I'm right there with you. I have worked on a lot of newer stuff lately helping a friend get a dealership off the ground & it's incredible how terrible some of it is. There are no jack points on any of the cars, they've even made subframe mounts harder to get to somehow. The engines are generally pretty awesome. I'm a big fan of turbo 4 cylinders & there are lots of those now. But the transmissions are all "non-serviceable" (which I'm pretty sure is the result of some sort of "no oil needed" carbon credit program) & that just means no one changes the fluid & so the transmissions are all shot at like 100k. And having touch screen controls for everything is one of the worst things ever. The UX sucks to begin with, & when the screens mess up you can't work anything in the damn car. As far as interior controls go there is like zero intelligent engineering, no thought put into failure modes at all. I like real switches & buttons. My phone does all the smart stuff I need & I can completely replace that or change the OS without having to hack up an entire car.
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This old girls got 289.000 miles on the odometer and still rips 🚗💨 the paint is bad, the leather seats are torn, it has some electrical gremlins.. but the 3.0 liter V8 sings above 4 grand and it handles like a dream. It’s easy to work on and has never left me stranded (…yet) 🙏 
She's gorgeous. I've owned & worked a lot of BMWs. I have such a love hate relationship with them. The electrical stuff finally sent me over the edge. If I ever own another one, it's going to be completely rewired with a painless wiring harness & holley standalone ecu & dash.
When a Light Control Module (which shouldnt even be a thing) can suddenly quit & cost you $700 (for the part) to get your lights working again... I just can't with that. But every now & then I see a particularly nice e30, e34, e36, e39, or e46 that makes me want to go find another project. A good friend bought this one from my dad & is making it pretty crazy 😁


Nice I had a 2003 E39 530i Msport Touring in silver. Only car I ever regretted selling. Lots of electrics to go wrong but a dream to drive.
Currently got a 2006 Discovery with 380k miles on the clock which is a workhorse and a ticking time bomb for a big repair.
Sick! the P38 Range Rover is one of my all time favorite designs. One day when I have the time energy and money to LS swap one i might pull the trigger ha
Excellent taste ser 👌 but you’re spot on with the love hate bit. This is what goes through my head pretty much every time I get behind the wheel ha: 