Hippocratic Oaf.

Crowds?

Nice review! I echo the sentiment of maybe waiting and picking one up slightly used... I got a 2015 M235i last year used. Fully loaded, with the optional limited slip diff, alcantara pieces in the interior, and M performance exhaust. MSRP was close to $55k, and I got it for $32k just 2 years old...

3rd gear:

This is the only acceptable answer. Shame these haven’t been over here to change hands a few times and fall into the affordable area. I’ll have to stick with my S4

This is the correct take. Honestly fuck these commenters for not starring this comment.

“What’s the deal with people going out of their way to complain about things?”

This is meta-sarcasm, right?

I’m relatively new to cars but it seems like a lot of people who opine about Jaguar as a brand are relying on outdated stereotypes that are no longer true.

Fuck yes. Gen X.

Yes, let’s fall back on hyperbole instead of acknowledging there are different levels of risk vs different levels of reward. If we all followed you logic you could say, “You can get killed sitting in your living room, so you may as well base jump off the Eiffel Tower during a thunderstorm”.

Consumers in 2013: Gas prices are terrible! Where are the small cars?
Manufacturers in 2015: We’ll reinvest in great cars right away!
Consumers in 2015: Wow, gas prices are great! Bring on the super-trucks!
Manufacturers in 2018: Welp, I guess no one likes cars any more.

Gas prices in 2018:

The car had one pervious owner

No.

Some people just aren’t mechanically inclined enough to handle a beater that will need repairs. They don’t want the hassle and/or they get fleeced on repairs because they don’t know what really is needed to keep a beater running.

“People arent allowed to speak publicly about how someone hurt them because the person who hurt them might get hurt.”

Billy was scamming upper-class people out of a portion of their entertainment budget; the bankers were scamming poor SOBs with mortgages and pensions.

It’s a good question... i was born in eastern Europe and throughout my childhood it seemed like every other person had Mercedes or BMW, not many Audis, although VW’s were plenty. American cars were rare, mostly due to parts not being available, for high fuel consumption and low reliability. Even though premium German…

I just returned from 10 days in the Netherlands and I saw exactly five American cars - and only one was a current make/model (a Chevy Cruze). The rest were the following:

You’re right, of course. Just some wishful thinking on my part, I guess. I forget that he’s just the tip of the shitberg.