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Marco Arment

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Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

I just, I really thought that the Taycan was the right answer.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

And leaving aside Aaron's understandable reluctance to have another Bavarian car in the garage, I'm starting to wonder if maybe the i4 is it.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

And the thing that's really making this worse for me is out of nowhere, and I think even before my friend Brian had suggested the i4,

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

Over the last couple of weeks, for reasons I can't understand or place or put my finger on, I started to really miss my E90, my 3 Series that I used to have.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

I don't know why.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

And I think it's a large... Because it was awesome?

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

Well, I've forgotten that I put like 20 grand worth of service into that car, whatever the obscene amount of money was.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

And it was broken when I sold it.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

But I've...

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

I've been reminiscing about how good, to Marco's point, how good that car was in the rare occasions that it wasn't broken.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

And I loved that car so very much.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

And I'm not saying I need to go back to a BMW, but I really did love that car a lot, a lot.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

And

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

And I'm really – I really want to get something – I think I want to get something new.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

And I also made another grievous mistake, and I went to Carvana and said, hey, how much is this VIN worth to you?

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

Don't do that.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

Well, let me ask you.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

How much do you think my car is worth to Carvana based on how I told them about it?

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

I have no idea what cars are worth.

Accidental Tech Podcast
678: Mentoring a Box of Numbers

John, any thoughts?