I successfully negotiated extra fees down because I literally did not have the money. I had a $4,000 down payment in cash and a fixed amount financed through my credit union. The rest of my money was spoken for - I was moving and had a lot of bills. The salesman called me and said I owed like $200+ in “document fees” a…

Directional wheels are annoying but for some reason they seem to be trendy among designers these days. I hope it’s just a fad.

Tracking a Continental is a major boss move. Love the review.

I’ve been wondering this for a while too. Luckily, I have the answer: when I buy one. I keep telling myself that it’s worth it, because prices will stay stable and I’ll lose virtually $0 in depreciation. It’s like a free rental with a big deposit! But then I know, deep down, that as soon as I do buy them, the bubble…

The Ford GT competes with the likes of the 488 Pista, the Lamborghini SVJ and the McLaren 675LT. It’s for people who are filthy rich Ford collectors and people with hedge funds who couldn’t get on the list for a McLaren Senna or a LaFerrari. Nobody will be cross-shopping a C8 corvette and a Ford GT. 

I agree with this - mostly. The one advantage that the Cayman still has is that it’s *tight*. I don’t know how else to describe it, but a Corvette is faster, more comfy, cheaper, but it feels kind of loose and flabby. Every Cayman I’ve been in feels lean and intentionally designed in a way that no american car I’ve…

It’s not the only game in town. In fact, it’s not even the best school in LA. UCLA is pretty much universally ranked higher than USC in academic college rankings. UCLA is harder to get into as well. Really the only thing more exclusive about USC is that it’s a private school and insanely expensive.

This has money laundering written all over it. No clear revenue streams outside of some sugary drinks that have a very narrow distribution (if any at all). Product is something cheap to produce and since Red Bull exists, it has some veneer of plausibility that you can make a lot of money off of that product. Secretive…

Mercedes interior is to impress people who you give a ride to. Volvo interior is for you to actually enjoy and feel good in.

First gen Porsche Boxsters are pretty cheap now! Just keep in mind that every old Porsche (that’s not air-cooled) is a $30,000 car - you just pay for it now or later.

It would not sell. Unfortunate, but true. The demand for all-electric sports cars/pony cars is still extremely low. It’s such a huge investment for most consumers that in order to justify a $60k vehicle it needs to be more of an all-purpose vehicle, not a niche vehicle. In order to justify the amount of R&D money it…

The last day of sales reporting often makes up a very large percentage of the overall month’s numbers. Dealers don’t report sales to the manufacturer as they happen, and many of them will “hold tickets” to the end of the month and may end up reporting 20% or more of their month’s sales on the last day. The…

I would just like to point out that Michigan’s coach John Beilein has been to more National Championships than Izzo this decade and just as many final fours and he is by all accounts a pretty nice guy who doesn’t throw temper tantrums at his own players.

Texas is Ford’s biggest truck market and F-Series trucks are lauded for their amazing range there. People in Texas like to brag about how they can drive from Odessa to Corpus Christi in their King Ranch without stopping.

Holy crap that’s beautiful.

Does no transmission count? I think I prefer the feel of a direct drive electric powertrain over any automatic transmission. Tons of torque available anywhere in the rev range with zero delay is way more exciting than having to wait for a machine to shift down for you.

“I’m not sure. I mean, I agree about the 4-cylinder killing sales.. But an electric version could have the opposite effect.”

Hot take: this is pretty much how I would have reviewed Guardians of the Galaxy 1 & 2. They were entertaining enough for a fun Sunday afternoon show, but overall a bit shallow.

Design-wise this is an upgrade from the 488 in my eyes! Still not quite as elegantly beautiful as the 458 Italia, but definitely looks more sorted and less busy than the 488 design. I love the return to the 4 circle rear lights as well. Great throwback to some of the best, and prettiest, Ferraris ever.

It does have the same body style but it’s actually updated quite a bit for American customers. Especially the power train and interior tech.