G. David Felt
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1 hour ago, ccap41 said:
The rear is homage to the original FJ Cruiser.
Yes some homage, but the sides of the original FJ did not squeeze in and look like a pinch cut off. This is a far better design imho.
1 hour ago, surreal1272 said:Sure, if you’re drunk and forgot your glasses, then they look the same lol.
Otherwise, if there was a Kia badge on that, you’d be praising the design. See the EV3 as an example.
Nope not even started as it is still work time here, but so much of the front end I see already on the various Kia EV models. Nothing new in this.
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46 minutes ago, ccap41 said:
Really?!? I think it looks awesome for a small CUV. It looks like a modern, mini FJ Cruiser. Considering (nearly) everything else this size is a rounded mini bubble, I think this box looks pretty dang cool.
The rear look is like someone was taking a dump and pinched the load. Terrible Angle and the front compared to the size of the wheels look like a box with after thought to how it would look with wheels.
Agree to disagree on the style, terrible.
Even their off-road edition with snorkel barely looks better imho.
The solar panel on top while cool also looks a bit disconnected from this ICE SUV.
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WOW, Could you make an Auto any uglier, the world premier of the all new Toyota FJ cruiser shows just how terrible their style has become.
Toyota seems to really be ripping off the Koreans now as the all new Corolla in ICE, Hybrid and Pure EV is almost a clone of the Kia EV4.
Toyota Century which is their Uber luxury line and was exclusive to Japan is becoming a 3 auto family for Global Sales.
You can see the decades old Century sedans in the background and in the foreground they have the all new SUV, 2 door coupe and the Executive 4 door stretch sedan.
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Some cool looking products.
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33 minutes ago, ccap41 said:
You know it's going to go on sale in the US, right? Every major publication is saying it'll be here in early 2026.
At this point, LA Auto show will be interesting as the Korean Trio is saying that many markets will get the Low end 3 to 9 complete family series of EVs except the U.S. where they are delayed indefinitely due to the Tariffs, so I would not trust any of the actual websites at this point as yes they were correct when everyone was saying it is coming back at the start of this year, but now Tariff Turd47 has killed off what companies are willing to ship into the U.S.
I would not be surprised that the EV3, 4 do not make it into the U.S. till after 2028 while everyone else gets it now.
Hyundai Motor Group Announces NVIDIA Blackwell AI Factory to Power Fleet of AI-Driven Mobility Solutions - Hyundai Newsroom
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Here the world is talking about how great the Kia EV3 is as a cheap wonderful auto and it gets World Car of the Year award, but due to Tariff Turd47 who is making the U.S. irrelevant to the world now, we no longer get the best technology, but Canada, Mexico and the rest of the world does.
https://insideevs.com/news/757076/kia-ev3-world-car-of-the-year/
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Sad, More BS Delayed products due to Idiot47 Tariff war that gains America NOTHING!
Affordable Kia EV4 Sedan 'Delayed Until Further Notice' In The U.S.
Hyundai showed off a cool Ioniq 9 Off-Road concept at SEMA which has been stated to be near production ready, but I doubt the U.S. will see it. Probably Canada and Mexico will get the newest EV tech over America Stupidity.
Hyundai Set to Go BigTime with IONIQ 9 Off-Road SUV Concept at 2025 SEMA Show - Hyundai Newsroom
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WOW, Ford is leading the world in recalls due to safety issues.
Ford’s ‘Snowflake’ Recall Proves Even Its Glass Can’t Handle Criticism
Then we also have this one too for parts flying off Fords.
Ford Recalls Another 175,000 Trucks And SUVs For Parts That Could Fly Off While Driving
Why would anyone want to buy such a problem product. Trucks, SUVs, Vans, from entry level to high end, Ford is recalling everything lately.
Interesting the reaction to Waymo coming to Seattle and yet these drivers are clueless to their own failures in the service and quality to their rides.
Top 1% need to pay fair tax, end of story!!! Amazing how much better America would be if they paid their fair share.
I Asked ChatGPT What Would Happen If Billionaires Paid Taxes at the Same Rate as the Working Class
Just saw this update on the Beef War Idiot47 has started by bailing out his billionaire friends who started farms that are failing in Argentina by buying their beef for the U.S. market. Problem is that they have Hoof and Mouth disease that we do not want here in the U.S.
Even ranchers here are now regretting their choice in Idiot47 and his MAGA first approach.
Yet with that, we are at beef prices not seen since the 1980's. NOT GOOD!
Farm-state Republicans finally reach their breaking point
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Amazing how Corrupt Idiot47 fascist regime has become and is getting worse. Accountability is lacking in all aspects of the Idiot47 family.
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14 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:
That in bolded parts. Has nothing to do with religion. Which is what I say. Snake oil salesmen use religion to do their dirty deeds. Nothing to do with religion...
For all we know, Jesus was real and his preachings were real. Or not. But do NOT confuse RELIGION with the actions of bad people. Jesus whether real or not, the preaching were real and were of ONLY good things.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1831267/amp
ATHENS: One of the consequences of the fall of Constantinople in 1453 was the biggest brain drain in early European history. Greek intellectuals left the Byzantine Empire in droves, with many settling permanently in Italy, bringing with them their vast knowledge and precious collections of manuscripts.
Their presence contributed significantly to the rediscovery of classical Greek literature and philosophy, which they reinforced through teaching, translations and publications. The European Renaissance owes a great debt to them.
In the process, Venice became the center of the Greek intelligentsia and mercantile class, which organized themselves into a strong community.
By contrast, the former lands of the Eastern Empire entered a darker age, which could have obliterated Greek culture altogether were it not for the Orthodox Church, preserving the Greek language through its liturgical texts and ceremonies and local autonomy institutions, safeguard the feeling of belonging to a community.
One man who helped rescue the Greeks from intellectual oblivion was Kyrillos Loukaris, a patriarch of Constantinople in the early 17th century. Under the influence of Reformation ideas, Loukaris sought to educate Greek clerics to defend against the aggressive proselytism of the Catholic Church. He also established a printing press and an academy in Constantinople.
From the late 17th century onward, numerous schools opened across the southern Balkans, almost all of them teaching courses in the Greek language. Many of the most influential schools were established in major centers of Hellenism: Smyrna, Ayvalik and Chios.
Chios hosted a library containing some 12,000 volumes. Ayvalik, a rich city with an exclusively Greek population numbering 30,000, had a modern school with more than 300 students, managed by a liberal clergyman named Benjamin of Lesbos.
God may or may not exist. I agree.
#1 and #2 I agree. And I am not here to convert anybody.
But #3 is not religion that tells people to control and manipulate. People USE religion as an excuse to control and manipulate.
You have to separate the two...
The Greek Orthodox church never in history was ever INVOLVED to control people. The religion itself is as peaceful as the founders. Which were the ORIGINAL followers, the apostles, of Jesus Christ himself. Directly from Jesus.
On TOP of all that, and what I keep on saying is that never was a bad man using the Greek orthodox religion as as weapon to control and manipulate people. There were priests of the Greek Orthodox faith that were sexual predators, but those priests were not really priests, they were in fact sexual predators DISGUISED as priests to sexually assault young boys.
What you and others seem to confuse and blend in with are the bad people that USE the teachings of Christ to LURE sheeple to do bad things and/or manipulate sheeple.
The religion itself does NOT preach such bad things.
I do not know about you, but I do NOT read anything relating to raping young boys in that script.
I do NOT read to steal, lie and commit adultery in those 10 items there.
Yes...there are some nice things in religion and it teaches humans to choose the right path. Notice I am NOT using 'godly' terms such as choosing the righteous path...
And the way ALL of you are choosing to intertwine religion with snake oil salesmen tell me ALL there is to know about where your thought processes are.
And its fine.
Just understand that there IS a difference between religion and how bad people choose to manipulate others USING religion.
PS: When practising religion as an educated adult, the issue is less of asking if God exists or not.
The IMPORTANCE of religion is the MESSAGE that God teaches that takes precedence over whether he exists or not.
Now...I fully understand one does NOT need religion to be guided to be a decent human being.
But...mega christianity, evangelicalism and all that garbage are NOT legit religions. They are cults. The Greek Orthodox religion is NOT a cult...
Learn the damned difference...
Solid true point, the bible does not teach many of the things that humans use it to do to other humans.
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Totally agree with what Rivian is doing, they have to watch their costs as the scale the low end EVs.
This is the severance package Rivian is offering to more than 600 employees who were laid off
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@oldshurst442 Idiot47 just became plan Stupid47.
Trump instructs Pentagon to 'immediately' start testing US nuclear weapons
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5 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:
You need to learn about life before you could lecture me on what is real and what is fake. You are still a child if you think that religions are fake. Religions have a purpose is a clue to what Im eluding to.
I understand you...
But like I had replied to you a while ago.
a 2000 year old religion like the Greek Orthodox religion is NOT to be bunched up with this bullshyte.
Its fine if you do not believe.
But not all religions are fake. And I know you understand this difference well.
Let's put some reality behind this,
1) I cannot prove to you that Religion if Fake
2) You cannot prove to me that Religion is Real
3) You can agree or not, but Religion when you study history for thousands of years has been used to manipulate and control populations.
As far as anyone knows, much like Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) - IMDb where the movie starts off with the crew on a planet that is about to be destroyed by a volcano and the ignorant life forms are worshiping a book, much like a bible, they are saved by Spock and the Enterprise takes off and leaves, the local life forms that look like humans stop worshiping the bible and worship the Enterprise.
For all we know, 3,000 years ago an intelligent life form came to this planet, and we were still groveling in the dirt and saw them as Gods, Jehovah, Yahweh, God, Allah, name it what you will but religion has been used to direct / control humanity.
Religion does bring some good things to society for those that need the guidance of good versus evil, right versus wrong. Purpose, etc. Not all people can enlighten themselves through education and deductive reasoning to come to conclusions about various topics and as such need the guidance that organized religion brings. Sadly, there are those that are unhinged and tends to go off rails.
I grew up in a very religious family and my parents planned for me to become an elder. Part of becoming an elder is deep, deep study of the history, bible, events, etc. and as such after 5 years, I came to my own conclusion that God does not exist to me, but there could be other life forms that are higher educated and more advanced than humanity and as such, for those that need religion, it is there good or bad, it is there for those that need something of this type of organization.
Wishing you and everyone a goodnight.
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7 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:
Again...
for the umpteenth time I ask.
How do YOU (a general you as well as a personal you) stop the insanity?
By NOT engaging in politics?
By accepting it and tolerating the insaity?
By giving up?
By blaming both parties yet not doing anything by NOT engaging in politics? (twice said)
The usa IS a democracy... (for the little time left it has by being a democracy)
Democracy NEEDS ALL of its citizens to be engaged for it to work...
If not...well...you get what the usa is facing right now...
Did my part today in filling out my voter's card for the elections next week and dropped them off along with my wife's ballot at the ballot box. We vote on who is the best candidate not the party for the role that is up for election.
One of the biggest problems here in the U.S. is that both corrupt parties have moved in most states to ban the ability to state what party you really are or Independent which my wife and I are. You are forced to choose Red or Blue and that to me is a large problem of the political issues as I think there are far more independents than either party is willing to acknowledge.
I really wish we could figure out how to get an Independent President candidate on all states ballots as it is time to smack both parties where it hurts and leave them with no majority, but a required must work with the Independents to achieve anything or look like the losers they are.
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1 hour ago, ccap41 said:
That's kind of my point though. "any major city with federal buildings" and it certainly isn't the case. Again, I'm sure it is the case in some cities, but it isn't a blanket statement that's true.
Since I can work from home, have not been in Seattle the last week and not planning to for the rest of the year. I have not seen any pictures of Seattle ICE Building on the news or posted online in social media, so I can only pull the Portland one that currently looks like this.
Previously looked like this.
Now they have added the fencing with barb wire.
Local news is doing a good job of how terrible ICE has become here in the PNW.
If you take a look at history, you can see that the ball room, the Trump Arch are right out of Hitlers playbook along with everything else he is doing and all these ICE Lemmings are saying they are just doing their job ignoring that they swore an oath to the Constitution and laws of this country, not to a narcissistic Idiot that 47 is.
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4 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:
As weird as it sounds, I'd love to have a '77-79 Impala 2dr or Caprice 2dr as a hobby car. Straight 6 or 305 would be fine...I've just always liked that rear window and the overall shape.
I really need to get back out to the PNW for a vacation...been a long time since I've been out there.
Reminds me of the mid 80's Monte Carlo Areo SS that I loved. Would love to have one as a project auto, but doubt I ever will as I would want it electrified. Moved into that next phase of life around grand kids. no time.
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16 hours ago, surreal1272 said:
I'm not referring to software. I'm referring to hardware like TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module). Those are things you cannot change after the fact and an example of how a "new" system can outdate itself with the OS because of hardware requirements like that.
In principle, yes but see my above response. I am not speaking on overall build quality here (although that obviously factors). It is compatibility factors with Microsoft's ever changing set of rules for hardware makers that comes with every major OS release.
And, for the record, you are not the only one with background here. I have worked, side by side, on Mac and Windows machines for the better part of 30 years now. Not a "noob" here lol.
TPM 2.0 is grossly overrated imho. I see no reason to not stay on Windows 10 for a while longer and if MSFT does something to hinder 10, then I will probably install one of the Linux options.
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@A Horse With No Name @Robert Hall @oldshurst442
Agree, national scale, the country leadership is over due to the Russian Asset Puppet the Zombie Boomers put in office trying to live in the past.
Locally, I love living in Washington State, Mild Winters, but 1-2 hrs to drive up and enjoy winter sports. Parks, trails, biking, so much to do and see, love it here.
Not to mention the wine, beer and food scene here.
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1 hour ago, Robert Hall said:
Wow..that's only 15-20 years old. A neighbor has one that vintage, a silver STX 4x4 super cab like that but in excellent shape w/ a rumbly exhaust. I've seen a couple Silverados from that vintage w/ holes as big as my fist in the front fenders (yet w/ shiny red paint). Saw one on I-77 last year that was so dilapidated the bed was tilted at about 20 degrees left to right from behind..
I have a neighbor here that has a 5-year-old Mercedes and it has rust spots and moss all over since she never washes it, I suspect the rust is from clogged drains since she leaves it outside year-round by pine trees.
Some just never learn how to take care of an auto.
50 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:The news of that reality is everywhere other than fox entertainment.
The stories are real and everywhere. If one is truly not a zombie and has no blinders on, one could see the shyt even if in their own backyard is clean.
At this juncture, inaction is what is killing your country. It is still not too late for the country to recover. Many contingency plans that the world has made EXCLUDING the US in have not been in effect just yet.
The US still produces and sells stuff across the planet. Not too late to reverse the new trends and patterns that have taken place with trump's regime. Topple him and his regime and things will get back to normal. But...a few things have to be rectified first. Like...
Yeah...all this has to be reversed.
The american green back has been the focal point for some time. Many nations wanted the american green back to go away in world trade. trump and his regime facilitated that move.
Education. How do americans educate themselves when ignorance is celebrated?
Division. Many americans are racist, sexist. Education is key to eliminate most of that.
The rest is just corporate greed. Part of the fascism that is going on now. Topple trump and his regime and expose the corporate greed and the oligarchs that backed trump and his regime and that battle seems to be half won. At least this is my thinking.
Agree, I see inaction all the time with social media posts of people recording ICE doing illegal things and no one walking up demanding accountability.
ICE has started to do this Nazi BS here in Issaquah, I told my wife to carry her passport as she cares for our newest grandson and takes him all over, will help with proving she is a U.S. citizen, Korean by birth. I also told her to call me if anything like this happens.
I will not tolerate this Nazi BS.
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Seems VW is working to bring back their Mojo along with lower prices.
“True Volkswagen”: Volkswagen realigns its model range around core values | Volkswagen Newsroom
VW will have their ID3 starting at under $30,000
VW has a Fire and Ice limited edition that looks so cool in the purple color, but clearly the 1,990 produced will be for the Euro market only.
1990's edition was a 160hp fun drive. The ID3 will be a 320HP EV fun Drive.
ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE: Volkswagen starts series production in Zwickau and Dresden | Volkswagen Newsroom
Fun does not stop there as VW celebrates 50 years of Polo and has an ID.Polo coming out but has released a race car version first.
ID.Polo race car has AWD with 670 HP and 650 lb-ft of torque.
Current ICE Polo in the rear, the all new ID.Polo in the foreground.
50 years of Polo | Volkswagen Newsroom
VW has shown off their ID.Cross concept.
This is the Near Production ID.Cross Concept.
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A new pastor was visiting the homes of his parishioners. At one home, it seemed obvious that someone was at home, he knocked but no one answered, even after repeated knocks. He took out a business card and wrote "Revelation 3:20" on the back of the card and stuck it to the door.
At the next service when he reviewed the offering, he found his card had been returned in the basket. A cryptic message under his "Revelation 3:20" was "Genesis 3:10".
Reaching for his bible to check the citation, he broke out laughing.
Revelations 3:20 begins "Behold, I stand at the door and knock"
Genesis 3:10 reads, "I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid for I was naked."
Remember when the funniest jokes were the clean ones? Pass it on!
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WOW, If this was Biden the GOP would have raged, but no it is Idiot47 looking confused and having to be directed around the room.
Forbes published the whole almost 8 min and wow is Idiot47 confused.
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Talk about a lying POS Idiot47 is trying to actually think we would believe he was opposed to ICE raids in Georgia on the Hyundai / LG battery plant.
Hyundai hoped to return skilled South Korean workers to the US after the ICE raid. Trump just opened the door | CNN Business https://share.google/MftbblNnEZquyJcU7
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WOW, Lots of stories on changing OS if you do not want to run your old windows OS on your functional hardware.
Goodbye, Windows: These alternatives make switching from Microsoft easy
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Now even Ford CEO is saying that the Chinese can put American Auto Industry out of Business. Tariffs and protectionist policy will not help America.
Ford CEO Warns China Could Put Every American Carmaker Out Of Business | Carscoops