This just shows who really owns the car at any point before or after the sale. All this proprietary rootkit coupled with automotive technology proves the product always belongs to the manufacturer. Nonsense.

Your question goes hand in hand with WTF levels of power-to-weight ratios. Consider that Deuce.5 Jackie Channed.

I think you've been trolled, Tom. If not, I assume you outed a potential client because you know it just ain't gonna happen.

David, maybe you should see a proctologist about that prolapsed anus. : /

Rare! Ran when parked!

I believe it. In any case, I get the impression that my un-grayed statuses were reversed in the Great Diaspora.

Agreed. Someone needs to spring you out of the grays. Looks fine to me. Just some minor cleaning necessary. Metallurgy back then wasn't nearly as sophisticated as it is now.

So apparently I wasn’t clear in how I phrased my initial response. I was cynically paraphrasing what I imagined the manufacturers/retailers think. Frankly, I personally think the dearth of affordable starter vehicles is lamentable.

Same difference in their eyes. If you really wanted a new car, you'd find a way to afford one.

Cadillac/GM is like that kid you knew in high school that was actually pretty smart. They were content to stumble through life showing the occasional glimmer of genius without being aware of it. And although you knew they could get a 4.0 if they applied themselves just a bit, they were just too complacent.

Any car is one busted part away from stranding you. Feel your sphincter clench with every suck-bang-blow.

Remember: your car, any car, is only one step away from catastrophic failure. All cars are unreliable and untrustworthy - keep yours at arm's distance whenever possible.

Starred for busted e39 reference.

Looks like my previous reply was sacrificed to the kinja gods. Let me paraphrase.

Torch did correctly mention human irrationality in his article. That's about the only reason I can fathom why I'm still here. Family is a helluva drug.

Does their research take into consideration any reduced range or battery service life for populations that experience real, actual winters? I know, I know...hard to believe, but some people live outside the west coast region. For example, I'm fortunate enough to live in North Dakota and as I understand it, we're due…

Thanks, I knew I forgot something. :) I knew a good bit of it was cosmetic and a mild power boost, but overlooked the handling upgrades.

I had to pop in to comment on this one. This was actually my first vehicle while on the tail end of college and first real, live adult car. Well, not the Ralliart, but the LS. In the spirit of truthiness, I figured I’d like you know that the LS (the base version of the Sportback) came with the 160 hp/torque 4G69. The…

Why the ubiquitous 2.slow? I think that’s an adequate descriptor for this motor, considering its peers (sorry, VW) and numbers. Is there any plans for something more appropriate?

All the plebes are just jealous of our wrencher’s privilege.