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... citing anything Audi for reliability. Might as well suggest a Jag. Anyway, the Aviator Grand Touring PHEV does 54 city and 58 highway while having 400 horsepower and 640 lb.-ft of torque. They also have the cushy suspension I like. I've driven one a while ago and the only words to describe the experience are "effortless and serene". You simply waft over the road in utmost comfort.

I could have sworn there was a discussion about brand naming schemes and how some companies just keep changing their names and diluting their brand, not so long ago on this very site. https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/mercedes-benz-to-drop-eq-brand-for-ev-220753279.html

My guess for the 1.3T from the Hornet is because they already have that unit hooked to an electric motor, but they do make a 1.0-liter 3-cylinder unit with 118 hp for the South American Jeep Renegade.

? I still do not consider Tesla Luxury other than by price, but it is cool to see that Tesla has taken the sales lead in Luxury sales from the Germans. Tesla’s Latest Achievement Is Great News Even If You Hate Tesla (msn.com) Here is Automotive News breakdown of U.S. luxury car sales for 2022: Tesla: 491,000 BMW: 332,388 Mercedes-Benz: 286,764 Lexus: 258,704 Audi: 186,875 Cadillac: 134,726 Acura: 102,306 Volvo: 102,038

Unfortunately, Scott Adams is an off-the-deep-end right wing extremist who still believes a prior Democratic candidate for President was running a child trafficking ring out of the basement of a pizza place that has no basement. This is a dog-whistle cartoon. That said, I am likely closing the C&G twitter account because even though I only follow car accounts, the feed is inundated with people with political views similar to this, so Elon has absolutely changed the algorithm to amplify those voices over and above what users actually want to follow.... in this case... cars.

After the polar vortex at Christmas, early January has been pretty mild--unseasonably warm this week--two days in a row w/ partial sun and highs around 45F. While out walking the dogs yesterday afternoon, I saw a black Cadillac ATS w/ the sunroof open, and a sharp dark red Cadillac XLR w/ the top down...driver had a toque on. Alas, back to rain and snow starting today.

Along with SeaMicasa, it looks like you are enjoying all the free time you got. And you mentioned early retirement. THAT is awesome!!! Glad to hear that!!! Although Im doing great, my trajectory seems to be running opposite yours. I had to buyout my partner so my time running the restaurant went up about 8-10 hours/week. I hired a manager, and she is great, but she is not an owner so...when something comes up, I am the one to do the extra hours. She helps out, but when she cant...she cant and that is that. I dont force her. The working dynamics have changed...drastically Id say. Also, I had to buy him out. So I had to fork over some cash to him. Cash that was there for...whatever it was there for meant for retirement. Be it some kind of toy or real estate for retirement purposes or whatever. Now I have to continue to work to replenish what I saved that I dont have anymore and pray that the restaurant continues to make money long enough for me to save up what I had... Speaking of which, I have some lands in Greece. Through my mom. And although I thought that between my (4) cousins, we would be able to renovate the family home and resolve what it is to resolve with the other little lands and have a place to live in after retirement between the 4 of us spread over 3 families on vacation to Greece. Well, I hired a lawyer because things are not going so smoothly. We all have an equal share in all the properties, but that greed bug seems to be biting some of us. The same thing is happening from my wife's side. My mother-n-law passed away a couple of years ago and my wife's siblings cant seem to come to an amicable conclusion on how things should be divided up. My mother-n-law leaves behind a house in Montreal, but several lands in Greece as well. Like with my side's problems, they all have an equal share in the lands in Greece and in the house in Montreal. But my wife's siblings are also bit by that freakin' greed bug. They cant come to an amical conclusion on dividing the lands up fairly. So...the lawyer I hired to take care of business on my side will also take care of business on my wife's side. But all I see is $$$s being spent NEEDLESSLY on phoquing lawyers... For everybody as the money we are ALL spending on phoquing lawyers could be used to develop something nice in Greece... Whatever that something nice could be. All to say: IM GLAD YOU ARE ENJOYING LIFE!!!