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Not to be political, but we are all Americans. I have tons of friends of every political, religious, and racial group. It varies by area in each state also. One of the people I know through college debate is a young Muslim college student. She loved her particualr small town in Texas, found it very open and welcoming, but hates living in California which she finds astonishingly bigoted and intolerant. I tend towards depression, so I find the good in people from everywhere. One of my favorite youtube oodworks, two actually,a re from Texas. Stopping briefly in Dallas when iI fly back from the PNW next week. I don't have the emotional energy to hate people any more. Looking forward to meeting David, I want to meet TC Bob, almost met ccap41 when I was in St Louis for a debate tournament. All of you are of different geographical and political stripes, and I dealy appreciate all of the folks here at C and G. From the Wall of the Starliner Diner, a local restaurant that serves Cuban and other fare. Food at Starliner is fantastic.4 points
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That definitely sounds like the PNW.3 points
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Which goes back to the core point others have made about profit on actual product and not hype. FCA makes money on the Challenger and Charger, hand over fist so why would they change that just because Tesla can go 0-60 faster while costing considerably more coin and being more unreliable? It should be noted that the current Tesla model S is on a now 9 year old platform but shhhh, that's only an issue with the competition.3 points
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maybe after all this time, for those wanting a performance oriented car with utility, maybe the PONTIAC RAGEOUS was what we really should be looking at, almost 25 years later??? all the liabilities of the Camaro as a daily driver / practicality, 4 doors, and for winter places if AWD would be taken care of here. Imagine the trip to Lowe's with the hatchback and folding seat....maybe even able to haul drywall https://www.motor1.com/news/95302/pontiac-rageous/2 points
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@A Horse With No Name Yes same here, looking forward to meeting you too. @trinacriabob Let me give you a late apology for those idiots as that is not the PNW way. Always been a stopping point for the Asian rim and as one married to a Korean, living daily in a multi-cultural environment, it is always important to include everyone. I do agree with you and others who have stated that it does vary from area to area. Hopefully next time your out this way, it will be a far more warm and embracing feeling. I can say, I have had to over the last decade correct my own parents who were California transplants form being negative about others moving here. Weird, but I think it is part generational also along with education and openness to new ideas. Extroverts are far more embracing of all compared to introverts. Everyone have a Great HUMP DAY!!!2 points
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I loved Atlanta also. This is also exactly how I feel.2 points
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I've lived in quite a few states and overseas. Yes, people are different everywhere you go. It can vary within the city, the county, the state, and the country. But what I've seen is that you either click with a place or you don't. I was hesitant to move to Atlanta for a job in my twenties because it was "the South." After 4 months, I felt great about being there and felt welcome. Then, when I lived near Seattle, I did not feel that welcome. Their accent is generic West Coast, like what I speak. I was friends with a few transplants. But getting the "go back to California" vibe from even a few people was not cool. I even got it when opening up a bank account, and in a suit. It was all going smoothly until the question "place of birth" came up. So, these experiences can be like an on-off switch and you won't easily forget them.2 points
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That's not what the sales number say. 2016 : 24K 2017 : 27K Model S peaked at 30K U.S. sales in 2018, and that was the year the Model 3 was in full swing (selling 140K). 2019 : 14K. 2020 saw a rise to 20K, but 2021 is only on pace for 16K. Model S is definitely slowed down.2 points
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Dude where did you live around here, as one born and raised here, yes we have the redneck uneducated idiots around the military base in Tacoma and Bremerton, but except for the extremism of narrow minded thinking people in those areas, over all a very multi-cultural embracing all society here. Way better than the year plus I lived in Texas and had to leave due to how extreme the racism is by both white and black against anything that is not one of those two colors and comes into their own self segregated spaces. Not wanting to get political, but am honestly interested on where you feel the locals were not cool? ? While I do love Fondue and cheese dips that are made from real cheese, this looks like a bowl of melted Velveeta cheese. Nothing but 100% chemical garbage. @oldshurst442 There is an Idea, have a real cheese sauce to dip your dogs in at your place.2 points
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And yet nobody cares because their sales are completely fine and the R&D has been paid for a decade ago. The Charger/Challenger HAVE to be one of the most profitable vehicles on the market. But they don't exactly handle very well compared to anything that's RWD. BUT, nobody cares. They handle well enough people still love'm.2 points
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The 70's and 80's Rock world wasn't all good... Design mistake... Vegan burgers I can get behind...2 points
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People are getting 1.2+ Gs out of Challengers. That's 'going around a corner' very well.2 points
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I believe these insiders are indicating that executive Management at Stellentis, especially the America CEO saw the success of the launches with pre-orders and wants a piece of that pie, so that is what they are indicating to from reading the story on The Detroit Bureau. It makes sense, no executive wants to hear that their competition has sold out pre-orders for first edition Hummer or First Edition F-150 Lightning and not have anything to compete with. So I would assume that executives have pushed hard on having a RAM answer to those BEVs.2 points
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On Tuesday June 15th 2021, GM and Wabtec announced their partnership to take the Locomotive, the backbone of America and the world for moving freight into the 21st century with the FLXdrive Locomotive and what the future holds. The rail industry for over a century has depended on the carbon heavy diesel technology to serve companies in delivering products all over North America and the World. In the last few decades, Locomotive's have been moving from pure diesel to an electric driven powertrain using diesel generators to provide electricity to the powertrain in moving freight. Customers have more and more asked for green Locomotive solutions that replaced the use of Diesel with an alternative solution. Today Wabtec is pleased to introduce the battery electric FLXdrive Locomotive. This is the worlds first 100% Ultium battery powered locomotive that has proven to slash carbon emissions by 30% when operating at 6 MWh. Wabtec took the time in 2020 to look at what GM had built so far with their Ultium Battery cells and the Hydrotec fuel cell systems. With this they built the FLXdrive Locomotive, a pure Ultium battery pack Locomotive to work with Diesel Hybrid Locomotives in testing and came away with amazing noticeable results. The Ultium based heavy-haul freight locomotive uses 18,000 Ultium cells in the FLXdrive locomotive. This locomotive in a traditional heavy-haul train with diesel locomotives proved to reduce fuel consumption by 11% and greenhouse gas emissions by 30% resulting in a reduction of 6,200 gallons of diesel fuel saves and a reduction of 69 tons of CO2 not created. This pilot was over a three-month period with BNSF railways covering 13,320 miles of hilly terrain in Dan Joaguin Valley, California. This is an area that is classified as a non-attainment area, where the air quality is worse than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The 430,000 pound FLXdrive locomotive was charged overnight in the railyard and then with connection to the Diesel Hybrid Locomotives and via regenerative braking was able to optimize battery pack levels throughout the day and still have deep reserves to add additional torque / power when needed in moving freight especially up hills at a much faster rate with an average train length of 1 mile hauling several thousand tons of freight. FLXdrive also introduced Wabtec's next generation of Trip Optimizer system, an A.I. based intelligent cruise control system programmed to respond to every twist and grade of the track to optimize the most energy-efficient way in moving freight as fast as possible. This technology would not have been possible without the advanced R&D gm had done with BEVs and is coming in the all new Hummer line and future products from gm. Wabtec has now moved forward with moving into production the FLXdrive locomotive a second generation of the FLXdrive which will also have options for battery packs that have more than 6 MWhs in size. Yet Wabtec is not stopping there, customers across North America from both Locomotive companies such as BNSF here and in other places like Europe have asked for a way to replace the diesel generation component and with that is where gm's HYDROTEC fuel cell technology comes into play which was shown as a successful options for the military in advanced high power, high speed auto's. Wabtec has two sides of their business, first building and selling new locomotives the second is the repowering of existing locomotives. This second business stream is where Wabtec believes gm's HYDROTEC technology will help them in having a very clear path for the 21st century as they repower existing locomotives with Ultium batteries and Hydrogen generators using HYDROTEC fuel cells. gm has a very large carbon footprint as does the whole auto industry in how they move new auto's from manufacturing to sales via rail transport with the last mile usually on a semi truck. As such, the ability to improve air quality while reducing greenhouse gas emissions comes via this very important business of repowering existing locomotives and Wabtec's vision for the rail industry see's gm and Wabtec playing a leading role in the clean energy economy and carbon reduced emissions globally by up to 300 tons per year. Wabtec and GM to Develop Advanced Ultium Battery and HYDROTEC Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solutions for Rail Industry GM Corporate Newsroom - United States - Home Wabtec and GM to Develop Advanced Ultium Battery and HYDROTEC Hydrogen Fuel Cell Solutions for Rail Industry | Wabtec Corporation Locomotive | Wabtec Corporation Wabtec’s All-Battery Locomotive, FLXdrive, Lowers Freight Train’s Fuel Consumption by More Than 11 Percent in California Pilot | Wabtec Corporation https://www.wabteccorp.com/locomotive/alternative-fuel-locomotives/flxdrive Homepage | Wabtec Corporation1 point -
They gutted Chrysler. Used ALL the money that Chrysler was making and threw her out. Chrysler had a RWD platform that they were designing all on their own. Daimler didnt want to further the project and gave them the old platform to work on while Mercedes a couple of years later got the new E Class platform https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Charger_R/T_(1999_concept) CORRECTION: You mean....Daimler used Chrysler money and Jeep engineering to make their shytty SUVs that they badge engineered the GC from... Coincidentally, the shyttyiest GC was the one from the merger of equals... The Crossfire was from the previous gen SLK while that same year, the SLK got a NEW platform... And rumour has it, Daimler used the next gen Viper for its SL revival while Daimler almost canceled the Viper all together... You will never admit it....but Daimler NEEDED Chrysler MORE than Chrysler needed Daimler. Daimler used and abused Chrysler and left Chrysler for dead... Hence rthe bankruptcy in 2009... Prior to that, Chrysler had bought Lamborghini, help fund the Diablo....it actually re-engineered the Diablo which angered Gandini. He later made the Cizetta which was the original Diablo creation. Chrysler changed the world with the Viper. With the mini-vans. With the cab forward mid-sizers. Hence the Charger concept. Chrysler made the Prowler to test how to use and mass produce aluminum to which Daimler learned a few things... You have got a lot of soul searching to do because your dear Mercedes is NOT all that...1 point
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No no; not 1979 the calendar year -- 1979 the model year. But I was already into '50-60s Pontiacs either way then. I bought my '64 GP in '86, and I had 'officially' tried to buy a '59 Catalina Vista in '81 (tho too young to drive / my dad said 'no way').1 point
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I couldnt possibly be out by 1979 as I was just starting out in being a car guy. A tad earlier than '79. But I was just 6 years old then. My dad's '70 GTO and a neighbor's '76 Trans Am were one of the first cars that I loved. The General Lee too, but we are talking about Pontiac. Then in 1979, the new look Trans Am came out and I was hooked forever as a Pontiac guy. There were other Pontiacs in my neighborhood (from the '70s) that had 'that' look that made Pontiac such an exciting brand. But...the first car that I disliked was that Sunbird that I posted. When I saw the Pontiac arrowhead on it, I do remember looking at it and thinking to my little self, WTF? Obviously not in those words...but the sentiment of WTF was there. Then the '80s came...and my love for the 3rd gen Trans Am was as strong as the love I had for the '76 and the '79. The Bandit T/A was not a favorite...I merely liked it. I preferred the years outside of '77-'78. But when I saw that Bonneville as a new Pontiac, I wasnt too thrilled. But the Grand Prixs made me kinda forget about that Bonneville. The FWD Pontiacs of the '80s never had a negative impact on me. Only because I really didnt know what I was really missing in the RWD Pontiacs of the '60s... I loved the way the excess styling of late '80s Pontiacs were. Then came the weirdness of GM in 1990. As long as Pontiac had the Trans Am and had made the 4rth gen so adolescent looking that I sooooo ,oved about it, I didnt care what shytty cars Pontiac was peddling. I loved the W-Body GP, I loved both gens of the FWD Bonnevilles and I also kinda liked the Dustbuster minivan. And my favorite was the plastic bodycladded Pontiac version. But when Pontiac decided to sell the 2nd gen, I started questioning Pontiac's direction. And then the Rageous came out immediatley right after and I said to myself..."OK, Pontiac is serious again in making muscle machines! I want!" Only for it to be just a concept...1 point
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Tube headers have their own set of problems. There are repro 'long-branch' cast headers, but they are 1. out of stock, 2. extremely heavy, 3. $600 (plus shipping). The short 'Ram Air' cast manifolds only add about 10 HP, kinda a poor return for $450. Exactly like aerodynamics; it's hard to look at a part and tell how well/poor it handles airflow.1 point
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You need to pay attention in class. That was a decade ago. They are making a profit now on cars like the Challenger and Charger while Tesla loses money on their cars. I sure as hell know that Daimler didn’t do a damn thing to help them. In fact, their ownership is what accelerated their bankruptcy but again, shhhhh, we don’t ever speak ill of your German masters. Btw, it’s been common knowledge for the last eight years that Sergio siphoned of the popular profit making domestic brands to fund those piles of $h! from Italy. You know that already so stop trying to play dumb about it just because other folks here don’t worship Elon Musk and his money losing cars.1 point
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I had the opposite effect. I always loved Pontiac, but the Rageous only solidified my love for Pontiac THAT much more. The Pontiacs that questioned my love for the brand were these:1 point
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Actually...not a bad idea. However, Quebecois arent too keen on fake yellow cheese.1 point
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The Rageous was my first ‘falling out of love’ experience with Pontiac.1 point
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Not sure if Balthazar posted this previously or not, cool picture.1 point
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I get on a plane tomorrow at 8. Today is my Friday1 point
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I wonder what affect peoples tastes for cars versus SUVs has played in some of the numbers not just for Tesla but for all manufactures. Tesla to me is overpriced for what they offer in the Tesla S. I think there are far better options out there and sadly only from an ICE option as no one else is building a true car BEV at this point due to the market pretty much dictating Trucks and SUVs. Real sign will be sales if Tesla gets their truck to market and how it stacks up against Ford, gm and Ram. ? What part of Sergio was stealing the profits from Dodge, Ram, Jeep, Chrysler to prop up the wasted effort of his Italian brands. Specifically Alfa Romeo he took the billions wasted it on Alfa and still it struggles to live, it should have been left in the history books.1 point
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In 2010, Challenger posted circa 35K units sold. From 2015 thru 2019 it posted between 61K and 66K, and it on pace for the low 60’s in ‘21 as well.1 point
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Yeah and MOST everybody still doesn't care how old the Model S is. They've gotten their refreshes on the outside, inside and underneath and people still love them. It's pretty old at this point but it certainly isn't slowing them down. I've said it here before that products need to stick around for a year or two(or longer) longer so these companies can amortize the costs, bank some extra cash, and it would likely help keep the end prices down a bit as they won't have to pay for more R&D. Instead of one major refresh on the same platform, make it a second refresh and keep essentially the same product around for another 3 years. Obviously, they know what they're doing and I'm just a nobody to them who isn't buying a new vehicle anyway but I feel like they'd all be a little more successful.1 point
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That does not change Balth’s core point. All I know is that a 4500-5000lb. Tesla has its own handling challenges, which is something the resident Tesla cheerleader here seems to forget.1 point
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Max G's can just be accomplished with sticky tires. Max G's is a very small piece of a handling pie.1 point
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One last one...1 point
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Interesting, actual advert..1 point
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Happy Birthday to @andretti @Jordan559and @USA-11 point
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I grew up in that neighborhood. Lived slightly farther than a stone's throw from the stadium. My aunt and uncle (and cousins, duh) lived closer than a stone's throw away. 3640 Sherbrooke E is where my aunt and uncle lived. In front of that ugly ass artistic sculpture shyte, the window immediately to the right of it, was their living room. I played on that sculpture, slipped on it and had a prong go right through my left thigh the summer of '81. The google maps link. The stadium is 2-3 streets away. https://www.google.com/maps/@45.5486864,-73.5550566,3a,49y,106.85h,88.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sz-NhkZiECog4PmQvF6T-ZA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en-US Ive posted a google map link of where I lived in the past. Ill google link it again 3873 Ste Catherine E. The stadium being 1.5 miles away to the south. Ste Catherine street....East. Yes...THAT same Ste Catherine street that buzzes in the summer which is WEST...which is DOWNTOWN Montreal The heart of Downtown, Peel and Ste Catherine, is a mere 7 miles away. Old Montreal even closer. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Avenue+Bourbonnière+%26+Rue+Sainte-Catherine+E,+Montréal,+QC+H1W+2G4/@45.5461715,-73.5368457,3a,59.3y,303.21h,93.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1swLS2v1RCdt3tVVSdez6BOQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cc91b865e3ca78f:0x9c29d85dd1783014!8m2!3d45.5460644!4d-73.5369251 My bedroom window was directly on top of that restaurant's sign to the right. The first window to the of the buiding to the left was our living room. This current restaurant went bankrupt because of Covid Im assuming. But that location was always a restaurant. Going back to when my dad was a young lad. He (my dad) grew up in that house too. It was Greek owned (building and restaurant) from the late '60s to the early 2000s when that Greek owner passed away. He came from the same village my mom came from. He bought that restaurant from another Greek who owned the building. Original owner kept the building. Long story. I dont feel like going through a very intertwined history lesson. But it is quite interesting. Another time. I saw at least 200 games of Expos baseball at the Olympic Stadium. (probably more...closer to 300) I never missed a home opener from 1983-1995. I was at the game when Pete Rose, as an Expo, hit his 4000th hit. I used to take my bike to my cousins' apartment, leave it there and walk. When my parents and my aunt and uncle finally moved from this neighborhood...well public transport. I wasnt at the MLB All Star game in 1981, but I do remember the helicopters flying on top of the stadium. I was bike riding with my cousins while the game was on. Maybe the TV did capture us when they were filming outside the stadium? Three 8-9 year old boys riding their bikes near the stadium...on Sherbrooke street and Pie-IX boul. Hockey runs through my blood. Best sport in the world. I LOVE BASEBALL EVEN MORE!!!1 point
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Love it or Hate it for the looks and useless road going, but on a race track, it should be amazing. W16 power is a very decent tone.1 point
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Lord Of War (I forgot about this scene...was pleasantly surprised again to see the Poncho) American Beauty (Totally forgot about this too...I must now acquire either a '70 442 W-30 or '73 Trans Am SD455 so I could passively aggressively tell my wife too that "I rule")1 point
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Your ideal climate is found in the Bay Area and, to some extent, in the Pacific Northwest. It can be depressing, but people in the PacNW mention how the cool, moist air makes them and their skin feel clean. I don't know how that works. Perhaps that it's comfortable. That temperature band is probably the best one for people's well being. For that matter, cars in the PacNW probably fare better than in any other place in the country ... the air for combustion and the cool, moist ambient for tires, belts, and hoses. I was discussing this with a prof. I once had. She said that, even though heat is miserable, extreme cold will finish off a person quite a bit sooner than extreme heat. So, yes, 50F to 80F sounds just great. If you can afford the places where it's the calling card.1 point
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LEGO FANS Lego released 6 new kits today of which 4 are already on backorder. ? Guess this is Lego's attempt to drive auto interest in youth! https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/speed-champions?icmp=HP-SHCC-Standard-SC_CC_Block_76900_Still_Life_HP-TH-SC-7USTJPVCYB
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I remember one year it hit 119 on my birthday. And the A/C failed at the restaurant we were going out to dinner at. Hot and dry and hot and humid are equally awful IMO, but different. I’ve heard from friends about summers in Austin being nasty with triple digit temps and high humidity. I was in Miami Beach in July 2008 and it was like 98F w/ 90 percent humidity. Miserable outside. Was better down in the Keys with the breezes. My ideal would be a climate that never gets over 80F or below 50F.1 point
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I’d assume once the Baby Boomers exit the hobby over the next 20 years or so, values will fall…1 point
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Phenomenal original-condition '63 Catalina. Those clear acrylic steering wheels cost about $1200 to have restored/recast :
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Sounds like this song was too much for one Florida woman ... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/florida-woman-beats-roommate-over-repeatedly-playing-le-freak/ar-BB1ejuS0?ocid=msedgdhp The song:1 point
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