For $10k? Maybe the speed 3 but I doubt a non-salvage Toyobaru.

There are lots of good, fun cars available under $10k. If you look carefully, you can find non-thrashed 350Zs in that price range, Miatas, Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, etc. However, none of those options is terribly unique. Just need to be a careful shopper and always get a PPI.

Trading your MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron?

One day at a time, David.

When someone without a mask or wearing one inappropriately gets too close to me, I start hacking and coughing for a bit (inside my mask of course).  Backs ‘em right the fuck up.  Nothing like a little personal fear to motivate a complacent asshole.  Some dumbasses don’t even notice, but I’ve been surprised how…

I’d rather have a 911 TBH.  Not that I’ll be owning either one any time soon. 

That Jeep Wrangler is terrifying.

Need an NSFW warning before you post that kind of porn around here, dayum.

No. No Way, No How. Just No. Never. These cars are not worth it at “free”.

The real reason this is a no-go for a first time driver is the fact that it’s a wagon.  Teenage pregnancy is no joke.  And before you say this car is ugly enough to qualify as birth control, well, you’d be surprised.

I didn’t say it was cheap, I said it was tacky.

And it’s so strange, that Supra taking off to “show off” the noise - and you can’t hear any whistle at all, just a bit of tire squeal as he lurches all over the road.  He just about sideswiped those little pickups parked there (before blowing through that stop sign).

Yeah, that’s pretty cringe. But I’m not convinced it’s actually worse. I’d be just as actively embarrassed to be seen getting into a car with those “Night Edition” badges. And Andrew is spot on, carbon fiber trim on a huge luxury sedan is so tacky. Yeah, you go for that 10 g weight savings there, sport.

I thought that was a design requirement at Ford...

Well said. And I wouldn’t trust just any mechanic to know the quirks of a 17 year old Jag, either. Just because the sign out front says “Euro specialist” doesn’t mean they necessarily know what to look for. Luckily the LA area probably has several that do.

Unfair!  Otto totally took a head start.

Recaro (singular) with 5-pt. racing harness, of course!

BWAHahahahahaaaa!  That’s awesome!  There really *is* a silver lining after all!

Oh you won’t find these deals at any “dealer”.

Plus parking, insurance, gas, damage from road hazards/street parking, etc. Yeah NYC is not great for car ownership.