Wow, my JCW tuned 2013 Mini S regularly got 35mpg.  That's pretty poor, clearly the hybrid tech didn't really help efficiency, more likely performance. 

The local Mistubishi dealer where I live is supposedly the highest volume selling dealer in the US. They certainly turn over a lot of Mirages, they are everywhere. I think it’s the cheapness of people where I live, when Suzuki was still here it was the number one selling Suzuki dealer many years in a row. the SX4 was…

I actually agree that this will probably age well, this shot actually looks much better than the x7 monstrosity. However, I still have issue with bangle designs. I gag a little everytime I see an e60 front end and any part if an e65.

Hmm, I miss simple clean BMW designs.

You all are making me much prefer the brakes on my Sprite.   Non power assisted hydraulic brakes.  Great feel, strong enough to lock up the wheels but we'll ballanced.  Nothing sketchy at all.  Aside from high pedal effort, they are the best brakes I've driven from a modulation standpoint. 

Must be like the Ford I saw at the Detroit Auto show this past year that very clearly had carbon fiber laid over the aluminum wheels. The carbon looked good and was actually bonded on.  However upon further inspection hid a very chunky aluminum wheel. I believe it was on a Mustang. 

Whats new about gold seat belts? My Jeep Comanche, Oldsmobile 88 and BMW e38 all have gold/beige seat belts.

It doesn’t surprise me that people buy and for the snow, they drive quite nicely, especially on snow tires.  I genuinely live in the lake Erie snowbelt, and have no issues daily driving my rwd e36 M3.  When things get very bad, I may consider breaking out the FWD Oldsmobile 88, it handles the snow over 8 inches better.

DI'd anybody also notice the truck got a lot pudgier? It has gained love handles.  Ruining an otherwise sharp design. I lie the new tailgate though, big tail gate badge is a a nice addition. 

Ive off roaded a Wrangler which was quite built and had an automatic. I’ve also run a completely stock manual Suzuki Samurai. I was surprised how little the manual intruded in the experience. The fun it added was way greater than the annoyance crawling through tough terrain. I’m very stoked about visiting Moab again…

Having owned an e39 M5, I am intrigued by the low price, but I know the maintenance to bring this up to perfect is pretty hight. This is a car to buy, fix enough to run well but just drive into the ground while having fun.

Tia is why I ended up in an Alpine White e36 M3 instead of my dream Dakar Yellow one.  The yellow ones command a $3k or so price premium over the bland colors.  At least they look really sharp in white with the black trim around the mid section.   Additionally the interior is a very rare two tone beige and black, so…

Thats two awesome 80s/90s cars in my book.  I already have the e36 M3, I'm thinking rad little pickup truck to finish it off and still have 10k to spare fixing them up.

I understand the dealer stickers, they all look tacky. Also don’t you dare drill holes in my front bumper and install a dealer plate. Keep the look the way the designer intended, no front plate.

No you don’t. I daily drove mine through Erie, PA winters for the three years I owned it. It was pretty good in the snow since it has very high amounts of compression braking and the ground clearance isnt too bad. It was good fun drifting it at slow speed everywhere all winter, the longish wheel base they’ve made it…

I owned an e39 M5 between 69k and 115k miles on the clock. I can assure you that 400k miles is a huge number in terms of upkeep and fuel costs. Tires alone are very expensive in these with the short amount of time tires last on the back of an e39 M5.

If you want to see a dealer that got hit hard, there was a Buick, Oldsmobile,  Pontiac,  Suzuki dealer here.  They now sell Buick and GMC.  Sadly, I'd rather have Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Suzuki over the other two.

I’m with your wife on this one.  I really didn't like the extra electronics features on my 2013 Mini, they added extra steps to simple tasks like changing the radio station.  I replaced it with BMW e36 M3, and couldn't be happier.  It's ergonomically perfect, easy to park due to size, zippy and responsive to drive,…

I know a guy that would once per year wash the exterior of his Ford Ranger with steel wool and kerosene. 

I agree with everything you just said and loved driving it. Great handling, chuckable fun. What I didn’t like was what the aggressive regen braking did to my head. The 10 minute test drive gave me the worst case of vertigo I’ve ever experienced. I swayed for 2 weeks. Something about my body not expecting that much…