It makes me sad how true this is. I love the F-Type but it’s hard to argue that it’s still a relevant brand when they decided to just not make cars this year because they lose less money lol.

I see all of their models regularly in Tampa Bay.

Jaguar. Selling 8,000 cars last year, and planning to have no models on the market next year, will anyone other than Waymo notice or care if they are dead or just sleeping?

All terrible ideas. Go big or go home I say. $40k comfortably gets you into a heavily-depreciated Mercedes S-Class, even the larger S560 V8 model. Get a CPO’d one from MB or one from Carmax and you’ll have a warranty. Another option is an Audi A8L. This one is $7k under budget with only 30k miles. Rock solid,…

I’ve heard that liking tuna sandwiches will get you noticed in the scene.

How about getting a young FBI agent with blonde hair and a nice smile to go undercover to infiltrate the local scene of outlaw drivers? Maybe he gets a job at a parts store that sells NOS cylinders and intakes?

Really funny. My dream cars since - more than a half century - have been MGs and Range Rovers. I’m a Pisces.

Yes 100% agree, this isn’t a Panamera or a Cayenne. No problem not being standard on a performance car like a 911.

In other news: rain is wet. Porsche (and other German manufacturers) have been doing this with options for decades. I’ve ordered 4 new Porsches in the last decade. My 2018 911 Carrera didn’t even have memory seats because I forgot to add to the factory order. It literally had a black plastic lever under the seat pull…

Adaptive cruise control is shit and has no business being on a sports car.  Porsche should be applauded for not forcing it on everyone.

Porsche has been doing this forever?

Yikes - I hope it was quick. Some things to keep in mind for the less sympathetic among the commentariat:

A new, manual Porsche 911 Carrera S, of course. Dark blue over tan. Nice wheels, upgraded Bose surround system and a sunroof, that’s it. Nothing too extreme, just a timeless car in a tidy spec. Every day I miss my old 991 and I’m finally getting an allocation next year for a 992.2 which is going to be a “lifer” for…

$80k is the new $60k, so it feels priced right, especially as it seems like a huge step up in terms of tech, refinement, and quality from the current gas XC90 - which incredibly is almost 10 years old. I’m also not sure anyone shopping for a Volvo SUV cares about standing out, perhaps quite the opposite. It’s also 100…

Neither of your options are EVs, so you already are paying a premium on the tech.

When I first moved to Los Angeles from England nearly 15 years, the most stereotypical LA car was basically any nice, leased luxury European car with paper dealer plates on, advertising the dealership name. Looking back, it was a very LA thing to want other people to think your car is brand new all the time. 

Entire United States: Altima drivers are unhinged.

None of those options are particularly luxurious or roomy, and I got mixed messages on “sports car” vs “big coupe”. If big coupe, power and true luxury is your thing, then a Mercedes S-Class Coupe is it. This car is the last of the truly luxurious personal coupes, plenty fast enough, and a depreciation monster. The…

Could probably knock it down to 60K$. Though I suspect the S-class coupe would probably be more his style.

I am floored that this is being sold as a new car - if you told me it was a 2014 model I would’ve believed you. Every last piece of the interior looks dated.