A Horse With No Name
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I woudl agree with hyper, but our dealership experiences are now very different. Kind of interesting in a way. When i was a kid we took our Ford Country Squire wagons to a small town Ford dealer, town was no bigger than 500 people and the sales and service departments shared the same counter. The owners two hunting dogs usually slept in front of that counter. You would be hard pressed to find 30 cars on the lot, new or used. Took my MINI Cooper S in for a recall on the power steering pump, went to Midwest Auto Group here in Columbus for the work and an Oil change. they are one of the largest European car dealers in the world, and have perhaps several thousand cars on hand. Pulled in next to a black on black 2017 Rolls Royce in the service bay, after pulling past several Ferrari's, Lotuses, Jags, Volvos and the like. Very, very different dealership experience! Thankfully, both dealerships offered free coffee... ...and GM's weak link is their dealer network. Dealer network is also holding back VW and to a lesser extent FCA and a few others. Will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
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I really like your selections, but feel that personally I would add one more vehicle. Maybe a Ford truck... Raptor or F150 Ecoboost 4x4 crew cab. I think either would round things out nicely. ...and hell yes on the Challenger as SRT 392 rather than a Hell Cat. Love the HC, but the SRT 392 balances much more nicely with your other selections.
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The new Mustang just invokes all kinds of automotive lust in me. I love that color scheme!
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inspiration for the Alfa thing...really love these.... S2000 was putting down faster times than both of them.... 55 Chevy was another fine example of one of our domestics getting thrashed and properly abused! I have already owned one, hence why i do not have a 55 Chevy on my above list...
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From yesterdays autocross....
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GT360 and Caymen are two very different cars....I could see making room for both. Also, glad to see love for the Jeep Grand Cherokee here!
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Oh hell yes...i would have one in my driveway!
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This is why I want a Cocktail approach...I love the tech in the Mirai Hydrogen car, I love Sky Active tech from Mazda, wish VW had walked through the front door with the diesel thing, think the new Prius and the new Volt are both on the right track, and for that matter I love that a new Impala gets 24 miles per gallon on the highway vs 11 like when I was a kid in the seventies. And yes, having been to Europe and japan, we are so far behind in the rail thing...
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There was a Chevy SS sedan at the Buckeye Miata Club autocross on Saturday. It was surprisingly nimble for its size. Nice Choice. For me; Chevrolet Volt, 35K; Black. (Daily) Subaru BRZ, 27K, premium, World Rally Blue. (fun car #1) Chevrolet Colorado Diesel, 40K. (Work truck)(Tow the inevitable race car also) Alfa Romeo 4c, 50K, Red, what else? Fiat 500 Abarth, just to piss everyone off, 23K....or alternately, and more likely, Ford Fiesta St, 21K....
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Depends on the rates. But yes, people are factoring in the cost. I have a state electrical license in Ohio. Could make a pretty dime hooking these up if i chose to. But I am involved in a couple of other things, getting back into autocrossing, woodworking, coaching collegiate debate, and spending time with my wife and teenage daughter.
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Brain damage.... To which i could cheat and add tonights presidential debate...sort of the equivalent of dressing up in academic gowns for a mud wrestling competition...
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You mean like the untied States and high speed passenger rail service....
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Depends on use. For things like delivery vehicles and short range hauling, electric would be ideal. It is not like you are going to haul a Bobcat for construction work, small floral deliveries, catered meals, short range auto parts deliveries, or a small load of plumbing pipe from Columbus Ohio to Pittsburgh PA on a regular basis. The ability to plug in at night, be ready to go in the morning, every morning, and never write a check at the end of the month for a giant fuel bill will become very compelling in about another generation or two of electric trucks. AS far as ICE going nowhere fast, I fully expect ICE to be in use in 2065, one hundred years after my Birth. It is just that I expect Electrical vehicles to make a big dent in that at some point.
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I think GM is very intelligent to stay with Electrics and hybrids. The infrastructure will be a very long time coming, if ever, for Hydrogen cars. Home charging will make a big difference. And yes to everything you just said.
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Neat little car...miss my scion! Fungus... Will also grow on you...
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I had a first gen we bought new. 262,351 miles later that scion saved my sons life when a crazy lady in a Hyundai ran into him and pushed him off of a highway overpass and into a ravine. Did I mention that crumple zones work real damn well in modern cars? Would love to have a modern Variant of that car, but none exist. The Kia is a nice piece, but it lacks the nimbleness of the Scion.
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Quite good little cars but not really my cup of tea.
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And we are seeing a crap ton installed here in Columbus. And this is why Diesel is pretty much dead...
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Ohhh absolutely. Probably more reliable and more fun to drive as actual automobiles. i will gladly give foreign cars credit where credit is due, but our domestics are doing a fine job, really.
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AMG GTS is wildly over rated IMHO. Jag is the most attractive car in the test. BMW has continued to loose its way IMHO. Astin Martin deserved twelfth, although I would have put the AMG at 11th. Hate to say it, but I would honestly take the Camaro at 44 large over all of the other more expensive cars it beat in the comparison. Mustang is also a gorgeous car, I would also take it over any of the exotics from 5-12 in the comparison...all damned day long. 911 lived up to its reputation, test car was a hideous color-one wonders who green lighted that for production. Mclaren-so a very expensive hyper car wins...love the first place car, but I would prefer the money in an investment fund and the Mustang or the Camaro in the garage. And I am a damned import guy!
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As I said, VW is if anything irrational in its corporate thinking. They are at once both too conservative and too radical. They let existing designs wither on the vine and treat the North American market like a red headed step child. And at the same time they invest a kings ransom in Bugatti to make a point and sell a few hundred cars. This is why I have been bullish on the long term strategy of GM-I think GM is thinking more clearly than anyone else right now. That being said, yes bring the damned van!
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