Saying the G-Class is "timeless" in the way of a 911 is a bit misleading. The 911 really did evolve a lot over the years, even through the 70's and 80's. The design is timeless, but the car modernized a lot underneath the sheet metal.

I don't think it's controversial, I think it's boring.

Yeah, this is definitely a 220S. These Ponton body cars are such a pain in the ass to identify without badging sometimes, though, unless you see a lot of them.

$400 for fines and court costs for going nearly 40 over the limit? That's hilarious. I'm sure your lawyer wasn't cheap, but I got a ticket for 15 over in a 70 in CA in Kern County (I-5, tons of CHP) at night and my ticket still ended up being $350. Most of that, of course, is court, county, state, and local fees (the…

Yeah, now they're just relatively boring, relatively cheaply-appointed luxury performance cars with old engines on old platforms and aluminum and superchargers.

Looks like eBay is having a big regional outage, but I have a few suggestions for cars I always see on eBay at pretty constant prices.

Yeah, a 45MPG diesel by US ratings I could believe. I'd never expect a gas model to exceed 35MPG highway on the US CAFE cycle, though.

It's the same in the Boss 302 - surprisingly easy to do. Ford's shifters / linkage suck. It's like digging around in a bag of rusty nails with a rubber fist.

Hah, so they won't. Convertible it is then!

"Clearly, a new Mustang is likely to be a strong seller, but I think the really interesting thing here will be which engine sells the best. "

I mean, that's kind of a given. Physics and stuff.

They stated the biomechanical limits (eg, organ blendification limits) were not reached, forces were well below the lethal level.

There's a reason for that. Supercar maintenance costs for something that in no way actually performs like a supercar, nor has the prestige of one. Don't get me wrong, I love the V8 Vantage - the looks, the sound, the concept.

Yeah, I don't buy Danny's VIN story. He may legitimately think it's an '83, but I doubt it is.

Re: 4. This is good advice, but as the section sort of starts to suggest itself, too much detail in a classified ad (even photos!) - or any other site where the buyer will come physically inspect the car and drive it - is a major turn-off to most people.

I'm not a big Mazda guy, like, at all, but the RX-8 has to be one of the most flubbed cult-classic relaunches in history. It had everything going for it, at least on paper - a revamped rotary powerplant, super cool flush rear passenger doors, decent looks, and it was called RX-8.

Ah, fair enough. I forgot about those.

To everyone saying buy used, I've got three words for you: Fi. Nanc. Ing.

I feel bad for the person selling this car. They took great care of it, to the point of near absurdity, probably because either A.) they genuinely loved it, or B.) they expected that, like most Porsches, it would appreciate over the years if it was preserved.

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