There are only three non-luxury 4-seat convertibles being sold in North America today: the Ford Mustang, the Mini Cooper and the VW Beetle. Otherwise you’re spending a lot on a BMW, Mercedes or an Audi. Everything else is roadsters or supercars or both. That’s particularly sad if, like me, you want to drive topless…

knowing BMW, I’m sure the 6 still comes as a coupe, only now with 4 doors, more ground clearance, an ugly sloping roof rendering the back seat useless, a hatch instead of a truck, and some GT badges.

I’m a bit surprised by this too, honestly.

If you get this reference,you’re old.

Okay, so quick question.  I’m forever looking for a replacement for my F650, and on the Kawa website, the 400 ABS says: 6 speed, return shift. under transmission.  The 650 does not say “return shift.” What does this mean? I’ve used the googles and can’t find anything other than people complaining about N --> 1st and…

annnnnd it already broke down, literally on the way home for the guy who bought it

Yeah I get that, I had a grandfather who amassed a fortune in his day that he attempted to pass on to his kids; the family farm on a hill overlooking the city, the acres of undeveloped land across the street and the classic benz in the garage are all long gone, sold off at the first opportunity, and taxed at rates…

Why do you need room for 4 if you have no family?

Thank God for Jim.

You know my motto: Alpinas, All The Time.

We’re talking about “culturally Southern.”

People actually like the Renegade. It is decent off road and has an interesting look. The 500 can’t do anything better than other small cars in it’s class and looks like melted plastic Easter egg.

I don’t think airbag extracts the tube door. You take door off, and extend the tube with the air bag so it can only inflate when it needs to

Meh. A whole lot of meh.

This was so half-hearted. They use the little cartoon capitalist on the cards! They could have gone with the contemporary “radical” bearded anarchist bomb-thrower or the cartoon Lenin (the one with the broom) or anything vaguely clever. A gulag would teach these loafers a few things!

Maybe call a computer guy to take a look.

There is so much potential there. I would rather work with a roached engine than rust. A complete top to bottom rebuild of the engine, transmission, and rear-end wouldn’t be too challenging, even if you have to wait for parts from Japan.  The body and interior are worthy of this work. 

It’s like telling someone about my father’s job before he retired. He worked on papermills for Scott-Paper, later Kimberly Clark.