$40k for a 400-mile range EV pickup is not expensive, Erik.

This facility was most recently used by DaimlerChrysler as JTE (Jeep Truck Engineering). Kind of cool that Jeeps were engineered there for a LONG time, under both AMC and Chrysler (then DaimlerChrysler). They did a pretty reasonable job maintaining the facility, and happily acknowledging its history. At the time, CTC…

Yes! One wonders if it could have eventually made a comeback with mainstream vehicles — but EV investment focus seems to have pretty much limited new (expensive) ideas for IC engines.

[raises hand politely]

This will be quite the cocktail talk this year when Erik is eating hors d’oeuvres at the Volvo year-end holiday party in Manhattan.

Another Audi saved from an uncaring owner.

I do hope that is exactly what happens. Bradley is a treasure.

REALLY want to see this, but the idiots at DirecTV don’t have NBCSports on my otherwise decent-ish service. When I investigated getting Moar Sports on my account, I was disappointed to see that NBC Sports is discontinuing operations as of Dec. 31, 2021 (!). They say that most of their programming is moving to the USA…

Yes!! The PA is selling like proverbial hotcakes — for those dealers who can get them. My local dealer has had but a handful thus far, but the future looks good indeed for the PA so far. They need to support the bike with lots of farkles for this accessory-crazy segment, and probably even put real motorcycle riding…

Reverse:

More than any 2-wheel maker, HD’s typical buyers would happily go backwards — in their mind, the ideal HD was made somewhere between 1945 - 1965. With that mindset as a background, HD is challenged by the massive investment required by EVs. So, it’s a win-win — HD gets to fairly and separately track the sales of the…

Thanks for the clarification. They have, however, charged for self-driving and battery capacity changes. And they’ve taken those things away in some pretty infamous incidents. Subscriptions are just a repeating-cost version of something that is software-enabled and unrelated to hardware, and most unfortunately, can be…

I’m all for it when nothing better is available. Right now, there seem to be (at least one person’s opinion) better alternatives.

I am admittedly hard on Toyota; so, yes, I take your point.

Thank you for this! Facts win!

Japan, Inc. (aka Toyota and Honda). 

Ya, I’m with you. A seriously dangerous trend that needs to stop now. BMW and Tesla are early offenders, most carmakers are boarding the bandwagon now. 

Matt’s Off Road Recovery is the best!

Apparently the world’s worst thermodynamic puns. My sincere apologies. :-)

Frank was one-of-a-kind.