I’ve got an ‘11 E90 335i xDrive manual. They command a premium but nothing too crazy. Unicorns, yes, but only valuable if you’re trying to avoid buying a WRX. The hardest part is really just scrambling to get the car before someone else swoops in.

The peak “soul of the E30" BMW is probably an E82 128i stick w/ M Sport.

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Finally. Once I know transmission availability and tow ratings, I’ll start saving.

Now if only I could get Kawasaki to get off its butt about the ZX-25r. . .

I shall buy one and name it “Pumba.”

Now that I have power back. . .

You’re right; the particulars are 100% different. Still, as he is a practicing copyright attorney, this sort of thing is totally in Leonard’s legal wheelhouse and I’d love to hear his breakdown of this situation.

They need to call up Usaopoly to make Clue: Internet Mechanic, Jalopnik edition. Just a cutaway picture of David’s J-10 and a pile of miniature fluid bottles and broken parts with the goal being guess the leak/breakdown, where it came from and where it ended up, E.G. ATF, transmission, speedometer.

Well, Jobs is dead and with a name like “Cuban” he’s obviously some form of Latino.

As much I hate having to do it, lemme just add a “/s” because I’m sure some mouthbreather’d make this same remark in earnest. Poe’s law is a bitch.

Give it a few days and hopefully Leonard French’ll hit this one.  Seems up his alley, and he did cover the samcrac/Domino’s DXP issue at the time.

First up, pick a frame of reference.

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Ironically, what they should do is bring any Q50/G37 replacement back into the Nissan fold, branded as the Skyline, most likely a derivative of the upcoming Z platform. (Why not go full circle?) The Skyline marque has a lot more history, recognition and goodwill associated with it than any Infiniti.

You…

Because what happens here in ‘Murrica exists in a vacuum and apparently the average consumer is too dumb to recognize something for what it is? That’s essentially the hill you’re willing to die on, and honestly, that’s usually a pretty safe bet. In this case though, whether you like it or not and regardless of the…

I’m well aware they’re both FM platform derivatives. Go to Wikipedia and read the Skyline article: the Infiniti G cars were literally a quick rebadge of the V35, making them “tarted-up Nissans.”

“Infiniti is already perceived as nothing more than a tarted up Nissan.”

I know we all know the history. . . but you realize the hilarious cognitive dissonance of that statement when talking about the G35, right?

Ah. I figured it was but after learning such fun things as DME = ECU in BMW land, I figured there was a chance it was some German acronym.

I know the German marques were (and probably still are) chasing the lease market, so “lifetime” really means life of lease and the shift of focus seems to be when everyone points to…

Convenient, no? Valve cover, OFHG and oil pan. If your N5x be leaking oil, it’s almost guaranteed to be one of those three. Except, you know, all those times it’s the valve cover or a main.

As for Fudgy: The low windshield washer fluid indicator looks like a whale spouting. “Fudgie the Whale,” if you’re a Gen-X/early…

It was either this, pony up the Subie tax or get some Godforsaken soulless crossover. . . I think I chose well so far.

“DIGF”? Diff, you mean? Just checking as I’ve seen some weird acronyms in the service manuals. But yeah, I’m plotting the diff, transfer case and transmission to be done by 80K, in the King’s English. I’m running around 7500 miles per oil change, which should keep me about two klicks under your recommendation. I’ve see…

If I ever become a C-level baller, I’m whipping out the Little Hug.

It’s worth swinging through the electronics section if you’re at a store that sells them on other errands. That’s how my wife and I scored our original generation one at Target and apparently how the author scored hers.

That said, at this point I’d probably wait to see what the “Pro” is before pulling the trigger…

I’m learning this as I’ve progressed into my second year of E90 ownership. I rolled the dice on a low mileage N55-powered manual-trans 335i xDrive as I knew they had “resolved” the big issues with the N54. My car’s been solid, with only a brake-wear indicator, a burned-out light bulb, oil-change reminder and the odd…