balthazar

It's just not necessary, and I fail to see what marketing gain there would be. It's especially egregious given the '4' in '442' specifically meant a specific internal combustion V8. 442 has seen more than 1 revival; all paling against the original. Perhaps 'enough is enough' there.

This is a factory hood ornament, and you all know the brand. What original car is this?

This reminds me; anyone seen the tow rating for the C8 ? ~

Have a great weekend, people!

I see you're still maintaining the 15-year time buffer in your infrequent pics, Bill. A+ for consistency. - - - - - Nice SS. Customer of mine has a '70 Malibu coupe done up as a SS, tho it retains the Malibu beltline trim. Crate 350/4-spd. Says he wants to sell it this year, so I'll give him a hand with that/there'll be some pics.

Ocnblu, upon hearing that cars would soon no longer have wood spoke wheels ~

Nothing new under the sun ~

'Few platforms widely shared'..... hmmm...... why am I reminded of critiques of General Motors from the 1980s??

No reportable reduced public volume in central Jersey yet, but last I heard it was only 2 cases so far in the state. No doubt given the track record, that’ll increase.

Of course. Either way: signing/co-signing a loan for a $55K car for a kid after whatever combo of cash-out/student loan... doesn’t sound like the majority case.

Didn’t their ‘rents just fork over $100K- 300K for their indoctrina— I mean education?

Good luck on a college kid being able to swing buying a Tesla.

Following Cadillac. I hear a head exploding.

Fade to Black is a frickin masterpiece.

What was the point of the Bronco video?

That's not 'tech'; that's semantics. 1. A silhouette is not 'seeing the exterior'. 2. that silhouette is the Lyriq, not the Celestiq. 3. The Celestiq is reputedly a liftback sedan, not a 'station wagon' or an SUV.

This the same Gov’t that, after 50 years of a planetoid of evidence, still hasn't banned cigarettes?

You double-posted the same passage I was asking the question on. My question was - if the electric motor is direct drive to the wheels, what's the mechanism that allows the electric motor to suddenly run in reverse while the wheels are still rotating forward (if they are directly coupled)? It's fine if you don't know. - - - - - Actually, what I assume is happening is the polarity is reversed, loading the motor in reverse rotation, but it's not actually turning in reverse. Only way it makes sense to me without a torque converter-type coupler.

Have had my eye on this light post for years. Been in my house not far from it for 28 years now, and tho this was a gas station built in the mid '60s & apparently torn down sometime in the '90s, I don't remember it. Light is interesting because the post is hinged in the middle, allowing it to be lowered to change the bulbs. It would be a quick project to sink a Sonotube, pour a footing, and install this (repainted) back by my shop. Maybe 1 day the site will be cleaned up and I can snag it.

Maybe. I've never seen a muffler service/replacement interval recommendation tho. - - - - - So; what's the 'slippage' component between the transmission-less electric motor and the forward-rotating wheels? Is it merely 'forward-rolling resistance'? If so, I would think manual braking is still required 100% of the time... but I don't know.

True, of course. Just commenting on how these ‘comparisons’ are also anecdotal.

Pricing on early COEs keeps going up!

• I change oil about every 7 months (about every 6K miles). Do it myself; a good opportunity to check out underneath. 10 qrts oil plus filter : $55. If I went by the oil life monitor, it'd go 8500 miles between changes. That'd be 17 oil changes in 151K miles. • No plugs, no wires. • No muffler costs; I haven't replaced (or needed to) a muffler or pipes over the last 300,000 miles of driving 2 different vehicles. • Brakes last roughly 75K miles, so I've done them twice on the current truck. I know the rears are due now. I do them myself- that service will be cheaper than an EV, whom no owners will do the work themselves. Regenerative brakes may go longer between changes, but the replacement job has to be more expensive. • No timing belt or timing chain : gear drive- never needs service. Just replaced alternator a few months ago (original), still has everything else motor-wise original @ 197K. No DEF either. Fuel is a difference, but fuel isn't 'service'. These comparisons always lump fuel in with the maintenance question.