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Speaking of shady dealers my sales contact at the local VW dealer went from super responsive to complete radio silence after asking him to put into writing his assurance that they only sell their incoming ID4s that customers reserve with them for MSRP. It’s only been 24 hours or so but feels a little ominous.
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Jul 7, 2022 19:04
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Lol they’re not going to do that
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Jul 7, 2022 19:05
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Tiny Timbs posted:Lol they’re not going to do that Is that really an unrealistic expectation? It’s absurd to have to wait around for 8 months and risk a 5k markup rug pull. Maybe I’ll just go around and tell dealers I’ll reserve with them if they’ll do that for me.
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Jul 7, 2022 19:13
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if the market will bear a 5k ADM then uh yeah they're gonna get their 5k ADM one way or another is this bullshit? yeah for sure
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Jul 7, 2022 19:29
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Zero One posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOgrj_cHkpE I actually really like it, although I am curious as to why they didn't release it as an Infiniti first. It looks like it is not far off fit & finish wise and Infiniti could really use something right now.
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Jul 7, 2022 19:31
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My MSRP was murdered by a VW dealership.
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Zero One posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOgrj_cHkpE They really named the car Aryan. Amazing. One way to get chuds to embrace EVs I guess.
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Jul 7, 2022 19:54
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Three Olives posted:I actually really like it, although I am curious as to why they didn't release it as an Infiniti first. It looks like it is not far off fit & finish wise and Infiniti could really use something right now. Infinity is pretty much a North American-only brand.
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Jul 7, 2022 19:56
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Oh yeah well Toyota made my wife expect quality work and now she is mad at me after we make love!
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The Gunslinger posted:Get your logic out of here, we're reacting based on our biases and badge loyalties! This is why my plan to go electric with a RV is pretty much a van convert because as wonderful as the F150 Lightning is, with even an Airstream trailer the range is going to be low.
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Jul 7, 2022 20:09
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bad_fmr posted:They really named the car Aryan. Amazing. One way to get chuds to embrace EVs I guess. I don’t think that’s what they named it op
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YOLOsubmarine posted:I don’t think that’s what they named it op Watch the video. In Germany it’s pronounced the same as Aryan. It's a coincidence but a bad one.
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Jul 7, 2022 20:37
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Either it's not in the first couple minutes or you're hearing things OP.
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Jul 7, 2022 20:56
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Starts at 3:41. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOgrj_cHkpE&t=221s It's Sanskrit for 'Noble' but it sounds problematic in German.
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Jul 7, 2022 20:59
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Germans must hate operatic solos too
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:if the market will bear a 5k ADM then uh yeah they're gonna get their 5k ADM one way or another It fuckin suckkkkkks
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Jul 7, 2022 21:26
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gwrtheyrn posted:Either it's not in the first couple minutes or you're hearing things OP. Start watching the video at 3:40.
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Nfcknblvbl posted:Infinity is pretty much a North American-only brand. Just do what Toyota did before Lexus branched out as far as it did, badge it an Infiniti markets where Infiniti exists, which still includes China and the Middle East.
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Nfcknblvbl posted:It's funny to see Tesla slowly roll back the lovely V11 update from the beginning of the year.
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hobbez posted:Speaking of shady dealers my sales contact at the local VW dealer went from super responsive to complete radio silence after asking him to put into writing his assurance that they only sell their incoming ID4s that customers reserve with them for MSRP. When I was calling every dealership within a 6 hour radius, I just cut the bullshit and started asking them straight up if there were any market adjustments or mandatory dealer adds and literally all of them told me yes. Even the ones that had no markup would say no markup but we do have $850 in dealer adds. The one place I found that had no markup or dealer adds had a year long waiting list. Just ask ‘em straight up. Did they tell you it would be MSRP only?
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Biodome posted:When I was calling every dealership within a 6 hour radius, I just cut the bullshit and started asking them straight up if there were any market adjustments or mandatory dealer adds and literally all of them told me yes. They said it would be MSRP, no shenanigans, but there is a ~600 “paperwork fee”, which I take to be pretty standard and acceptable. The guy actually said something along the lines of “we’re actually doing a deal right now where we take 1k off to get people to order with us” He also said cancellations are very rare, which makes me think that they aren’t hosing people who are in turn cancelling. Maybe I’m just being paranoid.
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Well it's for sure standard...to the degree it's acceptable is whatever. Here they're not allowed to charge more than like $200 or something. Which is presumably what every dealer in the state charges
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gwrtheyrn posted:Well it's for sure standard...to the degree it's acceptable is whatever. Here they're not allowed to charge more than like $200 or something. Which is presumably what every dealer in the state charges Acceptable relative to getting 5k of window tint and a fuzzy steering wheel cover added on to MSRP
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VideoGameVet posted:This is why my plan to go electric with a RV is pretty much a van convert because as wonderful as the F150 Lightning is, with even an Airstream trailer the range is going to be low. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1545051509020192768 Maybe this will arrive in 2040
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Mod note - rule 2 change, Muskchat for a while now has had an unoffical place in this forum in AI's terrible car stuff thread, we now have a dedicated Racists, chuds and Bootkicers thread in AI where Muskchat can go - https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4006636
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Now do one for people to bitch about self driving technology
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Your weekly (daily?) reminder that Autopilot is not an autopilot. https://twitter.com/ericpauldennis/status/1545120835786137600?s=21&t=QndaNd9SL7o8oJgIwaJXXQ https://twitter.com/ericpauldennis/status/1545124209315176450?s=21&t=rIilmk0ZnPpxOLlJj3O7PQ
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Driveway.com has offered me $14,000 for my 2014 Accord Hybrid with 123,000 miles. This is $2500 more than they offered me 8 months ago. I'm wondering if they're pumping up their offers for things that get good gas mileage. I'm a little worried that it may actually be in "fair" condition rather than the "good" condition I said it was but hopefully if so they just ding me a little and the sale still goes through. There's nothing really wrong with it though, it's a great car, just has a lot of rock chips and little cosmetic things, nothing major. They can ding me 3 grand and I'll still be all over it though, previous offers from Carmax and Autonation were 8650 and 9000.
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bird with big dick posted:Driveway.com has offered me $14,000 for my 2014 Accord Hybrid with 123,000 miles. This is $2500 more than they offered me 8 months ago. I'm wondering if they're pumping up their offers for things that get good gas mileage. It’s all venture capital money truing to buy out the local shops with made up money. Carvana’s the same. It’s more money for you.
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AutoNation (parent company of the BMW dealership) offered me 16k for my 2017 Mazda 6 when I went in to pick up my BMW I4, while CarMax offered 17.5k (over the web). I went with the 16k because I didn't feel like dealing with going to CarMax and it was easier to transfer everything in one shot. 16k on a 5 year old car I got for 21k was a hell of a bargain to me
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I've got a local carmax and I'd prefer to just dump it there and be done with it but not if the difference is gonna be 3-5 grand. That'll pay for like the next six months of LEGO purchases. I'd rather actually see it go to a local end user that's gonna drive the thing, it's a great car with all highway miles that gets over 40 mpg, but if I get anywhere near 14 grand I'm going to be ripping Driveway off. I also feel like its condition may be in a sweet spot where it looks good in the "virtual walk around" pics I sent Driveway and won't look as good in person but the difference isn't enough for them to blow up the deal. I hope anyway. When I sold the Mach-E to Driveway the guy that picked it up did a walk around and would have noted any condition problems but there weren't any because it was pretty much flawless.
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Who wants to have a good laugh https://twitter.com/dburbach/status/1545401496241586177?s=21&t=9z8t1CH-RsTFvkSkbhWtog
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Who wants to have a good laugh Death cult rushing to destroy the world.
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Gasoline and diesel have subsidies already that probably lower the cost of a gallon of fuel by more than a whole charge on a battery
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Lord Decimus Barnacle posted:Gasoline and diesel have subsidies already that probably lower the cost of a gallon of fuel by more than a whole charge on a battery I’m sure the coal rollers supporting this sort of legislation and their supporters in the local legislature will find this to be a logical and compelling argument.
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A bunch of years ago NC outlawed the concept of establishing environmental policy based on ocean level readings
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Tiny Timbs posted:A bunch of years ago NC outlawed the concept of establishing environmental policy based on ocean level readings It’s one weird trick that oceans hate. You can just tell the Atlantic to stop rising.
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Saw a Rivian R1T on the road today. That’s a one goofy looking truck.
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I think it looks fantastic from the side.
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