes vanilla looks interesting... I mean seriously, this was just a horrible car all…

Had the model AND the matchbox car... I had no clue what powered this car until about 5 years ago when I took a look. For all I cared it could have been powered by an Iron Duke and I still would have loved it. It just embodied the times so well. This and the Oldsmobile Aerotech which I also had in Matchbox form... …

Still have this album in my rotation!... Unfortunately the newer stuff isn't all that great (not even really good) other than the song "Can You Take Me" which is good because it's reminiscent of their old stuff.

To be fair, the SHO was making 220hp with 3 liters back then.

My favorite of all time.

No, it would happen to be their biggest competitor. :-)

If they pop out a TT V6 I'll be balls to walls happy. It's a natural progression and the competition is destroying them in this area.

Saying things like what? What did I say that lead you to believe I'm under the impression that it's the same engine as it was 30, 40 or 50 years ago? That's something you took away from my statement but not something I said. :-)

Compensated for, not odor. Damn autocorrect.