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Motronic posted:Honda Motocompo is back in electric trim. Finally I can have some reliable transportation that fits behind the seat of every ford.
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Low Buck Garage is making a funny car out of a Cherokee and an MG front end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfLjmgylGTQ
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This guy showed up to donate blood while I was in there doing same: The person at reception commented "oh, you brought the fun car!" This was hanging out when I went to lunch on Friday. Only the second one I've seen:  (Rivian-built electric Amazon delivery van, for those that haven't seen one. Has lots of clever features for it's intended purpose.)
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Wistful of Dollars posted:On one hand they look like the biggest douches on the planet; on the other, the vehicles themselves look so happy. i wish my car had an idle animation, too.
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Darchangel posted:This was hanging out when I went to lunch on Friday. Only the second one I've seen: Interesting, just about all our stuff has shown up in these for a while now. Then again there's a distribution center pretty nearby so that may help.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Low Buck Garage is making a funny car out of a Cherokee and an MG front end. Absolutely click this link. Dude rocks.
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He is amazing. Rebuild a half-track? Sure. Build an off-road hot rod? Why not? Cut a jeep in half to fix weight distribution? Do it everyday.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:He is amazing. Rebuild a half-track? Sure. Build an off-road hot rod? Why not? Cut a jeep in half to fix weight distribution? Do it everyday. The ones where he gets old trucks and busses running and driving are a fun watch too. I thought my crap was bad, he's dealing with trying to move something much larger with air brakes that won't release.
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Nuevo posted:Interesting, just about all our stuff has shown up in these for a while now. Then again there's a distribution center pretty nearby so that may help. Looks like Amazon has an exclusive contract with Rivian for those vans. I wonder what benefits the DSPs who lease the things are seeing out of the deal so far. Fuel is always going to be a big expense, but running unproven trucks hard could incur larger expenses if they end up being unreliable. I guess Amazon has used the things for a couple years, so I hope they've ironed out any problems they have. I'd be a bit wary of forced leases on delivery vehicles, if that's what they're doing. Flowers Baking Company (Nature's Own, Bunny, Tastykake, etc. depending on region) tried forcing new independent operators (I/Os) to lease gasser Isuzu/GMC cabovers that ended up having major transmission problems at very low mileage. I saw entire rows of them mouldering away behind depots in Florida while they unfucked those contracts. Some I/Os didn't even bother using them, despite their own trucks being (somewhat more reliable) trash, and having to pay leasing costs on the new trucks. Sucked for the people that did keep them and got stuck replacing the transmission at less than 50,000 miles! Last mile is a motherfucker. It's hard on people and hard on equipment. Even harder when many companies in America want to subcontract the work out to avoid those nasty, nasty unions. At least if a company truck burns down they'll send someone out with a new one. As an I/O, they'll try to give you no help and charge you if they have to.
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Last I saw was Rivian isn't doing to hot and Amazon has all the power in their agreement.
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KakerMix posted:Last I saw was Rivian isn't doing to hot and Amazon has all the power in their agreement. I would not be even slightly surprised if Amazon uses this to buy the brand out & get into the electric car market.
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Nuevo posted:I would not be even slightly surprised if Amazon uses this to buy the brand out & get into the electric car market. Amazon Basics EV
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KakerMix posted:Last I saw was Rivian isn't doing to hot and Amazon has all the power in their agreement. Last P/L showed 10 billion in cash, with a much decreased net loss with a resonable prediction of break even next year. They are looking like delivering 50,000 vehicles this year with 50% growth in sales with a decline in CAPEX as they finish build out of production facilities They are doing okay for a car maker startup.
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After Tesla, Rivian is the only one with an order book and manufacturing capacity to attempt long term profitablity. They're retrofitting the Amazon delivery truck tech/drive units into their passenger vehicles which ought to dramatically improve parts availability long term. The only reason I can get parts for my quirky Citroen is the fact that they continued to use that engine in their work vans through the 70s Over in the ev thread I have a post about a uniforms delivery van I saw stop off at the old folks home near my house. Nurses scrubs maybe. Anyways it was a classic UPS truck looking thing except it had an electric drive train. And that thing was quick Delivery trucks and city busses are the ideal electric vehicle, they do the same route daily with little variation you know exactly how much range you need, lots of short bits lots of stops lots of city driving. China is big time investing in electric busses. The rest of the world will catch up here in 5-10 years
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Darchangel posted:This guy showed up to donate blood while I was in there doing same: hell and drat yes
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:He is amazing. Rebuild a half-track? Sure. Build an off-road hot rod? Why not? Cut a jeep in half to fix weight distribution? Do it everyday. He is a treasure. Some of his little tricks are instant 'oh of course' moments. Also love that beer can radiator overflow. Also part 2 is out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cASQRqjUBvQ Humphreys fucked around with this message at 12:27 on Sep 19, 2023 |
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Excuse me, that is clearly a Gasser Sedan/Altered.
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MrYenko posted:Excuse me, that is clearly a Gasser Sedan/Altered. No, his original design was a gasser. This is being set up as a funny car and if he puts a wheelie bar on it I will laugh so hard.
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Nuevo posted:Interesting, just about all our stuff has shown up in these for a while now. Then again there's a distribution center pretty nearby so that may help. I'm in DFW. We have like 3 distribution centers spread across the metroplex. This is only the second one of these I've seen, so far. I don't live in the upscale part, though, so... The two I've seen are in Las Colinas, AKA the fancy part of Irving, TX, where the Dallas Cowboys training center is. Gomi Day posted:i wish my car had an idle animation, too.  Do we have an "It is a videogame analogy" smiley? Humbug Scoolbus posted:Low Buck Garage is making a funny car out of a Cherokee and an MG front end. Mcqueen posted:Absolutely click this link. Dude rocks. Agreed. Had to back up and watch the original build, just because. Humphreys posted:He is a treasure. Some of his little tricks are instant 'oh of course' moments. Also love that beer can radiator overflow. I mean: LOOK at that thing! It's ridiculous, and so awesome. MrYenko posted:Excuse me, that is clearly a Gasser Sedan/Altered. Altered, yes, but the original design was a Gasser-style lifted straight axle in the front. Actually, it was stock height ZJ stuff, but that is a lifted straight axle... e: f,b. Also, note that it is a manual transmission! The chassis he used was an original (rare!) manual ZJ that he bought for the manual trans stuff, and was going to scrap the chassis due to rust. This is better. armpit_enjoyer posted:hell and drat yes Yeah, I'd like a T-bucket at some point just for simple fun. So basic.
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Picked up our NSX-R from getting a paint correction, and holy poo poo this looks wild in person. Pre paint correction I didn't care for this color on the car, but with the corrected paint god dayum  
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^That is very red. From https://twitter.com/DarbraDawn/status/1704330285767336124/photo/1
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Itzena posted:^That is very red. It looks like the skeletons are positively affirming that for-sale Studebaker.
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Motronic posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unEfaPWHB5c&t=341s I wish I loved anything as much as this dude loves small motors.
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MrYenko posted:Wheels notwithstanding One of the skeletons even says YOUR MISTAKES DO NOT DEFINE YOU
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Rivian chat: My friend just bought one and while I thought they were always really cool, seeing it in person and driving it was next level neato for me. Some weird personality quirk makes me assume these things are like toys and not really actual useable vehicles until I get to experience one in person. The same friend also has a Model S, I thought the same thing years ago when he got it. He then proceeded a few days later to drive the truck across the country (PA to San Francisco). Once the supercharger network is open to non-tesla cars and adapters are available, it will make these trucks that much more attractive. I don't think he had much of an issue charging along 80, but here in rural PA the non-supercharger charging network isn't the best.   I definitely wouldn't mind an electric vehicle of some kind in the future as most of my traveling is shortish distances (or not at all) and we'd always have an ICE vehicle for longer trips. But the financially responsible part of me can't do it now when I have other things I'd prioritize spending money on.
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GramCracker posted:Picked up our NSX-R from getting a paint correction, and holy poo poo this looks wild in person. Pre paint correction I didn't care for this color on the car, but with the corrected paint god dayum loving incredible
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dreesemonkey posted:Rivian chat: My friend just bought one and while I thought they were always really cool, seeing it in person and driving it was next level neato for me. I saw one of those in a parking lot last week and it looks great in person. Probably wouldn't get one because of a lack of dealerships/repair facilities near me at this point. If the Charger Banshee is what Dodge says it will be it won't and I can find a buyer for my Challenger that makes it more affordable, I'm in on it. There are a lot of MOPARians that are super upset about the ICE going away and I'm hoping that the letter from Dodge saying that mine is the only one they made in 2019 with the options I chose will help the resale value. I know it isn't a true 1 of 1 (I've had plenty of car assholes remind me of that, LOUDLY), I think it's still cool and someone else might too.
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Story of one of the most famous Volvos ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BfEs5fSxWM
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dreesemonkey posted:Rivian chat: My friend just bought one and while I thought they were always really cool, seeing it in person and driving it was next level neato for me. I've seen a few of them out and about now - even saw an R1S - and I still think they're sharp. I feel like if Rivian survives and gets production numbers nice and healthy that a Maverick-sized version would sell like hotcakes.
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The rivians seem too friendly looking to succeed in the truck market. If they make a more Bronco-ish version I bet it’ll be a hit.
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Snowy posted:The rivians seem too friendly looking to succeed in the truck market. If they make a more Bronco-ish version I bet it’ll be a hit. All personal preference of course, but I think they just look bad from the front. It's not proportional, it's not balanced. It wouldn't stop me from buying one if I was in the market and it was the right price.
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Snowy posted:The rivians seem too friendly looking to succeed in the truck market. If they make a more Bronco-ish version I bet it’ll be a hit. They share the niche with the Honda Ridgeline for people who want a pickup but don't want ANGERY FACE SMASH U UP. The Hyundai pickup and Maverick also fit in there. It's a popular market segment, but it doesn't get the small dick energy marketing the regular full-size market receives.
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