Wow. If I had known hipsters were spending all their money (funny, we used to call them yuppies - but I understand them to be the same thing) on retro street-styled bikes, I would have kept my old late 80's Nighthawk or KZ. Any decent hipster/yuppie isn't going to want to leave the pavement on purpose anyway.

Well, one complaint won't get you in trouble. Neither will a couple. Obviously some people wanted to stick a middle finger up to the man, and got everyone screwed.

The only one I was interested in, and no linky. Thanks. I guess I will get some work done today afterall.

I can tell you exactly how he got in that predicament - he got tired of waiting in traffic jam going one direction, and made his own turnaround spot to get into the traffic jam going the other direction.

I know, I know. Big dumb man likes big dumb horsepower, that's all.

I know. But more always does seem better. In my defense, I did only request a few.

Well I like the idea, and the price is right, but a few more HP (and presumably torques) might be nice.

Yes, but they were a fine couple of years, and I wouldn't trade them for the world - although I might for another lambo filled with coke and champagne.

That's a solid choice. Good on her. If it were me I would have gotten one of the old ugly hi-rider models, but with 90 mill, who can blame her for going brand-new?

Yeah I like that phrase. I do a lot of that.

This is the weirdest fucking thread I've been on in awhile. I'm not sure it's good-weird, either.

There's a deli at your stable?

I understand having fun working on an old car, but usually it's in the context of improving something, or fixing something non-essential. At twelve years old and 172k, you're talking about having to fix it constantly to keep it on the road, not as a project. That kind of working-on-the-car is a bummer. So is being…

just one picture was enough to determine CP.

That's a lot of money for a car that probably cost that much new. I know there's been money pumped into making it super-fast, but that's kind of like getting a pool - you will enjoy it, but it doesn't really add to the property value.

Then I guess he knows.

Ok, how do you know?

What on earth does the supremacy clause have to do with any of this at all?

I'm on the fence about a lot of these so-called 'bargains,' mainly because I question the reliability of 10-15 y.o. mercs. I've known several people that bought 2000 - 2005 or-so mercs and they didn't have much positive to say about the reliability and engineering. Certainly wouldn't buy w/o warranty. That 560SL…

Probably because aside from the boxster, it's their cheapest and a car that a family can use. The situations aren't analogous. Porsche doesn't need to sell as many cars as Volvo does, not even close. Volvo's entry to the family market is their sedans and wagons. The XC's sold well when they were priced with the…