passenger side mirrors? Do I look like a millionaire?

or the rear tires on a top fuel dragster?

I’m not sure why you’re jacking your blood pressure up over this truck, unless you’re the seller.

I bet that’s a stock 305 - or worse - under the valve covers. Maybe a cam. Maybe makes 225hp. It’s only quick because the stock 2.8 could barely get out of it’s own way.

As someone that owns a loud car, I still don’t see the point of making it artificially loud at startup, for the sake of being loud.

Valve cover gaskets on a 1980 Corvette in a hotel parking lot? Check

Loud because “all the horsepowers” is fine, but loud because it wasn’t loud enough before, but the horsepower is the same? Stupid.

But this is the thing - if you want electric cars to replace gas powered cars, then the infrastructure to charge them has to exist.

TL;DR version:

I feel that your argument that more power is acceptable as long as the power/weight ratio improves, misses the point of a sports car completely.

So, you’re saying a Diesel RAM 3500 is the ultimate sports car?

I guess at this point we’ve given up all hope on the Vette ever getting back to weighing under 3500 pounds, nevermind 3000.

I think we’ve ended up on a way different tangent than my original question/observation:

WTF? I do know what I’m saying, thanks.

This is my road trip. 2 guys, 3 weeks on the road. Not enough storage space for all the stuff we bought.

We are getting close to 10 year old EV’s, so we should start to see what kills them.

yes.

Again, I say:

But how is this going to change on a 20 year old EV?

Totally agreed. I’ve owned quite a few cars - everything from new to 30 year old $100 beaters. Major engine woes are few and far between.