Wow. 10,000 miles is good but anything to celebrate? Not remotely apples to apples but I’m at 110k on my Sienna and zero problems. Ok, I lied- I just had to get a new headlight but that’s it. You’d probably shoot yourself if you had to drive a Sienna but damn, it’s cool to never worry. This is why it’s so painful to…

I’ll maybe tolerate the old XJ IF it’s in perfect condition with zero modifications and preferably handed down a few generations before you bought it. But I’ll add the following which always exude refinement and make actual wealth hard to gauge. Are they old money? Did they do well in the early 2000s and hold tight?…

A well tuned Saab 9-5 Aero wagon. Period. Discreet. Wildly powerful for the price of entry, heated seats for when you’ve got a cold sweat. Cargo space for all the loot. Sirus XM for when you need Howard Stern to distract you from whatever crime you’ve comitted.

Or, for another example... Princess Diana. No seatbelt. No future. Dead at 36. And the only one who survived that crash in a Mercedes S-Class was the one with the seatbelt. Buckle up. They’re free, they’re smart and they’re kinda hot in a diluted bondage kinda way.

Mine had 10 repairs in the first 12 months of ownership. From squeaky seats to fried struts, leaky sunroof, blah blah. I dumped it for a 3-series wagon and it’s been the most impressive automobile I’ve ever owned (and I think I’m up to about 22 or 23 different cars). MINI = dire junk.

Brilliant. Cheap to own. Prestige-Neutral. People I know who own Volts tend to have ridiculous wealth and project stealth success.

Sounds like an Uber car. Might not be good to present that you’re driving a cap at night after the law job.

Brands don’t realize customers notice their lack of consistancy. Look at the back of a Mercedes-Benz right now.. besides the logo, is there any long standing design vibe? No. The grooves that were quietly famous for keeping MB tail lights clear in bad weather are gone. Any one of their lights could look at home on a…

Why is safety not sexy? Is breaking your pelvis and whiplash sexy from a poorly designed, ugly car in a mild accident? Is getting out of a car after a long ride half crippled from lousy seats sexy? It ain’t sexy to me. Smart, fast, fun, incredibly comfortableand safe is sexy to me. Volvo checks boxes for me. Way…

As they say, ‘Money shouts, wealth whispers’. In San Francisco, where I live, the best neighborhoods, Pac Heights, Sea Cliff.. I see far more MINIs, Priuses, Sienna Limiteds, MDXs than S-Classes and 7 series. When you’ve got it, you don’t need to shout it.

Yikes. That sinister black plastic ‘mesh’ looks real, REAL scary!!! That’s some fancy (I mean TOUGH) styling up front. They really wanted to convey strength with this model. Sadly, cliché design gimmicks mearly illustrate the pathetic failure of il Levante and Maserati styling in general. NO high end vehicle should…

The Mazda3 has rain sensing wipers on some models… since at least 2012.

The Kia Soul offers venitlated seats on all but the least equipped model. It starts at $18,70oish so… if that’s econo enough for you, you’re set

Nissan hasn’t killed the Quest. Build one right now on their website.

Nissan didn’t “kill the Quest”. Ill-informed. You can buy one today, brand new. And I just rented one and it’s kind of a LOT better than I expected and I own two Sienna Limiteds.

The second row seats DON’T fold down? Success with the ‘sport’ in S.U.V. but that is seriously lame for the ‘utility’ quotient.

To ascertain the Metris’ size, it’s one inch shorter than a caravan, an inch narrower… so that gives y’all a sense of dimensions. Not remotely near a Promaster or Sprinter. It’s minivan sized.

In some definitions, luxury is: Space. Indulgence. Not having to do anything yourself. Kicking your feet up. Safety. Capability. That would be a Sienna Limited. Open doors with a button. Two sunroofs. Leather. Reclining, leather, lounge seats with footrests. Built in TV. Durability. Presence. Confidence that it won’t…

Isn't that why it's intersesting? Who'd bother writing about a Camry vs Taurus vs Malibu? We're currently comparing the following: 3 series wagon, Prius, X1, Ct200h, V60, Clubman. Why not?

Sienna. Period. Makes a space in Suburban look like an early Rav4 2-door. Filled with seats you can't fold flat with the load ffloo. Lousy haulers. Made for mommies- not people who really need to fill their rigs up.