Yeah, Kellogg’s is simply populated by idiots who’ve intentionally made their products less palatable to their target demographic.

drive a e92 f90 f80 then come back, geezer

“I personally don’t want to waste them on cereal if most of the milk is going to be left in the bowl.” ... You don’t drink the milk in the bowl?

Eh cars designed by science tend to look similar, As a whole I think the design of the BMW is very pretty.

Did you ever drive an M550i 5-series or an M50i X5. Or an M760i 7-series for that matter? M Performance cars have always been quite, comfortable and fast, and nothing like their “full fat” M brethren. There has also never been a true M7, so the approach with the M70 is entirely consistent with past large BMWs.

I was a bit torn. My lease was coming up on the X5 I had. I considered waiting and getting the i5 M60i. But the whole US charging infrastructure or lack thereof killed that for me. If/when they adapt to Tesla’s charging network, I’ll consider for the next go-round.

That’s no excuse. The cars he is buying are about the worst choices he could make.

If James’ job depends upon exercising judgment of any kind then I’m not feeling great about his chances of continued employment.

Sooooooo he’s the typical Dodge Charger owner then.

There are probably thousands of better options than what he picked though. City design aside, there are much more practical ways of dealing with this. Alot of this seems like “wants” vs “needs”. a 20k BMW? Sounds like a bad idea already. A dodge charger? also sounds like a bad idea period.

Let’s not let him off that easy. There’s “not being good at finances” and then there’s making incredibly dumb and selfish decisions. This man falls firmly in the latter. Going out and buying an $80k sports car after finding out your wife is pregnant is supremely dumb for their income level. She needs to leave that guy…

First let me say based on what you stated you audi is not unreliable. A toyota with a bad part could have jusy as easily had you visit a dealer for the thermostat. The rest is all stuff you’ll encounter on your ev and probably will be alot more money come replacement time. Good news is you have an a4 as a base line.…

“Regen just means the brakes will wear out equal to that of a “regular” car”

Or learn a bit about the car and find a good local Audi mechanic (not one at the stealership). There are plenty of Audi forums (Audizine, for example) where OP can learn about possible issues and ways to mitigate them.

I get it - an out of warranty Audi is a pricey proposition. The plastic pieces fall apart if you look at them wrong, the usual issues.

Physical buttons in my Model 3:

I may just be missing something but if the reasoning for replacing the audi is because it needed a thermostat and basic maintenance it really doesn’t make sense to replace it. Ditching a free and paid off vehicle for a a 60k loan unless you just happen to have 60k burning a hole in your pocket doesn’t seem rational.…

Good God you took every word out of my mind, and my initial response was just that (if you scroll around). This person has got be super privileged here, trying to dump a gifted Audi which just required regular maintenance. Then wants a vehicle up to $60,000 that they can afford SMH

Keep the Audi gift from you parents (cost you nothing to purchase, I hope). Repairing it, modding it etc still won’t bring you closer to some of these EV prices recommended by the authors. None of the EVs will feel as “nimble” or spirted to drive as the A4. Also, If you need more power, the VAG 2.0T engines are…

Or the obvious answer, a Tesla Model 3 Performance