[Otter74]

The 40k trans service is kind of ridiculous, but I don't drive this car (my Accord or whatever) more than 5k a year, probably not even that, so if a car I buy has had the trans serviced relatively recently it's going to be a long, long time before it's due again. I want a modern car that's practical (meaning a liftgate, which the Accord isn't) and can fit bikes and other big piles of stuff and is a good long-distance highway car and whenever I decide to pass on my Saab I can just have N-1 cars for a while, which will be kind of nice, until I finally give in and buy the Bavaria I've always wanted. And when I'll do I'll still have a practical car. I live in Chicago, where "hills" don't exist, so no worry about holding the car with the trans, but thanks for that reminder.