balthazar
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Gorgeous black ‘65 GTO hardtop, rumblin by on residential street. Saw something go by my house a few days ago, from the backyard; may have been a Lambo Jalpa. Didn’t recognize it for sure.
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Sales: Sales Figure Ticker: September 2019
balthazar replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in Sales Figure Ticker
In the top-tier trim the Ram seems to be numerous levels above the GM siblings, I would agree via pics. But the top Ram was what has been disproportionately reviewed; the lower trim Rams are quite comparable to the same level Silvie. I haven't been inside a Ram. The Silverado I sat in didn’t blow me away, but then again it was a LT I believe, not an LTZ or HC. -
Stock is WILDLY overvalued and overdue for a ‘recession’.
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'39 Plymouth sedan, white, very presentable, parked outside 'classic' auto repair garage.
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The ‘skateboard’ really changes nothing except within Engineering. Every combination will have to go thru the same multitude of rigorous testing & certification. They will also have to be assembled to pass crash testing. Coachbuilding was primarily done on expensive marques, so while there were plenty of Cadillacs custom-built... there were no Fords and surprisingly; almost no Lincolns. When Henry Ford died, there was no Lincoln hearse to carry him, so -rather than use the competition’s Cadillac hearse- they used a Packard.
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Its well beyond a ‘craze’. See the Lamborghini Urus.
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Japanese make more profit on CUVs too. And as sedan volume continues to erode, their margins get slimmer & slimmer. I believe Ford and to the extent it did; GM are ahead of the curve on this. Back when buying a non-sedan family vehicle meant a hulking V8 BOF Explorer, yeah; a sedan was a clear preference to many. But with CUVs matching sedans in size, power, economy, amenities... why would more folk than now want a sedan again?
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But unless stated otherwise: it’s an assumption that the Fusion doesn’t make a profit. It’s quite possible that a high volume CUV just makes MORE profit, and CUVs of course are the market trend.
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^ 100% typical end result. And 'voting out the people' will have no result- the next bunch will do the same thing. If accountability is NOT directly and tangibly tied to political actions/projects, fiscal solvency will never be obtained.
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Politicians are now tunnel engineers??
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Helicopter Pontoonicopter Pontunafishcopter Procrastinatepontunafishcopter This is how new words are born.
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Car design as a whole is really lost & wandering.
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KBB seems to think cars were invented in 1992.
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Month-vs-month is pretty much meaningless; let's see where everybody ends up by year-end.
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Took this hooptie for a ride today. Boss-maro!
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The brand is up 9000 units over last year.
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I was commenting on what it should cost now, not what it originally stickered for. I mean; you can buy a brand new miata with a full warranty for $25K, why would you take one you already have money invested in, then dump $40K into it on top of that? It's the same car. '57 Chevys' average sale prices are crazy, and they can cost less to restore than many other cars.
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IMO, a miata should be $15K brand new, so I'd vote no way on dumping $40K into one.
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Of course; Rivian isn’t remotely a mid-priced brand. Has any brand reported much success with these subscription programs? Sounds like it certainly would have some takers, but I haven’t heard any results.
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Subaru News: Toyota to Take Bigger Interest in Subaru
balthazar replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in Subaru
Respectively, I don’t think so, Tim. If mitshu could go thru numerous scandalous revelations on corporate negligence and still be selling vehicles (somehow), I don’t see cause for a majority to ‘simply go out of business’. Especially Ford (we know you hate the Co.). -
Local show (my '40 was supposed to go to; GRRR) gorgeous '62 GP ~
