I read that book when I was a kid!

So you’re not happy with the advice, and then go on to note that you pretty much follow that advice to the letter. (I know, two cars not just the one, but the irony was too funny not to comment on)

Oh you’ll pay more than $10k the first time something breaks...

Fair enough. I’ve never mingled with the ‘JDM, yo!’ crowd myself, but old Nissan Presidents or Toyota Crowns or other oddities that we didn’t get here have tempted me on that site for years. I had a friend at work who used to live in Japan, and who told me stories of a friend of his who started a small import business…

One big advantage of the JDM used cars is the condition, and price. In Japan, the inspection and registration system is such that owning an older car is often more expensive than just buying a new car every few years. Hence, people trade up their barely-used cars often, and there’s high depreciation. Even factoring…

Pictured: A Mercury Bobcat

OK, I gave you a star even though this does not meet any of the stated requirements or needs of the OP, because OH MY GOD I WANT IT!

And, he mentioned he was wanting to finance this purchase.  I doubt his lender would be too enthused about lending that kind of scratch for a 5-year-old kit car (however awesome it might be).

It’s not necessarily easy to learn those jobs, either. There are plenty of hands-on, factory jobs that require extensive knowledge and experience to be able to do. Just because it doesn’t require a college degree doesn’t mean just anyone can do it.

You may be.  Have you been having any urges to buy a cute Nissan from the ‘90's?

It looks like it’s twirling it’s mustache at me.

I like that typo!  Now I need to figure out what kind of car can do 1112 mph.  An SR-71 maybe.

Why should he be embarrassed exactly? The comment he was replying to also mentioned that in the first sentence. What is it about 180 kph that makes this the correct speed to limit vehicles to?

If the goal is actually to save lives, installing cheaper tires is not the way to go.  In other words, I hope you’re wrong.  But that is a very interesting observation.

And Tavarish.

Wow, that surprises me. I would never consider buying from someone who wouldn’t let me get the car inspected by an independent mechanic. Guess I won’t be buying from that region any time soon.  I live in the PNW so that’s not too likely anyway, but jeez, that’s disheartening to hear.  I mean, I’ve asked dealers to…

That’s why it should be called TrumpCare.

Hell, they ought to just call it TrumpCare(tm) to get all of the despicables on-board.

I like it, but I doubt he could get better mileage than the GTI in that.  (I drive a Z33 with the VQ35HR, and mileage is not it’s strong suit.)

That’s what fish ladders are for!