Trying to be sane about things - I think the pandemic shortages have made small batch cars into things that manufactures expect to be fought over.  That led to lots of price gauging - and increased MSRPs so that the company gets more of that premium.  Well interest rates are like 5% higher than then, everything is…

In the last 10 years I’ve had a G8 GT, an S60 R Design, a V60 R Design, an XC60 R Design, a Honda Pilot (2nd kids are tough, man), a Stinger GT, a Dodge Truck and now I have a Bolt because it costs me viturally no money.  As my weekend car I had a 997.2 S then a 991.1 CS4, then a Corvette Grand Sport (C7) and now a…

Yeah, I mean I get it also that Porsche works VERY hard to add cost for the vain-rich but the basics of the car are impeccable. I’ve been lucky enough to have a couple 991s that I kept for a few years before selling to avoid non-warranty repairs. There are cars that are faster in certain scenarios but scarcely cars…

I think all of us who are mourning the loss of “Lotus” as a lightweight, tiny sports car company are a bit missing the narrative here. IF any car manufacture is going to be lightweight there is only one way to do that and that’s to completely reinvent batteries. Good luck with that on Lotus’ budget. Secondly, there is…

Subarus: the only numbers bigger than the ground clearance is the 0-60 time and the oil consumption.

Drive a Porsche.

how many recalls were software vs hardware?

Um... Tesla is doing it just fine... (sorry forgot to bash Tesla and say Elon is a weenie... which is true but still... his network works)

COTD

I got mine because it was as quick as a Mustang GT and I could put 2 carseats in it. :-). But it didn’t have enough grip.

I had a base GT AWD on a lease steal for a couple years. It was JUST big enough to use with my two kids and be fun to drive. There were a couple things about the car that made no damn sense and undercut an amazing car. 4000 lbs, awd, 225 width tires... WHY???? Also, in a car that puts a premium on layout over…

Because they are selling for over sticker. We had a 1.5 year old Telluride SX Nightfall that in a year and a half didn’t lose a dime to depreciation. So I cashed out and bought a Sportage Hybrid SX for the wife and put the $17,000 on my mortgage instead.  I have a M3P and a Bolt.  The Tesla is a fun summer and road…

It costs me 9 cents for a kilowatt hour where I live.  My Bolt gets 3 miles per kilowatt hour in winter and 4 in the summer.  To drive a hundred miles in the summer costs $2.25.  Even if you assume maybe 85% efficiency of the power going into the battery actually being stored... It’s still well under $3. In Pittsburgh…

I don’t want to be another rich suburbanite doing REI cosplay in a Bronco.  I want this with 4 doors, some sort of removable roof panels and 250-275 miles of electric range.  Keep it small though!

I agree... I don’t drive mine in bad weather, it’s my fun take the kids out for a blast or go on a road trip car. I went out to check on where I keep it in winter and now it has Apple Music and a bunch of other features. I’m SURE there are lots of ways owning a Tesla can go sideways but so far I have to say that it’s…

I think he’s right up to a point.  Something along the lines of a Tesla Model Y is probably going to be the default car.  If you compare it to a sedan, it’s got a sort of SUV vibe.  If you compare it to a 4Runner, it’s absolutely the death of the SUV.  Something like a 4Runner would probably lose at least 50 miles of…

I’ve not seen the thing in person, but I’d bet a dollar that a 3rd row in the smaller model would still be the largest 3rd row in any non-minivan sold in America.  You can put 3 car seats in the center row of a minivan!  

I’m a bit biased because I have an M3P - so I know the ups and downs of the car. But seriously, have you driven one? I get the panel gaps stuff - but do you know what car can do? Or what the software in the car does? The equation does change when all that stuff is factored in.

I might be the only American who says this but I would much prefer the short-wheelbase model.  

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