Any source I provide on economic toll from leaving the economy shut down for months is complete conjecture. Same could be said about any source that would estimate death tolls as a result of reintroduction in weeks vs. months. Predicting the long-term death tolls of a crumbled economy vs. the pandemic is not something…

The burden of antibody tests will be on blood bank technicians who are not feeling the COVID-19 effect with many being laid off due to optional surgeries not being done at this time. They can also draw the blood so that doesn’t fall on RNs. Testing those currently ill does have the caveat of inventory.

A focus on the size and weight of vehicles can’t be ignored if we’re taking an all-in look at ecological effect of personal transportation.

At some point there will have to be a balance of bad outcomes. We can’t have a catastrophic economic collapse with a skyrocketing death toll from famine. We also can’t go on like we were with zero awareness or precautionary steps to slow the spread down.

Even if no one opts for the manual, there’s something about retaining the option that inherently makes the whole model cooler to me.

...and come with DCTs or manual transmissions (!).

Yes. Next question.

I want everybody to be in the position where they don’t need a government bailout

Yea, I’ve never understood this. Charity to bail out the supposedly “educated” that made poor decisions. I’m open to relief options to help people struggling hammer down on the principal, but many of the people with stupid levels of student loan debt made zero compromises on their standard of living while in school…

I could see $12,500 for this. A nostalgic toy that could handle second-car duties. Maybe even more than $12.5k for the right buyer, but I think anything closing in on $20k will have potential buyers staying patient.

Emissions is one thing. Sending 3k pounds of scrap prematurely to the junkyard in replacement for 5k pounds of scrap destined for the junkyard is another.

Don’t forget screen for mirrors. Waiting on screen for windows before I pull the trigger.

Outside of that rear quarter window kink this looks... AMAZING. And a manual! I would rock this in a heartbeat. I mean, I don’t buy new cars, so I’m not the one that would make it sustainable for GM, but I would buy one coming off lease from a Caddy dealership in three-to-four years.

“I swear to God I just emptied the mag.”

I get it. The restoration could’ve been better. The price could’ve been higher as well. NP for a fun toy you could whip around without crippling anxiety. 

And now we know the engine the STI will have for the next 20 years. 

The Corvette kept its composure even with mid-corner gear changes, so smooth were the shifts that they surely must have been lubricated by purist tears.

This was a firm CP until I tried to find some e39 examples someone could nab. There are effectively zero with close to 50k on the clock and that same zero for sale with a manual at any mileage.

Worse, yet, is better advice from the dealer would be to actually get a personal loan for the $18k outstanding on their existing car, sell the car for more than they’d claim it’s worth in a voluntary repo (and save on fees) and owe much less on a personal loan without the repo on their record. Surely a bank would give…

I’d be curious in the hp/tq curve. Neither have a turbo so it may look the same, but when your power is available and for how long is often more important than peak numbers. Reported vs. real-world whp is another factor.