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I can only speak for me in this case. Doing the monthly (and the monthly/quarterly) numbers was an all-day affair as I would be pulling numbers right as they were being announced (or close to it) and posting them ASAP. It was a lot of work and I would feel quite drained. Since I have started the new job, I really don't have as much time to go do things like - hence why you see me sporadicly post a couple of news stories or the odd review during the week.

They didn't have the usual chocolate flavors I buy so I bought this one. It was on sale at 3 for $10, so $3.34 ... less $1.00 from coupon. Score! The ice cream is very smooth but the peanut butter is roasted in flavor and is in the mix via fairly substantial shavings. I'd say it's good but not great. Again, it might be the flavor. No sleepiness from tryptophan ... the sleepiness might have actually been brought on by eating it too quickly. Going, going, gone.

Such a blinded Righty! Guess reading the fine print is hard since this was about the last few weeks since the ignorant governor opened everything up, encouraging people to go shopping, go out to eat. All fake news as he kisses the incompetent ass of the president. Yup this is a political post since you went with giving me a label. First I am an Independent, I vote for the best person in that office not a party line of BS. Second, I posted the story as I DO CARE about EVERYONE here and in our country regardless of political leaning. Stay Safe, Wear a face mask and do your best till we have a cure for this pandemic. End of political, back to Auto's. Nice to see the CO2 levels dropping across the globe, sadly with people going back to life as usual levels are going back up affecting the planet. Some very interesting studies on the whole EV versus ICE debate on which produces the most CO2. Coal energy does take EV's up to par with ICE, but for the most part, EV's win out. https://blog.ucsusa.org/rachael-nealer/gasoline-vs-electric-global-warming-emissions-953 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/23/electric-cars-produce-less-co2-than-petrol-vehicles-study-confirms https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20190313STO31218/co2-emissions-from-cars-facts-and-figures-infographics https://www.homechargingstations.com/co2-emissions-electric-vehicle/ https://www.inverse.com/article/60305-electric-vehicles-versus-fossil-fuel-cars-on-the-environment

100% need a Corolla Cross and a Camry Cross, and a Sienna Cross Coupe. If they had a crossover coupe van with a fastback roofline, they could sell them out at $80k per unit. They should do a Supra Cross too, there are a lack of 2-seat SUVs on market right now.

My favorite flavor from Heinen's is the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup...have a tub of that and the Sea Salt Caramel Toffee in the freezer now.

My go too ice cream is all natural Tillamook from Tillamook Oregon.

Looking stormy here..I've been moving hoses w/ sprinklers around the front and back yard and trying to keep it from completely going tan...been a hot, dry stretch lately.

That is the tough part about even talking autos right now. Politics are even wrapped up in that now..... That said, looks like my lawn is finally going to get the rain it needs....looking stormy out there!!!!

I get a twinge of cognitive dissonance when I see a Pontiac GP, which uses the same platform as the car I ultimately bought. It has the same powertrain, too. This one is (light bulb goes on) Fusion Orange metallic, clearly an inaugural 2004 color that might have carried forward into 2005, because this unit, in sound shape and cruising effortlessly down the freeway, did not have a trunk lock cylinder. Also, one has to give Pontiac some credit for having the moxie to offer a polarizing and sportier color like this on the GP. Not so with other W-body GM vehicles of the same years. I don't know if I'd want to own a Fusion Orange metallic car, but I like(d) seeing these. This was on the 4th of July ... or the next day. Will never forget Pontiac! Have loved them for as long as I can remember.

Corolla cross isn’t a so-called ‘crossover coupe’, and good thing; they sell terribly compared to the regular CUVs. Look at BMW...

Tillamook IS great stuff ... probably my favorite. While I don't like their cheese curds, their ice cream flavors are outstanding. It's great to visit their factory, take the tour (or not), have a cone or a cup with two or three flavors you know and/or are trying out, and, most of all, pick out some cheese cubes with the toothpicks (ah, yes, those were the days). They have a white garlic or something cheese that is my favorite. My mom always had a block of their medium cheddar in the fridge to put into her recipes. The only negative aspect is one. And, no, it's not the rain. That adds to the ambiance. It's all the damn cows in and around Tillamook. The area is chock full of them. And you know what that means for your olfactory nerve.

Scottsdale. (I commuted on Camelback Road for 3 years from Central Phoenix to downtown Scottsdale)

Tillamook Creamery anything is the bomb! Their medium cheddar cheese is awesome as well! We get it all down here even. Used to only be Oregon then went PNW now West and SW US, even TX has it now. I told my neighbors across the street about their ice cream and cheese and they're hooked now

Jeez, is the bleeding ever going to stop at Nissan, pushing -40%?! The rest of the industry is following the decline curve with -20-25%. I see NiMoCo downsizing even more. Already kicking vans to the curb with lack luster sales. Titan and the big BOF SUV's may be next. They should kick Mitsu to the curb as well, they're done with sales deep in the red also. Call it the "Craptor" if it's also only offered with a boosted V6 that gets no better mpg's than a V8, but sounds horrible! ?

What I am seeing is more mini Elcamino / Australia knock off. I find corolla crossovers and pickups but nothing baja related. Please post the drawings / pictures.

And we all know how well the baja did sales-wise.

No one seemed to have posted the 2nd quarter sales number results in the Sales Ticker forum like they used to, but from what I’ve seen elsewhere the numbers were down, more for some makers than others.

First of all, you didn't post a story, you brought up the Pandemic in a sentence replying to a totally unrelated post that I had about the housing market here in AZ (another non-automotive subject you brought up) and made it like everyone where I live is sick and dying, it's ridiculous and WRONG! I stated what I'm seeing and what two of my neighbors are seeing on the front lines in hospitals here and it's not all doom and gloom. Ok, so you're a heavily Left leaning "Independent" got it. Since there's really only 2 parties in the U.S.A., those being the Republicans and the Democrats and we know you're a #45 hater then we also know what side you're on come Nov. 3rd. I wouldn't admit to being a Democrat either with the far Left Extremists running the show and what all the Blue states have going on with everything being destroyed in their major cities, good move. Your Governor and Mayor are the most ignorant and incompetent State employees in the nation, right next to the ones running NY State and NYC, that's fact not opinion. Our Governor opened up the state with a 2 week delay starting May 15th instead of the planned May 1st to complete more testing and it was in stages starting with Phase 1 as recommended by the CDC, it wasn't a free for all with packed restaurants and public venues like your misinformed comment makes it seem. You know you're being political by mentioning the Pandemic the way you did and ending it with...Scary. Don't try to play dumb I know what you're doing as do others on here and it's childish. Supposed to just keep posts about Automobiles, but you just can't help yourself and you're the only one on here that starts with the political posts or brings it up. I DO CARE about real Americans that love our country for what it is, ("Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness") Past, Present and Future, NOT the Anti-American rhetoric and criminal minded anarchists that are trying to destroy our history by burning cities and destroying monuments/statues just because they are POS human beings, most statues they pull down and/or deface have nothing to do with the Confederacy, bunch of morons! Keep it to CARS! Ending with this quote that goes with everything! "Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it" - Edmond Burke

The European version of the Bolt---the Opel Ampera-e---starts at about 42k euros, so same ballpark. https://www.opel.de/fahrzeuge/ampera-e/uebersicht.html

OK- so $50K to start, or about 12 grand more than a Bolt. That should work out well.

Sounds like the Cupra el-Born will start at around 45k euros. https://ev-database.org/car/1178/CUPRA-el-born

Econo-car interior. I’ll guess it starts at $60K, that give it space price-wise between it and it’s sibling; the e-tron.

Had a very wet April/May/early June here, but been very warm and dry the last two weeks.

Chevy really needs a good crossover coupe--I think they need to be bold and do a Corvette crossover coupe....a rugged mid-engined 2 seat SUV--that would be bold. Something that would make the Lambo Urus look weak.

GUYS... even smk is capable of sarcasm. He looked through his three-pointed gunsight and shot a bullseye!

You guys posting all this food is making me hungry... ? All my cars get a wash and wax this weekend......

I’m hearing by the end of the year....GM is now in a hurry to dump cars as well. We should be hearing about the death of the Spark shortly.......

A bad day for this guy. Heavily modified suspension and wheels are too wide and frogged out probably have spacers at the hub too. Looks like it makes it's way back to them towards the end of vid ?

Misinformed Lefty and MSM hype... https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

Wise decision on Toyota's part these days.

In our garden yesterday. I don’t care for tomatoes in their natural form, diced small is OK, but all other forms are fine.

Well a few months back, I posted a photo of the actual Turkey Hill. My favorite rail trail lies at the base of it. The Susquehannock Indians enjoyed bountiful turkey hunting on that hill, hence the name. Goes back to William Penn's days. https://www.turkeyhill.com/about/turkey-hill-name Here's the Turkey Hill Overlook, and the magnificent Susquehanna River -

Tomato? None of this? Or this? Or even this? Because underneath all that melted cheese and pepperoni awesomeness lies tomato sauce... You poor poor thing. You dont know what you are missin'

Can you blame them? The US looks deeply incompetent compared to most of the developed world when it comes to Covid-19.

Rumor has it that the Malibu will be dropped by 2023

Yup. fix yer shyte! Do your homework, tidy your room, take out the trash, mow the lawn and walk the dog and then maybe we could go outside to play together.... Until then...

Instead, GM NA gave us the Celebrity Eurosport...which was neither Euro nor Sport.

Turkey Hill used to be my fav but I think Blue Bunny eclipses it.