If you go to the BMW configurator, you can build one any way you like it with cloth seats. Not really true cloth, the bolsters are leather but the seat centers are this meshy fabric.

Disagree. One of the best things that Porsche did was to go back to door mounted mirrors for the 991/981 generation of 911/Boxster/Cayman, like the old air-cooled 911s had. If you ever saw a 996/997/986/987 from behind, the A-pillar mounted mirrors looked like exaggerated George W. Bush ears sticking up.

The price difference is only $1000 for an SEL. I'd take a red TDI SEL, 6MT, two tone interior, with lighting and driver assistance package. IOW, with all the boxes checked. But I'm with you, I'd be all over a GTI or R wagon like white on rice.

Yeah, I’m pretty sure Enterprise (CVN-80) hasn’t even been funded.

I would wait for the 2016s anyways. They will be available with a manual, and they will have the newer 8” info-tainment system like the rest of the world instead of the cost-cutting 5.x” system that we get right now.

I've actually had pretty good luck with mechanics, even if I've owned nothing but VWs for two decades until two years ago. A lot of mechanics I used were VW specialists/enthusiasts, and the worst I could say was that they could be flakes or space cadets, but were all competent and honest. On the other hand, I no…

You can still get an X5 with a third row. Been available since the second generation (E70). It’s an $1700-1800 option. I have one. As a bonus, you get rear self-leveling air suspension with it.

I’m ashamed to admit that’s me. My wife was ok with me buying an X5 so long as it had the 3rd row option. No kids. Number of times it’s been used in the 2.5 years I’ve had it: 1. I think. I wasn’t there.

Right, there can only be one Buick

GVA is in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, which is all you need to know.

Mercedes also still loves the grey on grey interior.

Man, could it have any more front overhang? The giant grill does nothing to hide it either.

Damn, that's nice. Always loved the Espada.

It's true. Cadillac is not yet at the place where they can charge anywhere near the same price as the Germans. The product isn't there yet (I sat in an ATS and wasn't about to pay 3 series money or even Lexus IS money for that interior), and like you said, the prestige isn't there yet either. It took Lexus a long…

I checked one out in the showroom in the local dealer. You're right when you write the interior feels cheap, because it does.

Well the R Class is still built in the USA so the proper way to state it is "how many of these didn't leave American shores".

At least for the Germans, the gasoline powered equivalents all require premium gas.

The Air Force has tons of spare TF-33s from all the decommissioned early model KC-135s. So the cost of throwing on a new engine on a B-52 is very low.

You can guess who the hypothetical enemy in that hypothetical scenario is.

Yeah, I went to the configurator and mine came out to about $92k. You can easily configure a Cayman S to higher than that, without PCCB. Never thought I'd say that $92k was downright reasonable.