I’m a simple poor who drives used German cars, but that seems like a lot of money for a Mustang.

I wouldn’t worry about it. As a later model, and especially a sedan, it’s more than likely fine.

yeah, they’re nothing like BMW V8s of the era. The M54 itself is extremely reliable. Some of the accessories, a little less so. But the engine itself doesn’t pose any hidden worries.

I had upgraded mine at around 120k miles, but the stock one was still fine at that point.

This is what I sold my non-zhp ‘01 330i with six speed for about a decade ago, although I had closer to 200k on the clock at the time. Probably a good price. Still miss that car sometimes.

I can’t think of anything on this car that would qualify as a “live grenade”, short of it was run without oil for a decade. The thermostat and water pump are fragile, but easily replaced. Short of that, these cars don’t really have any catastrophic issues lurking.

I owe the pinched nerve in my neck to 1000 miles of driving a 26' uhaul with trailer back in February.

When I first read somewhere that the Wrangler was like, the second best selling convertible in the US, I was really shook for a solid minute or two.

“We had to add a $200 surcharge for towing equipment for your extra large pickup. You can come get your truck any time between 9am and 9:05am on alternate tuesdays and the fifth wednesday of every month. Storage is $100 per day for the first seven days, then $200 a day after that, plus a $499 processing fee on the…

That’s the corollary to “this job is only going to take me 45 minutes, an hour tops.”

A Jeep Wrangler would make a good drag racer because of low gearing and a torquey motor.

had the opposite problem with the wheels. When one breaks, those hammer-on end caps are damn near impossible to remove.

it’s a tie between a Lotus Elise and an 88 F-150

the steering wheel desk would have been really useful back in my days as a field insurance adjuster. My company car was my office, complete with printing station in the trunk, but using the computer was awful because my lap was my desk, and the front seat of a Fusion just gets pretty cramped with a giant panasonic…

I mean, if he joined at 20, that would only put him at 52, which is significantly younger than the retirement age, and really not that old when looking at people who are senior leaders in their respective fields.

I’ve got a 2016 Cayenne S right now, I’d like to add a convertible back to the garage, another Miata (something newer than the 2003 I just sold) or a Boxster would work well.

This is an admirality slideshow, you can tell by the black borders at the top and bottom, therefore it is invalid to be used upon my personage.

“Click here to learn more about living with identity theft!”

Where do I exchange my new-found jalopnik fame for valuable prizes?

they always look backwards to me.