I like the way you spec things.  I'd have a 2 door Wrangler, stick shift with basically no options except heated seats.  However I don't really need a Wrangler as I have a 90 Comanche with the 4.0L, stick shift and AC.  It's the perfect truck, and yes I have plans to install heated seats and make it look factory.

I’d own a Suzuki Jimmy tomorrow if they brought it here.

Alfa Romeo 4C.  Myself and many others would have purchased one if it was offered with a manual.  The whole point of the 4C was driver engagement as it had a manual steering rack just for that.

I’ve seen two of these, a red one just like in the lead picture here in town. The other a white one in Kingman, Arizona which I had parked my recently acquired Jeep Comanche next to in nearly identical color scheme.  

Driving a manual is about engagement, not performance. The only place where I find driving a manual a significant advantage over an auto is on snowy hills, one doesn’t get unexpected torque surges that break traction. I also like towing heavy loads with a manual because it makes me feel like a big truck driver, it is…

I drove a manual Supra at an autocross, the owner ordered it immediately when manuals became available.  He was all set to buy a Nissan Z as he is the biggest Z fanboy, but he definitely held the Supra with a manual over the Z.  My only two thoughts were, it felt a lot like a turbo BMw, which isn't a bad thing, and it…

You don't really need that sort of performance.  Heck, I have a 99 BMW M3, 0-60 in about 5.6 seconds, purchase price was $8,000.  Even at the roughly $0.50 per mile it cost me to fuel, insure, and maintain it, I'll never come close to breaking even on a $50,000 EV.  I bet the cost to drive the EV per mile is actually…

I own 5 cars, 4 of them are road legal.

Prices sure have gone up since I sold my highly desirable 2002 M5 in LeMans Blue over Caramel extended leather. I sold it in 2016 with 116k miles for $16.9k, though I did disclose that the LSD needed to be rebuilt. It would easily have been worth $30k today. I think this is a decent deal.

Ford has always been the auto manufacturer I trust most with their investments. They were savvy enough to avoid bail outs in 2008. They would not lower the price of the F150 unless they had a vision. Most of the big investors don’t have a long term vision and only care about instant gratification profits. I’m looking…

I follow your points and agree. I don’t drive enough to make financial justification for saving money driving an EV on fuel alone. I’d like a fun EV sports car, like an EV Miata or a JCW Mini so basically there isn’t anything on the market that interests me. I continue to daily drive my 99 BMW M3 or 90 Jeep Comanche…

Last time I was in Millan Italy for work, the first American car I spotted on the streets was a Chrysler PT cruiser. Surprisingly the second American car I saw was a Chrysler Town and Country minivan with a diesel.

Im 32 and could afford a $63k car.  Though I'm looking to build a house so I won't.  Additionaly if I was paying $63k, there are many amazing vintage cars I'd buy before any new Porsche.  Porsche makes a fine car, but nothing in their lineup excites me more than some of their classics in that price range.

The product planers from Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep must have taking an Italian vacation and showed them their color offerings.

I have a MK2 Sprite the boxy one.  Even it is cute and people think it's adorable.  However it's pretty much impossible to beat an MK1 bugeye for cuteness.

I give this a solid second after the Sprite.  I'd love to have a Twingo.

Can confirm this works.  My 24 year old BMw is my newest car, tied with a 24 year old Oldsmobile.  They have informed me that they don't have a policy that would cover me.  

I know that my mom specifically doesn’t like new cars, particularly with respect to the infotainment and visibility.

I agree with this, but I've found many cars, particularly modern turbo cars have no semblance of engine braking.  My old BMWs have great engine braking, so does my Austin Healey Sprite.  The 2013 Mini S I owned had zero semblance of it and surprisingly my Jeep Comanche with 4.0L has very little as well.

That works great except every one of my friends daily drives a manual so they specifically want to drive my Truck.