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https://www.thedrive.com/news/42377/the-2022-subaru-wrxs-base-infotainment-system-is-pretty-bad

Or...1980s Mercedes bad The caption says 1991 on this particular picture... 1991 https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/1991-Mercedes-Benz-190-Class-Pictures-c6222?picturesTabFilter=INTERIOR#pictureId=35891412

Third adventure sticker achieved. This morning we got on the bike and took the ferry to Cape May. Toured the Victorian houses, got some seafood for lunch, went to the boardwalk at Wildwood NJ (90% closed for the season), and then went to the Cape May lighthouse to wait for the ferry back. If you’d like to see some of the other pics you can follow my Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rocketfella307/

SO much for 'converting the entire federal vehicle fleet to BE'... guess it made for a good sound bite.

Maybe a tiny fraction of the money-is-no-object tri-5 builders might consider an electric build. If you have a huge budget, all sorts of possibilities are out there ? :

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe drove off the first R1T production truck in Rivian Blue at the Normal Production plant. The Rivian truck received an EPA rating of 314 miles on the default battery pack that is shipping now. a larger battery pack will become available in January 2022 as well as a smaller battery pack at a future time. Rivian R1T spec: EPA 314 mile range on standard battery pack Battery type 2170 cylindrical cell supplied by Samsung SDI 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds Quad motor, AWD On-board charger is 11.5 kW, AC level 2, 25 miles per hour of charge. DC Fast charging 140 miles in 20 minutes Wading depth of 3 plus feet Towing capacity of 11,000 pounds This is all the information via Rivians web site and RJ Scaringe twitter account. I am very excited for the Bellevue Washington Rivian site to open and have a chance to see how my large Shrek frame fits in this truck. I would love one in Forest Green. View full article

Why even bother with this as a concept? It looks like a cartoon clown car. Virtually none of it is buildable. I don’t even care about it’s propulsion since it wouldn’t be legal as a vehicle in any 1st world country. people get paid to come up with this crap?

Even after generations of chasing Cadillac, mercedes was still struggling to offer a luxury interior... by 1991. half-baked at best!

The dealership has no say. When I bought out the Encore I just arranged my financing through the credit Union and they sent the buyout to Ally bank. Dealership was never involved in the process at all.

This has been such a cool trip!

Na, it was all slow speed cruising. 90% under 30mph and the other 10% under 55 on some 2 lane highways. Aside from a cicada to the face shield I didn’t get hit with anything. Higher speeds than that, yeah I wear gear.

Considering that the HD Suburban had gone out of production in 2017, 5 years ago due to a lack of sales, I can believe that the HD Suburbans they bought in 2017, armor plated, bullet proof glass, etc. are probably nearing their end of life not to mention the ones bought in earlier years that were still in use. I can see the Government needing a new fleet now of burbs for FBI and Secret Service use on top of use by other high ranking officials in the Government.

Yeah, the federal government's fleet was in "immediate need of updating". I believe that as much as any politician.

Or it's because the fleet was in immediate need of updating and since there are not going be any EV equivalents for at least a few more years (at best), it made more sense to go with what was already available. Just common sense to me and has not one thing to do with "sound bites". The next round will be all EVs, once the next batch of SUVs are worn out.

I think everyone could enjoy reading the latest Chevrolet Performance Story at the following web address: The 57210: A 1957 Chevy with a Supercharged Big-Block Upgrade (theblock.com) Have to give them props for when money is no issue at the attention to detail in modernizing this lovely car. I am excited to see how the GM Performance team takes these stories once the e-Crate solutions are available in many different spec's.

Another example of the best & most valuable form of 'old car recycling' :

Hold my beer

Dont judge me. I got kids. To THIS day, my daughter, 16, LOVES this movie...

VW showed off their new ID.Life concept BEV that will start below $20,000 Euro's or below $23,640.00 U.S. Dollars. This will be built on a Shortened MEB platform. Album of Images: ID. LIFE concept car | Volkswagen Newsroom (volkswagen-newsroom.com) Outlook into electric entry-level mobility: world premiere of the Volkswagen ID. LIFE concept - Volkswagen US Media Site (vw.com)

https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2021/sep/0915-gmdefense.html Id buy one of these... Yeah...I would want that Blackwing CT5 supercharged V8 in that. Which is the Corvette C7 ZR1 engine. Better yet. Ill take THAT one as THAT one is 755 HP and 715 ft/lbs torque versus it being detuned to 668 HP and 659 ft/lbs torque. I would not want the blue and red lights. But I would want it CIA black all around though. Armoured and bullet proof is a gimme, obviously! Skid plate. Powder coated in black. Chevy Bow Tie. In black. No chrome or shiny bits anywhere. I havent made up my mind if I would opt for the push bumper bar grille guard. Yeah. Id add that too! Front AND rear!

You need to because I still see Crown Vics rolling around here lol. Furthermore, they are only producing 1800 of these over the course of nine years. Most of the current ones are at least a decade old with probably a ton of miles on them. See my above response. Also, again, this over the course of nine years so obviously the first 200, in the first year, are going replace the oldest models and not the four year old models. By the time year nine rolls around, those four year models are now thirteen years old with a ton of miles and wear and tear. This is a common sense move, believe it or not. Is it wasteful? On some level, sure, but that doesn’t mean that they won’t need to be replaced. These are specific use vehicles and a lot of work go into them.

leader of the motorcycle gang waiting for the ferry back to Rehoboth Beach.

GM Defense has won a $36.4 million dollar Defense contract to build Heavy-Duty Suburbans for the U.S. Government Agencies. GM Defense Awarded $36.4 Million Development Contract to Build Heavy-Duty Surburbans for U.S. Government Agencies These SUVs will while using many commercial-off-the-shelf parts from the body, exterior, propulsion, interior and brakes will get a purpose-built HD Suburban new and unique body-on-frame chassis and suspension, designed to specifically support increased government performance requirements with higher payload capacity and heavier vehicle gross weight. GM currently will build 10 HD Suburbans per year under this R&D development contract that expires in May 2023, this contract is expected to be replaced by one building 200 HD Suburbans per year for 9 years following the completion of this R&D contract with the first delivery of the modern R&D HD Suburban expected Spring 2022. The 20 total R&D HD Suburbans give an average cost of $1,820,000 per vehicle including the R&D cost for the specific requirements of the new chassis and suspension. This contract makes me wonder if we will see the return of an HD suburban to Chevrolet and GMC lots in the near future. I wonder what the towing and weight capacity will be for these new HD Suburbans which were last built in 2017 for fleet and governments and was discontinued then. Chevy Suburban HD Heavy-Duty SUV Discontinued Vehicle | GM Fleet Clearly one can tell the differences of the last 2500 HD suburban that was built for Police, fleets and especially the government as seen in the picture above. 2017 was the last year this was available. Guess the Government needs a bunch more to replace these now. For those that might be wondering what powered these HD Suburbans, it was the 6L V8 that you could only get in certain Chevrolet Suburban 1500 trims. On top of this, the FBI and Secret Service are the largest users of these vehicles and they usually have additional lighting and armor plating including bullet proof glass as to the need for a beefier chassis and suspension. Makes one wonder which V8 will end up in these new HD Suburbans? The Chevy Suburban HD Is the Most Subtle Intimidating Car in the World - Autotrader

Here is how I would do the R1S SUV, no Max Pack allowed yet, but I am liking the Limestone color. For me being that the Wife and I love road trips and into the wild, the Max Pack is a requirement for me, but I can totally understand for most people the Regular 314 mile battery pack is enough. In regards to the Maintenance / repair. Rivian is working to have established places become repair sites per emails I have received, but as of right now per their web site Service - Rivian You have the following: Remote Care - Rivian via the built in sensors and diagnostics platform are able to proactively identify and resolve issues without you having to do anything for the software side and notify you when a hardware issue is needing attention. OTAs - This is the over the air updates part that primarily is software focused to add features and enhance existing ones. Mobile Service - Rivian has a fleet they are building out of staffed Rivian technicians, they perform the majority of service needs right at home or work. If more extensive care is required, they will pick up your auto and take it to a Rivian Service Center like the one built in Bellevue here where I live and give you a loaner via their flexible loaner program. Platform - The Rivian Service App works with you on your smartphone, the app and the Rivian Service Team connected via the Rivian Cloud working together seamlessly to deliver the best possible experience of auto care. Warranty Comprehensive - 5yrs or 60,000 miles Battery 8yrs or 175,000 miles Drivetrain 8yrs or 175,000 miles Corrosion 8yrs unlimited miles End result, the auto's are built to last even in a CPO situation, I think these auto's are going to go a long distance in customer satisfaction.

I love the green but that's my favorite color and share of blue so i would be hard to pass up. Ideally, I'd prefer the Max Pack as well, but if I'm being realistic, 300 miles of range is more than enough and $10,000 in my pocket is preferred. I'd also likely add some of the other things you did in the Adventure Gear area as well. I'm excited to see these in customers' hands and see one in the wild. The plant is only a couple hours north of me. @David, do you know what their maintenance/repair situation is like, as they don't have dealerships? If something breaks, what happens and where would I get repairs done?

Awesome looking, the Rivian Blue is a backup color for me to the Forest Green. Here is my truck configured the way I would want it with the Max Pack that now shows up on the web site after a refresh.

I’d like a green one with white & green Colorado plates.

I was being sarcastic, but agree it is not half the price, but greatly cheaper than what MB sells for.

I want one just like this so bad.

By contract, no. They do give you an buyout price. That said, sales folk will talk you out of it, and dealerships will tell you otherwise. At least the ones that really need cars. Good places should sell them to you though……

My condolences once more. Robin Williams' death made me cry. Because he too, was my favorite comedian. Part of my youth and all that. Yeah, like Chevy Chase and John Candy and countless of other actors and singers and the like. But that was not the reason why I cried. The main reason is because I knew that he was truly a great and genuine person. I knew, we all knew, his jokes came from his heart and all he ever wanted to do was make us laugh. And Ill repeat. He truly was a great human being. Countless of stories about him and his generosity were around a loooong time before his death.

"Im not a doctor. but Im pretty sure if you die, the cancer also dies at the same exact time. So that to me is not a loss; its a draw." - Norm Macdonald RIP

He doesn’t even have the model right. It’s the GLS580 (there is no longer a 550 model) which starts at just under $100K it does offer rear seat massagers as a $4500 option. Not sure where the MT article got the “segment first” for the Navigator from.

I don't know the year of this ad :

Car interiors for decades have either been cheap, forgettable or lame. Only in the last 10-15 years have interiors actually improved to the point where you actually see a car as more than just a transport device. By today's standards, no car built prior to 2002 is even worthy of praise for its interior. Virtually all car interiors were cheap and often forgettable for a very long time. We should enjoy what cars are offering us NOW because a lot of us remember what car interiors have been: cheap, forgettable, lame or a combination of the three, regardless of automaker.