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charge times, inadequate, all the new tehcnologies, you mention, are they AFFORDABLE for the masses yet? embrace change? change is good, if its convenient, cheap, and dependable FOR THE CONSUMER. 263.6 million Overall, there were an estimated 263.6 million registered vehicles in the United States in 2015, most of which were passenger vehicles. This number, along with the average age of vehicles, has increased steadily since 1960 right now if if annual vehicle sales is between 6 and 7% replacement each year, it will be many years before many purchase their next vehicle. Vehicles can often have 15-20 year life. So, in 2020 you cannot legislate a rapid changeover to eliminate fuel vehicles. Especially when the argument you use is thin, and so many vehicles are on the road already. This is what we call, let the market take care of it. Now, the government may provide some subisidies for electric propulsion technology and that is fair due to 'diversity of energy sources'. Ethanol was subsidized (too much) and neither should electric. It all comes back to where does the electricity come from, and anyone who is a realist knows that our country's complete energy needs cannot be reliably provided from -renewable-(cough) energy sources anytime soon. The only way you can force renewable sources on people right now is through forced taxation. And then, just when they pull the plug on gas vehicles, the prices of the electrics will be kept high so THE MASSES cannot have personal mobility. Gas vehicles on the existing infrastructure allow more people the chance at personal freedom and mobility, which is what has always set our country apart. Forcing electric technology and cutting off gas is really a veiled attempt at restricting personal mobility in your own car. Because they can not roll it out conviently and afordable without taxing the crap out of everyone by legislative fiat rather than the market, just yet. And sorry, the cold weather issues are not taken care of yet. won't be for while for the masses. 20-40% range loss quite common. In a northern state and in particular in driving through blizzards, you can't afford to risk it in an electric until the convenient and frequent charge network like gas is built. I'm not opposed to electrics. I almost got a Volt before, but it was too small. Almost no one builds a truly spacious medium priced EV. I like the Bolt, but its a toy, its too small. Malibu and Fusion hybrids I looked at. Hybrid is a great option but they have to start pricing the hybrids as cheap as the gas models if they want them to sell. I would love to have an electric actually, but not as my main vehicle right now. Norway is almost an irrelevant country. They are very small and quite honestly are a pretty homogenous country, culturally. And they have profited most from oil as anyone ever.

One of the best GM vehicles IMO. The interior is nicer than it should be for this cheap of car.

and yet they won't let permits be granted for precious metal mining to make all these kajillion batteries. no charge network, cold weather issues. yes, it will take time for the technology develop for the MASSES. Unless they are trying to get the masses out of their cars and only select few get a car.

ah, so this is what global reset vehicles will look like

My high school car was a chevette scooter. Performance machine!! https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a30468937/toyota-gr-yaris-photos-info/?utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=socialflowFBCD&src=socialflowFBCAD&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2GgAt126IdedS2dNe4t8qKKjDkYJh6TdI5kf-5HlnAFlfq7itW6nKCtFQ ocnblu’s next ride !!!!

Having sold cars at a dealership, those are THE questions

its a premeditated attempt to suck you into believing you don't have -individual- rights, and have no right to your own point of view...Much less act in your own interest. But the nation is founded on emphasizing the right of the individual within the bounds of not infringing in the rights of others. That's why every bullying attempt at forcibly enacting certain things is to sell it as a 'right', and that you are infringing. It's all certain groups have in most arguments but we are played emotionally to believe our 'life/soul/very existence' depends on it. No, --their-- pocketbook depends on it is usually more the case. Cooperating globally is a great concept but we should not bullied into thinking we as a fairly well to do country should be punished and extorted into giving up all sorts of taxes, fines and moneys to global organizations in the interest of 'cooperation' and rights. Until we understand that the nation was founded on the individual, the being bullied into being involved into every social and political issue will continue. The answer is no, people are allowed to care to varying levels about a myriad of issues.

A lot of times it’s the detail guys taking the photos, and they are being ridden to get their other work done. Often times they make minimum wage. Or not much more.

Why in this age of 6, 8, 10, 12 megapixel cameras abounding, do so many dealerships still photograph their cars to 600 and 800 pixel photo sizes, on shit cameras from 2009? Or maybe they just post the photos at that reduced size for space reasons.....when monitors these days are 1900+ pixels.... Those crappy photos on the dealer website do not make me want to go look at your 50,000 dollar car. Even worse, many don't even photo their cars anymore. They leave up those stock animation quality rendered images of the manufacturer. Many photograph their vehicles in a weird space with completely heinous and unflattering fluorescent lighting as well. Vroom's photos are like the vaseline on lens images of penthouse from the 70's and 80's. I realize prepping cars for sale takes work and cost is involved (i have worked at a dealership); but take some more time and care to photograph your inventory well, it makes it more presentable. You don't need 80 pictures.....20-40 will work if they are high quality photos and capture each image to show relevant things.

Just got them set up. got (2) 12's, a 12 Pro for me (i still might want to return for the Pro Max), and an 11. Three of the phones have an 800 trade credit each, and the other was a 350 credit vs the 11. I get that everything is way overpriced to begin with, but if this plays out as sold to me, and the cost of my plan is to drop about 40-50 bucks a month as well, i mean, we'd been stupid to pass all this up, i think.

4 new phones for the family. didn't necessarily want, but all were eligible to trade in and get close to free or free with bill credits and trade in of old devices. the 2020 version of what they did in the early 2000's, incentivize the phones but do it in such a way that you renew your 'plan' and while technically not a contract, your 'free' phone is tied to staying in the plan / service to accumulate all your bill credits to make it free. anyone even slightly thinking of the new iphone, seriously this a good time to upgrade. I put it off for near 5 years and was just fine keeping what i had but these are easily the best iPhone deals i have seen in the last 5 years. Maybe best deals since the iphone 5c era.

I like the Santa Fe but this overdone console is a bit much....sounds like the 25 turbo is only available on that top trim? If it was otherwise available, it might be a good sleeper car.

I read that article. i am glad it sort of Shames BMW for making the new 2 series on a front drive chassis. 2 series is what i equate to Pontiac EXCITEMENT! A German Grand AM!!

yeah, we've done ok with ours front only, except when the OEM crap Michelins wore out early. We put Toyo all weather snow rated tires on it for last winter and it improved it. But to me to provide the buyer a choice and let them decide is the best thing. The sales guy i worked with for this test drive said another woman had purchased the van i did come in to look at first, she saw it had all wheel drive and jumped on it fast. They had had 4 of the AWD in stock and 3 of them got sold fast, right away. People are responding to the AWD availability. I wish the Camaro had AWD available. I totally would be ok with an AWD Camaro as a daily driver, v6+AWD would sell well and help keep the Camaro line profitable in order to keep making the big RWD v8's. Not having that option means it not a daily driver choice for someone like me in winter climes. The van having AWD available makes it a legit option compared to crossovers for many now, I assume.

i don't know if the 8 speed in the Colorado is the same 8 speed in the CT6? but the 8 speed in the CT6 has issues as well, likely similar issues, and that is why my enthusiasm for looking for an early version CT6 was blunted. Also its why CT6's are getting cheaper on the used market. If i look for a CT6 in the future it must have the new 10 speed automatic, which by all accounts has been a great tranny for the Caddies and Camaros.

time for a Silverado my friend! A nice turbo 4.....or the work truck with the v6.....

Congrats to her! I happen to like the Soul a lot, one reason is because it was a unique original design and they have kept that VIBE. One of the best survivors from that PT Cruiser, Cube, HHR, Element, unique box sort of club. One of the few Kia's I would Konsider in my garage. this thread is useless without pictures BTW

DRIVEN: 2020 Chrysler Pacifica AWD Launch Edition: Well, the lease end is approaching soon and time to get into market to see what the newest is in the family haulers. We currently lease a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica and its been fantastic. But as you know, the market never stops. And, my curiosity was piqued, to find out that the 2021 Pacifica coming out soon was to arrive with an all wheel drive option! Not that is it always needed, but living in a snow state, all wheel drive can always be a benefit, especially on those really tough stormy days or when you need to get up a slick driveway and need the traction wherever you can get it. And best thing...no functional compromises for the all wheel drive...the Sto N Go seats into floor system that has made FCA vans famous remains in tact and fully functional with the all wheel drive. No sacrifices! Have we finally hit family hauler holy grail? (The Sienna all wheel drive has had run flat tires). So much to my surprise, one day, surfing my local Chrysler dealer who is 2 miles from home, I found something strange. They had listed some ---2020--- Pacificas with ALL WHEEL DRIVE. WUT? That's not supposed to be till 2021! Well, a trip to Chrysler.com confirmed....Chrysler snuck in a late end of model year trim package for what they are calling the all wheel drive 'launch edition' Pacifica. It will be a unicorn among Pacifica's with the 2020 design and not the upcoming refreshed body of the 2021. Well, figuring my wife has suggested that maybe she doesn't want another minivan (while full well admitting she loves the function and space), I figured I had to at least drive the all wheel drive Pacifica to see how it compares from a ride and drive standpoint to the current front drive only Pacifica, which is a great driving minivan. IS anything sacrificed in the ride and drive? Here's my prior review of the 2017 Pacifica for prior notes, so i won't go deep into the review other than just comparing the new all wheel drive vs the current: And the thread on the vehicle we lease currently, the 2018 Pacifica. soooooooo DRIVEN: 2020 Chrysler Pacifica AWD Launch Edition: HIGHS -The all wheel drive pricing is not expensive. Chrysler is keeping it within reach for budget conscious family buyers. A decked out Pacifica AWD still comes in less than similarly sized and decked out AWD crossovers. -eye catching looks still there, the "S" package of tested unit even looks sporty as heck, for any vehicle. Inside, as well. Our van has the tan interior, but this one with the black interior, makes it feel sporty inside as well. -no functional compromises. Chrysler has in fact pulled off a great effort here. The Sto N Go was not sacrificed to incorporate the all wheel drive. -Pentastar v6 remains strong, although it bit slower off the line...unless you stomp the gas. Then it snarls and takes off just as the current van. I imagine maybe 1/2 second is lost in 0-60 if i go on feel. -The transmission shifts the same / similar. So no noticeably different transmission behavior. -No changes to the seating floor or cargo floor, either. No one would suspect this car has a driveshaft going underneath to the back. No clues at all. LOWS -There is a 2-3 mpg hit on the fuel economy. But when gas is closer to 2 bucks a gallon, that is not a huge deal. Plus the gas mileage was great to begin with; when the snow flies, the minor loss of fuel economy is well worth the trade in traction on bad days in this case. -The extra weight of the AWD system can be felt. Probably not by most casual observers unless you mentioned to them on back to back test drives. Still, the Pacifica was car like....the AWD dulls the agility of the vehicle some. It doesn't feel ponderous or anything, though. -The addition of all wheel drive doesn't transform the van into a crossover (the cool group). It's still genuinely a van...maybe they should have added cladding. LOL. -Let's see if the newly engineered AWD system is reliable. Some folks avoid AWD vehicles due to their occasional penchant to break down and cause problems more often than their FWD counterparts. -New dual level full console with real armrest and place to put phone is only being made available on Pinnacle trim in the 2021 refresh. SUMMARY This is a full win for Chrysler here. They turned their successful Pacifica van into a better competitor to the crossover market by adding the all wheel drive option, and did so without a compromise to the core assets of what drivers look for in a van. All the function is preserved with no sacrifice, and the performance penalty is not much. Most drivers would never even know whether they are driving the all wheel drive version or the front drive only version, unless you told them. And with the plethora of trim and appearance packages Chrysler offers, it is possible to get a luxurious van with AWD, or a sporty looking van with AWD. Chrysler was supposed to die...maybe this keeps them on life support. Here's some photos...

Great review, as usual. And, good to see ya yesterday! Now, the Malibu write up! The Charger lines look great in basic white. People seriously need to know how greatly fuel efficient that Chrysler 3.6 can be.

https://www.motor1.com/news/388495/bmw-big-grille-positive-feedback/ IF THEY REPEAT IT ENOUGH IT MUST BE TRUE

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a34220888/2021-bmw-x2-edition-m-mesh-revealed/ The void of Pontiac EXCITEMENT!!! is long gone BUT IT LOOKS LIKE BMW IS OUT TO FILL THE VOID!!! MESH GRILLE!!! RED STICKERS!!!! some day, maybe more CLADDING

an electric hybrid wrangler or an oil burner?