It is possible, I guess. Or if you are not the first owner, it is possible that the PO fixed all of them. I’ve been in an STI and a few imprezas of that generation, and experienced the same in each one. I’ve heard other people complain of the same thing. That doesn’t make it a shit car, but some people (like me) get…

The GR/GV interiors were creaky and cheap. I do not expect luxury in a car at that price point, but those cars were sub par. The following generation significantly improved the feel of the interior. And you wouldn’t buy one specifically for the interior, obviously, but it is not at all unreasonable to want a car that…

How do you explain the death of the wagon, then? SUVs are all about theoretical off-roading and severe snow driving, even though they hardly ever see either. People think they need the extra height, but most people don’t. If all they cared about was space and practicality, the wagon would be booming.

Except that many of the current CUVs have far less usable space than they lead on. The Macan and whatever all of those German lifted-coupe-sedan-things are all have far worse space than a wagon would. The ONLY mildly reasonable argument would be ingress/egress, but let’s be honest: ingress/egress is not the reason…

The main advantage is that it weighs zero pounds. Because it doesn’t really exist. Because Elio is an elaborate scam.

The pictured WRX has a pretty horrible interior, but the newer model is pretty solid feeling. The Evo, on the other hand....

I think you missed my point. You stated that growing popularity and high sales numbers across the world is evidence of good quality. My counterpoint is that Beats by Dre. offer sub par sound and build quality, but have absolutely incredible sales worldwide due to great marketing and a great image, much like FCA.

Do foreign rental cars count?

Counterpoint: Beats by Dre. are exceptionally popular around the world

On the flip side:

I was treated this way when I went to look at a Chevy Cruze.

There is nothing that could be done to one of these cars to make them appealing to me. They are just so damn ugly. I’m not sure what “frumpy” actually means, but I assume it describes these.

I know taste is subjective, and all, but beautiful is one of the last words to cross my mind when I see these. They look like what would happen if a Thunderbird made out of marshmallows overheated a bit.

This is good! Now the owner can have all of the eye-burning front and rear bumpers changed out to the lower trim versions.

I remember seeing a posting for a Nissan Silvia where the guy had to state multiple times that it wasn’t the drug called salvia because his post kept getting flagged.

What world do we live in where rolling over SUVs is now a good thing? Oh, how the times have changed.

Gee, the world needs more CUVs/SUVs. There simply just aren’t enough options.

When I think of Harley riders’ choice in acohol, I think only of shitty domestic beer. I can’t imagine that many people with $1000 drink taste are the same people who are into Harleys.

So with that said, did she plan on turning every last acre of US property into a metropolis so that everyone can walk to work/school/grocery stores/whatever, as she seemed to suggest we should?

I live right by his parents. I have a strong urge to go tell them what they have done to this world.