BMW - The Ultimate Ugly Machine

Chris Harris bought one new as his daily and loves it, even though he admitted the horrible depreciation on every added mile. Saw one in person at a Polestar owners meet, it’s small, with lots of neat little details.

This just in: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/polestar-2-get-direct-successor-later-decade

Natural habitat indeed!

Interesting - Maybe there is hope I can stay with the brand :-) The first impression reviews I’ve read have all been positive so lets hope Polestar makes a compelling version. 

Always liked these. They were rare, different, capable sedans. I mostly saw them in and around ski towns in Colorado and California. Haven’t spotted one in years.

I love the design of the Polestar 2 and was lucky to take advantage of the cheap lease deals over the summer. It’s been an amazing car so far and can’t seem to pry the keys from my wife, but that’s a different story. Anyways, I would love another Polestar once the lease runs out but the 3 and upcoming 7 are SUVs, and…

I had one in my possession with factory Recaro seats, aftermarket front and rear strut braces, cold air intake and other period boy racer add-ons. It was reasonably fun to drive and well balanced. But the interior and exterior design really put me off. Sold for about $8K with 30K on the ODO 15 years ago.

The Xterra still has a strong following with numerous active forums and FB groups. While utilitarian and very capable off-road, it never caught on with the overlanding crowd due to its limited cargo capacity (relative to other offerings) and the supercharged version was thirsty without adding significant power. If…

Hard no on this one. 213K is just too much wear and tear on all components. As a former Land Rover and Range Rover owner, I’ve experienced surprising durability but also continuous headaches with poorly designed and manufactured parts, no matter the mileage. If those binders don’t contain multiple complete top end and…

While I agree that the concept design and the new branding BS is shit, I hope the production version turns out to be a looker and they can survive. 

Aside from the color, if the service is up to date and all records are available, this is not a bad deal. For the wood, take a drive up to Madera Concepts in Santa Barbara. They do incredible restoration work and it’ll cost you around $2K which you could negotiate off the price. 

I used to love Audi’s understated and elegant designs and have owned two (A6 allroad and A3) but they have become boring and unattractive over the last few years. I used to see a lot of new Audis in my area but now they are mostly Q4s, some e-Tron GTs which are basically rebodied Taycans, and occasional S/SQ8 which I…

OK, you’ve made your point. Stop headlining this video, it’s been at the top of the page for weeks now

I don’t think anyone in their right mind with that much disposable income would buy a super high mileage, rebuilt Rolls on CL. And this is out of budget baller reach too.

Was this thing designed for the Asian market? I would not recognize it as a VW without the badge or seeing the interior

I’ve sat in and closely examined a VF8. While it looks well screwed together and feels reasonably comfy, there are quite a few issues around material quality and design choices. Saw a VF9 in the back lot of the showroom and got the same impression. It’s just meh!

I agree that Audi has lost its way, they used to make elegant and understated cars with great interiors, great comfort, OK handling, and good power. I loved my A6 allroad for these reasons - best all weather mile muncher I’ve ever owned. My A3 was a VW GTI in drag but had the Audi design, comfort and features. They…

Feeling the Asstek vibes

Good point, a lot can change in the next 3 years. We still don’t know where they are sourcing the batteries but given their investment in Rivian, I’m betting they will be US built. I expect a lot of VW/VAG parts bin components under the skin too - not sure if that will be a good or bad thing. Then there’s the whole…