G. David Felt

More Pictures of Wrapped 2027 Kia Telluride Ahead LA Auto Show Debut - Korean Car Blog https://share.google/c3ghzTVc62thDAZly

2 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

I love dogs.  Just putting that out there.

But I also love cats.

Loving one is not mutually exclusive in not loving the other. But...

This one is for @G. David Felt

Lets see if a dog can do this:

 

One reason out of many as to why I love cats. 

Yes, a dog cannot do that but then a dog does not spend so much time licking itself and coughing up furballs. Pass, Labs for the Win for me.

Very cool to see his all woman team.
Zohran Mamdani announces an all-female leadership team for his transition including former FTC Chair Lina Khan

2 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said:

It's been an interesting week when leaving one of my clients. I'm only there two days a week and there was a vintage Chevy pacing me outbound each day. These shots are about a mile apart.  The Caprice was in exceptionally good shape with either the original owner or daughter of the original owner at the helm. 

WOW, I have not seen any old iron like that in years around here. Pretty much rare to see old iron, just 50% EVs, 50% ICE trucks/SUVs

Interesting read

Why American workers are ‘coffee badging' their way through hybrid jobs

5 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

While I now like the sleek design of the Prius, I wonder if the Honda Civic is easier to get in and out of.

I can honestly say that as a big guy, getting into Toyota Prius is hard as well as out as they sit so damn low. The Honda Civics are easier for me to get into and out of compared to the Prius on the road today. This will be interesting to see what the interior space is for this new prelude once it hits the lots.

FYI - Anyone that says we are not heading into a bad recession if not full depression is drinking way too much MAGA Cool aid. 

US layoffs for October surge to two-decade high, Challenger data shows

Appears ICE is using facial recognition software to determine if they should arrest you.

ICE's use of smartphones to determine citizenship could trigger the next constitutional crisis

This I would agree with would be a boon for everyone, but the auto industry especially.

A ruling striking down Trump's tariffs would be like rocket fuel for stocks

This is so cool, a real review of the G90 luxury car from Genesis. Cool technology.

12 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

 

 

 

As one that was raised on support America first, the current incompetent leadership has changed that for ever for me. I will no longer worry about companies here that do not care about the consumer when others do a better job. Let the best products win and while my heart strings pull for some of the history of past models, the future is where it is and I will move.

This place is building lovely new auto's

Cannot go wrong with this baby!

They are nailing it with their concepts and I hope they bring them to production.

13 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

 

Well done review of GM and Mary is on the right track even though adjustments due to Idiot47 is needed, my only problem with GM is their lack of AA/CP support which their platform does support as proven by the excellent made Honda Prologue. 

GM needs to stop attempting to nickel and dime every buyer via their choices of what one can do via the play store and monthly payments to use the navigation system that was built into the auto.

If a legacy will survive, I can see GM over Ford. Stellantis is dead to me as is the American name plates they own, never will buy another product from them.

The Mercedes press release says there was still 85 miles of charge left after driving 749 miles on a single charge on a true "All Solid-State Battery" or ASSD
Long-distance test successfully completed: EQS with solid-state battery covers 749 miles on a single charge

@oldshurst442 You should be happy for a car option. 2026 Honda Prelude is getting good press for being a better, faster hybrid than Toyota has.

After Driving The New Honda Prelude, I Think Toyota Finally Has A Reason To Worry

2026 Honda Prelude Revealed: Iconic Model Returns with Hybrid-Electric Power, Type R Chassis Hardware and New Honda S+ Shift

Ouch, this sucks, but at least it is a software update.

Over 1 million Toyota cars recalled over camera issue. See impacted models.

@Drew Dowdell @Robert Hall Here is the post of Drew buying the BMW at the auction.

Post right below it is Roberts where you see everything for sale.

On 7/9/2022 at 2:39 PM, Robert Hall said:

For laughs, how about this new decoration for my Jeep.  My sister took a cutting of our Mom’s Rhodedendron (was planted over 50 years ago).  
 

 

OK, So did the cutting take root and you have it at your new house now?

2 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

He left behind 12 non-running cars and trucks also.  I think I've discussed my 2022 adventure here in past threads..his death left quite a mess for my sister and I to deal with.  He was a difficult person. 

Yes, Drew bought one of the bikes. A number of interesting autos too you had posted in that thread.

12 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

I've honestly had as much or more fun riding my scooters than I did my motorcycles. It's just fun driving the absolute snot out of them and hardly breaking any speed limits(or not even breaking any speed limits) whereas it's far too easy to speed on a motorcycle. 

I've had a 1995 Yamaha Jog (not my picture but it looked identical). 50cc 2-stroke. 

A 2012 Honda PCX125.

But before both scooters I had a 2005 Yamaha FZ6.

Then a 2007 Triumph Daytona 675.

While both bikes were great and I loved my time on them. The scooters were just easier and safer to have fun on. 

At 57 with grandkids, my days of motorbikes and scooters are over, I promised the wife I would not take risks at this stage in life. Like @A Horse With No Name living my best life with the kids and their families out hiking, skiing, seeing the world and being active.

Very cool that next year is the first big return of Lease EVs so some very cheap options I think will hit the lot for those looking for a next to no maintenance commuter auto.

https://news.dealershipguy.com/p/a-200-spike-in-off-lease-ev-supply-is-nearing-here-s-how-dealers-are-preparing-2025-11-04

Making EVs takes big energy, but after 2 years, they’re cleaner than gas-fueled cars, study finds | AP News

Very interesting tech of the all new Hybrid system that will go into all Honda's for the 2026 model year moving forward. The cool part is they also cover their updated AWD pure EV powertrain and how it will have torque vectoring to make it one of the safest around.

Evolution of the e:HEV Powertrain｜Honda Technology｜Honda Global

For those interested in the Motorcycle side, here is their newest system.

Hybrid System PCX HYBRID Twin｜Honda Technology｜Honda Global

Here is the press release for Honda's first EV Motorcycle. WN7

Honda Unveils Its First Electric Motorcycle, the Honda WN7, at EICMA 2025 | Honda Global Corporate Website

3 minutes ago, trinacriabob said:

Farewell

Here is a fairly intact S.S. United States with the modest Mobile, Alabama skyline behind her, after being towed there all the way from Philadelphia.  At this point, her funnels and mast have been removed, and they are getting closer to sinking her in the Gulf of Mexico to be an artificial reef.

I get the need for rebuilding reefs, but why not recycle this ship and use better environmental materials to build the reef. This just seems like a lazy way of getting rid of a ship.

Very cool read that some here will find exciting, EV bringing back the excitement of RWD driving.

EVs Are Ushering in the Return of Rear-Wheel Drive, and Here's Why

@Drew Dowdell Thank you for all you do and for letting a bit of RAGE happen as sadly, you nailed it that politics is intertwined with the auto industry due to various view points.

@ccap41 @A Horse With No Name @surreal1272 @Robert Hall @trinacriabob @oldshurst442

I think we all would agree that life has been changed by those of the 1% focusing on themselves rather than society. Yes, we have had a fair share of political posting and rage, yet we all do still love auto's in one way or another.

In this regards, we all have our favorite auto area and due to inflation costs as well as the 1% pushing prices on old iron up to levels that I would say we all here cannot afford, we have to look at other ways to enjoy life. Yet, the passion for self transportation is still there be it biking, walking or driving and I hope that we can still find that passion to have interesting conversations on the auto industry.

Right now, my own job has been extremely busy so that I have not had much time to write for this site, but I do hope to increase in the coming months as things wind down before I get crazy with tradeshow season in January.

Expect to see some stories based on the release of new auto's from the LA autoshow.

I am excited for some of the releases and that even includes the new Kia Telluride that is expected to be Hybrid and look very much like an EV9.

This brings up my own wondering if Kia might retire the EV lineup and with their new Platform that supposedly supports ICE/Hybrid/EV having a Telluride cover all three areas rather than an EV line and an ICE/Hybrid line. 

LA Autoshow is coming soon. 

Happy Hump day to all! 🐫

Very interesting read on Regenerative braking.

Does Regenerative Braking Wear Down Brake Pads Or Save Them?

15 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

That's fantastic.  I've heard that 2 pounds a week is the maximum safe amount, so about 8 pounds a month. 

I just want to lose about 12 pounds. They are stubborn.  When they put in my height and weight at the doctor's office, it shows an above optimal BMI. I wear jeans and pants with a 34 inch waist - for at least 2 decades now - and I don't really have a stomach, so these BMI charts don't account for all situations.

The holidays really mean about 2 or 3 gluttonous meals.  The real problem is when you travel by ship.  One guy at the table back on the April crossing said that the 5 to 7 pound weight gain usually comes off on its own because you return to eating much smaller meals like an on-off switch.  He was sort of right.

BMI is still based on the first original thinking back in the 1920's and has FAILED society in not taking into account the changes in eating but also diet of how kids grow up. What we ate in the 1920's is very different than what is being eaten today. 

People are not only fatter, but taller, thicker bone density due to better access to dairy, muscle mass, etc.

When my wife met me in 1991, I was 10% body fat, 305lbs of body building muscle and yet based on my 6'6" tall frame, I was considered by BMI to be obese. My own doctor said that the BMI also does not take into account athletes who will have a very different body fat to muscle mass and as such is a failure of old science since they have not updated it.

Today, BMI needs to have a variety of charts based on age, activity, muscle mass to fat ratio that the current chart does not take into account.

BMI is a failure in regard to how healthy a person is if you do not look at the full picture of what the person does.

Man this video story shows just how many stupid americans are out on the roads and NOT able to drive.

Highway Disaster Driver Cuts Off Semi Truck | Watch

Tariff Turd47 actually thinks we are more respected now than at any other time in the history of our country. What a moron.

Donald Trump issues Supreme Court warning before tariffs hearing

Poor leadership and foot dragging by Stellantis for Ram, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler leads to death of an innovative startup that would have helped it with EV technology. I see Stellantis even farther behind than at the start of this year and do not see it surviving in its current form.

Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep partner files Chapter 7 bankruptcy

Partner company is dead, but the technology should live on under some other brand that buys the tech.

Toyota 2026 Lineup of Press Kits.

Press Kits - Toyota USA Newsroom

2 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

I am not going to post any link to this as this might not be accurate...

The usa is FORCING Canada to honour the deal that Canada signed to buy 88 F35 fighter jets. Worth literally TRILLIONS of dollars in contracts for production and service and maintenance. 

Canada has paid for 16 in full.  But with all the negative implications of trump regarding Canada, and the world actually, Canada is trying to scuttle this contract.   Sweden is trying help. Germany is trying to help. Norway is trying to help.   Canada looks like its stuck with this contract.

But...the WORLD is helping Canada play the chess game that is this contract.

The usa is trying to impose an export stop through all these countries helping Canada.  But a huge upper hand the usa holds is that the SAAB Gripen, the Swedish jet that Canada is trying to bypass the F35 purchases with, uses General Electric engines. A derivative of. But the usa could stop supplying the basic engine hardware even to Sweden...

Well...Rolls Royce has apparently joined this chess game.  Rolls Royce powers the Eurofighter jet. Well, Rolls Royce apparently said that they could easily supply Rolls Royce engines for the SAAB Gripen...

Negotiations are a chess game. 

But it aint no joke when usa's OWN allies are looking to forego anything american and to go forward in a future without ANY american support of any kind.

More to come if true. 

 

Was interested to see what was here as many other countries have canceled their F35 contracts.

Everything seems to be from around March 2025 and as such, nothing updated so hard to say what Canada will do, but considering how terrible the F35 is and the deaths of American Pilots trying to fly these overpriced pieces of Shyte, I would not blame Canada for NOT buying anymore crappy F35 fighter jets.

Canada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister | CBC News

This story about blocking is interesting as the contract was for a full 88 F35 fighters, but only required 16 as a commitment, so Canada can shop to other countries. The problem is the UK and French fighter jets they are looking at use U.S. parts which Idiot47 could block from allowing those parts to go into the jets sold to Canada. Be interesting to see what Canada ends up doing.

U.S. could block Canada from buying alternative to F-35 jet | Ottawa Citizen

Canada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister | CBC News

I say YES, Canada go ahead and flip the U.S. the bird and get whatever planes you want form who ever. Freedom of choice.

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/canada-threatens-to-scrap-f-35-deal/

Canada Could Scrap $13 Billion F-35 Fighter Jet Deal With US - Newsweek

Very interesting read, but also some valid points on why dropping the F35 would be bad due to the current air force of Canada being trained on all American Jets already.

Canada’s F-35 Fighter Debate Summed Up in 3 Words