Agreed. Important to learn to assess the quality of any tools you’re contemplating buying to keep from overspending, but I’d argue it’s more important to make sure that the problem you’re solving is the one you bought the tool for (and not the one the tool is creating).

Love me some zoning humor.

I once slept through a transformer getting hit by lightning and exploding in the backyard. I think a car flying into my house would do the trick, though.

Last time I saw you, your ideal drive mode settings consisted of getting in an E30.

These are all of an impressive caliber; it’s not crystal clear who should take the crown.

Today I learned that in British luxury cars, if the back seats are black and the front seats are tan, everything is fine, but if the front seats are black and the back seats are tan, it’s a CP.

I love my iX, but shopping old BMWs in September 2013 and not buying an E28 M5 was a huge mistake.

Here I was wondering who Rod was.

Bless your heart.

Vince Carter is a goddamn national treasure.

WELL SHE KNOWS NOW, BRENT.

I bought an ‘89 for fun.

Thanks!

Totally depends on the rest of your gearing. An E30's Getrag 260 has a 5th gear ratio of 0.81:1, but with the factory 3.91 differentials, the motor spins at 3k on the highway, and 4k on the TX-130 tollway.

Awesome, I’ll swing by if I can. Mine started making a frightening rattle last week so I parked it. It happened right in the middle of a mild top-end rebuild on the Rover... I’ve gotta finish that ASAP to free up space (and have a usable car again).

Yeah it totally depends on landlords, but ours has (understandably) been cool with modest, free-to-them improvements.

Sure seems like it!

Ha, hey man! I was out in Spicewood yesterday; how’d the install go?

If you’re down to live in something old with its share of problems (and likely split rent to keep costs reasonable), there are a fair few houses in Hyde Park that have detached outbuildings that can fit a car. Most of my spare time for the last month and a half was spent getting one such outbuilding into shape to let…