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This was easier than I thought... 1. as my off-roader/SUV in the 27-30K in price range. Jeep Wrangler Sahara Limited base 2. as my week-end warrior AND track car in the 35-40K in price range. Fiat 124 spyder Abarth 3. I figured, since I also have an expensive 4 door cruiser as an option, and I burned up my week-end warrior car with a small roadster, I might as well daily drive a real bonafide 2 door muscle car! Dodge Challenger SRT392 in the 45-50K in price 4. Long Distance boulevard cruiser in the 65-70K in price. Cadillac CT6 3.6

I did not know that. Plus the 2nd link I posted, the Jalopnik one, states that in 2014 at least, M-B had/has a 0.14% percent stake in Tesla. I did not know that either...

That got me thinking, so I googled "Tesla powered Mercedes Benz". This is what got me postin' and linkin' http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/27/autos/mercedes-tesla-b-class-electric/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 http://jalopnik.com/the-tesla-powered-mercedes-b-class-is-coming-to-the-u-s-1569161110

@William Maley Thanx for the update!

I like the styling. I dont love it though. Just like. But it is enough like for me to change out my Acura TL for it when I properly amortize the TL. Its a 2012. Wow. Time flies. 5 years in the fall. Im gonna keep her for another 3-4-5 years me thinks, but unless another manufacturer makes a nicer and/or better 100% all electric than the Model 3 in the next 3-4-5 years, the Model 3 will definitely be my next car. Oh...and Im not talking about 100 000 dollar EVs either...30 000 or 40 000 dollars max....(50 000-55 000 CDN MAXIMUM!) I could never bring myself to spend over that much money for a car...not in this stage in my life...I am looking to spend that much on a restomodded and pro-toured (maybe an EV conversion)1970 Olds 442 though (or on an authentic, numbers matching garage queen 1970 442) when the time is right, when the kids become very independent and the wife and I are old and grey and the 2nd house in Greece or Tamba Bay Florida is complete!

There was also this video last week of the Model 3.

All these cars belong to VW AG right? Can't VW take all of the diesel cars and swap them with normal gasoline powered 2.0T engines and sell them on the used market? Is that a legal path they could follow? Even if they sell them dirt cheap, some monies are recuperated, non?

Id say...to have a level playing field... EV and ethanol should ALSO get 100 years of subsidies, then we could call it quits!!! FAIR is only FAIR!!!

1. That was when Detroit had North America all to herself! It was easy peasy to do it then! 2. GM announced that they will be downsizing further, so M-B probably saw that GM had the guts to it and they dont have that insane amount of intertwining models, so they probably followed suit after they were probably thinking about it for awhile.

And the sole 2dr coupe that Cadillac gets is a shared platform with a Chevy and the Chevy version gets the V8 top line engine and spanks every performance oriented 2dr coupe in its sight. The Cadillac version fails to do that, fails to do the interior space that it should also focus on as its German competitors address that! FAIL FAIL FAIL ABOUT M-B...

'Cause that is what I do...I create...MAGIC! @Cmicasa the Great may think he is great. Everyone KNOWS IM GREAT! (I dont have to write it in my name...)

What you should have said is: you are serious as cancer because (when I say) rhythm is a dancer... I know the ignore button is on... But that only makes me MOAR obnoxious making fun of you knowing that my posting style of posting youtube vids annoy the phoque outta you!

I dont know how you feel about Predator face, but for me it works big time on this model! And just look at the lines of the rest of the car...sexiful! OKAY! Back to Alfa Romeo....

Nobody buys Alfa Romeos because they are reliable appliances... People buy Alfa Romeos to satisfy their lust for sin! If we could personify automobiles and cars were women, we would date a Camaro for a few years and marry a very faithful Corolla. Alfa Romeos are strippers and whores we booze around with in Las Vegas!

LOL! THAT is stuff I do! Love them youtube videos! Eat your heart out @Cmicasa the Great Others do my dirty work for me! Ignore me all you want...I aint going away big boy! Dont worry about him Stew.... He means well... About the Guilia

In my opinion, only certain cars can have the same global name... Cars like the Mustang, Corvette, Jeep Wrangler simply known worldwide as...JEEP, Porsche 911 etc... In other words, cars that have an established identity or are a halo car that will establish an identity for itself and the brand it represents. Buick Riviera or Park Avenue may be an example. Lacrosse, not so much. Ill use the Ford Fusion as an example. Great car. Its a Mondeo in Europe and its a Fusion in North America. That specific car does its own thing in Europe while having another persona in North America and FoMoCo is not tied down to make the same car with the same name do the same thing in two different markets. A Mondeo could live as a Mondeo in Europe without EVER having to be a Fusion in Europe while vice versa for the Fusion in North America while still being the same car underneath... What is in a name you ask? Well, Ford has the Mustang, you tell me what is in a name!!! The Mondeo has a following in Europe that differs the following that a Fusion has in North America while the Mustang has defined FoMoCo for a long time....that is the differernce a name makes... That and what @Drew Dowdell said about alphanumerics...

The Philly Cheesesteak does not qualify? Oh yeah...Philadelphia not Pittsburgh. Ive also read about how Pittsburgh is an up and coming city for fine dining. In the last 5 years or so. Hang in there Drew...in a few years you will be boasting just like I am about to do... Im really spoiled living in Montreal. Montreal for a smallish big city is well rounded in all kinds of cuisine and fast foods and stuff. From smoked meat and poutine to French style cafes and bistros in Old Montreal to authentic Italian Pizza AND real American Montreal style Pizza to authentic Jewish MONTREAL style Bagels (because New York bagels are a tad different) to Portuguese style Chicken restaurants to Authentic Greek cuisine restaurants and fast food Greek restaurants (Gyros and Souvlakis) to Lebanese Cuisine to authentic Italian restaurants to authentic China town take-out (not as big as NYC or San Fran but just as authentic) to world reknown 5 star dining... And if that aint enough....Quebec City with better French style cafes and bistros and European flavour is just a hop, skip and jump away. (As if Montreal lacks a European feel....) (And Montreal has an American/Canadian feel to her as well, that is why there are many Montreal style foods out there...best of both worlds..... @FordCosworth has bonded with me using MONTREAL STYLE STEAK SPICE...Montreal even has its own spices...)So is Boston which is another up and coming culinary powerhouse. NYC is a tad further, but Montreal and NYC are very similar and on the same page... Good call on the PSA SUV thingy... Maybe I should try this thread again in a more serious way... Ill use my original logic with other poster's logic with PSA and Mazda and choose another route. The goal is to help Costco sell a few more cars, under their own Kirkland brand in keeping with the Kirkland Signature quality AND marketing and branding identity...(I did do a good job in identifying and tying this in the first time around, but it was a jokey, sarcastic way of doing it)... GM is downsizing...thinking about eliminating slow selling models....but that does not mean the cars themselves are bad or that the market is not there...I feel like GM does a piss poor job of marketing these cars to the public... Id head on down to the Silver Silos complex there by the Detroit river...in Detroit Michigan ...and Id have a talk with the head honcho there and Id try and ink up a deal to see what models GM could license for Kirkland Signature to use...Itl save GM some jobs, keep the factories working, GM gets to sell a few more units and Kirkland Signature gets to market some very good cars to sell all with having an extensive dealer/garage set-up for repairs all over the country if Costco garages are swamped with too much work.

I know about this olive oil scandal. I wont try Kirkland Olive Oil...why? (OK....I just might try it because that article bit on my curiosity) GREEK Olive Oil from Greece, produced and packaged in Greece is 100% pure extra virgin olive oil. Why? Because Greeks are a proud people and will NEVER screw around with olives and olive oil. Olive oil is a sacred thing to Greeks and NO amounts of money entices ANY Greek to bastardize it. And....sometimes I get olive oil from family and friends in Greece that produce it. I could tell the difference through colour and taste and besides all that, Greek olive oil is best in the world...

^^^ I agree with that Drew. About the family's using this service to its fullest. They would also be enticed to buy bigger ticket items too like a TV or BBQ if it means that they wont have to deal with the carrying the huge box to the cashes, the hassle of loading it up in the vehicle and the transportation. Feta cheese. Olive oil. Any ethnic stuff (Greek or Italian foods), I just go to REAL Italian or Greek specialty shops and get the REAL GOOD stuff. Montreal is full of these shops all over the city and its surroundings and the price is usually not that much more for better AUTHENTIC IMPORTED DIRECTLY from Greece or Italy...so I NEVER buy container Feta cheese or Costco's packaged Romano cheese and the like from Costco.... Montreal being a cosmopolitan city full of Greeks and Italians, its a sin NOT to buy the ethnic foods DIRECTLY from ethnic owned specialty mom and pop shops that DEAL DIRECTLY with their ancestral countries.

Nope. If Im gonna die driving through a white Semi truck trailer, its because I WANNA DRIVE through a white Semi truck trailer on my own decision making while IM THE ONE DOING THE ACTUAL DRIVING!!! It looks like its waaaay more fun screaming "BANZAI!" with a crazed look on my face speeding towards the white Semi truck trailer on purpose rather than screaming "OH SHYTE!" at the last second with a scared shytless look on my face!

Why limit myself just to one sex is what I say. I knew at a very young age though that I am a boy that loves the female body. Sometimes the female brain confuses the crap outta me, but I take a look at those booby and hippy curves and I tune out hers and my brain and I see and feel joy! Sadly though, boys just dont have that same effect on me. Boys are great to talk to, about sports and cars. Play sports together...I like that. But boys lack the booby and hippy curves I crave. And although the female brain confuses me sometimes, I find comfort in it. Weird how that works...how we are all wired the same way, but different! (In a good way is what I wanna mean it by) A SHOUT OUT TO THE DUDE THAT YOU BANNED TRYING TO MEDDLE WITH YOUR PRIVATE SEX LIFE!!! ITS YOUR BUSINESS DREW! PHOQUE HIM!!! Traffic. Yes traffic. Id probably like that self driving feature too, but not yet. Not now when the tech aint exactly....um, 100% self driving and idiot proof..

So far, we dont make a good couple Drew (had I been a switch hitter that is...) We dont share the same shopping habits and now this.. I guess we was never meant to be.

Well, my Model 3 would start at the 40 000 mark. I DONT WANT that self driving shyte!

Id rock the Volt had the Volt been 100% electric over the Bolt but Id still have a hard time choosing it over the Model 3. I like the Bolt, its just that it looks too much like the aforementioned KEI car above and that may be too much Japanese styling for my shallow exterior perceptions. The Model 3 looks like a 2004-2009 Mazda 3, but I like that Japanese flavour.

And the Bolt looks like a Japanese KEI car! Im sure import hatin', domestic lovin' folk like you really goes for those... Oh. ..wait a sec! Im getting mix signals here!