Resale is probably because the manual was the one to get, and they vanished in a hurry. Surprised you found one. After the first couple allotments, our local Jeep dealer had, like, nil with manuals.

We’re post-warranty at 65k on ours (2015 1.4T/manual/4WD as well) and the only real issue we’ve had was a bad clutch…

Not really. GM/Fiat Small Wide (Renegade) versus Fiat Mini (Panda).

The Tigershark/ZF9 is trash, but the 1.4T/manual/4WD is a chonky 500 Abarth that can bounce down a firetrail. I have one and I’ll die on this hill.

We got the manual and 4WD as an option here in Freedomland.

My K3 600 was buttery smooth from idle on up, as you say, and buttery smooth from I-swear-it’s-spring through fookin’ hot summer to here-come-the-frost autumn, from shore to mountain-top without a complaint. My Ninja 400's fueling is without a hiccup so far as well. Any “snatchiness” in that bike is due to the…

Seriously. Would you like a bike that runs half like shit, or one the runs somewhere between 1 to 5 sixths like shit? Multiple carbs are the tool of the devil, regardless of how cool they look.

Oh, I know. My K3 was in the first generation of fuelly Gixxer 600s. That said, I’m in a climate where bikes get stored for a third of the year and, on top of that, this isn’t exactly a daily whip. Carbs make for a miserable first ride when your bike starts, but you have to spend half an hour to an hour getting your…

Non-fuel injection makes this an immediate no-dice for me.

Which is ironic, as BMW is on the record for keeping the manual in the M3/M4 because the US market is the one demanding it.

Sooooo, woohoo, another two seat toy? Problem is, and what I think is more wanted, is an IDx or Code 130R. A little practicality goes a long way if you’ve gotta slip this past the finance…

Oh no. Then it’s exotic.

True, if you’re looking for a minimalist setup you’re golden. Not a lot to stow before you go.

My wife and I are thinking more like a mobile hotel/efficiency. Probably a small or medium trailer, like 2500-4000 pounds, maybe a hybrid camper or one with a slide, that we just get to our site, set it up and unhitch our…

Oh, don’t get me wrong. I understand every last pro of the setup and that’s it’s fine. Just tell my lizard-brain that there ain’t poo-germs alllllll over there. (You know, just like everyone’s bathroom in their actual home.) I’ve tried.

The decamping thing is why I’ve crossed virtually any “affordable” RV off my list.

I’m like a mega-snob. My life and I are considering picking up a camper in the next couple years and I give major side-eye at any layout where the toilet is physically in the shower. I got standards.

Cool. . . but I have a dog and there’s a precedent for this sort of thing. . .

After GM’s multi-carb ban (because other division can’t have nice things), only the Corvette was allowed to sport more than one. . .

Except for, obviously, the Corvair. And that’s your bar bet winner with your car buds.

Gah, you beat me by five.

MY SON!

Picture your typical conservative Silent Generation or Boomer father. Now, give him said sports car and let him dote upon it with pride not unlike Darrin McGavin’s toward a certain lighting fixture.

Same here.  My wife and I are fans of the Alton Brown school of thought: no uni-taskers allowed.

Breville’s Smart Oven Air family. We’ve got the earlier/bigger BOV900, but the smaller BOV860up there actually comes in different finishes than stainless steel.

My only real complaint is that the mode knob on ours is a little “twiddly” and sometimes always wants to move down the list.  As far as air frying, toasting,…