Drew Dowdell

GM has been teasing us for years about the possibility of a mid-engine Corvette. The confirmation of its existence came to light on Thursday when Corvette Chief Engineer and GM CEO Mary Barra took a spin in the camoflaged prototype through Times Square in NYC. The stunt was part of a promotion where GM will auction off the final C7 Corvette to benefit the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a group that benefits fallen military members, first responders, and their families. All of the winning bid will go towards the foundation which builds mortgage-free, accessible homes for military members and first responders. GMC has raised more then $10 million for the foundation over the past 5 years. Chevrolet will formally unveil the Corvette C8 on July 18th. View full article

Could you two juys ignore each other please? @ccap41was making a joke.

.... er no... You're thinking the BLS. The 9-3 was built on the FWD Epsilon chassis. The CTS was build on the RWD Sigma chassis.

But a liner implies there is a steel or aluminum bed under there. There isn't. It's just carbon fiber.

I just figured he was only talking to me....

You're both kinda right. But right now, I don't want the bother of the properties and I do want the cash. A third option is to cash out refi them and turn them over to a management company to run. I run all the day-to-day right now.

The rent pays for all of that expensive stuff.... but I get what you're saying. I'd like to have the cash right now and none of the bother of managing rentals.

I don't think they'll use this in the body panels. They'll probably go aluminum first.... I think the hood already is.

Well, it's also hand built and has all of the top possible packages that otherwise can't be mixed together today. So it really is an ultimate TLX. I saw a TLX coming at me the other day at dusk and it really does have a striking face with those headlights.

I just turned 40 last year. I do not love what I do... but the ironic thing is that they allow me so much flexibility and lately have given me so little responsibility, all while raising my salary... that it would be stupid for me to walk away. I basically can run this website while on company time and no one can tell the difference in my everyday work. But it is in no way challenging or interesting to me. If I did go get another job, something I know I could do fairly easily, it would mean that C&G would likely have to be neglected since William isn't around anymore to post articles. Choices. I have a potential job offer for something that would be high stress, but a lot of fun as a job... and I would get to remake a whole company (small business) in my own design. It would be a lot of work, but it would be damn fun. But it would also likely mean an abandonment of C&G, or at least a massive scaling back on what I post (no more daily news). I am staring at the edge of the water ....

One thing I've sort of settled on is that I need to sell out my rental properties. They're not going to go up much more in value and I want to be out of them before the next recession hits. But even though they have more than doubled in value, it feels a bit like I'm "quitting" and giving up on the dream of owning a bunch of properties and living off them.

Quite close. I'm questioning my career entirely. I have a number of big decisions to make, not just about the job.

Tell me what you find and I'll tell you if you're right.

For me it's more about the words

If I got a Motorola it would be the Z3 so I could use the camera MotoMod and have true zoom. I like android as an OS... my issue is that it is a fight to get compatibility with everything else I might want to use with it.

I've picked up on an obscure British murder mystery series starring Patricia Routledge called Heyy Wainthropp Investigates.

I'm having a bit of a "moment" lately.... and this song is talking to me.

I put a case on all of my phones anyway, so they all look like black rubberized plastic regardless. I'll only buy Pixel or Motorola for the reasons you said above. Plain android for me. But like I said in another thread, once this Pixel is done, I'm probably going iPhone.

The outer panels are steel.

Acura is releasing the new Acura TLX PMC Edition at the New York International Auto Show next week. The PMC Edition combines the sports prowess of the A-Spec line with the premium technical features of the Advance Package. It will also share the super high-tech nano paint technology used on the NSX which takes a total time of 5 days in the paint shop. Built in Marysville Ohio, the TLX PMC Edition will be handcrafted by the same engineers who build the Acura NSX. Equipped with the direct injected V6 and SH-AWD, the limited production run cars will start around $50,000. Some of the PMC exclusive features are: Valencia Red Pearl nano pigment paint Unique PMC Edition numbered serial plaque Gloss black 19-inch split-5-spoke wheels with black lug nuts Gloss black roof panel Gloss black door handles Gloss black diamond pentagon grille with body-colored grille surround Dual 4-inch black chrome exhaust finishers Premium black Milano leather seats with Alcantara™ inserts, black piping and red stitching Perforated leather-wrapped steering wheel with red stitching and paddle shifters Red stitching on door panel, center console, and armrest Premium floormats with metal A-Spec badging The TLX PMC Edition goes on sale Summer 2019 with an MDX version to follow. We'll have more for you about the Acura TLX PMC Edition from the New York International Auto Show on April 17th. View full article