it's got gear driven cams

👌

I've heard it's expensive to fix if it does break

probably, most vw/audi stuff is

I'll stick with a 12v <:shap:497652686603288576>

the reason I don't have a phaeton is the maintenance costs

phaetons are ridiculously cheap used though

If you can't afford the maintenance, you can't afford the car

honestly I kinda want one of the lotus 430s

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F223333382644

Wow, didn't know that was a thing

Yall euros have really niche models

I think ours came with one gas engine choice, and MAYBE a 4motion package that wasn't common

Niche is relative, we just have options for every budget

and every situation

and every nation

Yeah, that's niche lol

well, relative depending on the viewpoint

obv. a 316i wouldnt sell well in the US

but across europe, yeah

except germany

cause they dont tax their cars as heavily

Well, I'm coming from an American perspective where most cars have a single engine choice

Our trucks though, they have tons of configurations

I.e. The Silverado.

Thats got two different sub models this year; the new model and last year's.

There's 7 engine choices between the two of them

the thing here is that a lot of places have emissions taxes or an equivalent

which obv. also isnt the same everywhere

e.g. here in austria i would pay 35k for a gt86

in germany 30k

and obv. in the us its 23k or w/e

Yeah, California was that was for us, until the auto manufacturers started producing everything to their standards, so it was the same everywhere.

That Tourareg was the last one that wasn't iirc

It was available in only 45 states

@woll3 what if you bought it in germany and imported it yourself

heh

they thought about that obv. and i gotta pay the emission tax after the import

how long does that apply for

like could you buy an old 80s car in germany and bring it on

in

thats not an issue

its only on first time registering

ah