Whelp, the value of my SLK350 6spd just went up. 

No, not cheap to repair, my Dad just picked up a 2005 non Type-R and the alternator was $600. 

I think you mean to say that this car will be used for literally nothing. As in I doubt that it will ever see the high side of 1000mi in it’s entire existence. It’s a ‘wipe-it-with-a-diaper’ sits in a hermetically sealed glass case kinda car.

Obviously the BWM designer drives a Jeep JK with an AnrgyGrill™ and liked it so much he had to copy it onto the new M3/4.

Well it’ll take a second to get used to the new design, however I must give props for gathering all the stupid David Tracey videos in one easily ignored area, so for that this is the best redesign!

2005-7 SLK350? There are 2 on autotrader in the $10-$11K range one with the 6spd. Maintenance isn’t unbearable on these, especially if it’s not a daily. 

The same thing the Des Moines, Iowa PD was when they bought Zero electric motorcycles. They cost 4 times that of a Suzuki DR with a 10th the range. Just boosting public image, last I checked they never use them. 

I had a 2003 Passat Wagon w/ the 1.8t and it was great right up to when it wasn’t, and it didn’t meet that cliff gently, it grabbed hold and Leeroy Jenkins’ed right over the edge.

Here’s a can of “new car smell” amazon.com/CRC-03300-Silicone-Release-Aerosol/dp/B0013IZSDM/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=mold+release&qid=1598636980&sr=8-5

It’s been ordained, ‘69 was a fluke, no Andretti will ever win an Indy500 again, pretty sure it’s written on stone somewhere. 

Was going to say this. It was an absolutely fantastic race too!

Damon Hill took a turn at Arrows after coming off of a title win at Williams, I mean it’s not unheard of for successful drivers to ‘slum’ it. Let’s be honest the ‘97 Hungarian GP when he was leading after passing Michael, you were cheering the shit out of Hill, everyone was :)

Probably not. I’d bet that 90% or more MTB sold never touch dirt once. 

Eh, if it hasn’t been hosed out by the local fire department it’s not worth it.

There is less torque than the stock 3.8 though, it’s 1ft/lb but still. 

Thanks, makes sense. 

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I think you have a typo here, you said ‘riders’, “But I fear that a quarter of a million riders”.

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My (now) wife had a Metro convertible back in the day, we drove to Chicago to see a concert and driving that thing in Chicago traffic was just plain fear inducing. It can’t get out of it’s own shadow much less merge and maintain much over 60mph. I can’t imagine that the dualy conversion has done anything but make it’s…