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Re: Car Thread

Postby Seaboard Air Line Fan » Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:16 pm

BMW just announced they'll produce an electric Mini Cooper in 2019...I wonder if they'll make a upgrade/retrofit kit for the one I have now???

https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/25/the-first-fully-electric-mini-will-be-a-3-door-model-entering-production-in-2019/
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Re: Car Thread

Postby healey36 » Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:27 am

They already manufacture/sell this, so it seems not a stretch to re-wrinkle the sheet-metal/composites to come up with Mini version:

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Surely you jest re: retrofit...

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Re: Car Thread

Postby MurphOnMillerAve » Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:31 pm

The black Beemer looks like it's suffering in there, struggling to get itself free of that orange load around it.
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Re: Car Thread

Postby Seaboard Air Line Fan » Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:50 pm

Like putting on a pair orange pants! I wonder what color it will wear tomorrow?!?!?! :lol:
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Re: Car Thread

Postby MurphOnMillerAve » Fri Jul 28, 2017 7:47 pm

Good imagery, BobD ! :D
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Re: Car Thread

Postby robert. » Fri Jul 28, 2017 9:27 pm

Why are there so many Maseratis on the road now? Have they become the trendy look at me car?
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Postby MurphOnMillerAve » Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:25 pm

robert. wrote:Why are there so many Maseratis on the road now? Have they become the trendy look at me car?

I think you are right about that, judging from what I have seen escalating here in the NJ-NYC area. Even the owner-manager of a local restaurant got one and parks it outside his delivery door. Good for him! I suppose.
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Re: Car Thread

Postby Tom Dempsey » Sat Jul 29, 2017 12:35 am

I think they sort of went down market about ten years ago, sort of like what Packard did towards the end of the depression. Didn't work for Packard but the Trident has become a subsidiary property so it might work out okay for them. At least they're not rebranding Chrysler's any more!
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Re: Car Thread

Postby healey36 » Sun Jul 30, 2017 1:33 pm

Two days of rain gave us a blissful Sunday of bright sun and low humidity. Headed out for a quick loop through the countryside this morning:

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The Sprite turned fifty this year...still has a lot of life left in her.

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Re: Car Thread

Postby E7 » Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:20 pm

Unfortunately, headed for SEVERAL SLOW loops around the yard in the Cub Cadet! :( :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I turn 70......not so much!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Car Thread

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:48 pm

Tom Dempsey wrote:I think they sort of went down market about ten years ago...


Start at ~$71k up to ~$162k........the low end model being about double what a new Outback would cost me.
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Re: Car Thread

Postby webenda » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:17 am

Some people just love their rust buckets.

Case in point, 1955 Ford F100 spotted parked at Tucson Estates Donut Shop.
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The mirror seems out of place.
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Re: Car Thread

Postby rogruth » Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:30 am

Yeah, mirror is a little strange but like the truck it works. I guess. :D
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Re: Car Thread

Postby webenda » Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:18 pm

The one on the right looked like an impact socket... it is black after all. :?
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Re: Car Thread

Postby HONDO74 » Sun Aug 06, 2017 3:50 pm

Today's hottest collectible cars are trucks

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