The inattentive stoplight waiter.

I drive from Pennsylvania to Florida on I-95 following Christmas almost annually. The preponderance of left-lane hogging snowbirds cruising below the speed limit is downright dangerous as other drivers dart all over the road to try to get by. It’s nearly always an older driver with northern plates in the left lane,…

I agree Re: GM small blocks: I recently attempted spark plug replacement in my 2009 Yukon Hybrid, 6.0L V8. It was awful and I only made it thru 7 before enlisting professional help for #8. The hybrid system made it markedly worse because some hybrid elements are lumped under the hood and in the way.

This is the one and only scenario where I am willing to recommend a brodozer.

Yes, and I’d love to know the average annual cost of maintenance/repair over the last 5-10 years. It must be staggering.

“Higher miles”... understatement of the century. This is fantastic, though. Seriously kinda thinking about looking at it.

The sad reality of the E30 M3 market is that with a bit of work, this could become a $50k car. For that reason I voted ‘nice price’, even though I know these prices are insane.

You bring up a good point. THE TIRES! Imagine the burnouts in that V with no repercussions!

The styling is fantastic and I love the idea of a well-styled, mid-luxury, performance-oriented American car. Another competitor to the S4, 340i, etc. I hope that Buick pursues the idea of a performance oriented model seriously. My in-laws have a Lacrosse and it is fine for them, but it drives much like a big Lexus…

Yeah, many Porsche buyers are looking for luxury/status far ahead of performance on their list of criteria. They’re not cross shopping a GTI; the allroad, maybe, but they probably desire the ride height of a crossover.

To be a completely pedantic a’hole, it’s “four hundred sixty-seven” and “four hundred twenty-three.” No “and.” :)

This is awesome. I think my entire graduate school experience (MS and PhD) was a tumble down the East Face of Mt. Stupid and into Humble Valley.

In college I bought a 96 Eagle Vision. It was the first vehicle that I personally bought. I really liked that car, no joke! It was reasonably quick, comfortable, and fuel efficient, but mainly, it was far superior to any other vehicle I had used at that point in my life.

True.

1st Gear: An important item that I haven’t seen anyone note is that this Audi trick could actually have a practical application. People who “warm up” their cars would not burn as much fuel letting their cars run before driving. Since automakers are pulling out all their tricks on fuel economy with start/stop, cylinder…

“But the plywood! Please, think about the plywood!”

Audi S4 owner here. I’m not into drifting. Sorry! Don’t hate me. It’s just not my thing.

I had a surreal experience in Durham several years ago. I was at an event with the top guy in the world in my career, eating bbq family style right across the table from him, and he completed my beverage choice (sweet tea, naturally). Ah, Durham. Great bbq.

Several years ago, I saw one of those Bigfoot tv shows where a car was all scratched up. Naturally, the “investigators” chalked it up as evidence that Bigfoot had attacked the vehicle.

I’m impressed, but also a bit turned off on the vehicle as I can’t help but think that is a LOT of stuff that can fail!