Everybody knows if you run directional tires the wrong way your car slides around like it’s on ice

IMO anything is better than wheel bolts, the Germans and their wheel bolts can suck my weisswurst

Financially it’s a reach… if I got one old enough to feel comfortable about the price, I’d be concerned about the price and quantity of maintenance. Also family-wise it would be inconvenient to have a 2 seater or 2+2

I can’t really own a Porsche, so I’ll stay an Audi guy. My current trajectory is pointed at the Etron Quattro GT, which is a shared platform with the Taycan, so that’s kind of a Porsche

“better” exhaust in what sense? Sound? Or are they leaving performance on the table?

The civility is a very subjective issue, I think it comes down to preferring German restraint to Italian high drama (the VAG Lambos make a fascinating fusion thereof.) I remember when the Audi R8 came out people were dinging it as being “boring” and I couldn’t imagine a car that pretty taking a turn at 100mph with all the effort of going to get the groceries being considered boring.

Why don’t you want to start the car?