What vehicle will be a worthy replacement for your sedan when it is time?
#3976
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#3977
It can only be due to the fact that my family had a VW bus when I was a kid that I think this new VW ID.Buzz is going to be cool. Not as a performance car of course, but what a cool family hauler. What do you guys think?
https://carbuzz.com/features/5-aweso...swagen-id-buzz
https://carbuzz.com/features/5-aweso...swagen-id-buzz
#3978
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I love it. It's so geeky that it's actually cool. Kind of like Disney World.
#3979
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Car stuff: I really think the VW id.whatever series of electrics is what will change the dialog towards electric as mainstream. If they can crank out a 500-mile range ev crossover or small suv for under $45k the ICE game is just... over.
#3980
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Both of my kids are in college about 80 miles away. Today's (single motor) EV's would give no margin for error on a round trip like that. Particularly in the winter months.
#3981
I have a 6 mile drive to work so I leased a 2012 Nissan Leaf when it first debuted. Perfect commuter car for me. I plugged it in once a week. Now the Leaf has about 3 times the range and it costs less. The advancement pace on electric vehicles is staggering compared to gas cars. There will come a time when range is high enough and prices are low enough that ICE cars just don't make sense anymore for most people. I think we are a ways away from that now, but it is coming.
From a performance standpoint, ICE cars are dead in the water compared to electric cars. However, electric cars have a long way to go in terms of being fun to drive, providing good feedback to the driver from an enthusiast standpoint, and rewarding all 5 senses. Sure an electric car will rip your face off in a straight line, but it is mostly silent, does not have a stick shift, hydraulic steering (most), or smell like race gas. And for those reasons, I'm out... for now.
From a performance standpoint, ICE cars are dead in the water compared to electric cars. However, electric cars have a long way to go in terms of being fun to drive, providing good feedback to the driver from an enthusiast standpoint, and rewarding all 5 senses. Sure an electric car will rip your face off in a straight line, but it is mostly silent, does not have a stick shift, hydraulic steering (most), or smell like race gas. And for those reasons, I'm out... for now.
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#3983
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Originally Posted by RMB5190
Give me a psuedo stick shift and some StarWars Tie-Fighter or screaming R2D2 sounds and I'll start to get on board.
#3984
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I guess I haven't been keeping up. Subaru announced there will not be an STI version of the new WRX
https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/the...d-for-now.html
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...his-generation
https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/the...d-for-now.html
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...his-generation
#3987
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I prefer a hatchback over an suv. The inf EX series was always appealing. Maybe it has something to do with what I learned to drive on - a full size conversion van with curtained windows on the sides and back. No interest in vehicles with high centers of gravity.
#3988
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NBCNews Washington State Plans Ban on Non-Electric...
The writing is already on the wall... Once one state starts, the others will follow...
The writing is already on the wall... Once one state starts, the others will follow...
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#3990
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I've seen it all now.
https://www.irahondasaco.com/invento...45lc6j6024974/
Key notes;
* 190K miles
* "moderate" front end damage according to carfax
* $26K price !@#
https://www.irahondasaco.com/invento...45lc6j6024974/
Key notes;
* 190K miles
* "moderate" front end damage according to carfax
* $26K price !@#