These are painful to look at.

Neutral: Would You Buy A Ferrari Boat? They sell hats, but what other Ferrari-branded items would you buy?

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, GM is crying "you'll screw up our credit" over Harry Wilson's plan to take about an $8 billion chunk out of the company to boost shareholder value and cash out while there's still a growing car market.

Which gets back to the original problem of making an investment. Do you want to invest in a brand that's going to have to spend a lot of their IPO cash trying to figure out how to make more money?

After a six-week sit-down strike by General Motors (GM) autoworkers at the Fisher Body Plant No. 2 in Flint, Michigan, GM president Alfred P. Sloan signs the first union contract in the history of the American auto industry. The strike was organized by the United Auto Workers (UAW), which wanted to be recognized as…

Subaru NA most likely surveyed or surveys social media rating sites like Yelp and Dealerrater.com. When they did, they discovered the dealership was at least questionable. Yelp overall isn't horrible, but as you read some of the comments, it would at least have to raise a corporate eyebrow. Dealerrater.com has similar…

I mostly agree. I do some work myself, but some work I actually use the BMW dealer. Why? They warranty their work for 2 years. They know the car inside and out. And in my case, I have a great dealer - Phil Winslow BMW. When you research them you can see where they had a low in customer service, but it has jumped up…

I like this video for three things:

Interesting thought: it could be convenience. No need to fill up as often.

Two words: Window Regulators. The damn electric windows were a constant source of pain for me with my E46. At about $200 per window to get them fixed, it gets old after a while.

What happens to the altered vehicles after the show?

I've owned several BMWs and haven't had to spend that much in total, let alone annually.

I meant paying up front for what would be the upside down part you'd experience had you purchased the car.

#4 — but you are paying the upside portion up front, right?

Well put and said. I used to buy only new, but I've been buying some used cars with pretty good success including an X5 that stickered for $57k when new in 2004. I paid $12k for it. Whoever owned it took great care of it and it is super clean. It does need some work done, but it's very reasonable. I also bought a CPO…

This pricing would put it significantly below an M4 with options.

You couldn't be more correct. I bought a relatively low mileage (43k miles) 135i with CPO coverage. I love it. It is fantastically fast all things considered. It replaced an E46 sedan I had. I loved that car, but got tired of constantly fixing the windows and other nits and noids. The only work I've had done so far…

Over 18 miles and just 2 exits. So, if someone has an accident, everyone is screwed.

You make an excellent point.

I was in "Mud, Sweat, and Cheers!" — not quite as exciting and done in 1984.