I bought a Brother P-touch labeller. Much easier to read and generally won't rub off (the adhesive is strong with this one). I mark windshield wipers (though that gets stuck on the windshield) and battery replacements, among other things.

That interior color combination makes me want to vomit. On the interior. It can't possibly make it any worse.

Maybe I can get near the door at this one. The dealer at One Hyde Park had a thug doorman that shooed me away for taking photos through the window.

Visually, I like it. Sadly, their AWD offering (or, if you prefer, the hi-po FWD offering) is saddled with the 6F35 SelectShift automagic slushbox. I don't want a continuous slip torque converter. Come on, Ford, you have a DSG. Why not use it?

Jon Shirley has one of these (fully restored, natch). It makes semi-regular appearances at the SOVREN Pacific Northwest Historics, and sometimes at Monterey. It's just as impressive in person.

Jeff, are you sure you didn't pick that thing off the set of the live-live-action remake of Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Your DMV takes plastic? That's an improvement.

On the other hand, Washington State has automated multiple choice testing kiosks, so we have that going for us.

Good news/bad news: I've lived here since 1978. I've had to take the written exam and practical driving test exactly ONCE, in 1986, when I was 17. That's right, no retesting at all. In that time, I've had my drivers' license renewed four times which means an eye exam and a new photo. This means a bunch of people on the road that really shouldn't be. But I guess that whould be obvious if you drive around here for any length of time.

More bad news: given that no retesting is required you'd think that a license renewal would take less time. You'd be very, very wrong.

I've always felt that the Chrysler 300C was the modern recreation of the Mafia Staff Car archetype. Something about the slab sides and squared off nose and tail. Don't know why, but every time I see one, I expect the window to roll down exposing a Tommy Gun.

I get your point about the 2.7L twin turbo. But just for the record, the 2007 S4 contains the normally aspirated 4.2L V8.
Believe me, I know about insane repair bills.

-Literally, son of Hans. But Scandinavian, not German.

Part and parcel of the same conglomerate - VAG have their repair issues. Course, with the exception of the Integra, the other fun cars in the garage cost $1000 to repair. And that's *before* Porsche was subsumed into the Borg :)