225,000 is just my line in the sand because I bought it with 117,000 on the clock. I want to give it 100,000 miles of consistent, pampered use. The first six schmucks that put on the 117,000 certainly did it no favors. After that, weekend duty. Equus and K900 prices have to come down yet too. Who knows how long its…

It isn’t a uniquely German problem, but it sure seems like German cars are the poster children for aftermarket solutions for OEM design flaws.

Why hasn’t anyone been talking about this from the perspective of our sub-prime auto lending bubble. I’ve been waiting for weeks to see that take. Are we not expecting a backlash at the lower end too?

This Skittles “Taste The Rainbow” goal for the color palette does bring to mind the Bentley Java - never went into production for the rest of the world but Prince Jefri and his brother the Sultan ordered a few with some pretty sudden interior/exterior color schemes.

My neighbors grandparents had a 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham sedan exactly like this one. With the dial pad taillights, it was metallic bronze with a brown carriage roof and matching pillowed velour seats.

I don’t know if I’d be happy with a car missing paint and clear coat, but I do love the concept of evidence of a life-well-lived. While my W220 is decades removed, I certainly agree that the best Mercedes is one which is used for it’s intended purpose - driving it. I get flak from people, mainly my family, about how…

Isn’t there some anecdote about BMW and how the only way they were able to survive after the war was by starting automobile production with low production, high profit margin luxury cars?

I’d missed that Maybach, but it comforting to know that a 2004 Type 57 with 55k is only worth $34,000.

How about the E38 7-Series:

At least they came right out and admitted either the head gaskets are blown or the block is cracked. It's the price that misrepresents the condition of the car.

The good news is that the earliest vehicles that were equipped with those systems are beginning to require those repairs. I speak from experience with the v1.0 Distronic radar cruise on my W220 S-Class that those scrapped cars you mentioned are, and will be, our best friends. An auto dismantler on eBay was able to…

I think the worst point we’re forgetting here is that Cash for Clunkers didn’t actually create any new buyers - it just moved up the time table of those people who were nearing a new vehicle purchase already. So we’re going to further incentivize those who can afford an electric vehicle into just making their switch…

This is exactly why I am professionally happy that I don’t work in car sales anymore, and personally happy that I give enough of a crap about what I drive that by the time I’ve put in the year, model, trim, options and colors I want, there are like 3 available in a 1000 mile radius. You can’t haggle with 13 different…

The cars that were traded in for Cash for Clunkers would be pretty ancient by this point - the most popular trade-ins were SUVs and minivans from the mid-90s to early 00s.

What I’m saying is that out of the 3 cars I own - a 2007 Jaguar Vanden Plas with 4 corner independent air-ride, a 2004 Mercedes S600 with Hydropneumatic suspension, and a 2005 Jaguar S-Type with “they’re active because we hooked a computer up to them” dampers, only one has to wear taller than factory specification…

CVRSS! Continuously Variable Road Sensing Suspension! Available on the all new 1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille Concours! See your certified Cadillac Dealer for a test drive today!!!

But what exactly IS the suspension? 15 years ago you would say, “It’s a Lincoln. It’s got air ride.” I don’t think that’s the case anymore.

So the answer to the question is actually very simple - the Chrysler Turbine that can run on tequila or Chanel No. 5. And it even looks like a time machine already!

They will fit, and yet what is Cadillac’s decision for the CT4-V powerplant?

People don’t want a Jaguar? I think that demands some qualification!