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Late 1960s/early 1970s Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R Alfa Romeo GTA and GTV

On loop A week late...but as the lyrics go... Here's hoping that 2021 will be better. At least by the time 2022 rolls along... HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

Dream Car Garage 1994 for me as it were back in the day. In order of want starting at the top

YESSSSS!!!! 2 WEEKS!!!! Im just afraid of all the Covid cases that we will be undoubtedly hearing about. The NBA and NHL had PURE bubbles in the playoffs. This time around... Good luck to all the athletes, trainers, managers TV crew etc... involved.

Bad choice of words in the first part of the sentence I used. I did say he wasnt re-signed later. The thing is, his contract was up at the end of the 2019-2020 season. All season long, the Bruins played coy with him as the upper management always hinted at the media that Chara would be coming back for 2020-2021. During the last couple of months, Chara stated that Bruins management kinda ghosted him when him and his agent wanted to talk about re-signing. Kinda shytty if you ask me about a guy giving you 14 years of loyal, broken jaw performances WITH 3 Stanley Cup finals, 1 Stanley Cup that ended a 40 year drought. Id say that the Bruins management should have been a tad more classier in handling his situation both for him and for the fans. He says "recently" the Boston Bruins have informed him... The season ended at the end of September. That is 3 months of false hope for Chara and for the fans. Remember, the new season starts in less than a month. In 2 weeks to be exact... The drafts and the trading for drafts happened 2 months ago... Bruins management with Chara behaved like the Canadiens management with their superstars. (One reason why I am not a Canadiens fan...) His tweet:

Well...a 1970s V8 (and prior years) was not a thrifty affair in ANY displacement. While an Olds 350 is a damn fine engine, an Olds 455 is a mighty one. Despite being choked up with catalytics, those 455s (from Pontiac and Buick too) still had healthy torque figures to melt the tires. Therefore, if I was a 47 year old restauranteur in the mid 1970s (as I am now in 2020), I think I would have had a version of that Cutlass (Hurst or 442 or Supreme) with a 455 lugging my family around. I would have tried to buy a Trans Am with a 455 as well as my "me" car.

Well...I did not expect the Bruins to cut him like they did. Im not surprised by them not re-signing him. I am however surprised that they werent up front to him about it. At the end of last season, at the end of their playoff run, they should have been honest to him and the fans about their intentions. They misled him and the fans by suggesting he will be back for another season... All things said, I cant wait to see the C on Bergeron's jersey! He was a great captain. The Capitals should be able to use his calm, intimidating demeanor on the ice. I do hope Ovi breaks Gretzky's goal record. Its going to be tough for him to do so. 2 lockouts, 2 shortened Covid seasons. He would have had AT LEAST 55 goals this year instead of the 48 he got. This year is a 52 game season? Well...I hope he gets 50 goals in 50 games then! Well...I hope he could get that in LESS than 50 games. Interesting year up ahead... The Senators and Canadiens look (on paper) to have fortified their chances in going deep in the playoffs. The Caps, despite getting Chara (awesome presence on the ice but BECAUSE they got Chara) and the goal scoring freak in Ovi, have gotten older. The NHL lately has become a young league. Yeah...like you said, interesting to see those Bruins/Caps games!

Ribeye Steak! (Mmmmmmmm delicious!)

I like this car despite this car being a Toyoter I dont have an issue with the horsepower and torque figures for this car Despite what I said above, Id rather any V8 versions of the Challenger and Mustang. Actually, Id rather any versions of a V8 Challenger and Mustang over ANY 2 door sport coupe available on the market today... I almost forgot, a C8 Corvette is sweet too. A shout out to it is necessary. Id seriously consider a C8 as well.

455 (that is all I want to say)

End of an era Thank-you Big Z for your loyal services

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-narrowly-misses-goal-of-100000-electric-vehicles-on-the-road-1.5856007 Since the Quebec government's big push of promoting EVs in 2012, 92 000 new EVs have been sold. The target was 100 000. Narrowly missing the target. Still a success though and more and more Quebecois are accepting an all EV future. And a little tidbit of info and concerns for EVs from a Quebec perspective. Same ones we have been discussing here at CheersandGears.

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^^^ A person who has his priorities all wrong. Im afraid of this owner's intentions for that Malibu/Chevelle.

Baaaad Cat

Depanneur (as in beer bought at the dep being near beer...beer near my home)

As I was coming home from work later in the afternoon, I came across a Hummer H2 waiting on a red light on a 3 lane road. I was in the left lane wanting to left. He was on the right lane wanting to turn right. It was in rough condition but I was thinking to myself, this thing is a beast of a thing when a Ram 1500 Rebel pulls up between us in the middle lane. I quickly changed my mind about how beastly the Hummer was. The Rebel dwarfed it...

I click in the video. I hear the presenter's voice and accent almost immediately at the start of the video. The accent is very familiar to me. Im very at home with this presenters voice. Sounds like a Quebecker speaking Hae-english that I sometimes cringe in hearing, but other times I welcome with open arms. As he explains the exterior design features and slowly goes to the back of the car, I eagerly await the angle of the camera to capture the license plate... DAMN! Its a manufacturer plate. Looks like I have to look for the scenic backround to try to tell if this video was filmed in Quebec... Nothing to see as he was in a rural area. It did look like it could be in Quebec. I did see a 80 speed limit sign. Im assuming its KM/H as 80 MPH is quite...fast. This guy is French Canadian...no doubt and Im LOVING it! Im willing to bet the video was filmed in Quebec. Anyway...the review was to the point. Excellent. But now...Im curious to know from the Yahoo Mach E review, Id like to know how good the Electrify America charging network really is. The Mach E is undoubtedly a great EV. But Tesla has got a great charging system too. The battleground for EV domination also is fought over charging networks...

Justification for Higher Education Year 2000 Edition

I dont think a start-up EV company will be ever capable of delivering a low-priced, mainstream BEV for the masses. The technology is just too expensive to manufacture. Add to the equation an industry that TAKES billions of dollars JUST to get going and the result is what we are experiencing right now with EVs priced the way they are no matter who is producing them. Yes. Im on your side Balthy when it comes to the idea that BEVs NEED to be priced at or below 30 thousand for them to succeed and perhaps overtake conventional gasoline powered vehicles. The thing is though, the industry going forward has put a MAJOR kink in the idea that : a) ICE vehicles have a chance in surviving the next century b) consumers will actually have a say in what THEY want to drive between ICEVs or BEVs on the account that, as you have put it, Gov't know-nothings and OEM mouthpieces have AND social justice warriors have decided the future for all of us. And THAT future is that the internal combustion engine is done for. And unfortunately for us North Americans, especially for (United States of) Americans, this phenomenon is GREATER than what we could control. Its OUT of our hands. And why I said its unfortunate for Americans, is that, for possibly the first time since WW2, The US does NOT have a global influence on this to DICTATE how its going to be. You Americans have been accustomed to be the uncontested influencer on pop culture, on the political environment, on car trends, on food trends, on musical trends on movies and fashion. But this banning of the ICE has taken a life on its own and its on a GLOBAL level. On a global level that the US really has NO say. The good news out of ALL of this, is that Tesla, an American company seems to be on the forefront of this change and the WORLD does NOT seem to mind. The other good news is that BECAUSE GM is as BIG as it is...and FoMoCo, and STILL has some global influence, GM and FoMoCo COULD be the manufacturers that COULD deliver a cost effective, priced to be low, reliable, not a penalty box EV for the masses. BECAUSE of their other high fallutin' brands such as GMC and Cadillac and Lincoln, that Ford and Chevy could take advantage of. Plus their century old experience in manufacturing, engineering and selling cars. It really does NOT matter what % of market share EVs hold in 2020 or in 2021 or even in 2025 versus their ICE counterparts. The switch WILL be made to EVs whether we want it or not. Whether it be in 2025 or 2055. THIS is why Tesla will NEVER go down despite where there so called profits come from. Tesla holds 3 advantages over EVERYBODY else: 1. Their technology versus every other EV wannabe maker is DECADES in front of everybody else in certain cases and 5 years for other cases. They are the leaders. 2. Their charging infrastructure is second to none and is ALL over the world and they actually OWN their charging infrastructure... 3. People ALL over the world COVET the Tesla brand and the vehicles they produce. The ONLY thing bringing down GM, IMO, is that maybe people wont be coveting Cadillac Lyriqs and GMC Hummers and Chevy Bolts... It seems that FoMoCo's Mustang Mach E has the tech to at least be on PAR with Tesla products, the charging infrastructure lets it down, but that is a trivial thing that could EASILY be assessed with a better support system with those OEMs that are partnered with that charging infrastructure. Im on the understanding that VW and GM are also partners as well as Ford. That is a lot of potential money for upgrades and upkeeps... If Tesla could take care of that side of EV business, there is no reason why this should fail for FoMoCo, GM, VW, Volvo, BMW etc... And DESPITE the Mustang Mach E having a "controversial" name being called...Mustang, Im assuming many people have overlooked that and are considering it... Its a start for an EV to at least have people LOOK away and start considering OTHER EVs OTHER than Teslas... Again, something in my heart believes that GM will NOT have that with people. Something tells me that Cadillac and GMC are going to fall flat with consumer acceptance. NOT because of the tech, BUT because of the brand and logo BEHIND the tech... But...I really do NOT thing it will be a LONGER gestation period for EVs to become mainstream. When government know-nothings from ALL OVER THE WORLD are in AGREEMENT, AND OEMS of the WORLD are ALSO on the same page, (VW, GM, Mercedes, FoMoCo, Volvo, BMW) smart ideas DO start to shape and things DO actually start to happen in the RIGHT direction... Its still early to really predict what will happen. But we ALL know one thing though. The push to eliminate the internal combustion engine is real. And its coming like a freight train towards us...

You are on the assumption that BEs will never be produced using an affordable for everyone business model. Eventually, a) All that tech will be paid for by early adopters. b) All that tech will be made affordable by the sheer amount of EVs produced FORCIBLY by the FACT that multiple nations/cities will be banning ICE in the near future. c) All that tech will eventually be produced by a company that has a business plan specifically tailored for the mainstream market. Chinese EV tech companies already exist specifically tailored for such a market... I didnt say these EVs are Tesla Model S and Model E equivalents which could resemble Duesenberg Model SJ and Bentley Blower equivalents of the 1920s and 1930s. The Chinese EVs are more like 1930s Fiat 500 Topolinos and VW Type 1 "Kafer" or Beetle to British and Americans... The Chevrolet Bolt, Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Kona are more akin to Ford Model As with a slightly higher price tag for the day that the Model A had. But the deal is that affordable EVs that are quite capable are ALREADY available without being penalized as if these were Fiat 500 Topolinos of the 1930s Italy driven around in 1930s America... A Ford Model A was THE hot rodders choice...and how I sees it, a Chevrolet Bolt drivetrain does very well with many folk that electrify their hot rod of choice... (I dont need to post former ICE vehicles that folk have decided to electrify with Chevy Bolt motors and batteries. I KNOW you know they exist) Prices are high for almost all EV entries as of now. The North American market is not a very good judge of what EV pricing will look like and you are basing this idea with North American pricing. Yes... I know we both live in North America... Problem is...the WORLD is shifting AWAY from EVs... No matter how strong the US car market is in sales/year as compared to other car markets of the world. There is a BIGGER car market in China. When you add Europe to that mixture and when you combine ALL the car manufactures that Asia and Europe has (and both markets are in FAVOUR (government mandated) of an ICE ban, and when you realize that American car companies are only 2, FoMoCo and GM... then Im surprised why you are NOT scared shytless about how slow the American car market (because even in Canada, we Canadians dont really mind going all EV) is adapting to this changing of the guard... But then again...GM is said to be going all out EVs. Tesla is American, so is Rivian... Like I said, there WILL be affordable EVs. YOU are just not seeing that right now because Americans are too much caught up in disinformation and shytty slogans rather than what REALLY is going on... Irony at its finest. Tesla is at the top of EVs in sales, tech and charging infrastructure. They wont be collapsing anytime soon... GM is said to be adapting to this new reality. GM MIGHT collapse if folk dont STOP buying Teslas to buy Chevrolet Bolts and Cadillac Lyriqs... Lets be honest, GM in North America, when Quebec, New York State, Ontario, California, British Columbia, Washington and others BAN new ICE car purchases in a decade or so from now, GM wont necessarily have enough sales with ICE to make it past Honda, Toyota and Hyundai with ICE sales in North America... In an ever shrinking ICE market in North America in 10 years from now, when Im assuming gasoline prices will be through the roof to DISCOURAGE the use of gasoline in cars, Im wondering how is it that GM survives solely on V8 powered Tahoes and Sierras? Catch-22... DO they ditch EVs or do they ditch ICE to capture lost market share? (to other EVs and to Toyota, Honda and Hyundai...a trend that continues to be a thing SINCE the 1970s...) Keep in mind that pick-up trucks are lucrative BECAUSE they also command high price tags... Kinda like how Tesla commands high price tags for THEIR EVs...

That would be MY quote... But...if you mean by Tesla scrambling to compete for a consumer's dollar regarding a vehicle purchase, than yes. BUT... Concerning the EV market...they got that all to themselves. AND... when governments all over the world are getting on the "ban the ICE" bandwagon... And the ONLY choice consumers have to make is between EV and ICE and ICE has been taken away from them...so the consumer gets to decide what EV purchase they are forced to buy, then as it goes now...Tesla is the clear choice that consumers are gonna be making... Leaving century old car makers in the dust...

Let us have our disagreements and lets put those on the side... 1. Merry Christmas 2. AWESOME RIDE! I LOVE your purchase! Great colour! Great motor! Great ride all together!

Dressed up like a million dollar troopah. Tryin' hard to look like Gary Coopah. (supah dupah)