Totally baffled nobody wants this 2008 Miata unicorn – a 10 year old car with a ridiculous 9,000 odometer miles. I wrote about this car in April when it first surfaced at the Dulles, VA CarMax, and four months later its been transferred a couple of times and is now in Michigan! Yes, it’s an automatic, but this little puppy does NOT belong up north come winter. Somebody take it in? It’s also dropped $1,000 since I posted. Here’s the link – if dead it’s (finally!) sold, on hold, or being transferred (again!).
My CarMax service tech seemed surprised when I told him about the BMW M5 and M6 
Next on my list is this 2008 BMW M6 in Boston. It’s not a great deal, with higher mileage, an accident in its history (it was a NY car!), but the same price as the 
Last, here’s a 2008 BMW M6 convertible. Not a big fan of the convertibles – the M6 of this era already suffers from a big butt, and the ugly soft top doesn’t help much. But top down, this V-10 roars and is probably right for someone. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! It’s also low mileage for a 2008. 
No real reason to want a little Audi S4 with a big V-8 engine, other than the rumble and roar and bragging rights. This 2009 Audi S4 
I love big V8 horsepower and big sedans that do 0-60 in 4.1 seconds. I love taking advantage of other people’s depreciation. I love owning expensive to buy and more expensive to repair cars that aren’t my problem with the 
I have always loved the lines of the W212 Mercedes E550, understated and elegant before Mercedes went all sharp and scary in 2010. Not as high end as the S-class, but a decent daily driver with 380hp and a sub-5 second 0-60. And this one has such low mileage the V-8 isn’t even broken in. Here’s a 
The E65 2008 BMW 750 Li, on the other hand, is a little slower, a little older, a little uglier (I hate the bubble butt trunk), has higher mileage, and yet looks to be a decent cruiser. And it’s cheap. And it’s the long wheelbase model, so like a living room on wheels. It’s a two owner Texas and Vegas car. Jalopnik noted, “You don’t look at the car and think “beautiful.” But if you think about it, you think “perversely attractive.” It has the loathed I-Drive knob. But at $17,599 it still seems like a bargain. I should note, every BMW 7 series I looked at the 
First sale of a car I posted to a blog reader (that I’m aware of). Had the opportunity to collaborate with the reader who bought 
When a reader comments and asks for a specific vehicle, I am honored to join the hunt – whether it’s an enthusiast car or not. Jerry want’s a pickup truck to commute and handle odd jobs. One man’s unicorn is another man’s hunting dog. Or something like that. And Jerry is a friend. So with not a lot else I punched in what I might look for. Four-wheel drive, four door, 6-cylinder (would go for big V8 except he did say commuter!), five-years old or less, 40,000 miles or less. Some creature comforts – Bluetooth, rear-view camera and sensors (we urban cowboys tend to back into shit), seat heaters. Not more than 250 miles from home. The big pickups (F-150 and Chevy Silverados) ruled themselves out. Good trucks but they suck for commuting. So as of now (late-March 2018) it came down to one – a 2016 Nissan Frontier. Normally my unicorn hunt is all about the warranty – high-end cars that break a lot and are expensive to maintain. For Jerry I’d say this car is neither -unlikely to break a lot, and cheap to maintain. Still under dealer warranty at 10,000 miles. Roll the dice. Spend the warranty money on lottery tickets. Go for the gold. Let me know when we’re heading north to pick it up.
Just drove 300 miles in a light rain from Northern Virginia to Fort Bragg in 
God blessed America with muscle cars. A couple of three nice Mustang GT500’s in Las Vegas, Tuscon and Baltimore. Cars are 8-11 years old and while not cheap, they meet my 
