We know there are a lot of buyers who want a “prestigious” or luxurious sedan but don’t have much money, and who get seduced into buying a depreciated European make while not knowing or caring what they’re getting into with costs. This is an alternative for them.

It’s certainly hard to argue with any of these, though the parking ticket rule comes off as a bit of a scold (nonetheless, I just complain to my wife a bit and take my medicine and pay the ticket).

I suspect this would be bought by some limousine-for-hire company that has other “exotic” cars and the wherewithal to get it running. If so, it could pay for itself in say a year weddings.

...and the engine can be removed with tweezers.

Woe to the buyer who’s looking for a $3000 car and ends up with this one. Even if it had a base engine, I’d stay away.

It certainly looks well maintained, so it’s better than even odds that it lasts a couple of years, especially if miles driven are relatively low (eg, as a teen’s first car or a backup vehicle).  Sliding left, right, and down on those shiny caucasian tan leather seats will be a problem tho.

Musk’s political beliefs and creep personality certainly don’t help Tesla sales—except possibly the Cybertruck facistmobile—but I’d think increasing competition from a wider variety of electric vehicles is making a bigger dent. As suggests an article in the NYT today, Musk’s support for Trump may be motivated by…

Conservatives are supposed to respect private property—no? If somebody parked in one of these redhats’ driveway, he’d be out with an AR-15 “standing his ground.” Of course, for these folks, taking care of themselves outweighs everything else, just like with their master.

Somehow, I think there’s a children’s book story out of this.

I can’t speak about the other cities, but of course in Boston many streets are way narrow and parking space is at premium. It’s one of the few places where a smart car makes sense.

Not mentioned is the warranty on these cars. If it’s reasonably good, and the mfr can document that problems have been fixed, maybe these aren’t a bad bet. People buy “refurbished” computers and phones with less of discount. It’s a sharp car if you’re into that sort of thing.

Of course, Democrats and Republicans alike speed, but the latter will more often cry freedom and all that rather than own up to the deed.

For the third row photo, the seller probably pushed the second row all the way up. The third row passengers or those in the second row can have legs, but not both. Maybe small children could ride back there, but good luck getting a child seat in.

Get one of those big T-shaped tire wrenches. The wrenches that come with cars are useless; you can’t get enough leverage to remove the lug nuts, especially when they’ve been put on with a mechanic’s air wrench.

Now that Ford has brought back the Bronco, why don’t they introduce a special O.J. edition?

$4,000 doesn’t buy a lot of car nowadays, and it what it does get you is usually a nondescript sedan or a highly depreciated money pit. To me this generation Firebird looks a lot better than the previous generation. And the car has a T-roof. I love T roofs! The interiors of this vintage GM cars, mainly the instrument…

I’d be curious to learn what a car like this fetches in Germany or elsewhere in the EU (though I’ve no time to check now). I’ll bet it’s not 12,400 Euros. The low spec—was this a taxi?—is bad enough. That it’s got a econo engine and a lot of mileage really kills it.

Though certainly not my favorite Mercedes coupe, this is a classy-looking car. It’s clearly well kept, the body, trim, and interior look great (at least in these photos), and the mileage is low. I’m presuming for the moment that the fancy suspension is functional; if there’s any indication it’s on the way out (eg,…

Sure, these cars were ill-conceived and, when new, certainly not worth the price. But don’t lose sight of the tree for the forest. Presuming this car runs and doesn’t have major undisclosed mechanical problems, its price is about as cheap as you’ll see for decent-condition convertible, unless Jon Voight’s LeBaron is…

But we don’t know whether the parts or extras or bits that fell off the car.