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Which I totally get but that didn’t stop someone else here from trying to use your hypothetical as validation for his continued phantom issue where the Vette is concerned.

A lot of wishes and fishes here but the dream of seeing another performance model above the Vette is just that, a dream IMO. We will just skip the fact that GMs possible ace up the sleeve here is a ZR1 that could be 90% of what I see being asked for here (like weight reduction). As stands now though, any performance model above the Vette will still be called a Vette, in one form or another.

Or you could just stop beating this particular dead horse. BTW, that Ferrari wastes most of that near 1000HP with that paltry 590 foot-lbs and for MORE than double the money of said 911. And why in the hell would GM waste R&D dollars on another ICE sports car that YOU want to be above the Vette (when it is clearly NOT needed) when they are going all EV? At that point, that little Italian trash will be as irrelevant as the horse and buggy. Just stop this stupid crusade of yours already. It's just old, dumb, repetitive, and just beyond any further explanation at this point.

My greeting from Mother Nature this morning. Not at all amused by this.

The big 5-0oooh my freakin Jesus! Thanks lol!

Europe. And these “problems” are merely perceived by you without basis of fact. And you should really read this. https://www.metro-magazine.com/10112565/best-and-worst-cities-for-commuting-on-public-transportation End of this particular discussion for me.

Because we “need” dealerships. https://www.yahoo.com/news/dealer-falsified-people-income-could-000320918.html And I’m just saying (for the last time), see Europe as an example of your faulty language logic where it applies to our public roads. Your bar moving here does not change that fact. Sorry.

You clearly have not had to deal with public transportation daily if you believe that. I have and it was simply not possible for me to rely on it, in Phoenix. Plenty of buses but one key thing you are missing here. Distance to work. When I lived in Peoria (15 minutes west of Phoenix, I was looking at busing from there to my job in Phoenix. The bus time alone would have consumed 3 hours my day whereas just driving there was less tan 40 minutes total each day. 20-30 stops in said route created that problem and solidifies the following point. Time is money and so are the simple logistics of just getting to work and back. For many folks, that time means everything, if you have a family to support and want to actually spend time with them, not to mention the sheer logistics of things like childcare and such when you are relying on the bus. Sorry, but your version of "idealism" here runs smack in the face of realism for most folks.

BTW @David, if you want to pass some blame here, start with the US itself circa the 1970s when we not only rejected the metric system, but a universal pictograph system used in just about every other country in the world. The U.S., Canada, and Australia were the only three that said no so if you want to start with us first before saying it's a non-english speaking immigrant driver problem. Europe has dozens of different languages across the continent yet drivers can drive from Germany to Italy, from France to Greece, with no issues with signs because of the standardized pictograph system in place there.

Correction: ”Notice how that has nothing to do with BEING able to speak English or not.”

Notice how that has nothing to do with able to speak English or not. The problem is overpopulation and suburban sprawl. After seven years in sprawl hell Phoenix, they can have it. However its driver problem is due to too many drivers in one area (again, sprawl). Testing should occur regularly but that, again, has squat to with language.

And literally none of that is predicated on one’s ability to understand English. And feel free to look up California if you think there wouldn’t be economic repercussions for what you’re suggesting.

Literally every drivers Ed handbook points to signs as being designed to be understood regardless of writing (like the color red means stop and yellow means caution). No offense but I’m not going to indulge this further because every country does this with their road signage and for mostly the same reasons. The line is drawn with every drivers license test. If the pass the test, they get the license. Again, a lot of your complaints as just as common with American drivers as they are for non-English speaking drivers.

Some faulty logic there as signs on the road are mostly pictographs so that English is not an issue. The issue of non-english speaking drivers has more to do with the driving habits of their homelands (one drive to Tijuana back in '93 taught me this lol). There are folks who speak supposedly perfect English that can't drive for $h!. Your remark about Law, Medical, and Fire is faulty as well because there could be non-english speaking passengers (even if the driver speaks English) that may need to speak to them yet you're not calling for that to be gone. What if said driver died and you only have non-english speaking passengers to communicate with? I get your core point but it A.) will never happen and B.) will cripple the economy since there are millions of non-english speaking folks who and WORK and now you are saying they should not be able to drive to their jobs because of their lack of English speaking. Sorry but that does not fly, legally or morally.

Great idea but that Sierra front end on what would be a Canyon does not work at all IMO. Makes an otherwise nice concept render look tacky.

An early Christmas gift and newest addition to the vinyl collection, Tool "Fear Inoculum". 90 minutes of Danny Carey percussion godliness.

Giving me old vibe flashbacks of my '89 MR2 (circa 2000-01), non-supercharged though.

As a four time former Toyota owner (including one on your "list"), please do not lump me in there with those idiots. I got a speeding ticket in an '81 Chevette as a teenager and my foot has not lighten its load, so to speak lol. I don't get rude with the slowpokes. I just get around them, turn signal and all and with my headlights on.

Same with Accords around where I live. Driven by the same folks who have to check their blinker fluid once a week, I surmise.

From a van page I follow on Facebook. Simply gorgeous paint job!

An idea that I support and what I've been alluding to in regards to a hybrid model. Keep a few models on the property because having something tangible and hands on is an absolute must to most buyers, I believe. They can also keep open a direct sale option for those who prefer the online and pick up only approach. It really wouldn't be that hard, in capable hands of course.

Entirely possible. I would be open to visiting this type of place so long as the gimmicky sales tactics are gone. Too many years at various dealerships have made me wary and distrustful of the current dealership model so anything that leads away from this is a plus IMO.

Yet there are still those who think that companies like Ford and GM won't do a direct sale model lol. This is, at the very least, a hybrid of the dealership and direct sale model. It's coming sooner than some people think. (Ghosts of the AMC Eagle smiling down right now).

"Praise" is a stern word, for sure, but you clearly felt was acceptable until it was pointed out to you that was pretty much garbage. Then it's "Buy another tire" for the "best or nothing" $350K+ Mercedes lol. Again, goalpost moving.

So again... You CANNOT sit here and praise the tire in one post and then go "well, just get another tire" when it is proven that said tire actually worthless for off roading and worthless towards your argument. FFS