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First time under the sky in maybe 26 years:

Ford should have thought this one out for sure. Cars should have stuck around as quite a few folks will not be able to afford trucks, and the can’t give away the trucks by leasing right now either. This was my worry for them before things went bad......Worse part is one of their best products could fail now because few will able to afford it.... I’ll leave the unemployment thing alone- but I actually expect it to rise again before fall starts.... Also makes me question what other automakers will sell...they will need cheaper products to keep the companies going- as higher priced SUV/CUV and trucks will be unaffordable to most consumers as things start to really get rough. I think Honda and Toyota might be in better shape as they have the Civic/Accord and Camry/Corolla sedans they can sale price and ride out the storm with most of it’s product line in tact.... Lots of things happening now....

Those are just fanboy illustrations, nothing real...that Corolla nose in the second pic is from 15 years ago...just delusions from dreamers on the internet.

I listened to the "turning Japanese" song I posted. Never liked the song back then so I wanted to hear it again for the first time to see why I didnt like it then with "mature" ears. The 1980s had some great revolutionary sounds. But it also had some god awful shyte too. The turning Japanese song falls in the latter category. ?

I clicked on the link... Anyway. I once praised the return of the Supra and I once liked the car's styling. Well...that sentiment was short lived. Even if it has a rockin engine going forward.

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.

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.

Ah. I hear ya. I had a 2017 Colorado Z71 for a year and a half and went back to a Silverado Z71. Colorado just wasn't enough room for me and the Silvy rides a lot better than the Colorado. Seemed like a good little truck though.

You never keep your vehicles that long... In fact, the second they are broken in. You ditch and move unto a new ride... ?

Jay Leno (I enjoy Jay immensely) Autoline Detroit/Afterhours (off and on) HorsePower Obsessed (ever since the C8 Corvette was teased and revealed and I continue monitoring what the channel has to say about future C8 variants)

^ Mostly dust. Patina is minimal. More will buff out. Lookit the shine still in dem flanks : Yes- the plan is to get running again.

Diehard Chevy guy @ work (he owns an '18 Z71 Colorado just like my '19) is talking about defecting to Ford for a Bronco 2 door. I'm excited about it too! This is going to be EPIC.

That is a problem in every decade of popular music. The last ten years or so . . . . . more lame than good.

indifferent

incorrect (everybody knows battery mowers/tools are junk/not worth the money)

Gas Powered Mowers ^

junk

The wallowing at about 1:14 is hilarious. Good 'ole American land barges. You gotta love 'em!

Oh is this line graph about CARS?! Hmmm... European CDC? Of course Europe looks good on this graph then. Va-China...Total BS numbers and have been since the beginning. More supply and better test kits here in the U.S. and A TON more testing going on that's actually getting reported as well, so the numbers would coincide. Also, don't forget that hospitals are making Millions of dollars on this Pandemic. Just saying the word Covid in a hospital right now practically makes taxpayer cash rain from the ceiling. I'm not saying all hospitals top executives are crooked, but they're out there. "Jensen said, "Hospital administrators might well want to see COVID-19 attached to a discharge summary or a death certificate. Why? Because if it's a straightforward, garden-variety pneumonia that a person is admitted to the hospital for – if they're Medicare – typically, the diagnosis-related group lump sum payment would be $5,000. But if it's COVID-19 pneumonia, then it's $13,000, and if that COVID-19 pneumonia patient ends up on a ventilator, it goes up to $39,000." " https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/04/24/fact-check-medicare-hospitals-paid-more-covid-19-patients-coronavirus/3000638001/ https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/fact-check-hospitals-get-paid-more-if-patients-listed-covid-19-ventilators I have neighbors involved at local Covid hospitals and false positive tests are still being found after more testing, even with our higher quality test kits. It's a sneaky b@stard bug. https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0701/p5a.html

Ive never had a Jersey tomater. Ill take your word for it. But...Ive had fresh from the vine Greek island tomaters. Let me tell you, those were/are very delish. Just sayin' About Jersey. We recently viewed The Karate Kid. Huge surprises in that movie. Forgotten details and the like. One of 'em is that Danielson comes from Newark. I always thought he was from the Bronx... Anyway, anytime I see New Jersey anywhere, I think of you. And I say that with love.

That bad Toyota copy of an El Camino is simply hideous! Toyota is not that stupid. Are they?

Went through Tillamook once..didn't get any cheese. But did stop for gas..and discovered Oregon didn't have self serve. Was very strange having someone else fill my rental car.

I can hear your coronary arteries slamming shut from here! ?

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

Clean F’em-250, I think these are early ‘80s: Anachronistic WWs on a square body:

VW seems to have a got hatch EV coming out in Europe. Hope it comes here, very good looking. https://electrek.co/2020/07/08/vw-seat-2021-cupra-el-born-stunning-electric-hot-hatchback/ Rivian has secured a $2.5 Billion round of funding to insure long term operations. To Quote: Today, the startup announced a new $2.5 billion round of funding – its first in 2020: T. Rowe Price used to be one of Tesla’s biggest investors before it sold most of its shares last year. Joe Fath, portfolio manager of T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund, commented on the investment round: Rivian disclosed the other investors in the round: Soros Fund Management LLC, Coatue Fidelity Management and Research Company Baron Capital Group Amazon BlackRock Baron Capital Group, Fidelity, and Blackrock are also all current major investors in Tesla. https://electrek.co/2020/07/10/rivian-secures-billion-funding-tesla-investors/#more-140204 Seems a Tesla Model Y has arrived in Sweden a year ahead of the launch and is owned by Volvo. Reverse Engineering anyone? https://electrek.co/2020/07/10/tesla-model-y-lands-europe-thanks-volvo-reverse-engineer/#more-140188