Just for clarity here, because it threw me for a loop, he is using “B-teams” to mean sister teams, like Alpha Tauri is for Red Bull.  Not as in lower-level, less competitive teams.

Exactly.

I’m still not sure it’s the car for me. But it’s now at least part of the conversation.

Vehicles are more reliable than they ever have been. The problem is that when they do break, it’s incredibly expensive and hard to fix.

Agreed. I don’t quite think this is the Ford GT the public wants—they want a stonking V8—but it’s the sort of sports car that many purists would like. Porsche has the equipment but doesn’t seem to want to build a mid-engine car like this. The top-shelf Cayman with its strut suspension doesn’t quite count.

They are WAY more interested in closed ecosystems, and are much more likely to fight right to repair than they are to appease something like this.

I did just see a headline that GM was setting up channels to compete with

I absolutely love Noble. I’m not a major supercar fan, and only care about three supercar manufacturers. Pagani because they’re gorgeous, Koenigsegg for the engineering, and Noble for their beauty and simplicity. This car speaks to me.

There will be parts availability on a Ford F-Series pretty much up until the Sun consumes the Earth. It’s a safe bet in this case, and that 7.3 will still be running by then too.

Manual transmission makes it rare, and being a chassis-cab configuration puts it in a different emissions bracket in some states. Throw in the 7.3s durability and serviceability, lack of SCR, EGR, and DPF, and low cost of operation, some commercial buyer would make their money back on this purchase over the life of…

Aerodynamic demands is a MASSIVE part of them starting to trend similar looks.

The article (of course) fails to mention it only has 6,000 miles.

The old truck doesn’t have a stupid tablet glued on its dash. It has a real radio and a/c controls.

I’m not sure if it’s just me, but car prices have made me maintain, clean and insure my fleet like they are the last cars I’ll be able to afford. When I bought my truck 6 years ago, I assumed I’d upgrade when something better came out.

I suspect there is an emotional attachment to this vehicle by the purchaser,

Maybe the dude wanted a truck that looks like a truck instead of a hulking Mad Max monster.

Because it’s hideous. Also....no manual.

COTEMER SEVIS

3000GT you say? 

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