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If I was rich enough to be leasing a 150k luxo barge, I would do just about anything to not have to spend any of my life in a loving car (outside of pleasure driving, which isn't happening in a 7 series).
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I might be broken because I would totally enjoy pleasure driving in a 7 series. Diff'rent strokes I guess? Obviously it's very numb in many ways but there is a certain pleasure in that. Numbing the world around you with gobs of power at the push of a pedal is pretty alluring, and luxobarges can be understated on the road in a way that sports cars often aren't (Civic Type R anyone?). I am not a car historian nerd but isn't that also what made BMW famous in the first place? Power and luxury in one. Their raw sports models came later. All of this being said, I hate how most modern BMWs look, and I used to love their design language. No one has replaced that design language nirvana though the Koreans are coming close. It's not me that's wrong, it's the children. Inner Light fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Apr 23, 2022 |
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https://carsandbids.com/auctions/Kmnyyaal/2022-gmc-hummer-ev-pickup-edition-1 Two hundred and sixty loving thousand dollars 
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Apr 27, 2022 19:24
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Did they copy the Tesla truck, make it look better, and beat them to market? 
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Apr 27, 2022 19:30
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But does it Twitter?
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Apr 27, 2022 19:38
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It’s $112k sticker? Who is this for?
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Dr. Lunchables posted:It’s $112k sticker? Who is this for? People with a lot of money who want a giant fast car.
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Dr. Lunchables posted:It’s $112k sticker? Who is this for? Clearly for people with at least twice that much to spend 
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Dr. Lunchables posted:It’s $112k sticker? Who is this for? Desperate people Also ones that want to get stuck while offroading
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Apr 27, 2022 21:09
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It’s gonna weigh soooo much. Can’t wait to see these at mud drags, digging huge pits.
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Apr 27, 2022 21:11
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Dr. Lunchables posted:It’s $112k sticker? Who is this for? LeBron will just do that thing wherever he is - he'll just curb the dead one and have a new one delivered to him on the spot when it runs out of juice.
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Dr. Lunchables posted:It’s $112k sticker? Who is this for? I said this when they were first announced: These will be painted gold and driving around Dubai.
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This is exposing something of a double standard. If Porsche was the one releasing this abomination people would be saying "selling this piece of poo poo is what allows Porsche to keep making Caymans and 911s." No one seems to be saying "GM is selling this 9000-lb electric rocket barn so it can fund mid-engine Corvettes." Which is doubly perplexing because Porsche surely makes much larger margins on the 911 than GM does on the Corvette.
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Dr. Lunchables posted:It’s $112k sticker? Who is this for? You know how cool cars like Lambos, Ferraris, Bugattis, and MacLarens are badass until you meet types of chode that own them? (no offense Kimbo) Those people. People with more money than taste. That being said, paint that sucker yellow and it's the realest Tonka.
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PBCrunch posted:This is exposing something of a double standard. If Porsche was the one releasing this abomination people would be saying "selling this piece of poo poo is what allows Porsche to keep making Caymans and 911s." No one seems to be saying "GM is selling this 9000-lb electric rocket barn so it can fund mid-engine Corvettes." Which is doubly perplexing because Porsche surely makes much larger margins on the 911 than GM does on the Corvette. I kinda feel like the Cayenne is a retrospect thing, it makes sense looking back now but everyone was mad at the time.
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PBCrunch posted:This is exposing something of a double standard. If Porsche was the one releasing this abomination people would be saying "selling this piece of poo poo is what allows Porsche to keep making Caymans and 911s." No one seems to be saying "GM is selling this 9000-lb electric rocket barn so it can fund mid-engine Corvettes." Which is doubly perplexing because Porsche surely makes much larger margins on the 911 than GM does on the Corvette. It's just too egregious for me. Like I loathe SUVs across the board, but unleashing a 9,000 pound monstrosity onto public streets is just a colossal middle finger to absolutely every single other person on -- or even adjacent to -- the road. It's not just "wah fast SUV dumb, why no race car". This thing is on a tier of its own. Like I forget which journalist said it but whoever it was nailed it with "For the Hummer EV to be successful it has to be even more antisocial than the ICE Hummer was", and that is exactly it. It so aggressively "gently caress you". I'm just glad most people in my city are too poor to afford one so hopefully I'll never see one. Like the only thing good I can say is kudos for not pretending to give a gently caress about the environment with this one 
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But it's electric.
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BlackMK4 posted:I kinda feel like the Cayenne is a retrospect thing, it makes sense looking back now but everyone was mad at the time. I dunno, I recall "selling this lets us keep making 15 different 911 models" was the official line at launch, only difference now is the actual sales data to back it up. Yeah, lots of people got mad, but lots more 911 guys just ordered a Cayenne for their wife or whatever and went on with their day.
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BlackMK4 posted:I kinda feel like the Cayenne is a retrospect thing, it makes sense looking back now but everyone was mad at the time. Only people who didnt try one out. 911 guys not just bought one for the wife but also bought one to tow a horse float or their race car. Or slapped a set of numbers onto their Cayenne when their race car broke at a supersprint and went faster than their race Porsche.
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PBCrunch posted:This is exposing something of a double standard. If Porsche was the one releasing this abomination people would be saying "selling this piece of poo poo is what allows Porsche to keep making Caymans and 911s." No one seems to be saying "GM is selling this 9000-lb electric rocket barn so it can fund mid-engine Corvettes." Which is doubly perplexing because Porsche surely makes much larger margins on the 911 than GM does on the Corvette. What does any of this have to do with the electric hummer being as large and as heavy as it is though? Does its weight tie into how many more Z06s they can make or something?
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Bringing the Hummer back as an excessive halo vehicle is probably a good thing and may well bring along a large customer base that until now wouldn't consider an EV. However it probably didn't need to be as excessive and ridiculous as it turned out, and I bet the Lightning will end up bringing in more of those same customers thanks to it being just a regular ol' truck with a bunch of new tricks.
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Yeah it's an obscene thing, but on the other hand, I'm a kid and this is cool ,etc
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BuckyDoneGun posted:Bringing the Hummer back as an excessive halo vehicle is probably a good thing and may well bring along a large customer base that until now wouldn't consider an EV. However it probably didn't need to be as excessive and ridiculous as it turned out, and I bet the Lightning will end up bringing in more of those same customers thanks to it being just a regular ol' truck with a bunch of new tricks. I am 100% certain that the Lightning is going to be the single vehicle that's going to swing the largest amount of people who wouldn't even consider an EV before into EV lovers. Incredible towing, don't have to pay for gas, look at all this stuff you can plug into it not too weird looking yet exclusive enough to thumb your nose at a standard F150. The Hummer meanwile  EDIT I should say this is in the USA only re: the non-EV to EV people. KakerMix fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Apr 27, 2022 |
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Can't wait to have that grill and the 9000 pounds behind it 6 inches off my bumper as I'm doing 10 over passing people.
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KakerMix posted:I am 100% certain that the Lightning is going to be the single vehicle that's going to swing the largest amount of people who wouldn't even consider an EV before into EV lovers. Incredible towing, don't have to pay for gas, look at all this stuff you can plug into it not too weird looking yet exclusive enough to thumb your nose at a standard F150. I'm on the list, but far down it.
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I'm going full locomotive once there is a supercab Lightning available. Tossing a diesel generator in the bed disguised as a toolbox and making all the cho cho noises while towing a horse trailer.
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Manuelle Supra https://www.supramkv.com/threads/this-is-the-manual-toyota-supra-official-release.13228/
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Laughing at: "All new 6-speed Manual Transmission, bespoke to the Supra, available on all 3.0 Trims" And then later: "The transmission is a modified version of an existing BMW 6-speed (Either a ZF GS6 or Magna 6MTI550) with some case modifications and a new clutch system." There are a lot of ways to interpret what Bespoke means, I just think it's funny how it gets thrown around so much by marketing now a days. Franco Caution fucked around with this message at 15:52 on Apr 28, 2022 |
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Hey, it's new to Toyota! Don't make them feel bad because they had to buy a craigslist transmission to be able to get to work.
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Apr 28, 2022 15:51
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Unique Colors: White and Gray 😐
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BloodBag posted:You know how cool cars like Lambos, Ferraris, Bugattis, and MacLarens are badass until you meet types of chode that own them? (no offense Kimbo) Those people. People with more money than taste.  I have never met another Ferrari owner and that seems to be working out ok for me.
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Franco Caution posted:There are a lot of ways to interpret what Bespoke means, I just think it's funny how it gets thrown around so much by marketing now a days. I still find it amusing Toyota paraded it around with the A90 chassis code on the camouflage wrap when the car itself doesn't even have a Toyota chassis code, let alone one that's related to a Supra. It doesn't matter but also it matters, marketers are the worst.
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Franco Caution posted:Laughing at: A standard ZF unit with a part number specific to the Supra makes it technically bespoke
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Russian Bear posted:As everyone is saying they knew exactly what they were doing. My wild speculation was correct from earlier. Toyota was tinkering and prodding the bmw box. Looks like only the 3.0 with a manual but that’s ok. Russian Bear fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Apr 28, 2022 |
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Sab669 posted:Unique Colors: White and Gray “C U later gray” lmao
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PBCrunch posted:This is exposing something of a double standard. If Porsche was the one releasing this abomination people would be saying "selling this piece of poo poo is what allows Porsche to keep making Caymans and 911s." No one seems to be saying "GM is selling this 9000-lb electric rocket barn so it can fund mid-engine Corvettes." Which is doubly perplexing because Porsche surely makes much larger margins on the 911 than GM does on the Corvette. people are paying a fortune for a corvette with a loving awful interior so no there really isnt a comparison there
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Proud Christian Mom posted:people are paying a fortune for a corvette with a loving awful interior so no there really isnt a comparison there Yes, the Corvette has a crappy interior. But the base price of a 911 is $40K higher ($60,900 vs. $101,200). There probably isn't $200 in additional interior materials cost in a base 911 compared to a base Corvette. The base Corvette has an extra 120 hp. And an engine in a sensible place. The electric Hummer is pretty neat but the people who will buy it are largely awful. As for the Supra: quote:A91-MT Special Edition, Limited to 500 units, in Matte White or "CU Later Gray", with Cognac leather interior, & Red rear logo + red strut tower braces. Special Edition badge on side of dash.
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PBCrunch posted:Barf. If you're going to name a color "CU Later ___" the color should at least be copper. Or alligator green
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PBCrunch posted:Barf. If you're going to name a color "CU Later ___" the color should at least be copper. It is BMW's sparkling copper grey metallic so yes 
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