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Even we went Jeep Grand Cherokee this last year...after repeated GM crossovers, there was not a single thing in their lineup that made any sense. The 2016 Traverse was awesome, and loaded to the hilt, but too big and drove like the Titanic. Envision? Meh. Acadia? Cheap interior, and higher priced than the loaded Traverse was in 2016 for more stuff, plus a 3rd row not wanted. Drove every competitor too, from Mazda to Subaru to Kia to Toyota. Ended up turning in the Traverse, for a 2018 Grand Cherokee Limited with every single feature possible (as, unlike GM, even with "no options" everything is there, and then some), get better mileage than any of the last 5 cars or crossovers in the house, it rips through the RWD 8-speed, is silent and powerful has full 4wd capability, and just drives so well. I put 5500 miles on a rental 2017 at the end of the year, and could not stop driving it. Perfect, in tune, right size, great power, handles and rides better than many cars, and is massively more functional. After an update NY to western PA to NYC roadtrip of 549 miles on 1 tank of regular...it also is just daily easy efficient. Blazer was a thought "should I wait until new year?" and mom was okay with it, as it seemed the right size. Now that they're out, and $10k more than a GC if comparably equipped, no comparison at all. It would be $100+ more per month to get a BASE 2.5L Blazer right now than a JGC Limited...FYI. But back to the Blazer... Anyone else drive one yet?

Note that it says 'While we in the US get the gasoline version of the SQ5..' in the last sentence. The gas version should be a good competitor for the XT5-V. Oh, wait, there is no XT5-V..

Indeed. They seem to have swagger without having hubris.

I think one advantage Rivian has is they don't have the crazy Elon factor.

Ford is winning me back over with these SUV's. This shows a serious intelligent effort to build vehicles. Bravo from me here in Columbus Ohio.

MotorTrend got spy photos of it. Not that anyone should be surprised, but it looks like a baby Aviator. https://www.motortrend.com/news/2020-lincoln-corsair-spy-photos-what-we-know/

Great ages to enjoy a family-orient beach vaca. If you do go, enjoy! RE the Buick- there's no worries about signed forms agreeing not to drive it- it has no engine/trans. Or interior, or glass, or front clip. You get a rolling shell with front & rear suspension, but not the title. I'll take my $2K in crisp Franklins, please. And your charitable contribution is very likely not tax deductible... Now... if you wish to PURCHASE the car, we're going to have to talk real numbers. Real big numbers... but you get the title and everything I have for it. We can talk. - - - - - This caption is erroneous, because smk told us it's impossible for a car to exceed 125 MPH unless it has overdrive. Plus, this car only has 368 HP; case closed!

Yeah... Part of the house when installed. Dishwashers are considered fixtures because they are hard to install, requiring plumbing codes to be respected so once installed, they become part of the house like the other plumbing fixtures in a house such as toilets and bathtubs. Not that dishwashers are mandatory to be installed in a house in Quebec, but once installed, become a fixture in the house. Whether you want to use it or not.. So that would be the connection to the discussion. I believe in Washington, if I understood correcty, as @dfelt was explaining, dishwashers are mandatory... Daughter is going to be 13 in Sept. and my son is going to be 12 in June. So...Wildwood and Cape May are close to each other... And Wildwood was my personal choice to begin with. Ocean City in Maryland was a suggestion made by my best friend...? Me thinks Im gonna be visiting your State Mr. Balthy... PS: Ill be coming with a Tahoe and a Hitch. Ill have your 2000 dollars in cash ready for you, I expect the Buick to be ready for me... Ill sign the proper legal forms that the Buick is not to be driven...

Moltie is right...

@lengnert If cadillac would just take this car and produce it they would win a bunch of customers for the Personal Luxury Coupe Market. If they feel El Miraj is too Muslim sounding, then use Eldorado and call it a day! I think Lincoln and Cadillac would have winner winner chicken dinner on their hands 5 stars if they built these cars.

I sat in a Blazer, it didn't seem roomy at all, it was like a Rav4 size interior and the Rav4 is a class smaller. The Blazer took the Camaro's cramped interior to the SUV world it seems. Also the version I sat in was $51,000 and they are dreaming, maybe $41,000 but not $51,000.

Somewhere out on the interwebs there's a discussion board focusing pointedly on genitalia, where a poster shows up bi-monthly to make a random, manic comment on the auto industry.

Hello everyone. Don’t mind me. Just felt like I should step in here and point out that the owner of an FCA product (that has had, according to NHTSA, six recalls including one that could cause the vehicle to stall out) is making fun of another automaker for quality issues.

c&g 2005: CONSUMER REPORTS IS TEH BIASED AGAINST GEE EMM, THEY SHOULD STICK TO REVIEWING DISHWASHERS c&g 2019: MY PENIS IS TINY AND THAT MAKES ME HATE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TESLA'S, GO CONSUMER REPORTS LOLOL

At least my cup is always half full of EXCITEMENT be it ICEV or EV. I feel sad for you as yours must always be empty. Filled half way with ICEV EXCITEMENT and then Bash on the EV and it empty's out. Hugs to you for your empty mug dear Blu.

This one always stuck in my head. Maybe due to my love of the TV show Fantasy Island, but ya gotta love the way he talked to you through the TV. Course this was my favorite Spoof too of this commercial: Loved this review from my time and what made me fall in love with the mid 1980's Monte Carlo SS. Especially the Areo version.

Rivian is building brand awareness based on normal people lifestyle something Tesla has NOT achieved. Plus you also have the fact that Tesla has REMOVED their $35,000 car option from the web site and configuration system. This has raised many concerns among the $1,000 reservation holders. Lots of stories from various sites on this: https://electrek.co/2019/02/18/tesla-standard-model-3-battery-website-fans-panic/ https://motorlinks-wp.azurewebsites.net/2019/02/18/tesla-removes-any-mention-of-standard-model-3-battery-from-website-fans-panic/ https://www.eqmagpro.com/tesla-removes-any-mention-of-standard-model-3-battery-from-website-fans-panic/ Even YouTube has a story on it:

I think you guys put too much fate into a car manufacturer that built only couple prototypes. Let Rivian built few thousands vehicles first and than will see. Musk is crazy but he also the genius and the driving force for innovation in Tesla. Without him Tesla will become just like Apple without Jobs, boring corporation controlled by accountants and lawyers.

I don't think one will. People buy Teslas for the same reason they run out and buy the latest iPhone. It's a status and brand snob thing. I think Rivian could rival Tesla if they can launch without the kwality issues that Tesla has.

I get the concept but I think people using such a system would anoy me. As 442 stated, if the lights are on some kind of timer it may work. However if they are on sensors I could see myself cussing at some driver slowing down for a red light that will not turn green until cars are tripping the sensor. I don't know how much this feature will cost, but whatever the cost is I could do without it. I could also do without people trying to use a feature like that making traffic worse because they don't understand how things work.

$52K for a Blazer? That’s a hard pass from me. What it ends being priced at a dealership is 100% irrelevant in this internet shopping era. That is Cadillac money for a 2 row Chevy. Just no. And a 300HP Blazer is not worth no damn $52K. Get that out of here too. Fact is that they are both priced too high (like pretty much every car out there).

Must've been the photog before Madler. - - - - - 442 - how old are your kids? We used to go to Wildwood every summer when my sons were growing up, and we'd day-trip to Cape May. The WIldwoods have amusement piers and are a lot more kid-oriented. We had good times there, I miss going.

FYI, Wildwood, NJ is 15 minutes away from Cape May and cheaper to stay than Cape May. That is what we did few times, stayed in WIldwood and spent few days in Cape May.

All the major welder OEMs have a few 110 machines. Eastwood catalog on hand is showing 3 MIG welders; (1) 120, (1) 240 and (1) 120 OR 240. Their TIG's show (2) 110-220 and (1) 220-240. Mine's a Lincoln. I would have to believe there's thicker metal on old vehicles than refrigerator units, but who knows (I have some experience around a dozen different commercial fridge/freezer units). The way mine is currently set up, it'll do 12 ga (.105"), but if using different consumables, it will do 5/16". '50s-60s auto sheet metal is either 16 or 14 ga. - - - - - Early clay for the XP-8 '51 LeSabre, note it wore a Chevy truck steering wheel during mock-up.

• I was schooled to be an artist, did graphic design professionally for 11 years, but I don't do much anymore. I say I'd like to do some painting, I did one oil 4 years ago and have planned the next, but haven't started. I'd prefer to build 3-D pieces; I started a mixed media sculpture I designed years ago, but have only built the structure. • I enjoy restoration, I did a pot belly stove and an antique floor lamp. I have a few dozen of the like projects sitting around, for when I ever get some time. I hear people talk/worry about having something to do once they retire- even aside from cars I have enough projects to last 20 years if I don't get anything else. • I would really like to get into some wood & metal-based projects (again: time). Right now I'm starting a live edge Elm countertop for a customer, so that should be fun. I have also sketched my own custom coffin and have some pieces I would use toward that (if I ever pull the trigger there - no pun intended!) • Haven't done much on my book in the last 6 months- it's probably 90% done in the raw, sitting at 93K words. That's on my short list- really want to finish that off. If I can morph my job into just 4 days a week, taking that 5th day to be productive on one or more of these fronts, that would be spectacular.

Looks great like that!

REGULAR CAB LIVES!!!

The only one Id go outta my way for, if I was a millionaire/billionaire playboy, would be the GNX. Not the regular Grand National, but the GNX. My favorite G-Body though would be the Olds. Then would be the Grand Prix. Then would be the Regal. But not just any Regal, the T-Type and the GN/GNX. Unlike the Cutlass and the GP, those I like in any trim. Then in 4rth place its the Monte Carlo. The SS is cool, but Id rather the LS over the SS. I like the SS, but I prefer the LS. Say what you will about the G-Bodies. They make for really cool beaters...

I appreciate you thinking of me!

That green makes my thing grow

I forgot about the Corinthian Leather... That commercial too has been etched in my memories! I just forgot about it... ha! ha! ha! get it???!!!

Jeff Bezos also helped out Blue Origin. SpacEx is astronomical units ahead there. Rivian has a concept. Remember when Faraway Future was making noise? Then some Chinese LeEco guy invested like a billion dollars. What about Lucid? There were rumours Ford was taking a look? And then there was some controversy with that? Rivian is basically a boxy styling Faraway at this point.

Its even worse.. while I thought the Model S at least was as attractive as say a run of the mill Mazda 6.. the Model 3 is awkward and weird looking.. They should have named it the Salamander instead of Model 3.. GIVE IT A NAME.. like U all say Caddy should have

I won't take Rivian serious until they start passing EPA tests. Therefore, true working consumer vehicles.

This is exciting, better looking than a Tesla 3. EXCITEMENT!!!!

Agreed but people are willing to throw serious coin at 700hp vehicles.. I wouldn't doubt if it gets marked UP or is marked up. Insane to think at 92k it will sell(also 52k Blazers). Vehicles are just priced so outrageously these days. They're pricing things outside of the average family's prices. If you have 2 kids and want a 40k vehicle.. the household better be making around 100k.

With a Targa version too?

Well, it’s something...

Here's just 3 future resto projects picked up at various estate/farm sales, a Pexto bead roller ($22), a Cummins hat initialer ($3) and a 1905 Champion Blower post drill ($180- had to have it) ~

They could spell it 'El Mirage' like the town in Arizona. Eldorado would be the best name for it, IMO. Beautiful concept..I'd love to see them build a big RWD, 2dr hardtop. If M-B and Bentley can build 2dr hardtops, GM can too...

Collecting diecast cars of all scales have been a hobby for decades, though I've cut back a lot, as well as model car kits (mostly 1/24th & 1/25th scale). I haven't built one in ages, but still buy them occasionally..need to get back into building. One new hobby I've started since moving back to NE Ohio is visiting Great Lakes lighthouses and starting a collection of lighthouse miniatures..not sure why, but I'm fascinated by the lakes, lake freighters and shipping, etc. Things I didn't see in the dry dusty desert void..

• OK to the Quebec requirement- not the case in NJ. I can understand flooding prevention being required if a dishwasher IS installed (drain pan/drain line, I assume?), but are dishwashers a code requirement to be installed? Weird, if yes. • A 220V OUTLET is fine; I did say 'run the wire' above. That's a 'rough in' and truly relatively 'cheap'. My objection is being forced to buy a $2000 charging unit if I can't use said unit. • If $2000 is such a no big deal, I'll give you my PayPal addy and promise I'll put every dime of the $2000 you send me into the Buick! You won't be able to USE my Buick, but who cares, right? :D Ummm- define "a lot" if you care to take a stab. And are we merely talking about offerings... or actual sales?

yes! exactly! Part of that post that was ghosted was explaining how I prefer to drive on family trips and not take a plane if I dont have to cross any large amounts of water, like the Atlantic because scenery is what I want to take in. Stop and see interesting places. Take the time to take it all in. Florida is too far for the available vacation time I may have this summer. My partner and our employees need to go on vacation too. I cant hog up all the summer weeks... And yes...a full size SUV is the way to go. THAT is another reason why I love American land yachts. Those cars gobbled up the miles in comfort. I guess the new Roadmasters and Delta 88s and Bel Airs and Bonnevilles and Chrysler New Yorkers are the Durangos and Expeditions and 'Gators and the GM quintuplets (Caddy versions of the Tahoe and 'Burban) But yeah. Slowly but surely, I will visit the USA. There is sooooo much I wanna see. I could forego Las Vegas. But the Grand Canyon is a must! I could forego the Bible Belt, but within the Bible Belt, there are quite a few areas of interest. Then there is Europe....

That's exactly what I was talking about. - - - - -

Ya Need to do a road trip to Seattle. Easy 18hr drive. Go through some lovely areas like Glacier National park in Montana, Wine Country around Lake Chelan in Eastern Washington and the Greater Puget sound area. Makes the trip so easy in a full size SUV.

I'd definitely go for a full size SUV for a road trip w/ kiddos. I used to rent Tahoes and Yukons for long weekends and drive from Phoenix to LA or San Diego and back.. great road trip vehicles...

@balthazar @Drew Dowdell Laws are an exact copy of California and Oregon also has the same ones on the books. I have not included all of them as hunting down the exact specific places is numerous, but all the new homes built in my neighborhood on the old elementary school yard have 220 chargers in the garage. Since it is small change in the monthly payment of a house, these $600K to $850K dollar homes are advertised as EV ready. WAC 51-50-0427 Section 427—Electric vehicle charging infrastructure. 427.1 Scope. The provisions of this section shall apply to the construction of new buildings serving Group B, Group R-1 hotel and motel only, and Group R-2 occupancies. 427.2 Required electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Where parking is provided, five percent of parking spaces shall be provided with electric vehicle charging infrastructure in compliance with Sections 427.3, 427.4 and 427.5. When the calculation of percent served results in a fractional parking space, the applicant shall round up to the next whole number. EXCEPTION: Group R and Group B occupancies served by less than 20 on-site parking spaces. 427.3 Electrical room(s). Electrical room(s) serving parking areas shall be designed to accommodate the electrical equipment and distribution required to serve a minimum of 20 percent of the total parking spaces with 208/240 V 40-amp electric vehicle charging infrastructure. 427.4 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure shall be installed meeting one of the following requirements: 1. A minimum number of 208/240 V 40-amp, electric vehicle charging stations required to serve the parking spaces specified in section 427.2. The electric vehicle charging stations shall be located to serve spaces designated for parking and charging electric vehicles, or 2. Additional service capacity, space for future meters, panel capacity or space for additional panels, and raceways for future installation of electric vehicle charging stations. The service capacity and raceway size shall be designed to accommodate the future installation of the number of 208/240 V 40-amp, electric vehicle charging stations specified in section 427.2. The raceway shall terminate at spaces designated for parking and charging electric vehicles in the future. Where designated electric vehicle charging locations serve exterior on-grade parking spaces that are located more than 4 feet from a building, raceways shall be extended below grade to a pull box in the vicinity of the designated future electric vehicle charging locations or stub above grade in the vicinity of the designated future electric vehicle charging locations, protected from vehicles by a curb or other device. EXCEPTION: In lieu of surface-mounted raceway between the electrical panel and the designated electric vehicle charging locations, it is permitted to provide permanent markings indicating the pathway for future raceway, and one-inch diameter capped sleeves through each wall and floor assembly that are penetrated along that route. This pathway and the locations of capped sleeves shall also be indicated on the electrical plans. Raceway shall be installed for any portion of the pathway located below slabs, below grade, or within floor, wall or roof assemblies. 427.5 Electric vehicle charging infrastructure for accessible parking spaces. When electric vehicle charging infrastructure is required, one accessible parking space shall be served by electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The electric vehicle charging infrastructure may also serve adjacent parking spaces not designated as accessible parking. [Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27.031 and 19.27.074. WSR 16-03-064, § 51-50-0427, filed 1/19/16, effective 7/1/16.] We also have the approved Washington state electric vehicle action plan that covers 2015 to 2020. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/28559EF4-CD9D-4CFA-9886-105A30FD58C4/0/WAEVActionPlan2014.pdf Page 32 & 33 cover having homes to businesses, all new constructions is EV charger ready. So circuit breaker to wiring. This was from our state wide building code updates and took effect in 2015: https://des.wa.gov/about/news-media-center/washington-state-building-code-council-updates-state-codes QUOTE: Electric vehicle charging stations: New apartment, office and hotel buildings that have parking lots will be required to put infrastructure in place that supports electric vehicle charging stations. Local PSE or Puget Sound Energy our state supplier of electricity has a web site dedicated to the EV home charging: https://www.pse.com/pages/electric-cars I say go for the suburban size SUV.

Don't have any recent pics....but love to work on old Woodworking machinery. Friend of mine is just getting a very Large Porter planer we are going to start working on soon. Here is a different large planer in a restoration video....

My point was that I don't see what makes the Blazer any more sporty driving than the Acadia.... it's not going to be the Camaro styling cues that make it corner better.