As a fellow racer, I enjoy your content. I race vintage (a '69 Alfa), as a way to manage risk both bodily and financially, as well as a means to lay hands on and push to the limits a car I actually love. Which wasn't really the case with the Spec Miata I had almost two decades before. Funnily enough, I'm now seeing some of the Spec Miatas I raced against in the day, in my current vintage class. So what are the running costs (outside of engine rebuilds) of that newer Radical? How long to tires last? Does it run on pump gas? ... View more

Car collecting, like any other hobby, falls on a spectrum. “Accumulators” are just up-jumped hoarders. Less discriminating than “collectors”. I personally have driver condition examples of interesting cars and motorcycles across various makes and genres. I consider myself somewhere between the accumulator and collector; I consider myself an “underfunded enthusiast.” ... View more

Oh, and if you think SUVs and crossovers from elite nameplates are bad, wait until they figure out how badly the rich want luxury Sprinter vans that aren't actually Sprinter vans. They may be electric when they become commonplace, but I guarantee you'll someday see chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Bugatti luxury vans. ... View more

But can you really blame the car companies for selling some of their soul to give the customers what they want, while ensuring their company's future? Didn't the Escalade and Cayenne single-handedly keep their respective badges afloat? ... View more

Maybe I missed your reasoning (I went back and reread the article); if you just needed a basic truck to haul the race car around until the new Ford arrives, why not get a used beater off Craigslist instead of this costly and soul-sapping journey to buy new? A little ironic because Hagerty made a name for itself insuring used cars. ... View more

Replying to myself, to qualify my previous statement as coming from someone who is just sick and tired of dealing with leaks, fumes, seized fasteners, strange noises and vibrations, so on and so forth. Sometimes I just want to chuck it all and get the latest Electric. It will certainly be faster, more comfortable, and probably more reliable than anything in my fleet. Except the wife’s 4-Runner. ... View more

None of the problems that are sidelining your cars, would exist on an electric vehicle. Food for thought, This coming from a fellow racer with over a half dozen interesting cars and trucks, all of which have one or more mechanical issues. (Except for my wife’s 4-Runner, of course) ... View more