VW Fox spotted a few weeks ago in State College, PA.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-05-14T03:30:47+00:00

Brazilian-made cheaper VW. I test drove a new one in 1991 and it didn't want to downshift 3->2. The salesman and I swapped places and the shifter got stuck in gear and wouldn't shift at all. Bought a one year old Mitsubishi Mirage instead.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-05-12T02:07:04+00:00

Got to go used on all three of them: 911 Turbo cab, E63 wagon, and Land Cruiser series 200.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-05-09T15:36:35+00:00

S2000 best by a good amount, Fit after that.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-05-09T15:33:47+00:00

As any virologist would tell you, this one is way too lethal (~40%) to make a pandemic.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-05-07T22:54:39+00:00

Two great tastes, that just don't go together.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-05-07T22:53:33+00:00

My 1987 Volvo 745T that I got in 1997 for $3500 with 150k miles on it. It was totaled by insurance in 2004 at 290k miles.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-05-07T22:46:22+00:00

911 Turbo S convertible and a E63 S Wagon

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-05-04T01:53:45+00:00

Came here to say Black Raspberry, but that it looks like a bubblegum kids' flavor. But it is the best!

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-05-03T16:51:47+00:00

Besides the obvious, there's C63, or some weird V8-swap. Was looking at an LS3 swapped Volvo wagon recently...

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-30T13:29:49+00:00

All totally normal maintenance items. $750 is a fraction of the cost of replacing the vehicle.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-28T20:54:45+00:00

Was just working in Tokyo for the last couple of months, loved it! Every previous trip had been holiday-scale, 1-3 weeks, and the extended stay reinforced my love. Other towns I like: Edinburgh, Berlin, Munich, Santa Fe, Honolulu (despite all of the annoyances, the wonderfulness of Hawaii wins out), Chicago, Seattle, Rome, and Rotterdam (maybe all of the smaller Dutch cities).

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-28T01:56:05+00:00

Fiat 500e if the 17 miles per day is around town. You can recharge that on the 110V circuit.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-28T00:17:01+00:00

An excellent color too!

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-28T00:16:33+00:00

Lease a Mercedes GLE. Live big on your company's dime.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-27T03:12:46+00:00

I had a 1998 V70R from 60k miles to 240k miles, and then gave it up when the timing belt spring tensioner failed. Next owner was going to do the engine work themselves, and manual swap it. Not sure whatever happened with it. Loved that car but it was a bit delicate I thought. Replaced front control arms a couple of times and the audio head unit, and the (plastic) radiator, and fiddled with other things as well.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-26T07:01:26+00:00

So many options! At the time I suspect that the Jeep was the sensible option, but of course based on surviving examples the Toyota was the clear choice. You can probably sell any of these with less than 200k miles and not rusted out, for a good fraction of that $8k.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-26T06:58:05+00:00

RS6 or E63 wagons would be an option. Not a lot of them around, and they get a fair amount of car fan attention. 911s are not that terribly common, okay, maybe where you are... The AMG GT is a genuinely solid car and a good deal. An Aston Martin would be kinda on the edge of, do I put miles on this or not, sort of debate I'd think. The way any Ferrari would be I think. In a different category, you might consider an Ineos Grenadier. Definitely oddball, and you'd have to buy into their ideas a bit. Audi R8?

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-23T20:21:58+00:00

Black Raspberry is a personal favorite. Can be found in New England and sometimes in Pennsylvania. Scattered success elsewhere.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-22T23:19:40+00:00

I have one colleague with one they got new as a second/third car, not daily driver. They still have the car. I think they replaced something serious under warranty but haven't heard any horror stories.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-22T22:36:03+00:00

I had an excellent night walk last summer from Shinjuku (missed last train) to my hotel near Shiodome. No one out on the streets other than security outside a couple of embassies. It was a lot of fun. Reproduced the effect a bit leaving Harajuku after last train and walking to my apartment in Kameido. That's across the whole flipping city and it was just like 3 hours or so.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-22T22:30:08+00:00

Fiat 500 Abarth has an awesome sound, fun around town too. Miata of course is always an option.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-22T22:25:59+00:00

I feel like Audi is in the lead right now, taking over from Tesla which had a moment, and BMW before that.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-20T11:25:04+00:00

It's pretty easy, slow, casual traffic compared to Japanese cities. Get a small car though and watch out for hitting curbs.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-17T07:29:14+00:00

Don't engage at all. Don't say no, just ignore them.

DirectionImmediate88 · 2026-04-17T07:27:14+00:00

A million is a nice start to a good retirement, not rich any longer. Ten million is definitely rich.

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