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  1. The sound of a Chrysler starter motor... or a Ford 5.0 when it revs, the snap and crackle of the new ZR-1 as it acquits itself at the top of the food chain... these are the things that make me love cars. Even my "Jeepiat" with its modest little 2.4 has a character of its own. Why would I willingly choose to lose these things that give me joy, that elicit an emotional response? There can be no joy in the hum of an electric motor, they all sound the same, they all produce the same result in their distance from emotion and thought and hope for a happy journey to a given destination. The "convenience" of the rise of electrical devices of most ilks (phones that produce zombies are another thing) will kill the human spirit of adventure. It has already contributed to the ruination of constructive social behaviour by isolating us. We are all slaves.
  2. Efficiency can too easily equate to totally boring homogeny. This should be seen as a real threat to the enjoyment of the personal car, and when enjoyment diminishes, lower sales follow, and on and on. This is why I will continue to rail against automotive electrification... it instills a numbing sameness that will suck all the joy out.
  3. "FIN" - like a French film
  4. I need someone to verify what I've read all over the internet. Is it true that for the rolling shots, these things are being propelled by ICE? Just curious.
  5. No way no how will it be a Porsche 911. It will be like every other plug-in, humming device except with a familiar shell plopped over it. Just like NASCAR except they still use internal combustion... same boring chassis underneath them all.
  6. The U.S. handed important things over to China and we have ourselves to blame. Industrial might is what propelled us to prevail in WWII and go on to become the top world superpower. But we got lazy and spoiled. The "Made in the USA" label has become a novelty rarely seen and usually accompanied by hollow patriotic cheers. Manufacturing ability (or the will to manufacture) is of utmost importance to a society. Globalism is a danger.
  7. The Chevy bumper step is brilliant, simple and elegant. It sticks out just enough past (and below) the body of the bumper for a man to catch his boot on, grab hold of a stake pocket hole and climb into the bed with the tailgate up or down. They've been called "step bumpers" for generations and there was a time when they were husky and useful. Then they got smaller and much more "fared in", diminishing their functional value. The GM bumper step makes the step bumper great again. The Ford step is a Rube Goldberg contraption that misses the point... and continues to relegate the pickup truck bumper to mere "license plate bracket" status, while adding complexity to the truck, while GM simply adds function back in to a component that has been losing said function for yerrs.
  8. Surreal and others who like to point out the fact that I live in an area heavily populated by Amish folks show their big, fat ignorance every time they gleefully spit it. There are Amish barns near me with solar panels on the roof. So read up on things... like you all are particularly wont to command of me, before you so surely and clearly spell out just how ignorant you are by throwing out statements about the Amish, which demonstrate you don't know a damn thing about them and how they live in 2017.
  9. Not a fan. Too much possibility of turning to crap with heavy use.
  10. Gotta have 300+ and I don't see a charge port door in GM's typical location on the fender. Would be a cool little trucklet with the whisper diesel.
  11. I know you like me. Shhh... Not even a remote possibility. FOSSIL FUES FTW
  12. To me, the natural color of a Jeep is green.
  13. LOL look at this thread AFTER an admonishment from Drew aimed toward me... amazing, and typical of leftists.
  14. Dude in the infographic posted, that silver vehicle looks like a new Chevy Trax...
  15. I like the weird looks of the Kona but wish I could get the turbo engine with a stick and AWD. I'd drive one without much fear since my office is next door to the service department.
  16. And I will counter that with the fact that it is not fear, it is a preference. Plus if we are going to talk about CO2 emissions, it should matter not how it is produced, if the stated goal is to corral CO2 then the largest producers of it need to be included in the conversation. We simply must let all the cows (and other food animals) die of old age in sanctuaries paid for by a tax on electric vehicles if we are to truly tackle the greenhouse gas problem.
  17. For comparison, my 2017 Compass Latitude 4X4 was $26k. It only has two options, a 6 way power driver's seat and the alternate design 17" alloys. The Latitude comes with plenty of standard features, like keyless entry and go (I do not need to press a button on the transmitter to unlock the doors, I simply touch the inside of the handle, plus push-button start), UConnect, all auto-down windows (the fronts are also auto-up). Tilt and telescope wheel and heated mirrors also come on the Latitude at no cost. I do have the six speed manual transmission, which helps with fuel mileage and the fun-to-drive factor. My DIC indicates 31.5 lifetime average fuel economy so far. On the highway, the Compass is a commendably quiet cruiser. It does have a raspy, Italian-inspired exhaust note when rowing the gears, but it is never intrusive. I also like the cloth and vinyl seats. Plus the cornering lamps come in handy.
  18. Yeah Chris, I'm the ONLY ONE out here with this opinion. Bull crap. There is not that much difference between the 1951 Oldsmobile and the 1984 Thunderbird though.
  19. While all of that blather up there is good, there will NEV.ER. be an appropriate time to "start the transition to EV Auto's" (sic) (You kill me with your funny non-grammatical apostrophes)
  20. Ok... not sure why... but "hello them". Livestock CO2 emissions are not regulated. People exhale CO2. CO2 is generated all over the place and the car is the fall guy because of some misguided vendetta against fossil fuels. Where are all these metals going to come from to manufacture all these batteries? And how will they be transported to industrialized countries that will be making them? By ship most likely and are there emissions standards for ships?
  21. Notice those two words... "...from VEHICLES". There is still the problem of CO2 from ALL THOSE OTHER SOURCES THAT ARE NOT BEING REGULATED ONE BIT. Sly insertion to show his displeasure. And there are millions of people just like him. This is being forced on people who do not want it, and it will not solve a problem because there is no problem to be solved.
  22. So many of the tan interiors on today's cars are too light. I prefer a nice, rich saddle brown. And vinyl would be so much easier to keep clean than cloth. The grayish tan cloth of some vehicles is fine, as in the GMC Canyon and Ford F-150, it makes them look pre-dirty so they stay nice longer.
  23. $h!
  24. Well I don't know about dat. Sales of the new model have been up at a pretty decent clip, IIRC, every month year-over year. New Traverse can be spec'd to look fairly sporty, and all the road tests I've read say the new Traverse drives very nicely.
  25. Didja ever see the weird interiors on a Prius? GLOSS WHITE giant chunks of dash and center console trim. At least the Bolt has a lower gloss white trim with a pattern on it. I am still mad that you won't at least try to go green and get one. That Trailblazer SS is destroying our planet. It disgusts me! Aren't you ashamed to be part of the problemo? Was trying to be sarcastic but kept laffin. Sry.
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