Biggest problem with the B284 is the exploding timing chain. It will fail somewhere between 10 and 150k miles and kills the engine - and it usually does without previous warning lights. M96 IMS serious.

Or more probable: Both sides tell a true story - both are skipping the other side part of it.

Straight Six vs 4-pot? And the ZF8 isn’t worse than the manual6spd. Except not having to change gears in the center console but steering wheel. The times, when manuals shifted better ended with the death of the S2000 and the introduction of the ZF8.

Probably the first car featured without worn seats. That’s a NP on its own.

After 4 years of S2000 ownership i decided to replace the well sounding but somewhat limited Alfa 147 winter beater for a chipped Saab 9-3 Turbo X. Some time later the S2k - while still being engaging - simply felt to have not enough punch, especially on my Autobahn trips where you just need power and a high speed…

Hey at least you got the Chrysler Crossfire, which was not only German tech but also German produced.

Fore the same reason, Ford Falcons are a internet thingie.Nostalgia.

The US have many issues regarding the political system, society ... and guns. But what i really like about you guys is, that these incompetent suits are brought to justice. You are doing the work which we sadly aren’t able to here in Germany. 

With the international setting i just see the things on amazon.com with shipping to Germany. That’s .... not useful at all.

Yeah i think that was the inherent problem with the CT. They tried to compete with german luxury hatchbacks but totally forgot about the powertrain. I had a CT for about a year and while it was fine in every aspect, the powertrain just didn’t match the rest of the car. Sure it would be fine as an base line of an…

Here in Europe you get many of them in similar condition for around 20.000 EUR, so about 30k $ should NP

Twingo and Smart are the same cars and are build on the same lines

We got EU wide air pollution rules (NOx, CO2, PM) which many major cities in Germany (just slightly) can’t comply at the moment. Since all other emission subjects (mostly industry and commercial transportation) have a good lobby and private car owners not, currently all Diesel cars manufactured under Emission…

Looks more like a 370Z replacement to me...

If one buys an old car, there is almost always something not right. Especially if the owner didn’t take care. On a high mile car usually every wear item is worn. Not just the engine and tranmission could fail because of wear, also the “mid-expensive” things like tires, brakes, suspension will be worn out. And this…

Well, telling: “This is my experience for this one car under the following conditions:

Not if i have to work 6 hours a week more. Just to make this comparison fair...

Strange thing is, they easily could. 3L turbo and DCT are available in the Q60, why not cheapen out the interior and do some Nissan stuff outside?

“After all, the Cayenne’s success is a big reason we keep getting crazier, faster, more ridiculous 911s and Boxsters and Caymans. This is the Porsche that pays the bills, kids. It’s the one that writes the checks.”

NP ... should be good enough to cook some meth outside the town...