Count me among the “but just put a turbo on it already!” camp.
The same can be said about every single one of its competitors.
There could be exports of other brands that aren’t US ones, like say Toyota, Nissan, Hyundai, or any of the other major automakers with US plants.
He also said,
My standard meal before high school tennis matches was a Wendy’s double cheeseburger combo meal with a side of chicken nuggets.
My point is that without an itemized list of everything there could be a dealer markup as well, we just don’t know.
The dealer’s website doesn’t include a detailed breakdown of options, or anything resembling a window sticker, that shows how they got to these numbers.
In 2006 I went to the USGP in Indianapolis with a large group of assorted slightly clueless Ferrari-driving rich people. I was a broke 24 year old with an NB Miata. My friend had a Viper GTS at the time and was some luxury car forum with them and came into a couple tickets, which he shared with me.
I’ve driven a somewhat-ratty-condition 850i manual. I was similarly underwhelmed. They do look lovely though.
I think destination charges stopped being tied to any real shipping costs of an individual vehicle a long time ago.
My reaction to the news of Ailes’ passing is roughly equivalent to my friend who posted on facebook, “good riddance.”
Well yeah, I know, I’m more playing around with the “rear-engined BMW with a carbon fiber body” wording which connotes something more exotic than an i3.
I had a couple different Grand Cherokees and now have nothing.
So apparently you’ve taken over the “YOU CAN GET THIS AWESOME SOUNDING CAR FOR LESS THAN THIS BORING SOUNDING CAR” posts from Tavarish?
I actually prefer the VQ35 R50 LE (and QX4) over both the 3rd and 4th gen 4Runners. The 3rd gen 4Runner is narrow and slow. The 4th gen you sit on the floor and the visibility is poor.
I know, I just couldn’t resist barfing out my knowledge of the details of the Pathfinder 4wd system since it was one of the options I considered when I was shopping for a winter vehicle. I’m OCD about differentials (among many other things).
The $42,495 is including the $995 destination charge.