If this is the way they want to play it then they need to be prepared to have resale value on their cars go straight in the shitter.

So they are going for the Audi front grill....

Lol. Set one fully loaded shipping container between the hulls of that catamaran and see how effectively it plies the open sea....

Agreed. The lowest price a dealer will accept is decided before you walk in the door that day, and it is impervious of any sweet talking you employ.

Meh. Don’t care how they choose to set up their structure in their dealership. “This is the number I’m willing to write on the check. Do we have a deal?” Always clears all that BS up.

Yeah. It is almost as if the correct selling price is that which has been agreed upon between buyer and seller. Who knew it wasn't just given out by some rando blogger with opinions backed up by nothing of consequence...?

I had my car broken into twice back in college. One time I lost a couple of CDs. The other time I had to drive 2 hours back to my parent’s house, in the middle of winter, with just a piece of plastic taped over my empty passenger’s side window.

Really just your last sentence is all the reasoning that is needed.

Agreed. I’d much rather stroll through a low key C&C where you’re more likely to strike up a conversation, say, with the owner of an E24 6 series that they restored; than you are to wade through a throng of carnival-goers waiting to see someone doing mad burnouts.

Are you suggesting that my performance is not exactly the same as Kirby Chambliss when I press the “trac-off" button and mash the loud pedal in my sick whip?

Snort. “Why can’t I find a well organized, safe place to watch unorganized, unsafe people be reckless....?”

Everybody is looking for something different, but personally, what I liked about the C&C in our area (in the early years) is that the “hey let’s see some burnouts!” crowd was unaware of the event and still in bed.

Exactly. Auto journalism is now barely covered-over disdain for automobiles that automotive enthusiasts enjoy.

Leave it to Jalopnik to tell me what is acceptable fuel economy for my 2 seat, mid-engine sports car.

I three.

Unless you are John Cena....

Meh. There’s a lot of guys that do mechanical work for a living. They get their wrench/ grease time in while on the clock. As such, routine maintenance on the daily driver isn’t something to get all excited about.

And if you count for expectations, the car has definitely gotten CHEAPER over the years...

That's great. Buy your next car based on range/fuel efficiency if that is important to you.

Yes. Every Porsche driver ever laments that his car is inferior to a Kia while refuelling...