There’s a saying out there that one of the most expensive cars that you can buy is a highly depreciated German car. Sure, these cars are cheap to buy, but the repairs catch up to you pretty quickly. Someone has to be the first, second, or maybe third owner first before you meet that glorious hooptie at the bottom of its depreciation curve.
Thomas wrote about the Mercedes-AMG E53 Wagon, a ride that would cost you $94,500 if you buy it new. But I have a feeling few Autopians would be buying it new. Huja Shaw:
See you in three years, my Certified-Preowned Beauty.
Then, when Huja Shaw sells, I’ll buy you in 20 years, my Facebook Marketplace bargain basement beauty.
I gave you an Autopian Asks with the question of choosing a garage to fill up with vehicles adding up to no more than 10 wheels. Luxobarge:
Ten Goodyear blimps.
Further research has revealed that the newest blimps actually have two wheels–one under the gondola and one closer to the tail–so I will either accept ten of the older-style unicycle blimps or (reluctantly) merely five of the newer ones.
Eggsalad got creative:
An Aptera, a Can-Am Spyder, a Polaris Slingshot, and a mono-wheel skateboard!
As did ChefCJ:
3 Reliant Robins and a unicycle. It’s the only sensible answer
Alexk98 found a loophole:
Of course, one working, reliable car, and ~4 cars with never more than one wheel installed at a given time, if any at all, so in theory I can boy-math my way to 2 functional vehicles, and several jack-stand occupying to-do lists.
Mark wrote a Shitbox Showdown between a Ford Probe and a Plymouth Voyager. Honestly, I’m impressed our readers somehow made a Star Trek: The Motion Picture reference. Zeppelopod:
We sent out a Probe, and centuries later it returned…as V-ger.
Church:
I give you a star, but it is begrudgingly. You are thin ice with that one. In the future please limit references to even numbered movies only.
Zeppelopod:
Whale do, chief! First post was a fluke; I promise it won’t happen again on porpoise.
Rob Stercraw:
Looks like you did a little too much LDS in the 60’s.
Finally, Brian wrote about how Ford owners seem to like their cars more than Tesla owners. Goose:
I’m always surprised at how many people just get the same thing over and over and over and never shop the competition. My parents are one of them even. They are on like F150 number 5 and haven’t shopped a Silverado or Ram since they first started getting Fords. Every 3 years they turn in their lease and basically ask the dealer for a new version of what they had. If it’s on the lot, great, if not, they’ll extend their lease a few weeks/months to get what they want. They’ll never look at anything else and it’s insane to me.
Yeah, brand loyalty is weird. Look, don’t look at how many Smarts I own. Have a great evening, everyone!
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