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Islander
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30-04-2020
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I have that problem, no mice but fairly severe moth ball stench. I plan to try the Meguiar's Air Re-Fresher. Unless someone has a better solution?
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02-06-2021
12:05 PM
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No, I don't hate anyone with more money than I will ever see (I do know lots of 'em and I even like most of 'em) I do like it when the process is doing some good somewhere. Stuff like this sale, just somehow obscene!
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02-06-2021
11:26 AM
6 Likes
Macabre is not the word - It's shameful that anyone has that much cash to toss around for some junk connected to a tragic accident.
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31-05-2021
11:52 AM
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Reminds me of an Aztec with better proportions. Off topic, but for me, red is nearly always a poor color choice.
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20-05-2021
06:55 PM
2 Likes
So, you're not buying gas, but the electric bill goes up (unless you sneak the juice somehow - boy think of all the scenarios with that). What do you think a charging station will charge per kW/hr?
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20-05-2021
06:50 PM
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How silly of me to think forward, I recall those first cell phones, basically a clone of the old wireless landline receivers, 'took awhile for the design to advance. When I drove trucks, it was just me 90% of the time, 'never needed more than two doors but I often did need the bed space. A vehicle cannot be all things to all people, especially an all electric pick-em up truck. I see a slick-looking cab sitting ahead of a flatbed with all sorts of clever toolbox options, no it won't look like an F150 E because it likely won't be a Ford anyway.
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20-05-2021
11:50 AM
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So, what's the average cost of a fill-up? I'm not impressed with the design. A trunk in the front? Make it cab forward (2 doors) with plenty of bed. Why design it to look like what it was, it's a new thing. It should come with a large fire blanket. When these batteries ignite smothering is the only way to deal with the situation and it takes at least two people.
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10-05-2021
02:57 PM
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Just think, one could build that car from parts and be way south of $5 M. I know that misses the point of selling rare automotive art to a billionaire collector, but for me a car needs to be reasonable enough to be driven.
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28-04-2021
01:14 PM
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That's exactly what I was thinking, plus an extra 700 lbs of toxic waste that might catch fire. Not like 4 wires and a carburetor in the olden times. I don't know, $40 K or so?? A bit steep
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19-04-2021
11:32 AM
A bold statement. I will agree that the Offenhauser qualifies as an artwork, if not in the top 5, close to it.
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11-04-2021
02:15 PM
The El Camino used the Malibu platform. I was just looking at the current version, might be possible - not sure how much bed there'd be, but still usable. 90% of the time, riding in those several pickups, it was just me and some gear, on occasion a hound at shotgun. The other 10%, another person, rarely 2 other people, any more and I'd use a car, sedan or wagon. A 4-door pickup just does not look right and seems a waste of potential cargo space.
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10-04-2021
10:55 AM
3 Likes
I've driven pickups a good part of my life. 'Never had a need for more than 2 doors and preferred the shorter wheelbase units for maneuverability. A favorite was a plain-Jane '68 El Camino, 3 on the tree. 'Got plenty of use from that one. I'd like to see a new version of that one.
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02-04-2021
07:43 AM
The notion that producing EVs will save the planet is a myth. The batteries, which at some future date will be a disposal problem, leave a huge footprint and the juice to charge them up is not carbon-free either. Too many suffer from tunnel-vision on the issue, the result of marketing and politics. There are better solutions out there.
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30-03-2021
11:20 AM
5 Likes
Whoops, I meant 'hear, hear! And thanks to Elon, a Tesla can be bought with Bitcoin, another illusion that uses up juice like it was free, a bubble that, so far, refuses to burst.
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30-03-2021
11:11 AM
3 Likes
Here, Here! and that virtuous behavior is faux, an illusion. Those half-ton (or more) batteries are toxic time bombs. Sure the claim is they will get recycled, repurposed, and so on, but the truth will be another problematic wasteland somewhere. EV production and Tesla in particular don't deserve to be subsidized, there's no virtue. Instead subsidize developing an ICE that doesn't pollute, that will run on alternative fuels - It's possible.
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23-03-2021
01:35 PM
1 Like
I was a bit dismayed to find out Dr. Porsche was a plagiarist. I always thought of him as a singular genius, which he no doubt is, but to not share the glory and give design credit where it is due is a bit shameful. That posthumous award of automotive designer of the century should acknowledge Ledwinka´s influence. In any case, I will still lust after a nice example of a 912.
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16-03-2021
11:24 AM
1 Like
A bit shorter in the wheelbase would do wonders for the look. That stretched profile really hits you in the face. What's that saying, long car short........?
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05-02-2021
02:28 PM
2 Likes
OK, I skimmed through this report, it makes assumptions and admits the data is imperfect, and the spreads are rather wide. It's a tilted argument but makes a point about reduced emissions overall. The cost issue is still vague and it expects that to improve with time. It completely misses the fact that ICE engineering and technology will also improve. I smell politics.
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05-02-2021
02:05 PM
2 Likes
Just haul around a gas powered generator.
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05-02-2021
10:24 AM
6 Likes
'No word on cost yet' That tells me it is more than I care to pay. All this EV stuff omits what to expect for battery life which is most likely an expensive component. 'Not only the juice to charge it but the cost of unit itself factors in to the equation.
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01-02-2021
10:51 AM
7 Likes
Yes, boneheads burn their bridges! Engineering and technology is just getting to where ICE's make sense for efficiency and minimal pollution. No plug-ins for me, the world is already overloaded with batteries that will eventually become toxic waste. 'Not even close to being cost -effective. For some reason politics pushes the EV and they may have a place but should not be the only option.
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09-01-2021
09:53 AM
1 Like
Lordy, what a fun way to blow a few million bucks. These units look like they will leave even the motorcycles in the dust. No trailer queens according to that video - blasting through salt water no less!
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08-01-2021
02:51 PM
2 Likes
If you're old enough to remember the ads - 'It's a car AND a truck'
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29-12-2020
07:13 AM
I can imagine that i8 without the weighty battery and motor, a light sporty ride with 200+ hp - fun transportation. What might have been, huh.
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17-12-2020
05:22 PM
6 Likes
Sure, a plug-in can move about without polluting, but nothing is free, there's a half-ton or more of toxic waste in that battery that someday will leave a big footprint somewhere. I will bet it's possible to build an ICE that's pollution free, or nearly so. Please, leave out the flat screens, they're unsafe at any speed.
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12-12-2020
10:00 AM
Too sissified, the flat screen and GOAT button ruin it. Off-roading should be done open-air with the windscreen folded down.
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13-11-2020
10:51 AM
6 Likes
'Love that potato sack headliner in the Dodge, an artwork in itself!
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10-11-2020
10:38 AM
If one has to ask 'how much', does that mean you can't afford it?
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21-10-2020
10:40 AM
Kinda looks like the CAD program they used to design it - a tech look with zero personality. I don't know exactly why, but I do not get excited about plug-in vehicles. I am sure some clever group of engineers can build an ICE that's efficient and non-polluting, something that won't have a half-ton or more of battery that someday will turn into toxic waste
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15-10-2020
04:16 PM
1 Like
Modern engineering and technology has done wonders for performance and handling but the 'art' of automotive design has foundered - too dependent on computers, those CAD files can't compete with a talented designer from the '60's.
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06-10-2020
11:29 AM
What does cross-pollinating gas engines mean? None of this makes sense, batteries are toxic, juice is not free of emissions. No one needs outrageous acceleration (once in awhile fun maybe, but unnecessary). If one is compelled to convert to something, go with an efficient ICE
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24-07-2020
10:52 AM
Give me a plain Jane any day. I do have a '94 4runner with tolerably tasteful graphics, but these shown above are hideous
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