And when it sinks under very mysterious circumstances, I’m sure Mr. Quadrozzi will have a sizeable insurance payout....

The Mini EV has never really been competitive. Not sure on the new models, but seems like one of those typically-GM moves “nobody bought it so we need to cut it”, when it was just poorly marketed and/or generally uncompetitive.

Early N63, absolutely not. I don’t know if the Alpina treatment solved a lot of the problems, but the early versions of this engine are among the most problematic to come out of BMW (although the revisions seem to be pretty solid). The rest of it...kinda looks ratty and worn more than anything— does not look pampered…

A giant wall (that someone else pays for) definitely would have helped here but oh well. Thanks Liberals!

Temp tag and respray — this one will be a bit of a gamble. To be honest, if the seller can be talked down a bit I’d NP it, assuming there isn’t something totally FUBARd with the title or horrendous underbody rust or something. The automatic sucks but as an older cruiser that looks sharp and can be driven without too…

These are cool, but I’d rather have an E550 — better built, faster to 60, lots of parts availability without an orphaned engine. The w212 update really put it miles ahead of the STS in every way, but even the w211 with the updated m273 engine is a great sleeper without going full E63

The 4L30E piqued my senses as well. It looks like this Trooper has a brake controller (I assume thats what is tacked on to destroy the drivers’ knee) and a hitch. This seems like a pretty weak transmission to be hauling and pulling much.

I’d be in the market if this was slightly jacked up for ground clearance. I miss my Delica...

I loved driving my 135i (not owning, unfortunately due to constant problems). I would look for this spec, or a 135 in a coupe, not a convertible. I guess for a sorta fun convertible you could do a lot worse. Throw a good exhaust on there and you’ll have some great noises while the top is down.

They might want to think of spinning wranglers off into it too — people still pay top dollar for a horrendously outdated vehicle. I like them but can’t imagine spending new car money on a wrangler. I love our Grand Cherokee but at 40k it’s going in with a (hopefully covered by warranty) new engine replacement already.

Panel gaps are all wonky too. The rear bumper is hanging low 

There’s gotta be someone out there who is going to jump at a rust free wagon in original condition. That person wouldn’t be me — this is just an ugly old station wagon — there doesn’t seem to be anything cool or kitschy on it (although I guess you could apply wood paneling vinyl) to make it anything other than boring…

Just mentioned the same thing in the other story before coming here. This all reeks of Musk lobbying. Trump is likely too dumb to figure out the scheme.

His recent statements reek of Musk influence. What could be better than a president pushing massive foreign tariffs (which in itself is a horrendous idea), and non-unionized factory work for Elon?

Seems like a reasonable price for a reasonable car. That said, if it were me, I’d be looking at the turbo models. They are more expensive but if you’re going to buy a 12 year old cayenne, get the wild one.

It is a nice looking car, and well-optioned. However, for luxury I’d have a hard time buying this over a similar age Mercedes E class, which can be had for about the same price and condition all day. I’d bet an e350 would hold up quite a bit better than the VW over time as well. As a reference point, I got my w212 e550…

Oh its definitely that. Law enforcement ignoring the spirit of the law? *gasp*

The car seems fine, but I guess in this range you’re going to scrape the bottom of the barrel as far as dealers go. I wouldn’t really feel warm and fuzzy buying from this dealer but I’d gamble 4k on the car, you could reasonably keep it together until 200k I’d bet.

I can appreciate this - the M273 is such a great NA engine — lots of power, great sound, extremely reliable (after the first run). The hole in the dash is likely from the old instrument cluster having a rheostat.

NP! I don’t want it, but someone will. Paint and interior in great shape -- I can look past the ripped soft top (are you going to keep this thing outside anyways, and drive it in foul weather at this point?) and no AC.