I’m still blown away that, when I went to my local Volvo dealership to look, it was clear that nobody wanted this car. They ended up giving me $2,000 more for my 2015 Allroad in trade than Audi was prepared to give me and $13,000 (!!!!) in factory and dealer incentives…so I ended up driving it off the lot, brand new,…

I don’t have a garage, but in my driveway is an unremarkable 2006 Volvo V70 (named Pandora) that, as of today, I have agreed to say goodbye to. 4,709mm of Swedish utility. 2 litres across five cylinders of forced induction mediocrity. And yet, with nearly 350,000km on the clock (more than two-thirds I put on in the…

I’m lucky enough to have two that I absolutely love: a 2019 GTI Rabbit Edition (10K, 6-speed manual) that I bought off lease a few weeks ago and a Polestar-engineered 2018 V90 XC (which just ticked over to 25K). I’ll add an electric vehicle to the fleet when my workplace adds chargers (2024?), but I’m going to hold on…

I would think the *owners* of the fancy cars would be less than thrilled about having them parked on the street. If I knew a shop was doing that with my car I wouldn’t be taking my car there.

I don’t entirely disagree, but real estate is far more local than auto sales. Some places will stay very high pretty much forever. Some places will crash hard. Some places have always been dirt cheap, some places have always been very expensive. The overall trend has always been up as a general rule, if not…

He lost his job and went to jail for this and lost his license for almost 3 years.

Just selling a car for a high price does not make it a “luxury” car.

It’s perceived because this is an all-new model with a new engine so it doesn’t have a proven track record of reliability yet. Seriously, go look it up.

Absolutely stand by that - even a $30k Kia has a nicer interior. Just look at any of the LX’s rivals - even the L405 Range Rover’s interior is nearly 10 years old (and being replaced this year) and even that looks more modern, cohesive with a lot less tacky, shiny materials. Honestly, those plastic air vents look…

The trouble with the LX for at least a decade has been that its styling completely turns off the traditional Land Cruiser buyer. It’s not only goppingly ugly and gawdy, but it requires a fairly heavy hand to correct for making it off-road worthy again. Also the Land Cruiser buyer typically shy away from the Lexus…

You can’t accidentally make a vehicle this ugly. 

IMHO, Here’s what people don’t get about this type of vehicle:

Sorry, but in a world where this pricing gets you into a brand new full-size Range Rover or perhaps a high-spec Mercedes GLS or V8 BMW X7, that crappy interior from the Toyota parts bin just doesn’t cut it. The only thing going for this thing is the perception of great reliability and surely that is one of the most…

That thing is so hideous looking. If I’m going to blow 100k for an SUV I’d rather the front end not look like a giant air filter. All of that plastic is goiung to fade and look like shit and also get all pitted up with rocks and road debris.

I think something a little more premium makes sense. $40-50k gets you into a very tidy certified Porsche Macan S - the pre-facelift which means you get a true Porsche engine (not the Audi 3.0T in the 2019+). The Macan S handles great, sounds good, is fast enough, plus it has a raised driving position and still feels…

I miss the wacked out comedy options on these things. So...

Gothenburg, Sweden. Those Saab-Fiats really were everywhere. Proper ghost cars now, and never seen one in England where I live now.

Westchester, NY

Genuine question - am I going to get screwed on a new Range Rover next Spring or is that considered a high-margin vehicle for Land Rover so they will be prioritizing production? We have a 2019 HSE and placed a factory order with our closest dealer for the all-new model after its debut last week, which should arrive…