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    • knightfan26917
      Word Association

      By knightfan26917 · Posted

      feeling helpless     PEACE | Cort, pig and cow valves with pacemaker 2003 MGM LS + 1981 cmc SC; need 1975 Chrysler Cordoba "Something's wrong in the world today" | Aerosmith | 'Living On The Edge'
    • oldshurst442
      2025 Toyota Camry LE Hybrid Review - All-Hybrid, All-CVT, Real-World 45-51 MPG Tested, and What You Give Up for Fuel Economy

      By oldshurst442 · Posted

      Fair enough.  And very true.  But the "experts" here in Canada, the business experts and automotive analysts are saying as soon as the news dropped about the trade deals and dropping of tariffs, that Chinese EVs will be here sooner than we think. They do not give a timeline however, but they all agree that these EVs will hit Canadian shores ready for sale in 2026 sometime.  Now, I agree with you, dealerships are not only necessary for the sales aspects, but for after-sales support and assistance and repair requirements. Also...and I just thought of this, crash and safety requirements are quite different for the Asian and European markets than it is for our North American market.  What Chinese EVs are really North American market ready???  As I dont think the majority, if not all of the native Chinese EVs have been North American approved...
    • Drew Dowdell
      2025 Toyota Camry LE Hybrid Review - All-Hybrid, All-CVT, Real-World 45-51 MPG Tested, and What You Give Up for Fuel Economy

      By Drew Dowdell · Posted

      I don't think you'll be getting them this year as nice as the option sounds. It takes time to set up a distribution channel and dealership network even if they're manufacturer owned stores. Genesis has been building a new dealership near me for nearly a year, at the moment they live in an old VW dealer.
    • oldshurst442
      2025 Toyota Camry LE Hybrid Review - All-Hybrid, All-CVT, Real-World 45-51 MPG Tested, and What You Give Up for Fuel Economy

      By oldshurst442 · Posted

      It is quite sad.  But it is a story long in the making. Decades in the making.  One reason would be of the downsizing of vehicles back in the 1970s. Another would be CAFE and the omission to include trucks in the strict CAFE emissions requirements as they did with cars.    Yada yada yada...    I am quite accepting of this reality.  I have no (individual) power to reverse the SUV/CUV  trend as the choice of transportation.  The masses have spoken and continue to speak that they want this brand of vehicle as their daily driver needs.  Therefore, I have but no choice and to accept this reality.    But in the Canadian market, there is a small but happy moment for sedan options.  In the EV sector.  I do not know what Chinese EVs we will be getting shortly, and if Chinese marketers are smart, they would be offering MORE of their SUVs/CUVs than they will be their sedans, because Canadians too, are on this SUV/CUV train,  but they would also be smart if they would offer their best (affordable) sedans to compete directly with Tesla sedans (models 3 and S) to see what Canadians really want to buy.  Because the Model 3, in Canada, is a good seller bucking SUV/CUV sales trends. Therefore, in my market, the Canadian market, thanks to donald, I, Canadians,  will probably be getting slightly more sedan options than what we have now in the very near future.  Like sometime in 2026 before the year is up. 
    • Drew Dowdell
      2025 Toyota Camry LE Hybrid Review - All-Hybrid, All-CVT, Real-World 45-51 MPG Tested, and What You Give Up for Fuel Economy

      By Drew Dowdell · Posted

      Isn't it sad? You now have as many mid-size family sedan choices as you have minivan choices (not counting EV sedans). Camry - Accord - Sonata - K5 Sienna - Odyssey - Pacifica - Carnival

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