Hown in the world are shape rates $215 per hour?  My local BMW dealer is about $110 per hour.

Is wanted to install a pair upside down and make them sad eyes.

Lol. I spent every Friday last winter parking my e36 M3 at the local little ski resort among the big jeeps and other suvs. Been driving 2 wheel drive cars in Erie, PA winters for 10 years and haven’t been stuck yet.

I’d be genuinely terrified to have a Toyota dealer work on one of these. My friend with an FRS had his valve springs replaced under recall. The dealer clearly doesn’t know how to work on the Subaru engine as it has been rebuilt twice afterwards when the engine siezed. This time around after 10 minutes of driving it is…

I'm am absolutely a fan if the e36 M3, and own one as a daily driver.  However this one is spendy.  EAG always has the high priced BMWs, however I understand from people that have purchased from them that they are always quite satisfied with their experience.   

Mmm Alpina 20 spoke wheels.

This so much!  A rev happy zippy engine mated to a manual is what the old BMW enthusiasts (myself included) love.  It's so satisfing to run a free revving NA engine.

I've owned 3 manual BMWs.  The e36 328is was by far the most eager and fun to drive.  The e36 M3 now that I have an M50 intake manifold on it is also eager and totally fun.  The e39 M5 was great to run out and just do pulls, it was satisfing to downshift and pull, but like the torquey new BMW you drove, it didn't beg…

Mitsubishi has an awareness problem? They are absolutely everywhere where I live. Especially the Mirage, there been selling like hotcakes. It seems like the Mirage took the place of the Suzuki SX4 here when Suzuki left. I’ve also been seeing a lot of Eclipse Crosses. The Erie, PA dealer must have 400 cars in stock if…

Dave is right. Samurai is the answer and exactly what I thought before I viewed the article. They are economical, fun to drive, and brilliantly capable off road.  I've spent much time behind the wheel of one, and determined it's hard to have much more fun skipping around town than in a Samurai. 

I've never been less impressed with a transmission than the 10 speed auto in the Camaro SS I rented last weekend.  It took forever for it to kick down, it wasn't particularly smooth and generally felt like it was in the wrong gear for everything except wide open throttle maneuvers.  It was very unpredictable which…

My 99 Oldsmobile eighty eight with a 4 speed and also hit 50 mph in first, that car is geared ridiculously long, second gear gets you close to 100 mph.

I rented a diesel Opel Mokka (Chevy Trax)  with that engine in France, it was an awesome little engine.  The torque surge at 1500 rpm was straight out of the 80s turbo car world. I suspect the reason I liked it so much though was it had a 6 speed manual behind it.  It was fun popping thru traffic in it as well as…

Im in the same boat but with a 99 M3 Coupe!

This guy treats his Vette like I treated my e39 M5, as a great daily driver.  I drove it all winter in Erie, PA. I have since sold the M5 but replaced it with an even more fun to daily e36 M3.  People are surprised when I say I daily it, even through winter.  They get concerned I don't have a four wheel drive…

Hmm, I see as normal everyone has their own opinion. I personally think the C4 is the best looking of all the vettes.  Clean, angular, brutally 80s, and understated.   It nails the low and wide look.  

Parenthetically speaking.

Mmmmm, the mention of the iDX still hurts.   I loved that car.

I just stated the other day, it would be great to have a hot electric Mini that is more R53 or R56 in size.  Now Mini announces this little thing and it's close but not quite.  Not hot, built by the Chinese and not fir the US market, but it is just the right size.  I'd love to have a hot version of this for an…

The electric mini would be more convincing to me if it were on the R53 or R56 chassis as those were smaller and more nimble. There isn’t yet a hot nimble electric car. Build something the autocrossers would love, chuckable and instant out of the turns torque.