That’s a pretty big minus, considering the Crosstrek/Impreza barely have enough power to get out of their own way.

The rental car companies will miss the 200 and the Dart. I don’t think too many other folks will though.

The GTO is not even close. A car isn’t just it’s powertrain. That GTO has the sex appeal of a burnt marshmellow.

There is a way around it, down side is it involves buying and paying to have two cars made into one. If I had the cash I’d do it though, would have the most badass work truck ute around.

OK, that does it. I’m buying a track and a snow-making machine and opening a winter driving school for Southerners. This is not rocket surgery, people. Driving in snow is like anything else: It can be mastered by anyone who simply practices at it.

Everyone around D.C. is used to snow by now. They’ve seen it. They know it’s cold. They know it’s slippery.

didn’t know Ferrari had a Dogleg shift.

Have you considered doing regular track days to improve your comfort in such situations? Might be worth getting the aston out and experiencing what it can really do. I’ve hooned an aston on track and back roads and it’s def a fun car to bring out.

I can see a coupe advantages to letting the guy’s engine seize. For example, he would no longer have a car and may not be able to drive anymore.

Ladies and gentlemen, the current state of the American driver. I for one welcome our autonomous overlords.

I don’t think complexity of the HVAC unit or keyless entry or even VANOS system takes away from the driving experience. Certainly it takes away from the ownership experience, but that’s an aside.

The E39 M5/E46 M3 are likely the last (if not THE last) of the proper analog non-digitized manual transmission driver’s cars ever. EVER.

$35,000 at 7%/year for 15 years is almost $100,000. You think in 2030 someone will pay $100,000 for a Holden?

S52 was basically a stroked M52 as you know, not really oil burners. S54 wasnt really either, but the S62 in the E39 M5 was most of the time. S85 V10 and the S65 also liked to burn some oil. A lot of it goes back to break in. Recurring theme seemed to be most people that beat them senseless from day one had oil issues…

It’s subjective. Some engines burn more oil. Turbos, motorsport engines (BMW //M), driving habits, conditions, periods of idling burn more oil, meh. Anything greater than a quart in 750 to a thousand miles I personally would never worry about. E39 M5s would burn a quart every 700 miles for 150k miles. No side effects,…

Please show me another turbo charged straight six coupe that can hit 60 in this time for less money. I think this is a fair price for the level of performance.

Considering that the 2001 E46 M3 MSRP’ed at $46,000, this isn’t bad. That’s $61,645k in 2015 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016 data isn’t available yet, of course).

Sig and Glock have such a different hold in the hand. I’m wondering why they didn’t test the SP2022 if they wanted to drop weight and go with a polymer frame. Even if standard issue changes, no way can they stop supporting the 226 the same way they have allowed carry of other weapons.

I’ve fired both many many times and I personally can’t stand the chunky, plastic feel of the Glock.

Dumb. Sig>Glock and it’s not even close. Only reason I see this is cost savings. I own both and my 228 is SUPERIOR to my G19 in almost every way. Yes it costs a little more and is a little heavier, but when it comes to doing what guns are made for which is shooting the Sig is superior. And don’t even get into…