I’ve talked to Tom several times about buying cars (and have also recommended him to several friends). He’s extremely straightforward about what he can and can’t do and that’s one of the things I like best about dealing with him.

It’s hard to believe I’ve waited my whole life for a second M-division specific vehicle and I get this monstrosity.  It’s a disappointment in literally every regard.  Ten years ago BMW was at the top of my list for new cars and now there’s nothing I’d want at all.

Yet another reason I’m glad I got the manual!

My girlfriend needs a new convertible to replace her aging SLK.  I was thinking SL or even 911 Targa - but this might be in the running assuming it comes out in the next 24 months.  Small chance I suppose, but maybe her next/next ride?

A friend of mind called me just yesterday about this. Originally he was told his Bronco would be delivered early Feb, now they are saying they can’t tell him when it will be delivered. He asked what I would do and I didn’t have a great answer.

I think it’s more like 10k euros.  BTW in Paris it makes a lot of sense - roads are small, speeds are low, and there is street parking for electric cars only while charging which given the dearth of parking is a real benefit.  Whatever else we do in the US, we need street-side charging like that in cities.

I just got back from Paris yesterday and I saw a lot of those.  At least several a day.  They aren’t as small as I expected.  But I’d love to have an electric small luxury car - just not something as weird as the BMW i3.

I have a Taycan and while it doesn’t try to do anything like FSD, it does have full automatic laneholding and radar cruise control. So it does *some* self-driving.

Welcome once again to Lehto’s Law.

There’s a red GTS in my lot today that I swear must be lowered because it looks like a Porsche hot hatch. I’m personally waiting for the E-Macan to add to my Taycan. The Taycan is just that good.

Can you get historical data on any of those? If you look at the value of a car with X miles Y years old 2 years ago, when the same vehicle hits that point at the same price (plus some fudge factor like 10%), you can reassure yourself a lot of the bump has smoothed out.

Math says the biggest jump in your odds of winning the lottery is buying one ticket. Then it goes from zero percent to some infinitesimal percent. If you then go buy 49 more tickets, your chance of winning seems a lot larger (50 times as high!) but the actual odds are still infinitesimally small so you really didn’t…

I know at least one person in the 3-comma club that bought a ticket.  And several with income in the millions.  It’s still a lot of dough!

“I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered. - George Best”

You get what every other extremely rich person has. At least one old Land Rover Classic. I personally like this one but you do you.

My first thought was this is not very attractive. Maybe I’m in the minority but the rear treatment seems very unresolved.

I saw a pair of red 296's in Napa a few weekends ago.  They are amazing in person.

But they still will sell these vehicles outright?

The only thing that surprises me here is that they only decided to make 50. If you had a use case on the Riviera for a Fiat Jolly then this would be a perfect newer version.

Needs wheelie bars.