I'm in the Pacific Northwest now - south of Seattle, nestled in-between the Olympics, North Cascades, and Mount Rainier!
I don't have strong feelings one way or the other for the Mk8 - which means it's not the car for me as I am typically a fairly polarized individual. The performance...
As a former Minnesotan of 20 years spending the majority of my time in the Minneapolis and Edina (50th and France) area, I read through the thread and couldn't help but shutter at the winter time photos remembering having to take the trash out, and my buddies pouring water bottles over car door...
I don't find that bland or boring at all. It is unbelievably clean, functional, and that large window lets in some great natural light.
I'm totally jealous of the setup.
Interesting - the new Rams have a shark fin antenna on the top of the roof that makes clearing a 7ft door a challenge. The antenna is about 3in tall, if not closer to 4. I also think I'm conflating door frame height with actual height with the door not fully clearing the door frame - so I...
At 7ft door height, I don't think you're going to be putting that thing in the garage anytime soon! I clear a 7ft garage door by about 1.5in with my 2019 Ram 1500 in the garage, and I don't have a lift or off-roading tires.
EDIT: Nice F80. I've got an E39 M5 myself. My mom drives an F80...