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German engineers: why use one part when six will do? And lets make it out of plastic even though it sits right next to the exhaust manifold, too.

Also don’t forget to tell your doctor if you’ve been to regions where certain fungal infections are common, or if your erections last longer than four hours.

Like “autopilot” or “full self driving”, the term “roof” should not be understood by its common meaning.

You can’t even get a reliable RSS feed. From the error messages I’ve gotten, it’s unsurprisingly some crappy Adobe CMS or other back end.

That rear 3/4 view gives me scaled-up Jeep Renegade vibes.

Well, regardless of how things are going in Europe, you’re not sharing a border with the COVID-19 shitshow that is the United States.

No but I did lower mine slightly to get rid of the bouncy ride and punctured 3 oil pans.

The pre-NMS Passats were pretty good cars for their time. I had 3 of them (B3/B4/B5).

It works pretty well on iOS and I have a family license for desktop, where it works equally well. For me the main appeal on desktop is that it is system wide (works with web views and not just inside Chrome/Safari, since I do a lot of my “browsing” inside an RSS reader app) and works with HTTPS sites (using its own…

I know, it’s just ridiculous that Audi basically takes an A4 Avant, charge extra to turn it into an A4 allroad, then only import the allroad into the US, and then charge a further $1,000 to more or less turn it back into an A4 Avant.

As a $1,000 option. 

BMWs are getting ever more expensive yet are less and less what is appealing about BMW, or just straight up going FWD. Not surprising.

Peanut gallery when Apple is actually dying: “Apple is dying”

Yeah, reliability aside I really liked my X5 but if I were to get another, lease only.

During my ownership of an E70 X5D (bought at 12k mi., got rid of it at 105k), basically every single major part of the diesel emissions system was replaced. Mostly paid by BMW but even then a painful experience. My experience was not uncommon. I wouldn’t do it again even if BMW stilloffered a diesel in the US, and…

I dunno, VW seems to sell enough 6spd GTIs to make it worthwhile to keep offering it. There’s probably a fair overlap of the market for GTIs and Mazda 3s, especially for a hot(ter) one.

The 6GT, like the 5GT before it, is basically a hatchback version of the short wheelbase 7 series.

I bought a CPO BMW and the dealer had no problem letting me take it to my local mechanic for a pre-purchase inspection. But I agree with the sentiment that it’s less necessary for a higher-end brand because they generally have a balance of the warranty remaining (and usually the CPO extends that) and dealers usually ha…

Every “piano black” finish I’ve ever seen looks terrible after the first 10 minutes of use, when it picks up fine scratches that are easily seen in bright lights, along with all the smudges. I guess if you drive an S Klasse you can afford to have someone in the back seat with microfiber cloths constantly polishing the…