I wonder what his current collection is looking like these days? I guess we will see when they are seized and auctioned again in a few years.

I wonder why they, other than cost and maybe mpgs, would scrap the 3.0TT engine in favor of the 3.6? The person I know that has a 2018 loaded CT6 with the 3.0TT said it is not far off his C7 Vette.

I agree, go with the Hybrid, especially in CA. I would even steer the friend to a 2017 model that can be had used for $22k - $25k loaded up with minimal miles.

Ignoring all of the other perfectly good reasons not to buy the car, let’s focus on $35k for a 5 year old E350. That is insane.

The X2 little station wagon has the same wheel openings.  

While they (BMW models) might be Volvo-like equivalents from the ‘80s and ‘90s, I think the new Volvos fit that bill even better, and in my opinion, look much better.

I see a few R8s out and about. These 3 were at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum lawn show (German Car Day) yesterday. A decent turnout considering it was raining lightly on and off but other years when there is no rain, it is a very solid show.

I would imagine the weight of each truck/trailer combo also has to be fairly equal as well, on top of the other things mentioned.

That is just dry ice.  The car just wanted to make a grand entrance.

Same problem as the G70, small back seat so no go for carrying 4 people on a semi-regular basis.

Big thumbs up for the G80.  You can’t fit 4 people with legs in a G70.

I get what you are saying and agree. I am talking specifically about filling up on a long trip, on the interstate at a rest area. When traffic spikes on major holidays, you would definitely need some major infrastructure updates to be able to fast charge potentially hundreds of cars at a time (peak days, when rest…

I can confirm that a 2 wheel drive Astro, especially with the rear most seats out, is an absolute drift machine. Whether in dirt or snow, ski area parking lots were a blast in it. Same for sand covered roads in the winter. You could even get it loose on pavement fairly easy with all of the mass up front. That engine…

With the V60 wagon just about released in the US I would say that the BMW we are never going to get doesn’t look as good.

Another point of view. All things being equal, meaning if the same number of EVs have to stop as gasoline powered cars do today, the number of pumps can typically handle the demand, at < 5 minutes each. The EVs would require 6X more charging stations.

Have a Sonata PHEV. Been a great car for 2.5 years, ~46k miles. Would move up to a Genesis G80, just would miss the fuel economy and EV driving of this car.

Bingo. I have been preaching this for the entire time I have owned my Sonata PHEV. Even charging at home which is all I do (charged away from home for the first time ever this past weekend and on 220V for free while away for the night), it is a wash. I can do slightly better on gasoline in hybrid mode.

It is also my way to hedge fuel prices vs electricity prices. Although, I can only cover a little under half of my daily commute with my Sonata PHEV.

Exactly. They are by far the largest producer and processor but that can and will change over time, likely resulting in lower costs. There is only 1 mine in the US (CA) even operating and they just came back online after being shutdown for a number of years.

They do offer these but none of these companies make much money selling them so Ford doesn’t seem to care that they will lose these sales.