This is the first thing I thought. Upgrade to real physical gauges!

I quite prefer the early one here.  The headlights are better, angular and square.  The later headlights look quite blobby almost like it was trying to look like a late 90s Mercedes which is not a good thing.  

The headlights alone with the introduction of the angle eyes are the best improvement on the e39.  

The early Jeep Comanche and Cherokee had the shift light too.  

Id believe this. Bermuda is a country of very little space with tiny twisty roads.  Tourists are only allowed mopeds and all the cement trucks are very cute 1/3 scale.  

Take my money!  I want a Jimny quite badly.

Same to me, I don’t live in a big city Erie, PA, so I always travel for my peculiar car interests. I’ve purchased cars in Wisconsin, Missouri, California and Virginia and driven them all home. Though I did find a BMW E39 M5 in my town at the local Cadillac Audi dealer. When I took it up the the BMW dealer they…

I’ve encountered one, just about weekly coasting from the farthest point up the off ramp he could to crest the hill at just moving pace. He just got passed by everyone. It wasn’t a big deal, but I live in an area of surprisingly tame driver’s.

I was involved in the SAE supermileage competition for several years, and personally took first place twice. Hypermiling has intrigued me enough that I did legitimately try it once. I drove 400 miles from the Chesapeake Bay to Erie, PA in my 2002 BMW M5 with the full goal of maximum hypermiling. Not exactly a fuel…

I've driven a 1962 Austin Healey Sprite on the highway, even with 56 hp it does absolutely fine.  I prefer not do it too long as 70mph is 4300rpm, but it has plenty of passing power at that speed.

Creature comforts, I fully agree with heated seats. I would never buy a car with them unless it wasn’t an option. I’d gladly take a car without AC, I almost never use it but heated seats are what make a short winter commute bearable.

I have a very late 99 Olds Eighty Eight. I agree with all of your remarks.  I'm keeping mine forever.  It was my first car and I hope to drive it to my retirement party.

That is wonderful!   I still have my first car,  1999 Oldsmobile 88 that my grandparents had purchased new.  I've had it 15 years and still try to keep is shiny.  It's wonderful comfortable and relaxed way to travel anywhere.  We have lost this class of car in the marketplace today.  I've had a ridiculous number of…

You sir are exactly like me.  I've purchased two cars that were over 10 hours away and one that was a 40 hour drive home.  I like making a trip out of it as I am always looking for something ultra specific. 

Torsen diffs for the win! Had a Quaife put into my Mini, it was most excellent. 

Momentum is far more important than any fancy traction control system.  I daily all sorts of silly sports cars in the winter and have never been stuck because I control the momentum of the car.  

I've driven on some decent all season tires in the snow with the 90s style Mastercraft being the best.  However none of them hold a candle to a set of dedicated snow tires.  I've exclusively owned two wheel drive cars and live in the snowbelt off of Lake Erie.  In 13 years I've never been stuck in my 2wd cars with…

Funny. My friend recently picked up an 87 MR2, I’ve never been stranded on the side of the road wondering why the engine died so many times. We tried many thing to try and fix it. Additionally the automatic four speed was horrendous, geared very badly for launching, wouldn’t move out of its own way until about 25mph.…

Funny, my 62 Austin Healey Sprite is the only car I own that hasn’t left me stranded and needing a tow.  I drive the wheels off of it, hard and pretty much all the time between spring and fall rain or shine.  I take it to red line frequently.   Only electrical problem it's had is a bad ground on the horn.  The wiring…

I’ve come to the same conclusion, when I buy something, I like to own it, not rent it from the manufacturer.