Would have been NP with a manual transmission.  Just don’t see the Radwood appeal with the slushbox.  Seems like a good amount of car for the money, but I wouldn’t spend 2,000 of my hard-earned shekels on it. 

This reminds me a lot of an old interview question. You basically ask the candidate to design a coffeemaker for a car. The answer you’re looking for is “why would you want something that reckless and stupid.” You know, if you can’t find a way to get a travel mug ready before you head off to work, what’s the harm in…

A reluctant ND on this one. I actually had a unicorn of an M3 for a short while. A 4-door manual in “estoril blue.” I really loved that paint. The car was a lot of fun to drive through the lens of the era (early ‘00s), but in retrospect? You could do a hell of a lot better today with $16k. I have my doubts as to…

The only thing he’s missing is the kick drum. 

This is more true than most people know. I know a few bands that allowed themselves to be jerked around (and eventually broken up) at the prospect of a “major” deal. I know of another band that actually got signed, but only after they agreed to change their name and ultimately dumb their sound down to the point that…

They’re a one-trick pony for sure.  They basically hit the jackpot because the world wanted their bland brand of brooding folksiness at a certain point in time.  And IIRC, they never met an advertisement they didn’t like. 

Fox News: Correct, But Not In The Way They Think ™️

This is sadly true. I think back in the olden days, you could expect a car sales guy to really love the product and know every last specification. It’s become purely about money and manipulation now.

I wish the story didn’t involve the bear dying.

I needed something very similar to the mirage and the rock-bottom MSRP was tantalizing.  I just couldn’t hack it with the 3-cylinder.  I ended up buying a similar Hyundai with an extra cylinder for around the same amount of coin.  It’s been a trusty old mule.

Why not.  A little rough around the edges, but it could make a fun little project.  NP. 

Hedge fund-cum-social club.

I had a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4. It was a bit of a “comedown” car for me. When the dot com bubble burst the first time, I decided to go back to school. That meant I could no longer afford my expensive car indulgences. But my enthusiast side couldn’t just lay down and die. I found a VR-4 locally at a price I could…

God bless Volvo.  I know they’re a small fish in the automobile game, but it would just be so delightful if the dealership model went away completely.

NP all day long. It’s very rare to find an unmolested example that isn’t selling for more than the MSRP when it was new.

WOW. This is literally the spitting image of the old family wagon! Same color, configuration and almost the exact same vintage. Ours was a 1980, and they’re virtually identical. You might not know that the pre-faded color was closer to a British racing green than its present peppermint hue. I had a few pleasant years…

I kind of liked this iteration of the T-bird.  This one looks like something a really unsuccessful part-time rapper would drive.  ND all day long. 

Nice beard, Rodgers. 

Early 2000s me is rolling over in his grave, but this one is an easy NP.  It’s a nice all-around sedan.