Weekend Car Buying Roundup December 14, 2024

The annual Hagerty Bull Market List is out, and there are still several days before Christmas to run out and grab one of these incredible vehicles for someone you love. Or for yourself. After all, why shouldn’t you treat yourself to a Lamborghini Gallardo to end 2024? If the big vintage car insurance company says these cars are safe(ish) bets, then it’s not like you’re going to lose a bunch of money in the process, are you? - Bradley Brownell Read More

Oftentimes supercar manufactures and supercar buyers alike will tout their superiority by way of lap times. Hell, Ford just did it themselves this week. Many of these are phenomenally fast street-legal machines, priced upward of a quarter-million dollars before options, like the Porsche 911 GT3 RS or the McLaren 750S. Hundreds of horsepower, lots of wild state-of-the-art electronic driver aids, trick aero and suspension, these cars have it all. They’re also low and stiff, giving up street comfort for lap time prowess. So why are they still slower than a 240-horsepower motorcycle-powered track car around a track? - Bradley Brownell Read More

While mileage-heavy, today’s Nice Price or No Dice M5 has the paperwork to prove it’s not all used up. Let’s see how much paper and silver it will take to buy. - Rob Emslie Read More

The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Mercedes claims it’s always been garage-kept. That would explain the discordance between its tidy presentation and the 317K it shows on the clock. Let’s see if there’s still life left in it and what that might reasonably be worth. - Rob Emslie Read More

Vipin is the family “car person” and has been tasked with helping his younger sister with her first real adult car. She is looking for something easy to park, luxury-ish, reasonably priced around $25,000 with good fuel economy and reliability. What car should she buy? - Tom McParland Read More

Regarding cars, it’s generally a good idea to avoid other people’s projects, but the mods on today’s Nice Price or No Dice Subaru might make it an exception to that rule. That is, of course, only if the price is right. - Rob Emslie Read More

The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Ford 4X4 claims we will find no other “at this quality and at this price.” Let’s decide if those factors add up to a bargain Bronco. - Rob Emslie Read More

You probably remember when the Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride were some of the hottest family crossovers on the market. Demand far outpaced supply, and many customers paid well over MSRP for these three-row SUVs. With upgraded versions on the horizon, it’s a good time to remind you that you don’t need to spend a fortune to get the same style and substance. - Tom McParland Read More

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Logghe dragster was built not to barrel down the quarter mile but for “cackling” car meets. That’s a unique and specific role, and it will require some novel thinking on our part to decide what it might be worth. - Rob Emslie Read More

Happy Friday, friends. It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas out there, even though, without snow, it may not look it. The park near the climbing gym is selling trees, the air has that frosty nip to it and the floor of my apartment building’s hallway is absolutely freezing when I go out barefoot to pick up my Taco Bell delivery. All signs of the season. - Amber DaSilva Read More