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I know it wasn't directed at me. I was just commenting on your post just like you comment on other posts including mine. Hmmm, I just reread my post and nowhere I see comparing flu to COVID. My point was that different people react differently to the same illness. Btw Drew compared Covid to common cold just few posts above.

And my boss who is 64 years old, has serious health issues got COVID couple month ago and had only light flu like symptoms for a few days and some light lasting side affects for a few months. Different people react differently. No doubt it is a dangerous illness but I know by now plenty of people who had it and got through it easily. I also know few who died. Many many years ago my dad had flu and had complications that irreversibly damaged his hearing. I had flu few times and didn't even had high fever.

Researching is not the same is being widely used. I gave cancer as just one possible side effect. Historically, there are plenty of medications that had surprises later. I am not saying that it will be the case with these, but I don't think anyone at this point can be absolutely sure something will not come up later. I think it is common sense at least being cautious.

Unless I will be able financially to upgrade my Mustang to Shelby or to Mach 1 (better transmission and cooling) in the near future, I will be keeping it forever. I will be one of those old farts driving around in the old loud "muscle" car scaring people in their silent EVs I even think when I will get old and my hearing will get worse I will put back loud exhaust on it too

mRNA maybe was researched for decades now but it wasn't widely used in any medication until now. So no, you can't guarantee that. If that would be the case these vaccines would get full FDA approval. True, but statistically with large amount of data the risk is substantially smaller and usually known after years of use.

For now it works better than advertised, I doubt anyone can argue with that. Can anyone guarantee that in 5 years it will not be discovered that these vaccines cause cancer for example? As I said, personally I plan to get the vaccine soon because I would like to start traveling, but I will try to get J&J vaccine if I have a choice.

My wife is a healthcare worker and none of her colleagues in her department are in the rush to get vaccinated. My parents family doctor is not doing it for now as well. Reason is neither politics or religion, simply because no one knows yet long term effects of the vaccine. I think no one can argue that these vaccines are saving lives at the moment, especially to those who in more risk category. However, there is a reason that FDA gave temporary emergency approval. Basically the whole world is an experiment at the moment. When Pfizer and Moderna will get enough data, they will be able to apply for permanent Biological License Approval from the FDA, but it might take some time, from month to years. The reason that no one can force people to get vaccinated at the moment, as opposing to the fact that schools require kids to be fully vaccinated, is that the vaccine has only temporary emergency approval. It will be AGAINST the law to do so until the vaccine gets full approval of the FDA.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I don't find this car and this particular era of cars very beautiful at all.

Personally, I don't expect huge changes in the next 5 years. All the new EVs just coming out as 2021-2024 vehicles at this point.

Personally, I would be actually interested in an efficient EV that I can use as a daily commuter and that will be capable to do at least light off-roading, and will be good in the snow. I have a fun car for the summer and wouldn't mind something a little fun for the winter. However, at this point of time there is no affordable EVs that can do that. Doesn't look like anything like that will be on the market any time soon either.

Looks great, but at $110k plus it is another toy for the rich.

My wife is a healthcare worker and she and a LOT of other doctors and health workers I know are not in a huge rush to get mRNA based vaccine. The vaccine absolutely works for now but NOONE yet knows LONG TERM implications of the mRNA based vaccines. That is the reason FDA gave TEMPORARY Emergency approval. They don't have full approval of the FDA because it is simply not yet fully tested. Personally, I probably will be eligible soon for the vaccine and I plan to get it simply because I want to start traveling and not worrying that I will get sick badly. But if I have a chance I will get J&J vaccine, not Pfizer or Moderna.

Seems plenty available https://www.carid.com/1988-oldsmobile-toronado-headlights/

Still looks great! My friend has 2018 GC High Altitude. Loves his as well.

Not too many reviews are being posted lately and only few people come here regularly, I think substantially less than it used to be (I have been "lurking" here for a long time before I started posting). And by now everyone pretty much knows what everyone will say. At the moment mostly we only get bombarded with David postings about EVs. Almost no one posts their experience with other vehicles except occasional review from William and balthasar occasional post on his progress with his project car. I come here because at the moment I am pretty slow at work. However, before there were quite a few pretty knowledgeable people, and it was interesting to see their perspective. Lately not so much. Just my personal perspective.

@Drew Dowdell If you don't mind me asking, why do you host this website and forum? Judging by the few premium subscribers and pretty low traffic on this website you still have to pay probably substantial amount out of your pocket (maybe I am wrong).

So if I become premium subscriber I will not be banned?

Seems to be right. Model X starts from $80k too but performance version that can do 0-60 in about 2.5sec is $100k. So this might be as fast or almost as fast but slightly cheaper than Tesla. Ford Mach E GT will be slower but it will cost around $60k.

Cool race. To be fair, I bet all of these cars will eat EV6 alive on a track. Straight line acceleration is EVs biggest trick. Even base model 3 goes 0-60 in 5sec and performance model in 3.5sec. And as @daves87rs mentioned will be interesting to see the price. I bet this one will be close to at least 80-100k.

I mean competitive with other manufacturers. In my experience you find "deals" at better dealerships only when dealership is not overly greedy and charges what a manufacturer wants them to charge. So with direct sales instead of looking for less greedy dealer you can compare direct prices within competing car manufacturers. I think in Europe the car sales are done directly if I am not mistaken.

Unless manufacturer itself decide to be competitive and have discounts. I doubt any consumers will miss going to private dealerships.

I disagree. While Tesla has quality issues, their engineering is still years ahead of everyone else that just joints now the EV game. Rivian hasn't produced one production vehicle yet. Lets see how long it will take them to make 100k vehicles. Considering the prices their vehicles starting with I think it will take a while.

You know, there is a big difference between discussing a "pick up truck" and saying, you don't understand sh@t, "pick up trucks" are the best there is, without ever owing one.

Honda sold 200k Accords last year. So the numbers are far from insignificant. However, they do decline, in 2017 the sold like 320k of them.

Family sedan big comparison from Motor Trend. No domestic manufacturer left in the segment. Family-Sedan Comparison Test: 2021 Honda Accord vs. Camry, K5, Sonata, Altima, Legacy, and Mazda 6 (motortrend.com) 7th Place: Nissan Altima We've seen what the new Nissan can do with the Sentra and Rogue. We hope the next Altima follows that path. 6th Place: Toyota Camry In a segment known for blandness, the Camry conspicuously fails to bring anything spicier than a value proposition. 5th Place: Mazda 6 Once king of the segment, now resting on its laurels. The 6 continues to be the driver's car, but Mazda's failure to update it has kicked it off the podium. 4th Place: Hyundai Sonata Hyundai continues its march of success, and the Sonata is proof of that. If its engineering can catch up to its looks, the Sonata will be sitting in the front row. 3rd Place: Subaru Legacy It might be the shy kid in the class, but once you sit in the driver's seat, the Legacy will show its charm. A well-deserved podium finisher. 2nd Place: Kia K5 Once again, Kia has shown us what it's capable of. The K5 is the most recent example of what the Korean brand can accomplish. 1st Place: Honda Accord The Accord raises the bar. Spacious, refined, roomy, elegant—it's the one we'd all buy. By unanimous decision, Honda took home the gold medal.