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Tesla be spendin' billions on a new Model 2 platform to ensure a 30 000 dollar MSRP? Tesla been producin' what is now to be an old platform on the Model 3 and STILL cant afford to drop the Model 3 is MSRP to 30 000 dollars. Surely, the Model 3/Model Y platform has been paid off right about now to undercut its current MSRP to sink and drown its competition, right? So the idears is to spend billions on a NEW platform, when Tesla STILL hasnt figured out HOW to economy of scale anything, sure Munroe likes to tell us that Tesla has an up and down integrated system...but yet Tesla STILL hasnt figured out to economy of scale all their cars, Tesla hasnt figured out to produce effeciently yet, but spending billions on another platform will garner a 30 000 dollar Model 2... When right now, they could offer Joe Public a 30 000 dollar Tesla. 2 in fact!!! Yeah...I said RIGHT NOW!!! These 2. Offer a bare bones software package on them, call them the classic Model 3 and Y when the refreshed Model 3 and Y go on sale later this year... This is a supposed new Model Y VW done that plenty of times when introducing new Golfs... They call them City. Just an idea. Maybe Elon will see this a send a royalty check my way...

Yeah...sometimes its the little details, an accent here and there, a colour combo, a detail that jumps right at you, that makes a huuuuuuge difference in the look and feel to a watch that draws us to it.

How??? I guess its complicated on how you could miss it Okay then....

It does NOT exist and it WILL NOT exist... So why do you keep on repeating this? And you know its Elon Musk bullshyte. Because you wouldnt admit to this: Originally, as you know, and I know YOU know, The Model 3 was this mythical 30 000 dollar EV. The Model 3, SEVERAL times in its production run, including INITIALLY. but ESPECIALLY when Elon Musk said that new techniques of producing it will make it so, has not even come CLOSE in being a 30 000 dollar MSRP vehicle INCLUDING governmental incentives. So I ask, why do you INSIST with this nonsense of saying a 30 000 dollar Model 2 will exist? Simply cut this nonsense out.

I was thinking... Since all those three above are on the same platform, and used the same V8...which Ferrari lent them... And since Dodge is also part of Stellantis, being corporate brothers with Alfa... Maybe Dodge could use that platorm as well, and share the EV powertrain to make a new Viper.Squint a little and from this angle, a Viper could be seen. You could tell the front fenders are slithery. Not much work need there. The roof top could be worked to be more snakey. The back end is just as slithery. The wing of the Vipers could work well with the top rear of the Alfa. Just the lights need to be worked on to have some of the Viper's DNA. Original Viper GTS and the body work almost has an Italian flair to it. Which translated to the last Viper as well. But Dodge could ditch the scissor style doors. Not the first time would it be for Dodge and Alfa become brothers The TZ3 Stradale was a Viper underneath. An ev revival to the Viper is necessary I think!

I wanna know who's generation likes and WANTS this kind of shyte and gets entertained by it???!!! It cant be the phoquing boomers??? Is it MY gen. The Gen Xers???!!! Its cant be the millennials or the Z gen. These things are waaaaaaaaay too expensive for them... At least this what the popular word on the street is. This is what we are led to believe that most of them whine that there are no jobs and its tough for them to buy shyte. Shyte like houses... It might as well BE them that ask for this idiocy as I also heard these phoquers dont want to drive...they like their phoquing phones better!!!! Let me explain: I went to the Ford dealership a couple of days ago to set yet another appointment for yet *SIGH* another recall on the Fusion... double *SIGH* This is when I jumped into a Bronco that was in the showroom floor. To my horror...and reaction: When I saw what greeted me when I sat down...where the SPEEDOMETER IS SUPPOSED TO BE!!! Is this what has become of our society? That we need phoquing pictures and photograghs on little screens? Who the phoque decided that a picture where the speedometer is supposed to be is such a great idea that will entertain us when we...drive? Are we phoquing little children that we need this shyte? As a welcome when we get into our car? The Fusion has this Ford start up thing going on. I guess expensive cars greet you by name. If memory serves me right, Tesla does it... I repeat...are we children???!!! I HATE IT!!!! I dont want ANY pictures of wild horses on the big screen and I dont want pictures of rivers where the phoquing speedometer is supposed to be. I just want a phoquing speedometer, a tach at the most. Little idiot lights could be on a TV screen. Any of that could be on a TV screen. I want REAL phoquing buttons to change the temp and radio station in my car. I dont want all the other little shyte that we have today. I just want to DRIVE the phoquing thing. I dont want anything else... Is THIS the reason why cars go up in price? For unnecessary bullshyte like that???!!! Please make it go away?

Yes! I was thinking that as well when I posted it.

What's with the face??? Its a tribute to Burt Reynolds. The watch from one of his movies that he wore and his movie cars. Mainly the Trans Am. I dont understand where the EV smugness comes from regarding an EV Trans Am? I dont understand the connection you wanna make with it? But...you are more than wlecomed to post not only an EV Trans Am, but any car you would want to post. EV or otherwise...

Those are cool themed watches for sure!!! And while Tag's hue of blue for the Formula One is a classy choice lending itself in being a very nice watch, this is where my philosophy of staying classy goes haywire. (Not too take anything away from your watch choice @Robert Hall, but showing you guys how my twisted mind works sometimes) Ive mentioned several times that I dont like gaudy watches or saying things like a gentleman stays humble and doesnt reveal his watch etc... But like my colour choices in muscle cars and exotics and actually,exotic hyper cars not being my thing... I somteimes veer away from that "righteous" path and say shyte like: Sure, that Formula One Tag with a blue face is classy but in my funky world BECAUSE its a Formula One themed watch, I think Id like a more flashy Formula One Tag: The face has got the same blue hue, but with more pizzaz. Extra complications and a gulf livery stripe to it. Why would I contradict myself like that? Because I dont know... In my head, Formula One is extravagantly rich and arrogant. A watch that is based on that entity needs to copy that. With that being said, that Pan Am Timex is PERFECT!!! Id rock that watch and wear it daily!

I would want an EV 442. But not 2 seats. Ill take 2 doors, but I would want at least 4 seats. This, as you guys know, is a Dodge version of what I want. And Dodge cheekily has made it that 2 extra small doors could be made to make it a 4 door. Suicide style... Like this And it TOTALLY works for me.

In all honesty. I hope that it is the case that the fire was NOT from an EV. I am almost 'there' in the TOTAL acceptance THAT THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND THE VEHICLES THAT ARE POWERED BY THEM to be relegated to the history books. I am not quite 'there' in actually buyng an EV just yet, though. Especially now that my gravy train has made its final stop... EVs are just a tad out of reach for me, now. The Mach E was seriously in the forefront of me buying one in the next 2-3 years. But that notion was quashed as I have another annoucement to make when the time comes... News of products of not so in the distant future such as the Ultium Vehicle to Home tech, or Tesla's now veteran Powerwall system and other systems that WILL be coming online soon enough where a battery pack could be installed in the home, recharged either from the grid or by other external natural means such as (better/newer tech-ed) solar panels to facilitate V2H, V2L, V2G. Its exciting, Maybe not as glamorous as say a dawn to a new musclecar era, but it sure will change our ways of living.

I just realized...a very high end watch was inspired by a Bulova Computron from the 60s and 70s... A digital watch of all things. I like very high end watches, but an old money millionnaire once told me back when I opened up my restaurant once told me: Its money wasted to buy expensive watches. Cheap watches tell time as well as, if not better than the most expensive ones. They could be just as stylish. And a gentleman NEVER shows his time piece. Its humbly hidden under his shirt sleeve or pocket (pocket watch). And I tend to follow that logic more often than not.

A 25 thousand Tesla is a mythical creature. The shear mention of either brings hope and joy to millions. The promise of some sort of monetary compensation or gain... A figment of somebody's wild imagination. Both could be metaphors that we could use in life. But really, all we could do is dream that we may be able to find that pot o gold at the end of that long rainbow. In many cases in life, we do fall upon a financial windfall. But in Tesla's case, its more a case of wishful thinking. And there is sadly, nothing else to say. OK...maybe one thing. It actually sells no matter how it looks like. People have realized its a good little EV.

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Its NOT about the watches nor the car. Its about the WHOLE picture. About the watches first. The brand: Pargiani Fleurier. A new Swiss watch company. Made in...Switzerland. The land of fine watches. (rolls my eyes as watch snobs have this place as some sort of mythical watch making land) Tis true that Switzerland is home to many fine watch makers. Almost all are of the high end. Careful and precise horology engineering. OK...ALL watches posted are of the watch maker Parmigiani Fleurier. And ALL of them are under the Bugatti name and were specifically made for the car. The Veyron, The Chiron and all other successor variants of... I ONLY like the first watch posted. I HATE the middle one and I appreciate the last one. BUT...the middle and last one will always be appreciative with me. Not about the looks or the c=very very very high price tag, but for the very precise and out of the box thinking for a watch. And I LIKE that kind of wierd thing for watches. The cars themselves: I never liked the Veyron and the variants of. But the engineering IS insane on them. But...if we glance at the WHOLE imagery of the pics posted: elegant with old mansions, in France, Paris in some instances. Elegance and arrogance in a European kind of way. Elegance and Arrogance in an American kind of way was kinda already done when I posted the watch theme with the Rolex and Cartier a while back. I could revist this theme. Actually I will. With an American arrogance of luxury and privilege!!! I may include songs too... GREAT IDEA. I I WLL DO THAT!!!

I never thought about it. 2035 would BE just about the time Id be considering retirement as well. Im guessing that the landscape from now until then will be just as much of a dramatic change as it was going from the 40s to the 50s. The 50s to the 60s. I remember conversations with @balthazar that automotive design was drastic and rapid change during those times but from the 80s onto to today was/is slow. Well, imo, when the EVs come kicking in, and when we get to the 2030s, the 2020s will look sooooo dated as how cars were back in the good 'ole days decade to decade.

The bolded parts. In a sarcastic, jealous tone. "wooooooo. lucky for you!" No. Seriously. Good on you. Paying cost. On a Rolex. Lately, Rolexes, no matter what vintage go for a mint above and beyond fair market value. And your Rolex aint exactly old either. A couple of years old is still new to me. ESPECIALLY if no scuff marks are on it. Its pretty hard to scratch up the crystal glass as well. So Id say, a very smart and awesome purchase. I am positive you ARE enjoying it. So...ENJOY IT!!!