2020 wasn’t the height of the market. That would have been more like late 2021/early 2022. Bidding is at 70k with 7 days left. I think $88k may be a pipe dream. It will go for “more than you can afford pal.”

Hybrids are great, but you do realize that you can make EVs without Cobalt? Lack of raw materials isn’t going to be what holds EVs back. 

He was referencing the Golden Gate Bridge. The vast majority of people who jump/fall off the Golden Gate Bridge die. Even if you survive the fall, the water is always cold and there are strong currents. 

I think the application process is better than telling buyers to call every Ford dealership in the country to find an allocation for six figures over MSRP. It hopefully makes sure they end up in the hands of people who are qualified to drive them and will do so as intended rather than scalpers or collectors who will…

They made it until 2021. Short gearing doesn’t make it not-modern, it means it’s geared for acceleration over high-speed cruising.

Even many modern cars aren’t really happy cruising at 80-85. Heck, my STI is geared too short for it. It’s perfectly capable of much more, but you are sitting at over 3,500rpm and it’s noisy compared to a normal 70-75 cruise. Plus, fuel economy goes way down. On the other hand, something like a Chevy SS loves that…

Not really different from driving a Miata, Smart, or any other small car. Or, for that matter, no different from riding a motorcycle anywhere. 

On the West Texas freeways that have the 80mph speed limits, you’ll find quite a few trucks that are cruising at 70-75, and you’ll blow by jalopies going 60. Plus, I doubt many people are going to be driving their Kei trucks from San Antonio to El Paso. 

GM had worse with the new Blazer EV. The reviewers couldn’t even complete their reviews because the car was so defective, and then GM issued a stop sale on them that lasted months. 

Doesn’t seem like the U.S. is missing that much. No interest in these Stellantis parts bin specials.

That was the problematic first year quad. The non-quad models are nothing like it, and the later quads are fine.

The 2017s Quads had well-known issues (mostly software related). But the 2019+ are reasonably reliable (though the belt 30k mile belt service is expensive).

Parts aren’t an issue. On my classic Alfa, I get parts from Europe shipped to my door in 3-4 days (often faster than they come if I find the same part from a U.S. supplier). The same suppliers also do these later cars. However, the bigger issue is finding someone to do the wrenching if you can’t yourself. A Stellantis…

For the price, I’d personally rather have a correct wheel drive Spider from the 1970s. But this example seems fairly priced for what it is given it looks reasonably clean and the import headaches have been taken care of.

That is as it’s always been. People remember the exciting cars of yesteryear, but for every memorable classic there were hundreds of meh mobiles that have long since been sent to the crusher.

From the insurance company’s perspective, part of the risk is of non-payment separate and apart from driving ability. Yes, they can simply drop you for non-payment, but they prefer customers who they can depend on for a steady income. There’s also the risk that someone in an accident still comes after them for a policy…

The poor folks are more cost sensitive, which means you can’t cater to them until you can profitably sell a vehicle for the same or cheaper than the ICE equivalent. Chevy sort of got there with the Bolt towards the end of its run once you include the tax credit, although I’m not sure they made any money off sub $30k…

For EVs price parity very much dependent on vehicle class. One reason that EVs first took off in the luxury space is that you can do big power more economically in EV form, so a large luxury sedan that needs a lot of power can hit price parity much more easily than a compact car. 400hp in an ICE demands a v8 and our…

If the Bz4x were “just a more expensive model y” it might sell. It’s worse than a Model Y in every measure except for perhaps build quality. It’s slower and less range than a Model Y, and can’t charge very fast. It’s not even a good-faith attempt at a competitive EV. Any Toyota isn’t even making a half-hearted effort…

The definition of a “full size” truck certainly has changed over the years. That thing is tiny next to today’s behemoths.