Having dailied an M5 and an e38 740iL, I’d say that one could go either way. The M5 feels a lot faster than an extra 115 hp would lead you to believe. The S62 in the M5 in my experience is the much more reliable engine. More robust cooling system and timing chains.

I owned an e39 M5 for three years, was my first car after getting a big boy engineering job. 400hp was fun, it was hard to find a place to use it though. On ramps happened quickly, autocross just meant the rear end was always hanging out in a drift. It eventually became boring to drive as you didn’t need to shift out…

This is no problem all day long. In 2018 I sold my 02 M5 with 116k miles for 16.5k. It was a stunning LeMans Blue over Caramel extended leather car with M Audio and in completely stock form. I had spent insane money making the drive train run smoothly and was tired of chaising vibrations, I had sorted out everything…

The Z3 should have the most desirable steering rack for a BMW. It’s a quick ratio linear rack that drops into all e36s and easily adapted to e30s and e46s. The rack is worth about $300.

Having driven a stock 88 Samurai off road, I can only agree with the rough ride you claim. It was absolutely brilliant off road climbing or fording anything we threw at it. I had more fun off roading it than any built Jeep or Toyota I’ve taken off road.

Im not sure why you would day the Gladiator is short for the world. I see them everywhere and 77k sales isn’t anything to sneeze about given the price tag those trucks demand. Sounds like a good product that expands the brand.

Having owned a Comanche SporTruck, it took me about 3 minutes to fall in love with the early blacked out grill. I love it and wouldn’t have it any other way. I really wish I had not sold it.

I’ve been following the prices of Comanches for two years, since I sold a very similar one to this one for $7400.

This is very close to the Comanche I am shopping for but not quite. I really want an 88 to 90 renix Comanche with a few extra horsepower and the few improvements over the first year of the renix system.

This. I had an R56. I test drove an F56 Mini as and an R56 back to back and came away very surprised. Everything about the R56 felt more fun, and generally more ergonomic. The F56 felt huge, the rear view mirror was so far away that I had to lean significantly forward to adjust it. I was prepared that day to order a…

Thanks for the tip. I only live two hours from the Allegheny National forest and I've never been there.  I'll have to go check it out.

The Million Dollar Highway in Colorado. Start in Durango and head east. The views are spectacular. I did it in a Jeep Comanche that I bought in Los Angeles and drove home to PA.

I loved mine for all the same reasons you liked yours. Life shouldn’t be taken too seriously, and other than on the autocross circuit, my Mini wasn’t serious. 2013 Mini S with every JCW and GP upgrade that was logically possible. Ultimately I yearned for a BMW NA 6 cylinder and bought the M3 in the background to…

I wonder why they kept the 500X, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in the wild. I see 500s and 124s quite frequently, according to my local dealer the 124 Abarths moved off the lot quickly and hence they kept many in stock.

BMW and Jeep are my favorite vehicle brands. From BMW, I’ve had an e39 M5, e36 328is, e36 M3 and an R56 Mini. From Jeep I’ve had a Comanche.

Petty much all BMWs sold after 2000 were intended to be perceived as luxury cars. The 3 series would be entry level luxury but none the less luxury.  The e46 in the US was only offered with 6 cylinders. No cheap 4 cylinder options.  Only leather seats as well as cloth at the time was perceived as low end.  Those were…

My family took the approach that if it isn’t useful or wanted, don’t get it. My mother to this day still claims that the best gift she ever received is the replacement gas trunk strut for her car.  I bought one for everyone in the house, and every one loved it.  If you can't think of anything, we'd rather not have it…

I like the Tacoma for two reasons. One it’s the best looking of the mid sized trucks, and two it’s one of the only offered in a manual. I’d also consider the Gladiator for similar reasons. The Ford and Chevy are ugly in my eyes.

Sounds familiar. I had a friend order a new manual Jeep Jk Rubicon unlimited with cloth heated seats and no nav. Well the dealer ordered the wrong color, black instead of army green. My friend refused to take delivery of the black one and the dealer said it would be next to impossible to seel the back one. Apparently…

Definitely the dealer. The local Fiat dealer stocks mostly manual 124s. It’s because most people they said actively seeking the car were looking for the manual and in Abarth trim.