These stories are lovely.

Those wheels are dope.

I was waiting for you to tell me the car in the photo rolled off the assembly line last Wednesday.

Who reads Automotive News?

Driving around in my Bonneville lets all the ladies know I am DTF.

Reaching. I starred.

I remember going to the dealer with my dad and seeing this exact car in the showroom and thinking it was the coolest. My dad got a lame base model.

This is like Peter Egan levels of automotive fortitude.

I want more of this. More race car audis. More street car audis based on race car audis. More. More. More

It’s cute. Does it come in pink?

Looks more like a 350Z or 370Z with a body kit and Panamera headlights.

I blame the children. I said it. It’s my kids’ damn fault.

I fear that at any time I could become impaled by some flying debris like a 2x4 or a steel pipe.

Yeah. I’m sure it’s more a function of the local dealer instead of Volvo corporate. We had the same problem with this particular dealer the last time we were interested in a Volvo.

3rd Gear - The last 2 new vehicle transactions I’ve made have been done almost entirely via email and phone. Searching dealer inventory, negotiating a price, and setting up financing was all done remotely. We only arrived at the dealer to sign the contract and take delivery of the vehicles.

1) Is there some sort of non-stick coating applied to the roads in Australia?

There’s a comfort level that comes with experience when someone works with dangerous materials. For these guys, their business is building custom EV’s, so they have a comfort level around these assemblies and materials. So I’m not in a position to judge how they handle themselves while working their craft.

Neat! Thanks for sharing.

After how many hours alone in the vehicle do you begin to have an honest conversation with the cyborg face tapped in the dash?

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