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Because we love cars? Finding and restoring barn finds will also cost the restorer about that much as well. Why go through the trouble to fix barn find Camaros/Mustangs/Challengers when their modern V8 counterparts cost just as much as restoring the classic ones? As far as the Olds Aurora/Tesla Model 3 electric thing goes? This? Or this? Id rather the Aurora. And Im recycling...

Let me clarify something here. My remark about the Leaf was in regards to sub-$30K EVs and the Leaf in question is the one with only 150 miles of range, which is unacceptable at any price range. No one wants that except for certain folks in California lol. The 226 mile model starts north of $30K. The more you know.

Wow, I enshrine you on C&G all the way from Lisbon, Portugal and no thumbs up?!? LOL.

I needed to get around to putting this up ... it appears to be the house blend at the Confeitaria Nacional is Lisbon, PT, a 100+ year old coffee and tea house with tasty and sensibly priced cakes and pastries. Happy Sunday ...

About Covid and misinformation and thee science changing... Of course the science of Covid changed over the course of the pandemic. The science behind preventing and curing is still changing and will continue to change because: 1. Covid was a new disease and our doctors knew nothing about it. Preventive measures HAD to be put into place regardless if some of it was not effective. An erroneous decision is better than no decision. 2. It kept on changing as we learned more about it. As some measures were not effective. Other measures were introduced to better protect ourselves. 3. And this cycle will continue as we learn more about Covid and as Covid continues to evolve. It seems that its evolving but becoming less deadly. But with vaccines... No vaccines and for the unvaccinated, Covid is as deadly for some. However, the older, deadlier strands are still present with us. Those have NOT gone away... So...our learning about how this disease survives and evolves will continue to evolve. 4. Yes, there was MISINFORMATION about MASK WEARING in the beginning. LIES. Doctors said we did not need masks. Then they said we need them... *SIGH* THAT was said because health authorities KNEW humans in general are garbage. THAT was to protect the health organizations, hospitals, doctors and nurses. How so? So garbage humans dont HOARD the masks... Like they acted with phoquing toilet paper... 5. But that lie PALES in comparison to what garbage hidden agenda a$$holes did and continue to do to weaponize this pandemic... Same garbage, human waste outfit that has cried foul for the Sandy Hook shootings, for the elections, Freedom Convoys in Ottawa... Some have cried foul of Covid because Covid has mildly inconvenienced them... Some have cried foul because they actually benefit from the misinformation mayhem. I am NOT saying not to question stupid politicians. I am NOT saying not to question politicians because some of them (most of them?) DO have hidden agendas.... What I AM saying though, is that somewhere down the line, you have to start accepting politicians words and you have to start questioning loud mouth human waste garbage that just spew things with nothing but vitriol and nothing of substance. And as far as politicians go, sometimes human waste politicians are EASY to spot and are part of the misinformation...

The port wine is fine. It is sometimes given as a token of appreciation at the end of a meal. They make some nice pastries over there, as you say. Also consider what a beautiful coastline and interior this country has. I'm with you on where your soul is. I can relate.

It should be noted that for all this talk about EVs and pricing and there not being one cheaper than $30K (save for the Leaf that no one wants), the lowest price ICE car/SUV from GM will be $21,400 (base model price, at that) after this year since the Spark and Trax are going bye bye. Ford's cheapest will be $25,500 for a gas only car or truck after the EcoSport goes bye bye this year. Only the hybrid model Maverick will be the cheapest at $19,995.

Early hybrid ~

1:41:00 ~ 1:42.20 Sums it up perfectly.

I dont drink coffee either. People, like all the time, are really really surprised that I dont drink coffee. Then some of them go on a rant telling me how weird and rare it is for a restaurant owner not to drink coffee. I dont know what to tell these people... Id give it a try, this Balthazar coffee. But it probably be coffee flavoured milk syrup more than coffee tho. I would prefer JUST to visit Lisbon and drop by this coffee place. Have their pastries instead. Although I dont drink alcohol anymore, Id rather try Portugal's famous port wines. That would be more my thing if I ever visit Portugal. Then drive myself to Spain, see Gibraltar, Valencia, Barcelona. Then off to France. Marseille. And if there is any time and money left, onward to Italy. The Mediterranean is where my soul belongs. But I would ALWAYS come home. North America is home! (North) EAST COAST REPRESENT!!!

I don’t drink coffee, but maybe that one would suit me… ?

The overall point, and that to which I can connect some dots to your comment is, for EV's to make bigger dents in the market (at least from GM's perspective) is that for mass adoption (which is apparently supposed to be the point with EV's for some) is that the vehicles need to become replacements in SIZE and function for other volume and value segments of the population. GM can't limit their attention to small cars like the Volt, Equinox, Bolt. The Silverado EV is a good step to provide a useful larger vehicle for adoption to the masses. Why GM would expect to have volume impact in the market with a smaller than heck Volt and Bolt is beyond me but really exposes that they didn't want to get mass adoption with those products. They wanted to limit 'numbers sold' with the new technology in case there were flaws (fires). The Volt system should have been used in a Malibu or Impala sized car, and also an SUV at the time. I think there would have been a helluva lot more interest in the Bolt if it weren't Lilliput in size. All this talk and bullshit from car companies and pushing these EV concepts and yet how many of these are queued up for release to battle volume segments for people like David and other average customers that need some size and space in their vehicles? You won't get mass adoption until you get functional replacements, and at a similar cost to current market top sellers. That said, for the compact class, which does sell in volume, this will be a good entry I think. Now, where is the Traverse EV? We're 25 years post EV1 and not really much farther along in that period of time......

Always a good idea to know where you came from.

Doesn't sound realistic that someone making $102k would be buying a $940k home.

Filter Square in Philly has an average income of $102K, and the average home costs $940K. Common minimum % down is 5%, or $47,000. I don't think folk going into that scenario are too cash-strapped / living paycheck-to-paycheck to be unable to scrape together -say- $8K for a vehicle DP.

In December, no less. That's a little early for a big storm in Portland, OR. They are not equipped to deal with snow and ice, so they just shut down the town. As does the Seattle-Tacoma area. The hills don't help, either. That top photo really threw me for a Cadillac. That sort of curvature was not common for them. In the following DTS that came along, the car became more rectilinear. They did a nice job with it. I remember checking out the car dealerships (after they closed in the evening) on Pensacola Blvd. around '07 and saw some DTSs. I remembered thinking that it wasn't any bigger than a mid-'70s Cutlass Supreme (because the space was more sensibly used) and thought it was a really nice car, given that I don't much like Cadillacs. I also remember thinking how I wouldn't have wanted to pay for the repair bills for all those bells and whistles and that the Northstar V8 under its hood was too sophisticated for my understanding of car mechanics ... and possibly a little thirsty after driving several V6s. Sloped back grille, no hood ornament, slab sides, balance in its 3 volumes, engaged rather than finned taillamps ... less is WAY more, in this case. Kudos for some gauges in the instrument cluster (Cadillacs often had temp. idiot lights, which I've learned are scary). Kudos for having a console standard in the DTS. The passenger side of the dash seems a little too tall, but, overall, I thought this was really nice for a Cadillac.

I’d love to find a final year of the first Gen Aurora, but they are almost always beat to hell. People didn’t preserve them.