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Luxury autos are serviced at the dealer, not by owners. Again- if you are incapable of hiring a service professional, you very likely are in assisted living and have no need for a car or a car charger.

If you are incapable of typing something into google, or calling an electrician via ‘the yellow pages’, not to worry; you are already incapable of learning the existence of or buying an electric car. It’s a self-policing scenario.

I didn't check paintref.com, but this '76 Trans Am is supposedly 'Firethorn Red' :

Not another potato with wheels like the Bolt... they need something edgy, bold, brash...maybe something with tail fins...maybe a mix of Corvette and Escalade...with a variety of bold, bright colors inside and out, interesting materials inside..

This damn thing is airborne. I am fairly burned out on reading about Covid-19. I wear a mask where I am supposed to (with some K95s I bought for more critical circumstances). I have even flown a few times and not been exposed to it. Here's what we should know but many don't, based on what I've read within the last few days ... and months ago. It's in the airspace that people with it had occupied that airspace. They probably just were talking and breathing instead of sneezing. Its longevity is just estimates that no one really can pin down. The problem is that it's absurdly resilient or it wouldn't have caused this. That's why healthy people at house parties, in classrooms, and at watering hotels who are hanging all over each other have gotten it. The one thing I notice is how the average age keeps moving lower.

^ OK, but those are the very folk David says have 1. no common sense, 2. are lazy, 3. don’t know how to do anything, 4. can’t make a simple direct phone call. ?

What are YOU talking about?? You can't call an electrician, a handyman, a plumber or landscaper DIRECTLY!! You need a middleman service! "Lawncuttifying America" to the rescue!

I told you what you ask :: 'Do you install chargers for my electric car at my house?' There's nothing else to ask. And I told you who you reach out to :: an electrician. You are literally stating that someone who is 'tech-savy' enough to buy an electric vehicle is incapable of opening google. And you don't need to know how to do things- including electrical work- you only need to be able to open google and make a phone call. Who owns a home & and electric car and canNOT make a phone call? Where is the service that helps people get their car repaired? Oh yeah- those are 'mechanics'. How do people find them? They open google and make a phone call.

What are you talking about? Who can't talk to an electrician? Home owners don't have a shred of responsibility to tell an electrician what to do; you call one, tell them you need a car charger, and they will tell you you need a permit, you have these chargers to choose from, etc. That's literally why you hire a professional. "Hello. Do you install car chargers in residential homes? Yes? Can you come out to my home and give me an estimate?" Literally done (other than writing the check). This scenario is like saying you need an intermediary service because 'not everyone knows how to talk to / hire a mechanic'. Same exact thing.

Ooooh, this is one I’ve wanted to get in. They’ll depreciate like mad, so maybe in a few years.

Well they gave me a twunny twunny Equinox 2LT with the big block engine. Red metallic. I was SHOCKED, I tell you, with the smooth idle until I realized it wasn't running atall. Damn start/stop. LOL

How did you see to drive with blown airbags

It's annoying living in IL with local fuel prices(87 octane) at $2.24/gallon and I can cross the river to Missouri and the last I saw last week was $1.79/gallon. I ride the bus to work though so I never take advantage of the much lower fuel prices... they just taunt me.

^ $2200 installed. My confusion on why it costs so much has SKYROCKETED. Why is that in any way a challenge? Tons of electricians around, all capable of doing 220V work. Yet more marketing spin trying to drum up business for a middleman where it's questionably necessary. Seems to be another like that stupid Home Advisor pyramid scheme.

Social Media is for sure NOT JOURNALISM. Not sure why so many people think it is. They all need to get out and live their own life rather than watch / follow someone else. Who Cares About Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Especially their Daughter! Nothing of interest in years from them in the movie business and I do not care what they do in their social life.

I've been avoiding public enclosed spaces since March..really the only place I feel completely safe is in my house or yard... I'm hesitant to get on an airplane or go in a store or restaurant anytime soon..

Kinda what I was thinking as well. GM really needs to make these things bad a.s.s. Something that shakes up the EV image a bit from a toaster with wheels (no leading design here ? ) If people want it, they will learn how to charge it.......

That’s the one thing I despise about my Nox...that stop/start thing. It is annoying, especially in city driving! At least I like everything else about the car.... ?

Dems didn’t have them but however, my a/c was not working at the time so big ass air bag size window shades were mandatory.

My old nimble MR2. Basically Drove like a Go Kart with a roof on it.

Reading reviews from actual customers and people in my local area, etc is more useful than googling randos...

I have a button in my MyChevy app that has my dealer's info in it.

So as of 2014 these calls were only 15.3% of calls. 3,348,000 total calls and 513,000 were fuel related.. I don't think anybody thinks that rate is really "high".

I'm actually going to get a quote from them and a competing installer. I'll let you know.

Historical Trends are showing the fall in gas prices that will be good for everyone. Lowest level in the last 12 weeks according to the AAA report. The nation’s top 10 largest weekly decreases: Ohio (-10 cents), Kentucky (-7 cents), Indiana (-6 cents), Michigan (-5 cents), North Carolina (-5 cents), South Carolina (-5 cents), Wisconsin (-4 cents), Washington, D.C. (-4 cents), Tennessee (-4 cents) and Illinois (-4 cents). The nation’s top 10 least expensive markets: Mississippi ($1.86), Texas ($1.87), Arkansas ($1.90), Louisiana ($1.90), Missouri ($1.90), Oklahoma ($1.90), Alabama ($1.91), South Carolina ($1.93), Tennessee ($1.94) and Kentucky ($1.96). https://newsroom.aaa.com/2020/09/gas-report-0914/

I truly wish what you posted is true about people. Sadly to many have proven that Common Sense is NOT SO COMMON. I have heard plenty of folks across the world that are clueless about chargers and what they need to do. I have sadly heard plenty of unionized electricians that have no clue about EV's home chargers and do not want to learn and just say talk to someone else. In a perfect world, what you say would be common for everyone. Sadly, you and everyone else here on the site are far more knowledgeable about things like this than most people. Sadly, Tesla Makes Bank as so many of their buyers just want Tesla to take care of the home charger for them for those that live in a home, townhouse or condo where they can add such a device. Once training gets better, I believe that GM, VW and everyone else will offer or point the buyers to Electrify Home to get this done. Even Rivian has stated that they will have clear info on home charging for those that want it there. Just how I have seen humans who want minimal maintenance and see the auto, EV's/ICE as just an appliance to use.

I think basketball players will have no issue with space in the G90. The back seat is massive with plenty of head and legroom. And if you're sitting behind the front passenger seat, you can move it forward to increase legroom. (Note, the front seat has to be empty) Very much so. I do wish the touchscreen for infotainment system wasn't pushed as far back. More lazyboy style, which is appropriate for this type of car. Very quiet. You may hear a slight hum of tire if you're on a rough stretch of road.

Your making an ASSUMPTION that everyone knows how to talk to and hire an electrician. Far more people are clueless and just want a 220V charger in their home to plug their EV into. As such having a site where folks can go and put their info in, learn that they need an electrical permit, etc. to insure proper installation of said home charger is important. Most humans do not have common sense and as such need the guidance and will pay for it. Unlike you my friend and many others here, we can find and buy our own charger online and then hire a local electrician to come and install it where we want if the home is old and not already prewired for garage charging. My sister and her partner just purchased a new house that comes prewired for a 220V charger so all they have to do is buy one with the 30A twist lock connection and plug it in, mount on the wall and they are ready to charge. Far simpler than this need for installation. Big differences.

At least it is better looking than BMW version and a better more reasonable to repair engine.

Smokey and the Bandit themed SUV?

VW Commercial who makes the Amarok pickup on a proprietary platform has confirmed along with Ford that the next VW Pickup truck will move to Ford's Global Ranger Platform and possibly come to America. https://www.motor1.com/news/444921/ford-ranger-advantage-vw-amarok/ To QUOTE the story: Ford Australia’s president, Andrew Birkic, told Car Sales the next Ranger already has the edge over the new Volkswagen Amarok. As a refresher, VW’s pickup will switch from its proprietary platform to Ranger underpinnings with the next generation. In fact, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles admitted recently the Amarok would’ve been discontinued had it not been for the tie-up with Ford. Australian media is reporting the Raptor variant is earmarked for North America this time around, complete with a revamped 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 engine while other markets will get the amped-up truck with 2.0- and 3.0-liter diesels. VW is preparing its own potent version of the Amarok that would carry the “R” suffix.

Do you like the BMW X5 but want a better motor with more displacement? How about a GM 6.2L V8, AWD, 420 HP & 460 lb-ft of torque matted to a GM 8sp transmission! VinFast, Vietnam first auto company has decided to start with a SUV of quality. With the challanges and expense of clean sheeting an auto, VinFast choose to go to Magna Steyr of Austria which redesigned the BMW X5 SUV for BMW. As a new auto company, they signed Magna Steyr and had Pininfarina work with them to build a 21st century SUV with a reliable V8 motor. VinFast SUV is called the President and comes loaded at the set price of $164,000. Full story here: https://jalopnik.com/you-can-get-a-brand-new-bmw-x5-with-a-6-2-liter-gm-v8-e-1845132236 https://vinfast.vn/

Tomorrow is Tesla Shareholder meeting followed by their Battery Day. New Announcements are expected of battery cell's that will last triple the life cycle of current cells today plus big energy density improvements. New batteries are expected to be used in the Semi's, Truck and their Roadster 2.0. Tesla 3 has changed battery over to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells these cells are cheaper to produce, longer life and stop using rare earth elements like cobalt. https://www.tesla.com/2020shareholdermeeting

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Every year in recent years I've tried to sit in and check out a variety of new vehicles at the annual local dealer auto show, and the #1 thing I find as a turn off about many new GM vehicles (under $50k or so) are the damn despair gray or charcoal/black GM interiors...so dour and bland, bland, bland. It's better than the Tupperware/Fisher Price shit they had in the 90s-00s, but still nothing special in the design or materials, IMO. Of course, not to knock on GM only, but pretty much everything 'cheap' (< $50k) these days has a gray or charcoal plastic interior. Some execute the plastics better than others, though.

Well, you already know my opinion on the CT6... I'd have one in an instant if I could. I still think it is one of the most handsome designs to come out of GM in a generation. My point was aside from those... the Denali, the Escalade, the CT6, possibly Enclave.... there is nothing at GM that lights my fire. They're either mediocre (the rest of the Cadillac/Buick lineup) or they're UGLY (half the Silverado lineup, all of the Chevy/GMC full-size SUVs). I had a Terrain Denali 2.0T last year as a tester and it's a perfectly competent vehicle, but the outside is just so homely.... I would pick the Pilot, Cherokee, or CX5 over it based on looks alone. The Acadia looks like someone grafted a Sierra front clip onto the earlier version of the crossover and it just doesn't work. Is there a more "bar of soap" crossover out there than the Equinox? Three way tie with the new Escape and the Model-Y for that title? The Blazer isn't too bad from the front, but they used all of the styling budget up there and had none left for the rear. The Corvette is cool I guess, but so far out of my wheelhouse as to not register as a real car.

Drew :: I understand what you're saying, but the question wasn't 'what vehicles can't navigate your driveway?'; it was addressing a claim that GM 'needs a stylistic trend away from coasting mediocrity of blah design'. I personally don't see GM design today being anything less than on par with the competition, or in some cases exceeding it. On the point of potential sales in the short run, I agree. However, in that the industry is moving in that direction, AS LONG AS there are IC trucks alongside an EV trim, I'm fine with that. With global market share at 2.6%, it's not likely IC is going anywhere in our lifetime. EV sales will piddle along in the short run- those that want one can pony up & hopefully be happy. The long run is anyone's guess.

My comments like above should always be prefaced with the "If life allowed". I'm not buying a Denali because I can't afford one. I'm not buying a CT6 because it high centers on my driveway. A large three-row could conceivably be in my future, but I can name a few I would buy before the Enclave. I liked the ELR as a potential commuter for Albert, but without AWD and with having the haul his parents, it's a no-go. What I was saying was those vehicles are the only GMs on the list that would even get the attention from me to buy if I was in the position to do so.

A buddy in grad school had a red Pulsar NX--the 2nd gen with the t-tops...it was a lot of fun to zip around in....another friend had a red early 90s Maxima SE...always liked those cars...both manuals.

If you don't watch anything else...watch this...impressive.

Happy first day of autumn, C&G folks. Possibly my favorite season, even though I like going to the beach, too. Incredible Acadia National Park in Maine in autumn. Once was not enough.

Genesis IIRC those wheels indicate an AWD version.

Hopefully the Hummer by GMC can change that by starting a stylistic trend away from coasting mediocrity of blah design. Chevrolet trucks is a perfect example of an ugly brick design that just screams HELL NO!

Alas, I think that era is long past...GM seems more content to coast on mediocrity and genericism in design these days.

Cynical, but true..

More feel-good marketing spin. EVERY brand out there has -or will in the next 11 minutes- claim the very same thing.

GM and other automakers do not market their EV's much at all, maybe that will change. I think GM's marketing dept. is told to push to the masses what moves on the lots even though that seems counter intuitive, no real need to market them as much if they are selling well. That was the biggest reason for the Volt's demise and the ELR as well, a horrible marketing campaign, even though the ELR was also priced too high for it's class. The Voltec powertrain was great and really the best technology for the current "fueling" infrastructure we have. We shall see what The General comes up with for the marketing campaign of the new Cadillac IQ line of BEV's and what they do with the Silverado/Sierra e trucks in the coming months or years. They have more skin in the game now, so it should be a much different show.

I see that last time AAA dug into their data and published it was 2014. https://newsroom.aaa.com/2015/10/roadside-breakdowns-preventable-with-proper-maintenance-finds-aaa/ To Quote: “While problems with batteries, tires and keys are the most common reasons that members call AAA for help, there are more than 12 million calls each year related to engine trouble, fuel issues and other mechanical mishaps,” warned Nielsen. “AAA will always be there to save the day, but this study reveals drivers can save time and money by investing in routine maintenance.” Other key findings from 2014 roadside assistance data include: AAA towed more than two million vehicles for engine-related issues and an additional 600,000 vehicles for transmission failure. More than 235,000 vehicles were towed due to brake system failures. While most modern vehicles are equipped with low-fuel lights, AAA provided gasoline fuel delivery to more than half a million vehicles in 2014. Due to members incorrectly fueling their gasoline-powered vehicle with diesel fuel, or vice-versa, AAA towed more than 13,000 vehicles to repair facilities. “While today’s vehicle technology incorporates maintenance reminders and dashboard alerts designed to prevent roadside trouble, drivers still must take action,” cautioned Josh VanWynsberghe, AAA’s automotive technical engineer. “Finding a mechanic you trust and allowing that shop to perform all of your vehicle’s maintenance will result in improved reliability, higher resale values and increased safety.” You answered yourself earlier. There is enough evidence that ICE owners are just as incapable as EV owners in taking care of their auto's. Regardless of ICE or EV, many humans ignore all the details and play dumb when it comes to taking care of their auto. This is the same approach they take when it comes to new tech and not reading the owners guide. As such, there is a middle man need for having home Level 1 & 2 Chargers installed. You have people who hire you to do various projects as they do not want to learn or do the work themselves. Same thing when it comes to ICE or EV maintenance or tools such as a home charger system installed. Humans are lazy in many ways.