My brother (may he rest in peace) was an alcoholic, an asshole, a thief, and a vandal even when he was pre-teen. We never got on very well because I judged him for his behavior. And he guilt-tripped me endlessly about “not having his back” when I wouldn’t cover for him. So one time I did, and I lost a friend over it.

Just this AM I saw a flatbed tow truck, cautiously making its way through the driving rain, unlike (I assume) the Alfa Romeo 4C on the bed, which wore its crushed left-rear quarter panel and broken rear axle like a badge of honor. A badge that says the Alfa’s driver lives by the motto: neither rain nor sleet nor dead…

I have a 500e (same body as Abarth) and a 7 month old. While you might be able to find a rear facing seat that takes up less space, your intuition is correct about the Graco Keyfit and needing to push the passenger seat all the way forward. On the plus side, you can put the car seat in through the hatchback by folding…

Given that he lives in old, highly Catholic, rich-people land. Almost certainly, except that they have likely known him for decades.

I have to say they look (and sound) better in person. I work in La Jolla and see his bikes parked in front of Brick and Bell cafe fairly regularly. Going to have to introduce myself and congratulate him now that I know the story :)

Numbers were based on total cost to own calculator provided by Edmunds. Blame them if you think its unrealistic.

I would normally agree with you, but there are leases out there that make perfect sense financially. The numbers have to be crunched to find out. Here's my commuter vehicle lease vs. buy econo scenario (simplified from a very detailed spreadsheet):

You need to have the opposite of a Ferrari. My 1985 Honda CRX is not a convertible... its permanently converted with the roof removed via sawzall (professionally ragged metal edges and dangerous looks by the former super-heavyweight champion of Battlebots). Its tiny size will fit in your garage (only 65" wide and…

Dude, should have got the 500e (if available in your state). I was this close to Abarth, but I realized that the electric Fiat is 76% of the fun of the Abarth (88% in around town driving) while being substantially cheaper total cost to own and tickling the inner environmentalist. Bonus: not having those awful…

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NEITHER!!!! I test drove both, and had settled on Abarth > FiST, with the following reasoning: