So, basically anything that wasn’t actually a Pontiac was good.*

Our BMW was the first new car I bought where I actually used our credit union rather than the dealership. Granted, this was a few months ago where rising interest rates and lower inventory removed most manufacture incentives on their loans, so the CU was the best deal by a couple points. But even compared to others,…

The rear lights reminds me of the Lincoln Aviator. The design itself is not offensive, but seems rather uninspired. Jack from SavageGeese joked it looked like an AI generated image of a sedan, and that seems to hit the nail on the head for me. 

That would have been a good detail in the actual review. You help articulate that it’s just the first impressions, but at least gives a rough idea of how the new generation is to drive.

Kids also respond poorly to new scenarios. Flying can be stressful for many people, and kids can sense it. 

The Uber Rich warns that we’re heading into a recession and companies are starting layoffs.

You get the benefit of having a screen, which is either hardwired to the car or run by battery, paid through a subscription service. Dealers are also including these as dealer-installed-accessories with a decent markup....

A clean, vintage novelty ‘off-roader’ at 20k seems to be on the mark, pricewise. I certainly agree that I’d rather have a Bronco or the Jeep since it’ll do the off-road tasks better for what I would personally want (I actually do have an older Jeep), but this fills a different niche.  

My dad is 6'4" and he used to have my Porsche 914, an E36 BMW, and a 03 Mini Cooper S. Most of the small cars will usually fit taller people just fine - his only issue with his height was that he had to check the dash/console area of the car he was shopping for to make sure they didn’t hit his knees, which wasn’t the…

To be fair, many of those other cars had significantly higher sales volumes than the Mercedes. The 90s GM trucks sold like 10x more of them a year, and those sales were for over a longer period (1988-1999). Plus, luxury cars tends to have a sharper drop off compared to other cars - a 15 year Honda is just a modest and…

I could probably deal with one or other - a project car that needs an unknown amount of work for 5k, or a working car that needs fees paid for 5k. But both of these combined issues impact the my thoughts for the nice price.

For a limited production car, you do need to consider what parts they have available. The Civic is not AWD nor designed as such, and Honda isn’t making a DCT (and I doubt the ILX’s old one would hold up to this one).

As a consideration, you can basically set the car for electric in the City/stop&go then gas on the highway. The 330i/e 4 banger is pretty fuel efficient on the highway, and you can save with the electric only where mpgs would be the worst. PHEVs are a comprised solution that meets the needs of those at the middle -…

You have to be a hard core VW geek seeking a W8 to even consider this car. Otherwise it is a big ‘ole nope. The complexity/reliability issues aside, taking a car with a hacked up exhaust and some sort of unknown wheels you’ll see upon delivery (do they even come with tires?) seems like a bad idea. 

I think it also points to the fact that like other elements of technology, certain features just are not going to remain available over the life of the car, especially if they have to maintained/managed to work. I remember when many of the apps on my former 16 Tacoma ended - their entune program or something - and…

If you’re having to take their school loan to go to school, and then getting stuck flying the lower tiered (salary-wise) regional carriers, then I could see the proposition not penciling out. 

Agreed. I also liked the Saab wagon more than the Subaru ones, especially since the wagons had the non-flared fenders, so the Saab’s design seemed to fit the style better. 

Agreed on the BMW since its one of the few that qualifies for the rebate and is actually well priced given today’s crazy market. We’re waiting for the delivery of our 33oe - it’s actually on a boat right now heading to California. We have two kids, one in a front facing convertible and one rear facing infant seat,…

The EV1 was not branded as a Saturn, and was actually branded as a GM. However, they sold it at Saturn dealerships - I still remember seeing the display that was at our local dealer for the EV1 and thinking it was pretty rad.  

Andy is totally wrong and should feel bad about such a terrible take. Jalopnik should also feel bad if this is the “content” they’re still moving towards.