Im with you, as a late 20s luddite who needs a clutch pedal and shift lever to enjoy truly driving.

This is exactly what I am looking for in an electric car. Some way to make the drive more engaging. I really want an electric car, but don’t want to give up the joy of a manual transmission. Manual transmission are what make driving fun to me, period. I’ve driven fast automatic and electric cars, their novelty wears…

Ubless networking gets way better, I don’t see how Skype/Webex can replace going to work and visiting customers. This working from home thing has been a frustrating effort in dealing with crappy connections and super slow file transfers.  I went into the office the other day to get a reprieve from the miserable…

I really wanted, and still do want an e36 M3 in Dakar Yellow. Unfortunately they command an extra $5k because everyone wants one.

I have a friend who has no problem with minivans but does have a vendetta against Uplander.  Apparently they were terrible. 

My non car friend once randomly started a conversation and said she wishes her Jeep Renegade had the hvac controls from her old PT cruiser. She hates the touch screen and just liked the simplicity of the three know setup.

Indeed. I work for a well known highly diversified industrial company.  They just did roughly the same thing GM, by reducing salaried pay but not laying any one off.  The difference is they also reduced the work week instead of keeping the same work week with promise to make up lost pay. 

A test drive is what told me that I didn’t want to order a new Mini. In 2016 I was torn between three cars, 1) order a brand new Mini hardtop JCW, 2) Buy a 2013 (previous gen chassis Mini hardtop JCW used, or 3) Buy a clean BMW e36 M3. In one afternoon I test drove all three back to back, and I found out that the new…

Sounds like Deawoo in the US.

I don’t think I belong in this discussion.

I tend to agree with the 2003 date.  I currently own two BMWs from 1999 and had one from 2002.  My parents DD is an 01 e38, of which they never plan to part with.

I’m not a truck guy, this is the only truck I have owned and it was the perfect size.

My mom always hated Minivans. Thought they were the enemy.  A long wheel base used Mercedes W126 did well to transport my twin brother and I around.  After the W126 came two long wheel base BMW e38s.  All very reasonable cars for children.

I am grateful that my parents chose the 97 Grand Cherokee over the 97 Bravada.  It was the only other vehicle in the running.  The Grand Cherokee lasted them 20 years, if the underside hadn't rusted out they'd still be driving it.

It had might as well be unlabeled.   Much better that way like an R56 Mini.  When my brother and I test drove an F56 Mini, this was the first thing we noticed and we both explained, "Nooooooooooooooooooo!"  Why would someone one do such a thing with design!

Sure, but some of the anecdotes are true. I spent more time at the lounge in the Mini dealer than any other car I’ve owned combined. The in warranty experience told me that the day the warranty expired, I would stop driving the Mini. That’s what I did, I replaced my 5 year old Mini with a 20 year old e36 M3 and have…

You don’t really notice how truly huge everything else on the road has gotten until you’re behind the wheel of a classic British sports car.

I loved my R56 Mini. I did spend the money to put in a Quaife torsen LSD, and that made all the difference in it being a fun car to being a brilliant car. However, as soon as the last of the warranty and maintain plan ran out, I parked it and purchased a 20 year old BMW e36 M3 to replace it as a daily. I was terrified…

I could live without the thrilling wiff of gasoline or exhaust.   My AH Spite is a thrilling car with a very fun combustion engine.  But it really stinks, uncatalized exhaust and artificial lead additive and lots of oil blow by on the rings doesn't equal a scentless car.  

To put into perspective, my e39 M5 had cost me $1 per mile, and it got new rear tires every 8k miles and averaged me only 18.6 mpg over its lifetime. I put a ton of maintenance into that car, paint, everything to make it perfect.  Driving a more pedestrian car is definitely less than a $1 per mile if you aren't eating…