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Very close on the pics, too. B-59 was closer to the 2nd one (& was white), the GP and Cat are spot on (configuration & colors), Charger was black w/ black graphics, but the ‘65 was a worn, plain, dark blue post coupe. I forgot one : also had a ‘64 Merc Marauder 2-dr fastback w a 4bbl 390.

When I was 25 years old...I owned a 1999 Olds Alero, a percentage of my dad's 1994 Pontiac Grand Am and if I am to try to compete quantity wise with Balthy, I will lie and say that I STILL owned my 1985 Olds Delta 88 Hmmmm.... versus Tough to figure out what Id rather... I think imma gonna go with Balthy's stable instead of mine.

This is what REAL LEADERSHIP looks like, So happy I work for Dell. I hope and wish for everyone here at Cheers and Gears to be safe and that you can have the same Multi-Cultural experience where ever you work. I realize that there are those of you that have to go into work to do your job and I hope that you continue to stay safe and healthy and do not have to deal with the Covid-19 infection. Wishing all the Best in this time of thinning patient's and that you can find your Zen where ever you live!

Multiply the three numbers below by a factor of 10, and you have the 'electrify a vintage vehicle' fiscal picture. ?

David has chronic 'EVSS' (electric vehicle stockholm syndrome). Land Rover above has always been a F'ing ugly shit box, and the Bronco is only marginally better. Changing the 'dirty bits' [™ RobertHall] and quintupling the price is a ridiculous approach. BK in 2 yrs.

Update on EV stuff going on. California Zero Labs has continued to expand from custom work which they still do to also offering two specific quality off road auto's. Converted Ford Bronco's and Land Rover's. Pricing is NOT for the Faint of Heart! Luxury EV's with Range and off road capable for the Rich. https://www.zerolabs.com/

When I was 25 I owned a '64 GP, my '59 Invicta (plus a '59 Electra parts car), a '73 Dodger Charger Rallye, a '65 Catalina 2-dr sedan, and my daily driver; a '64 Catalina. :D

The Current Pandemic has really hit the ride share industry hard. Be it bicycles, scooters, auto's, etc. The last thing people are thinking of is sharing something that someone else just used and could have virus on it. https://unagiscooters.com/pages/unagi-all-access-scooter-subscription?show_sub_signup=1 Such is the way that Unagi is thinking outside the box by going with a subscription service for their sexy Magnesium / carbon fiber AWD scooters. Rather than paying the $1,000 plus price for these electric scooters, you can now have a monthly subscription and have your own private scooter to get you around. Initial $50 account setup with a monthly $39 a month or if you pay annually the cost drops to $34 a month. The scooter will show up within 24hrs at your door. Insurance is included in the subscription cost that covers being stolen or damaged and all you pay is an $85 deductible. https://electrek.co/2020/08/05/unagi-all-access-electric-scooter-subscription-service/

Those Kandi cars are being launched in Texas. Think about it...a place known for long distances and huge trucks. Not the ideal market for microcars w/ limited range, I think...

That affordability curve over the last 15 years looks a lot like the COVID19 infection curve for 2020.

I was thinking about what I was doing at age 25...I was in grad school at the U of Michigan...walking all over the campus... lots of hills in Ann Arbor. Something like that might have been fun there then... had an SUV then, but a much smaller one with a manual ('88 Bronco II), and my '87 Mustang GT, also a manual..was another 5 years before I got my first automatic--my '00 Grand Cherokee.

The scooter is hilarious..couldn't imagine using something like that..would have to be in a totally different reality context...maybe if I were still 25 and fit living in a crowded, flat city. But a 5000lb SUV is still my favorite urban commuter vehicle.

At $456/yr, assuming you’d have the need to rent one for a year, you could buy/own it for 2 years of rent payments, esp if you’re concerned about getting a virus from a scooter. Only question is, how long is the battery pack’s life?

Whoops.

The only Kandi Id like to be ridin' (But neither since I wouldnt be wanting to put myself into any kind of risk. You guys have good imaginations... use that to define what it is Im talking about)

With a small and little version for Blu.... We now know why they fight like brothers...they ARE brothers....!

Kandi, the Chinese auto company will open up the order books August 18th for people to purchase online their EV auto's. The Kandi K27 will be the first auto to go on sale in America with a starting price of $20,490 before the $7,500 federal tax credit. The K27 will end up costing almost $2,000 less than the current frugal champ the 2021 Chevrolet Spark at $14,790. The biggest question is will people buy a subcompact with only 100 miles of range for a commuter auto? The second auto in the line up is the K23 which will start at $29,999 with 180 miles of range. With the federal tax credit this makes the K23 $751 less than the 2021 Mini Cooper SE which has a 110 mile range or the Nissan Leaf S that starts at $32,525 with a 149 mile range or the Hyundai Ioniq EV with a starting cost of $34,020 and a 170 mile range. Kandi bought in 2018 a Texas based importer company called SC Autosports to handle all North America Distribution. No details have been released yet on how the auto's will be serviced and supported let alone sold state by state other than one can order up an EV starting August 18th on their web site. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129057_kandi-electric-car-open-to-us-orders-august-18-with-20-499-starting-price

but i have seen 1 or 2 here....if they weren't test models... or were they hybrids? maybe it was last gen...

I know right? If only they had offered a diesel model like Chevy did with the Cruze. Oh wait. No one wanted those either.

First two weeks of Wolf's shutdown, we were on a split schedule, each "team" working 3 days/week, but that soon changed, been back working 5 days as normal since then. This "working from home" debacle has been a bit of a disaster for my industry simply due to the fact that dealing with insurance companies has been haphazard at best. They don't call back, payments have been in the wrong amounts, sent to the wrong place, the employees, we can tell, are not paying attention to business while The Price Is Right or Days Of Our Lives is on as they work from their living rooms. I heard a screeching in the background as I was talking to an insurance rep the other day, I asked him if he was working from home, he said "yes". Then I asked him if he has parakeets or parrots, he said "those are my KIDS". Pure BS. Cars are lasting longer because ppl have been demanding higher quality vehicles. Ppl also have not been enticed by the new stuff. A vehicle comes out and the design remains static for like 6 years at a time... where is the incentive to buy a new vehicle that looks the same as the old one? And the notion that cash strapped Americans are waiting for ridiculous toy EVs at twice the price of their reliable ICE vehicles is PURE LUNACY.

Makes sense, right now Kia is selling every one they make be it in the asian rim or Europe and production of battery packs has not ramped up enough to meet the additional sale in the US. I also suspect they have realized that a mid size CUV EV would be a better product for the US than a compact.

Yes Bill, they were forced to sell it to an unimpressed public in looney compliance states. It was a waste of resources. Good thing the real Kia Soul is so well thought out.