I frankly never understood why they did this, seems pointless to have 2 different automatics. At least when I had my DSG VW TDI I understood it was because that gearbox was getting used on like a dozen vehicles and reusing it on the economy car was more cost efficient than making a new gearbox.

He didn’t get the memo that Maddux was the only one supposed to get those calls.

Think about it, if they replaced it with something else that would be an admission that there’s something wrong with the current one. As it sits now they can do the whole “We think the PowerShit transmission is fine, but due to customer feedback we’re extending the warranty” thing without ever admitting they…

Exactly this, it’s principals not principles. Who’s doing it matters far more than what is being done, and that’s the problem.

Solid lineup there. My strategy on it is driving a heavily modified Golf R right now that will almost definitely be faster than whatever comes next. That way my response can be “Mid life crisis? This thing’s slower than my Golf”.

The only fair fight is one you’re prepared to lose. Like you I won’t start one, but if I find myself in one I’m going for the balls and/or throat and I won’t lose a wink of sleep over it.

It’s not a mid-life crisis if you’ve always driven cars like that.

To be fair, no one pays close to MSRP for a GTI either.

Yeah but I have to be a halfway presentable human being if I’m going to get out of my car and go into a restaurant. I can be quarantine-worthy and still use a drive-thru without bothering anyone.

Good thing I’ve got one of those too :)

Other drugs? I honestly don’t care what Josh Gordon does in his free time. He could be freebasing heroin every night, if it doesn’t affect his ability to perform I don’t see why it matters.

You’ve got some good examples, but Josh Gordon just really likes weed and I’m not sure why that should mean he can’t be a professional football player.

Get that resume ready, I think your bean counters might lose all the beans.

That’s where the phrase “Italian tune-up” came from. Too many Ferrari owners left their cars sitting forever and never drove them as intended which lead to shit getting built up on the valves. Mechanic goes out and takes it to redline a couple times, all the schmutz burns off and ta-da, engine works great again.

When I was buying my Golf R the salesman said “Golf R buyers know more about these cars than we do, you already know you want the car and you’re just here to see if this one is the right one.”

If that happens, just inform them that if the keys don’t resurface in the time it takes the police to get there then some grand theft auto charges will be getting filed. The keys magically resurface with this approach.

You sure you want an answer to that?

I had a coworker who got a FiST shortly after I got my R. While the R was without doubt faster and nicer inside, I think the FiST was more fun. What great little cars, and the fact that Ford couldn’t sell enough here to justify another generation makes me sad.

Oh I plan to, it’s modded up to ~460whp, every time I get enough space to do a solid 2-3 pull I end up cackling like a madman. Never gets old.

Which is good because I almost immediately started modding and voiding a warranty on that Ford coulda gotten pricey.