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Yes, you bet she cooks, her pallet is amazing for flavor, and she does everything else when it is not on the grill other than my home-made Mac n Cheese. My wife is Korean, so you better believe that all the veggies, aka side dishes as well as so much more is her. I have am very sensitive to tomatoes as they just make me sick, but she learned how to make it from scratch and get it PH neutral so I can have Spaghetti. My Home Made Mac n Cheese: Wife made the BBQ Chicken Sandwiches on Brioche Buns. Did Hamburgers again tonight.

Correct, you can get a less equipped car with less performance for less money. That is how things work.

Celebrating 15 YEARS of LaCrosse ownership ... not today, but just recently. With a break in the weather around the new year, slightly before the 15 years of ownership, I drove it to Toronto area (the GTA). It ran like a champ. On a full highway stretch outbound, I got 31 mpg. On a full highway stretch returning, I got 30 mpg and it was raining. It's getting the sticker EPA highway fuel mileage ... or better. That means its last tune-up is to spec, the new tires are doing their job, and its 3800 V6 is tight. On the day of it turning 15, the odometer was 120,401 miles that morning. To date, I have only had issues with the stuff other LaCrosse/Allure vehicles of 2005 to 2009 have seen: some suspension components, a few sensors (notably the ABS/traction control one), dashboard and accessory lighting, and the power door lock actuators. As far as bigger ticket items, which would actually be maintenance instead of repairs, I have put on: - 2 sets of tires - both times Michelin - 1 set of struts - Gabriel all-in-one assemblies, which are sort of hard to find considering Gabriel shock absorbers were ubiquitous when I had RWD GM products. - 2 batteries - both AC Delco Gold; the rest of the charging system is original - 1 set of brakes on both the front and rear; the rotors are original, having only been turned at that one brake job That has pretty much been it. It still has its original serpentine belt (looking good, but I will replace it in the spring) and its original cooling system apparatus (I will replace the radiator hoses in the spring, too). Here is the car at Bluffer's Beach and Park in the Scarborough section of Toronto. The locals told me that there should have been snow and ice at the beach, but, instead, people were strolling along Lake Ontario on the sand. Here is the car with another one identical to it (at the left) at the same place, and the driver of the other one was very cool about my taking this photo (I asked him to tilt slightly toward the A-pillar of his vehicle) ... I had to take this photo because this was too funny ... to me, anyway. These first-gen LaCrosses/Allures are all over the GTA, given that they were built out at Oshawa's GM plant, which is at the GTA's eastern edge. I didn't think I'd keep it this long and that it would reliably take me to the places it has been. I haven't a clue as to what I will drive next, so I keep driving it and try not to think about this. Oh yeah, they are much nicer to me at Eastern border crossings, and always have been, compared to Western border crossings (WA state to B.C.). I have wondered why that is. I'll chalk it up to ethnicity that is more in synch with the surroundings.

Yes they did skyrocket but again, crickets chirping on those subjects. Also, given the numbers the E-Ray is going to be put out, by all accounts it should cost MORE than the Z06 but as I said earlier, it was smart of GM to NOT do that because now you have equal choices for the old school crowd AND the new school crowd. There is literally nothing wrong with the E-Ray price being $30K higher than the base Vette. It's that simple and not one person here needs to explain to the Mercedes fan why that is so since he clearly is not interested in any actual facts, only that Chevrolet just slapped an electric motor to the rear wheels and called it a day.

It is a lot but it's also running with the Z06 in a straight line and likely pretty dang comparable around a track adding AWD. Didn't the AMGs/Ms skyrocket once they added AWD to the E63/M5?

2023 marks 120 year of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and the company is pulling out all the stops with new models and special editions. Commemorative Editions will be offered in seven classic models. On the top-of-the-line CVO Road Glide Limited Anniversary model, seats are covered with Alcantara with gold and red contrast stitching. A special Heirloom Red color painted over Anniversary Black and outlined with a bright red pinstripe and hand-painted gold paint scallop. A gold-plated tank medallion is a retro Art Deco version of the Harley-Davidson eagle. Gold-tone powertrain inserts with bright red rocker boxes and pushrod tube collars complete the look. A similar paint and trim scheme will be offered on six other 120th Anniversary models, but with red fade powertrain inserts. Harley-Davidson is limiting the production of the anniversary editions, and each one will have a laser-etched serial number on the fuel tank. CVO Road Glide Limited Anniversary (production limited to 1,500 examples globally) Ultra Limited Anniversary (1,300 examples) Tri Glide® Ultra Anniversary (1,100 examples) Street Glide® Special Anniversary (1,600 examples) Road Glide® Special Anniversary (1,600 examples) Fat Boy® 114 Anniversary (3,000 examples) Heritage Classic 114 Anniversary (1,700 examples) In addition to the Anniversary Models, Harley-Davidson is (re)introducing models to its North American lineup and adding trims to existing ones. 2023 Breakout Back after leaving the North American market in 2020 is the Harley-Davidson Breakout. This factory chopper features more models with the Milwaukee-Eight 117 V-Twin. They’ve increased the fuel-tank size to 5 gallons and lengthened its profile to give the bike a leaner look. The handlebar riser and polished stainless steel handlebar is ¾-inch taller than the previous model. Chrome is applied generously and new 26-spoke cast-aluminum wheels are machined and finished in gloss black. Power specs were not released for the Breakout, but we expect it to match the 124 lb-ft of torque other bikes with the 117 engine have. 2023 Road Glide 3 Joining the Freewheeler in the Trike lineup is the new 2023 Road Glide 3. Essentially a Trike version of the popular Road Glide, the Road Glide 3 adds a frame-mounted aerodynamic fairing with splitstream vents to reduce rider helmet buffeting, the Boom! Box 6.5-inch color touch screen with navigation and Bluetooth that powers two 5.25-inch fairing speakers, weather-proof trunk with two cubic feet of capacity, electric reverse gear, and Trike-specific safety features like Enhanced Cornering Braking, Enhanced ABS, Enhanced Traction Control, and Enhanced Drag-Torque Slip Control. For 2023, the Freewheeler swaps out the chrome for dark finishes and gets new gloss black cast aluminum wheels. 2023 Nightster Special Model Built on the Sportster platform but given a more classic silhouette, the Nightster blends modern technology and H-D’s most technologically advanced engine family, the Revolution Max 975T, into one classic bike. For 2023, the Nightster gains a Special Model. The additional Special Model Features include: Cruise Control Passenger pillion and foot pegs Headlight faring Cast aluminum wheels with tire pressure monitoring system A new handlebar and riser to move the hand controls two inches up and one inch back. Four-inch round TFT screen from the Sportster S that allows integration with the H-D app for navigation using turn-by-turn on the display and audio instructions over Bluetooth. All-LED lighting Selectable Ride Modes 3.1-gallon fuel cell located below the seat, which lowers the center of gravity Power for the Nightster Special Model comes from H-D’s Revolution Max 957T, which produces 70 ft-lb of torque at 5,000 rpm and a maximum of 90 horsepower at 7,500 rpm. The engine is integral to the frame to help provide a significant reduction in weight. Harley-Davidson is celebrating its anniversary with a homecoming festival in Milwaukee, WI. The festival will run from July 13th - 16th this summer and will feature the Foo Fighters and Green Day as headliners. Tickets are on sale now at http://www.h-d.com/HomecomingTickets View full article

The Livewire brand was sold off over the summer, it's no longer owned by H-D, but H-D still does some of the manufacturing. I've never been a fan of the traditional H-D pushrod V-Twins, but the Revolution Max in the Sportster S (larger than in the Nightster above) is hella good and had me doubting my BMW purchase when I got two test rides over the summer. For those of you into bikes, I have been building a motorcycle equivalent of C&G for the past couple months and it is getting very close to launch. Let me know here if you'd like a pre-launch preview invite.

And I can get any base Mercedes far cheaper than their AMG versions (with larger price gaps in some cases) yet... In other words, what is your point? That literally applies to ALL cars with multiple hi-po versions of it. Be careful saying things that make sense. He is prepping that bar for movement as we speak.

Okay, civility is done here. Are you out of your damn mind? Did you really equate the E-Ray with what Toyota does? Just stop commenting if you're going to do nothing but make troll statements like that because it is not grounded in reality in any way. You clearly HAVE NOT read all the details of this particular hybrid and it shows. A lot of folks give your fanboy remarks here a wide birth here but not when you say completely asinine stuff like the above remarks. If this were a Benz, you wouldn't have $h! to say here because you spend far less time on threads about your favorite brand than you with anything NOT Mercedes. Think about that for more than a minute. Okay, back to civility lol.

Really? You can get an extra 155HP and AWD on a $70-75K Vette? That must be news to me…and Chevrolet. Sorry but you can’t cherry pick your way through this one. I personally seem zero issue with the E-Ray pricing here. Think about it. The E-Ray opens up the Vette to a new batch of buyers who might not want to roll in a RWD only Z-06. It’s called “options” and by keeping them at similar price points, they can appeal to both buyers without the uptick in price for the “privilege” of electric.

Going back to James Bond. Im amazed that no matter the artist or band to do THE Bond theme, the feel, the sound, the vocals all resemble each other while at the same time, they are all soooo different from each other while preserving the artist or band's signature style. Its a great feat to achieve. I dont like Adele's singing. More precisely... I HATE ADELE'S VOICE. But...I LOVE her rendition of THE Bond theme. Just to accompany what you were saying...my post was.

You were doing fine until you mentioned "turbo 4". Full stop on that silliness. I want you to pay special attention to the following statement made by an actual Corvette engineer. "Why isn't there an electric motor somewhere in the rear of the car? There simply isn't enough room between the engine and transmission, and the team wasn't about to go down to a V-6, says chief engineer Josh Holder."

Which would mean the C9 gets and ICE power plant. They could probably stretch the C8 out to 2030, especially when you look at how long the C4 lasted. If they do that you can probably move right to EV only, which is what I think they should do. EV is the future, and if GM wants to get there, it is easier to do on a high end low volume car than making something like an Equinox EV only.

The E-ray has some stuff standard that a Stingray doesn’t, but you could equip a Stingray for $70-75k and get what the E-Ray has at $105k. Toyota puts an electric motor on the rear axel of the Venza, Sienna and Highlander and I think it is standard on all of them. Throwing an electric motor on an axle doesn’t cost that much. If it was a $15-20k gap I could see that being reasonable.

If the C8 is the last Corvette with an ICE power plant then they might as well just continue on with the V8. And I never said get rid of the V8, I said do a 4 cylinder hybrid in the base car, and still do the V8 Z06 and V8 E-ray. Although in thinking about it, while I like the V8 hybrid idea, this is like a $30k price premium to add the hybrid, which seems like a lot.

I think the $104k is a fine price, but you can get a Stingray way cheaper. If the Stingray base price goes up a bit more then the E-Ray looks like a better deal.