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That's because it is a small dollar stock. You have to buy a decent quantity to get a good amount. But the same can be said for other higher yield stocks. If one buys $500 in Ford vs $500 in Pepsi, Ford pays a higher dividend(all assuming the price stays the same, etc. etc.).
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Yeah, they put lights and corner markers because they had to, just like the GT. You know damn well this car was designed for track use. I'm not sure why there's a dispute. -
Yeah, I would wage good money most people buying this car will be trailering it to and from the track. Just because it will be driven on public roads doesn't mean it was designed for public roads. Yeah, I brought up pushrods as they're the only thing comparable to the low end tq that dfelt was referring to. I didn't bring up 70's Pontiacs as they're irrelevant to the discussion. YUP. You better be buying The General so you can have your low end tq for the race tracks!
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That is AWESOME. We need to capitalize on this technology, asap.
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When you're on a race track, because the topic of the 488 Pista is a track car, how often are you starting from 0mph to feel that shove that you keep talking about? I think the whole race track part is what you're missing here. As a street car, I absolutely agree 100%. You want all sorts of low-mid range tq because that's what you actually use. When you're on a race track you'll be lucky to find a corner that you drop below 4-5000rpm(in a car that revs to the sky like the 488 Pista - 7500rpm is what the regular 488 redlines at).
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Oh absolutely, not doubting that one bit. Our country and therefore global economy would have been completely f@#ked had they all just folded. They might be in a better financial spot or they might not have been in a better financial spot by taking all of the loans. We will never really know the unmeasurables like people that have turned to them because they don't want to support a company who our tax dollars had to bail them out of. They actually pay a pretty good dividend percent-wise.
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Hyundai News:2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Becomes Boxier, Adds Diesel
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Hyundai
Good looking vehicle outside of that chrome bar going below the hood and under the lights. That looks a little awkward to me. That diesel engine would probably be pretty awesome to own. 200/320: pretty stout numbers. -
NASCAR still uses 4 spd transmissions and they NEED a broad torque curve because the gears are so long. With their oval-style racing they also have no need for a modern transmission as 95% of the tracks they just get to 4th and leave it. i do think they'll run up to 9500rpm on certain tracks. That's one screamin' push rod! I guess I don't understand what you mean by when you're in triple digits it'll give you the extra push? Your foot is on the floor and you're shifting no less than redline so a broad torque curve doesn't really mean anything at that point. GT350R vs Z/28 is a decent comparison. Z/28 vs GT350R " From four to eight, this engine pours on the torque, but it’s rather lazy below that, in stark contrast to the LS7. But on this track, I’m never down there, so who cares? "
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Is that why most track cars aren't pushrod engines? Why would you need anything below 5000rpm in a car like this? It probably redlines at like 9000rpm so this lack of low end torque is meaningless in this application anyway.
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It would have made business sense but it would have pissed off millions and f@#ked over millions. I think them not going belly up like their fellow Americans has helped them out with the public. I know my dad will never buy a GM vehicle again and their last two purchases were a Tacoma and a Fusion. The Taco would have been a Ranger but, you guessed it, they didn't make one in 2013. My dad isn't the only person like that.
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I'd agree with most of those male buyers. The only cars on that list that I would never in my life consider are the 918 Spyder and i8. Everything else seems either more masculine(trucks) or very enthusiast-based. But boy-oh-boy look at all of those CUVs on the female list. There is the answer as to why their sales are through the roof the past handful of years.
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It's a track car + close ratio transmission.. you'll use that torque in 1st gear and she'll be screaming the rest of the time. There's no real need for gobs of torque.
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Very true but I have this weird feeling it would not be the right price..lol Good quality OE paint job taking trim and everything out so you'd never know is probably like a 15k job. But I guess if I don't have a vehicle payment..might as well! @Frisky Dingo where's your list?!?!
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Remember, those are your only vehicles per the rules! But that's a pretty gnarly list! How many of those would be retrofitted with an EV powertrain?
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Industry News: More Luxury Car Buyers Are Moving to Trucks and SUVs
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Industry News
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Industry News: More Luxury Car Buyers Are Moving to Trucks and SUVs
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Industry News
I bet it's most likely a wife with a German luxury vehicle while the husband owns an American truck and I doubt that would change even if Mercedes or Lexus made a truck.- 67 replies
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PERFECT! Now for 26k, let's hope the rest of the car isn't trashed too then.. So, @dfelt, what would be on your list?!?
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I didn't notice the cracked screen but even if that were $1500 it's still super cheap for that car.
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26k for a V Sport???? That sounds so damn cheap. I want that.
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I wish IL would push for that more than they do..which is almost none at all.
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How many is "many" that you personally know that are waiting to trade in their vehicle for an EV? Personally, I've only met a few people who want an EV and they're mostly just Tesla fans and one person who owns a Leaf. They absolutely love their Leaf, fwiw.
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I don't think 2018 will be a good year for sales as the last year or two was just too high to sustain but I don't think that is the reason.
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It's only if they knowlingly sold them something to cheat with that it should come back to them, imo. If they're contracted out a part to do X, Y, and Z and they make it to the specs but the other company does whatever they want with it they shouldn't be held accountable unless they knew it was involved in illegal activity.
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Cars aren't but trucks are.
