But is this “casual attendance” a real thing or a fantasy? I live in Long Beach, and I find really hard to believe that Joe Blow is going to spend ~$150 and an entire weekend watching racing, just because he saw some “cool looking cars” going by while he was walking home from the grocery store.

They’re designed for shorter, mostly street courses so races can happen close-in to city centers and major landmarks, so the cars don’t need to get to plaid.

But isn’t it a chicken and the egg situation?

Exactly, unless we (car enthusiasts) start buying new, instead of “waiting for somebody else to take the depreciation hit”. The manufacturers will build cars for whomever buys them off the lot, not what we want in 5 years.

I bet he hasn’t owned a new car in his life, yet he bitches that “the manufacturers do not make manuals like I want”.

It may be expensive, but so do is gas. Yesterday i paid $3.39 for Premium.

I’m i SoCal too. We ended up buying an eGolf. Comparing apples to apples, the Fiat was not that much cheaper, cetrainly not the $89/month.

Damn Dude!, what do you and your friends do for living?, I am serious. I sometimes do those long trips, but not very often.

I live in Long Beach, and I have may projects in San Bernardino, Victorville, and Ventura. I have a regular gas engine, but for those trips, the company pays me $0.54 / mille. So it is more cost-effective for me to rent a car, than drive my own. Besides freeway drawing is not like I am missing anything. The guys from…

I’m in the process of installing a 5.7 kW system right now. Soon I will be ready for the zombie apocalypse.

If you take the plunge, you’ll realize that you use the EV more than you think you would, and the money you save in fuel and maintenance, can pay for a “freedom” car that allow you to do long trips.

250, Please. How many people do that? I live in SoCal, and I don’t know anybody with a 25o mile commute.

If you have a EV, you can switch to a Time of Use plan, and it is much cheaper if you charge at night, like most EV owners do.

The limitations of the short range on most EV’s has been blown out of proportion. 100 miles per charge is more than enough for 90% of people living in cities. Sure they are not for everybody, especially if it is your only car, and you park in a place with no access to a power outlet. For most homeowners, EV’s can be a…

Those numbers are pretty much BS. On of my best friends recently leased a 500e. And yes the advertised $89/month. However, that is with $3,000 down, for only 7,000 miles/year, also they do not include the destination charge, taxes and registration. At the end, i think it ended up at around ~$250/month

Those guys are post card cute.

Actually GTS.

I’m always afraid that they are going to take a jump. One of my dogs is dumb enough to do it.

Chippy wants to go for a ride.

Same here. WD, Top Gear and Jay Leno’s Garage are the only car shows my wife can tolerate.