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So I'm not sure what happened to the tools that would allow me to add links, pictures, bold text, italicize text, add emoticons, etc. all went. Is it just my computer? I just realized it is only on Chrome. It works fine on Internet Explorer..?

Well in all fairness, part of that is because so few sold so there aren't many to even see a used lot. About Tesla though... They acquired SolarCity today. Well there is a 45 day waiting period in case somebody out bids them. "Tesla made an offer to buy SolarCity in late June, and it's been a bit of a rocky road since then. But today, the two companies announced that they have indeed entered into an agreement for the California automaker to acquire SolarCity for $2.6 billion in an all-stock transaction. The deal gives SolarCity stockholders some Tesla common shares at a rate of 0.110 Tesla share for each SolarCity share, based on a "5-day volume-weighted average price of Tesla shares as of July 29, 2016." A blog post qua press release issued by the two companies calls the new entity, "the world's only vertically integrated sustainable energy company." The deal now has to go through a 45-day approval process to make sure that SolarCity doesn't get a better deal from someone else. The two companies say they expect the deal to officially close in the fourth quarter of 2016. It's likely that the SolarCity name would go away when that happens. Why does Tesla want to own a company known for putting solar panels on people's rooftops? Because this way the automaker can leverage its energy storage arm, the part that makes the Tesla Powerwall, into a one-stop shop for getting off the grid. It's worth noting that the announcement - issued by both Tesla and SolarCity – makes absolutely zero mention of Tesla's electric cars, but Tesla CEO has been Tweeting about vertical integration recently:" http://www.autoblog.com/2016/08/01/tesla-solarcity-become-one-with-2-6-billion-all-stock-deal/

Not sure exactly what a bead roller is but that looks way cool, Balty!

Jesus.. And for 34K you get a V8 in a mustang.. how much further down are we going to go?

As a 2017 model...

This is going to be one badass car!

Ata boy, Suav!! Keep it up! I actualyl prepped my lunches for this whole week yesterday with just baked chicken and green beans.. The package of chicken I bought had 6 pieces, cut into halves for easier cooking, so I had 12 pieces. I did 3, just simple salt and pepper, 3 bbq sauce, 3 some red pepper seasoning, and 3 with some asian-like sauce. I know the sauces aren't very good as they're usually quite sugary but one can only eat so much baked chicken without some kind of sauce on top. Hopefully I can keep it up and on Sunday's I can spend an hour-ish doing this again. I also want to start hard boiling eggs for breakfast as opposed to just the protein bars that I eat. Hopefully this can make my workouts better and I can get some more GAAAIIINNNZZZZ! My diet is definitely my weak link so hopefully I'm turning the corner on that.

And when you feel like gettin' nasty, crunches.

"special" is a relative term everybody sees different. I see the GT, RS, GT350R as "special". They are limited and likely won't be around long for this body style. They do what they were designed to do very very well. I guess I shouldn't say the GT does as there's nothing out there on it but it's won races already so it can't be terrible. I could group in the Fiesta ST as well as there has been nothing but praise left and right about it's driving characteristics and how much fun of a car it is. I only kind of group it in because I also feel like there will be a 2nd, 3rd, 4th,...etc gen of the car. The Raptor is gnarly and badass but it seems like it is on pace to keep a "consecutive" run through different generations whereas those other seem like there will be longer breaks between generations. So I don't really see the Raptor as "special" but awesome and great at what its intended objectives are? Very much so. To me, the "special" GM products as the CTS-V, Z06, and ATS-V, (Last gen Z/28 as well but it's not produced now but I feel it deserves credit still). Yes, I know the Camaro is great at what it does and the ZL1 will be whooping some ass(probably slaying 100k cars like the Z06) but there's something about using the same engine in everything that takes some of the character away from it no matter how great of an engine that 6.2L supercharged is. Just my take on "special-ness" of a car. Preach!!

Good Capture, so he finally says this is final and it still looks the same as what everyone test drove. H'mmmmmmmmmm That picture was only of the first Model 3. It didn't say that the pictured car was the finalized one, just that it is finally finalized. At least that is how I read it. Good Point, my reading of it came across differently, but I see the point your also making. Be interesting to see what he calls the final and what the spec is. I also wonder about the impact the 225 mile BOLT will have on this 215 mile Tesla 3 or the @00+ mile Leaf II out spring 2017 or the 115 mile Ioniq from hyundai. We do live in exciting times. Now if we could only get some charging infrastructure over here in the mid west...

Good Capture, so he finally says this is final and it still looks the same as what everyone test drove. H'mmmmmmmmmm That picture was only of the first Model 3. It didn't say that the pictured car was the finalized one, just that it is finally finalized. At least that is how I read it.

My bad guys.. Stupid interwebz sarcasm is tough some times.. *facepalm*

Uhhhh... I'm in the midwest.. And no matter what your opinion is electric cars are coming. At this point it is just a matter of time before there is a legitimate infrastructure for charging. Whatever his tactics are..have worked wonders for him and his previous businesses selling for hundreds of millions and billions of dollars. I'm not sure what having an auto body certificate has to do with the Gigafactory but that's good or you. Teslas will just be more vehicles you can repair.

This can be such a game changer once it is fully up and running.

And looking at the price of said shares, 8.8% is larger loss financially than 10% ..yes...but no.. % is a pretty big deal because if I invested $1000 I would be buying a different amount of shares therefore the % lost is crucial. Rarely do people go search for a stock and say "I want to buy X shares", it is almost ALWAYS "I want to spend $X". Or "I have $X to spend."

Whoa Whoa Whoa... If you're an investor(which you brought up stock price) then you are absolutely looking at tomorrow's problems because tomorrow is when you will receive your dividends, or not receive them. Never be short sighted if you're talking about investing.

No doubt.. but in Europe.. Ford did beat GM by about $300Mil. Both need to figure out away to stay ahead of the Brexit Bull$h! Yeah I was reading some on the financial websites and it looks like they are both going to lose a lot of money with the Brexit crap. One estimated Ford will lose $1.2B over the next two years from it. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/brexit-could-cost-ford-up-to-12-bln-over-next-2-years-2016-07-28 GM estimated to lose $400M in just the second half of this year from it. So it sounds similar numbers to Ford's $1.2B over two years. Stupid Brexit bull$h!.

Is that the new LaCrosse pictured above? Whatever it is, it looks damn good.

I can see High Tech Companies doing this to entice their developers to get off their ass and move around. Good point.. I had originally only thought of smaller local restaurants and things along those lines. I don't know how long it takes to find and catch one though so if it's real quick then I don't see the point in a tech company doing it.

Year to date the General's stock has tumbled 8.8% to Ford's 10% so neither are kicking any ass right now. But both pay a healthy dividend so as long as they're both profitable I don't think the shareholders will be too upset about one quarter.

Yeah, it doesn't WOW me over the other trucks but I do think it looks really good.

If it will be my one vehicle it's easy to say CTS-V as nothing there really touches it. The Bentley does but no thanks. If this is a second car I'd probably want something to drive and not just be a show car so it's actually tough to decide between the ZL1(I think the body tweaks completely change the look of the car and I love it!), Z06(because it's a super car killer), or a GT500(because I can't get a Camaro over a Mustang!!!). Corvettes are super badass but I've just always liked the pony cars more, GT500 has a solid rear axle.. so that kind of leave me with the ZL1 as my second car. Noooooow if this is a third car for whatever reason I want the Mclaren! It's a timeless piece of art but I would feel bad putting miles on it if it was a second car so it really would basically be a garage and driveway queen.

Why can't I make enough money to buy a new car every 6 months..? That would be perfect.

I found an article that put into perspective the buyback situation... If you haven't already, give it a read..it's pretty interesting. http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/news/a30118/vw-emissions-settlement/