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There were some dog engines from them during those years. For every Hemi, there was the garbage 3.7L. For every SRT-8, there was a 2.7L holdover from the 1990s. My old 3.5L Magnum was a decent engine but should have had more than 250HP and sure as hell deserved better than that garbage four speed. While mine ran well, I know of others that had a host of issues with the Trannies. So hit or miss.

Yes. Daimler did it absolutely no favors with the cheap plastic slabs inside the car and cheap plastic bits all about.

Wagon of the brain now. Saw this on Craigslist. 2007 SRT-8 with only 67K miles on it and in pristine condition. The down side, of course, was the $22K asking price but still, dark blue on a SRT-8 is hard to find. Only 140 of those in that color.

As an owner of one now (yes, I consider my Flex to be a wagon lol) and one in the past, I approve of this post lol.

You can never go wrong with a good Stihl chainsaw.

That is one of the main reasons why I moved to a small town a couple of months ago (would have been back in the Spring but COVID slowed the renovation on my home). It's a town of just over 15,000 yet less than an hour to at least four mid-size cities like Raleigh and Greensboro. Nice round-a-bout around the courthouse kind of town that has seen a nice revival over the last few years. Some nice Home-Brew bars and independent coffee shops and a local hardware store that I frequent often. It's not perfect, by any means, but it is a FAAAAR cry from the previous seven years in Phoenix metro. Strip mall hell.

The number of recalls does not equal reliability or relate to a "lot of" repairs (There are exceptions to every rule of course). Thought this was common knowledge when GM and Ford were recalling cars left and right not even a decade ago (and still do for the most part). That's what their supporters were saying anyway.

No doubt a good diesel truck has its uses but most of the jack wagons in Arizona never use them for their intended purpose, like pulling and hauling heavy loads. It's just something to compensate for that small D energy and making a lot of engine because "Murica!". Because Gary Larson is a genius!

They won't because not every county does yearly emissions tests and most have figured out how to remove the offending equipment before taking it to an inspection station. Ironic considering most those same folks subscribe to the "law and order" mantra, just not when comes to their diesel burning piles of s***.

Arizona was full of those modified piles of garbage. I do not miss that rolling soot laden non-sense.

Besides the fact that part of your assessment is subjective (example, I knew three people in Arizona that owned Teslas and not ONE complained about it not being quiet or luxurious enough which, again, is a subjective term), its statements like No.2 that have me laughing because its the same argument that the anti-EV crowd likes to use while ignoring the fact that you cannot fill up your ICE auto at home while you eat, sleep, enjoy time with your family. In addition, regarding No.3, there are now other EV options in the luxury game so singling out Tesla doesn't really accomplish much there.

Thought you were against speaking politics here (and yes, saying things like "but what would you expect when they have a far leftist parent company." is very much political)? Blu doesn't work for the oil industry but he sure acts like he has lifetime stock in it lol.

You would be correct. When you have to blow the dust off of a VHS tape and find a VCR to see their “glory days”, that says all I need to know about that team.

Yet those awful Lions currently have a better record than the most overrated sports franchise in the history of sports. Regardless, Patricia had to go.

Okay. That clarifies that. My last one was hard wired with a lithium battery backup. Ran for six years before I moved back to NC. One thing to consider is the maker of said smoke detector and who sources their batteries. Thing is that all of that irrelevant because EV batteries will have a unified standard applied (if not already) unlike smoke detector batteries. There will be more reliable and consistent references and guides for this. Smoke detector batteries will not be subject to the same standards. Your one example doesn't mean there is a widespread issue either without more research.

Random power outages (or surges) over the course of the 79 months (you stated), will 100% affect that battery. Thats one way to kill a battery prematurely. And Porsche dialing back that battery range (from their marketing range) is no different than companies that dial back MPGs for the same reason. Just my opinion though.

Yet those “certified” tests very rarely affect real world usage which is the same thing with batteries apparently. That’s my point. And while you can’t “hypermile” a light bulb, you can with a battery in an EV ( like not driving like a bat out of hell at every stop light lol).

He's been a little bitter since November 3rd lol. OH NO! I brought up politics! Don't flog me Blu! Oh right. Not worried about the petty stuff.

How are battery life claims any different from the many bogus MPG claims for ICE autos? Example? Ford and their "Eco" and "Boost" MPG claims.

@DavidHappy Birthday old man lol!

Ah, relying on Facebook as a barometer for your EV claim. Sounds legit lol. As far as Cadillac being thrown away, you should have been worried about that starting forty plus years ago when they started peddling one failed model after another but yeah, it’s them going EV that somehow ruins the brand (heavy use of sarcasm intended here for those “cerebral” types). And No one is asking you to shiver in your boots. However, you should feel like a hypocrite because that is a far more accurate assessment. Making light of Americans losing their jobs shows just how petty your ridiculous argument towards EVs really is. I don’t want to ever see another post by you proclaiming “America first”. THIS and then some!

I was referring more to the Land Rover, hence the London troll lol.

Bugs, Gremlins, small London trolls with no thumbs, etc.

Edited in bold above because I posted that before I finished my first cup of coffee, which is a blatant policy violation in my house. The manager wants to see me later today as a result. Sorry folks.

So it the “awesomest” thing if 880 dealerships shut down and thousands of people lose their jobs (and most won’t even get a piece of that $500k for each dealership)? All because of your disdain for EVs? You’re a special kind of Jack up aren’t you? Where is that American jobs first policy you have advocated over the last five years or so? For the record, I figured you were probably making a joke about it but at the same time, you probably actually want that to happen. Make sure you repay that though to any nearby Caddy dealers that may close their doors. Maybe you can hire the body guys that will get laid off as a result. Because it frightens him.