Why is everybody taking these posts so literally? Have any of you heard of hyperbole?

That paragraph was brilliantly constructed — you must be British.

Correction, 2 naval stations in Jacksonville.

I know 31 year-olds who have been working hard since their first college graduation, and they still live in their parents' house or receive help. But a guy crying about not getting a Ferrari brochure gets his own article and is reaching out for sympathy.

That's my general mentality. If you love your car more than loving to have the newest model every year, you're an enthusiast. I've had to make several repairs to my E39 already, but I'd rather have the ol' girl than some characterless new car.

Had an automatic E34 525i all the way up to 192K miles. The still-going-strong drive train outlasted the body.

It's ok, you're either an asshat or an enthusiast.

What I would give to be that free...

I agree — I always thought it was pretty low of Jeep to go from Wranglers, Wagoneers, Commanches, and Cherokees...very 'wilderness-sounding' titles...to Liberties and Patriots just after 9/11.

No...save it from being donked out!

I knew a kid in high school that had a 1967 Cutlass Supreme 2-door (sister model to this Impala) that was admittedly pretty badass, even though the kid himself thought he was God's gift to...everything. You know that kid — he had stories of his car being so fast that he was arrested for breaking all kinds of laws and…

2nd Gear: The car sales sector is continually reported as stagnant, and yet half the vehicles on the road are new German autos, large luxury SUVs, and full-size trucks clearly not used for work. But the economy's in the shitter. But Audi and BMW sales are booming.

Let me revise...

Driver abandoned this car for a regular S-class because it was cheaper to operate

Did they finally figure out the engine is best situated behind the front axle?

I'm guessing there's a hack for that — either pull a fuse or wiring connector. Of course, it'll probably turn the car into complete limp mode after the 42 spoiler sensors tell the ECU that the spoiler engagement system is malfunctioning...

You would think, with a V8 and considering that is has to spin all four tires under a heavy-ass car, it would have a bit more torque than that. 317 foot-pounds is not terrible, but it's not terribly impressive, either.

So the 3rd-generation Camaros and Trans-Ams have roughly the same horsepower numbers as a current Sonata from small-block V8s. By that logic, these F-bodies were pretty much pieces of shit too.

But they never say "no"...

hippies?