True. But, counterpoint, kids. And, despite (irrelevant) performance figures, at bottom, this thing’s just a bloated, less-well-handling version of a station wagon, so it’s going to have to be prepared to haul some back-seat butts and the crushed up goldfish crackers and leaking sippy cups and (ugh...) gogurts that…

I, for one, am just happy that it finally has some decent power. Only an idiot would buy an SUV with less than 600 hp, particularly one that can’t even crack the 4 second mark for 0-60.

No manual — crushed me. $65,000 (granted, a guess) — finished me off.

This reminds me of one of my favorite bits of lore about Donohue (this quote is from Wikipedia, but I recall something very similar, if not identical, from The Unfair Advantage):

Nice fascia, but not busy enough.

“Hideous” just isn’t a strong enough word.

Seriously, I too have heard this. It is harder than you think to break the 200 km/hr barrier on a pedal bike.

I look at this...

It’s easy to look at the BMW X2 and feel like the world has gone to shit;

I was going to say that this seems even cooler than a Singer 911, but then I googled and found out that he spent $1M on this project, . . . which . . . wow. I guess it should be cooler than a Singer then, right?

Don’t like Dinos . . . at all. Wow. I guess you are the exception that proves the rule.

They should put a button on this so you can run it in reverse to provide extra resistance so you can get positively ripped while on the job.  Gym membership no longer needed.

Yes, I had this same thought after I initially wrote it, and actually edited my post just before seeing your reply.  Whatever.  Just seems ridiculous to see these bikes all piled up when the worst most of them probably needs is a new tire, or maybe to have their wheels trued up.

“As we wind down select markets, we remain committed to environmental sustainability and will continue to donate ofo bikes in good working condition to local communities and recycle all bikes when they’re beyond repair or no longer able to use,” the company said in a statement.

Me too.  Not a fan.  Even compared to other convertibles of the day, I don’t feel it holds up on looks.

I agree. And it’s weird that I had to scroll this far to see anyone mention that (including its omission in the actual post above). That old SMG transmission sucked; sure, everyone knows that. But it’s been sitting still semi-outdoors for 14 years. That’s got to be the root of a number of problems that are yet to be…

Warning: Unpopular comment coming. I just don’t know what need this thing really answers anymore. I totally understood the enticement of the M5's blend of performance and utility back when the 5 was reasonably small (i.e., e39 and earlier), and thus still reasonably nimble, and when the M5 was “fast” but not “better…

I’ve spent a fair amount of time thinking about it too. My assessment is it depends on your commute, your ability to deal with repairs, etc., but ultimately, from a financial perspective, used-ownership vs. new car (leasing or buying) end up a lot closer in numbers than they initially appear. That said, if you happen…

No — the way you knew the owner was lying was “remarkably trouble free and easy to maintain” when discussing a Lotus of any kind of that age. My father in law had a Europa. He said everything was hopelessly complex and weirdly intertwined. If the clock stopped, the last thing you checked was the clock or the wiring —…

True.  It is well known that the only way you can really know a car is good if the description includes the words “Ice-cold AC.”