LeTV (now called LeEco) is a legit company, but Faraday never seemed like much more than a hail mary to get into the US vehicle market. Lots of talk of big money, but I wouldn’t be surprised if comparatively very, very little actually went into getting FF started.

Bushings and mounts are definitely going to need replacing if they haven’t been recently.

I owned a ‘92 S4. They renamed them the S6 in ‘94 when Audi knew the vehicle roadmap was going to change to add the A4 to the lineup, and the A6 would come along later.

Eh, you get them in Los Angeles, too. With the Chinese economy taking a rather substantial dump of late and the one child policy being dropped, I wouldn’t be surprised if this trend comes to a rather austere end in the next 10 years. I see Chinese nationals driving McLarens, Ferraris, Lambos, BMW Ms, AMGs, and…

“Eccentric viscount or lord” or, or, or: some guy from Portland.

The part of a Rolls-Royce that will make you look richest? The repair estimate invoice.

I’m still a bit baffled by what Aston’s larger strategy with the DB10 even was. Keep interest in the brand up while the DB11 is in the works... with a glorified prototype wearing the company’s new design language? It really is weird.

Stop getting facts get in the way of my internet comments.

At this rate, Saudi Arabia’s going to need to get in on the consumer side of oil to keep demand up.

It’s a cool idea. End of the day, these cars are just terrible modification platforms, though. Early unibody design, insane vacuum hose-infested engine, not much weight that can be pulled out, few engine swap candidates, and no market for major suspension geometry or drivetrain modifications. It just wasn’t meant to…

Stiffer damping and less travel may get you less float, but it’s still going to be hilariously vague and wallow around corners at speed.

They do in God’s country, Jimmy.

I wouldn’t call the X5 an anonymous potato. It’s that potato at the back of the bin that looks like it partially consumed its smaller twin potato in the potato-womb.

Along with the Stuttgart Fever and Ingolstadt Goosebumps.

Man, that is some depreciation! The car is only 12 years old and looks to be in good shape. Is there anything truly woeful that goes wrong with these? I've gotta say, I was never an X5 kind of guy, but a stick and a straight six are giving me the Bavarian itch.

Interesting!

Source? I always thought they just made you fill out the tax form and gave you the receipt, signing something agreeing you know the winnings are taxable and have been submitted to the IRS etc. i.e., if you don’t report it, they’re definitely going to know.

And hopefully she’s smart enough to immediately sell it, pay the taxes she owes, and buy something she actually wants.

This thing is worth $2,500 on a good day, substantially less on a bad one. No A/C means no chance of selling it to all the Craigslist casuals, so you’re going to end up with kids and tire kickers. I feel bad for the guy because these old Audis really stand out even compared to contemporary Benzes and BMWs, but…

I enjoy that “factory tires” is claimed like a point of pride / authenticity. It should read “WARNING: ORIGINAL TIRES, REPLACE IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE THEY’RE 35 FREAKING YEARS OLD.”