@tonyola: Agreed but 50K is for all the bells and whistles.

Depreciation is a bitch. 40K for an s40? Try a third of that price for a like new s40 T5 all-wheel drive from a desperate Toyota dealer in Tom's River. "Frank," I said "Who else is coming to Tom's River looking for a stick Volvo S40? Who?"

Not so Smart.

@loquaciousmusic: and I just got a 135i convertible up to $53,000 and change. Crazy.

@KNaudi: beat me by a minute

Audi A3 - 40K for a gussied up Golf TDI is just silly.

@tonyola: Agreed.

@maximum_sarge: Agreed, but I still think the old dame has the curves and the product to pull just enough tricks to keep things interesting. She's become a brand whore for sure but she's outlasted Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn, and Geo. Where else is GM going to put its fine Euro offerings?

@Blakkar: and like the SUX it got 8.2 MPG.

@tonyola: Still an awfully lame car. Despite all the craftsmanship Newport Pagnell had to offer it suffered from terrible build quality, terrible electronics (a given for any British car at the time), and a terrible gearbox. That being said, I would still have one in my fantasy garage for the steering wheel alone.

@MifuneT: Indeed.

The model S looked too good on paper to be real, I guess it's not. A unicorn just died somewhere.

@eaglescout1984, @tempesjo:

Here is the Lagonda image. Look up "lame exotic" in the automotive dictionary and this is what you would find.

@zacarious:

Some lame cars have been listed below, but I would like to throw one more into the mix: The Aston Martin Lagonda. There are only 600+, they were built like sh*t, look like sh*t, and drive like sh*t. Aston Martin is one of the most storied auto manufactures of all time, this was their darkest hour.

@DennyCraneDennyCraneDennyCrane: Great choice, terrible terrible car.

The same could be said for motorcycles, old British roadsters, and anything without airbags. Crash data suggests that they shouldn't be used on regular roads.

@Ben Wojdyla: When the Buick "Astra" comes out we may have our trend.

@Seppuku for Cocoa Puffs: Bang. Seppuku will be here all week. Also the veal is great.