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    Numbers-wise, it doesn't pay to buy the diesel to save fuel money. I did some figuring on the Ram V6 gas vs. I6 diesel a few years ago and it was going to take something like 19 years to break even. Just watched a vid on the F-150 diesel and it was of the same opinion- fuel cost savings were between $46 - 200/year, but the 3.0 PowerStroke costs in the $4K range- at $200 yr savings on fuel, that's again 20 years to break even. Buy a diesel because you like the power, or the longevity, or merely the image... but not for fuel savings.
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    '41 is my favorite year from the late '30s up thru '50. Series 60 Special, and yep; that's a factory sunroof :
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    Shoulda been...

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    ... how the Model X came out.
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    I'd bet this pedal car, found today in that condition, would be worth a minimum of $10,000.
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    From the AACA board, and to those who say 'you can't drive a vintage car on modern roads' :
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    I don't see it, sorry. - - - - - ocnblu as a child, planting a small explosive device near a car he found had electric windows :
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    A sporty SUV coupe might be interesting, if anyone actually built one. I can't think of any- even Porsche won't build one. Instead there's 4-dr SUVs, and 4-dr SUVs with smashed down roofs no one buys.
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    Which has been a successful niche at BMW? X6 is as big a flop as the 3GT, and there are a half dozen more in the lineup.
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    My '94 F-150 (Reg Cab / Long Bed) off-lot base MSRP was $13,154. Had : • Pref Equip Pac ($706) : headliner/insulation package, AM/FM w clock, Argent styled steel rims • 4-spd auto OD ($924) • 3/4 ton springs ($46) • A/C ($806) • rear bumper ($130) As built MSRP : $15,766 plus $600 dest. = $16,366. Had supposed option package savings of $350, so final total sticker was $16,016.My price was $15,148. 15,148 in 2017 dollars is $25,424. Just did a build & price on a '18 Silverado W/T V6, only options a bed mat ($150) and final sticker is $27,195. So that's very comparable ('18 has automatic & A/C standard, plus a bunch of other features the '94 didn't like power locks & cruise, etc). It's the RANGE of pickup prices that has expanded immeasurably. That, plus the buyer demographic that "has to have" all the bells & whistles. The buyer has moved up the scale, too, but it's still possible to find a very affordable truck, just not one very many people would agree to buy.
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    76 built. Yep- that's rare. ;)
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    I've seen 4 or 5 Contis that I've noticed, but modern stuff seldom blips my radar. I'm sure there's been a bunch more. They look good, IMO.
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    FIFY
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    A8 has looked basically the same since the 2005/6 MCE tho. Continental is only 2 years on the market.
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    Hmmm...
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    ocnblu in front of a brand new '41 Plymouth :
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    ^ What; 14 years of Tesla a half billion + /year in the red didn't count?
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    Sure, but it likely could have been any one of a half dozen model years.
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    Edsel sold 44,891 units in model year '59. For MY 60, given pre-introduction production, let's give Edsel 2 months of production (the new models were intro'd 10/15, discontinuation was announced 11/19). They sold 2,486 cars, which would extrapolate out to about 14K for a full year. 44,891 to 14,xxx is a 70% decline. Historically & business case-wise, it's hard to imagine a 2020 Genesis dealership being open. I say that, under the glaring inconsistency that is 14-year old money-burning Tesla.
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    The Hudson River runs no where near Pontiac Michigan, but this Hudson & Pontiac are uncomfortably close.
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    It's the '59 Cadillac Cyclone. But there's no 6-spd auto in this era, so the person who posted the pics from an article translated/confirmed my theory: it has a 3-spd auto with a 2-spd rear. T-handle is probably the rear axle shifter.
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    Genesis down 76% ????
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    Yep. They still make the A8, too.
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