G. David Felt

Excellent point made, they are still $11,000 higher than the original starting price.

Yes the Downtown Seattle to UW to Northgate is all underground. Very clean, quiet and nice to get around.

Like you I have no reason to go into Seattle, but with the growth here and so many idiot drivers that do not know how to drive in rain or snow, Google Maps to avoid accidents and congestion caused by accidents is a need now. Crazy, used to take me 20 min to get from my house to where my parents live in Kirkland and now it is a 1hr drive due to the idiots that do not know how to drive and congestion. @oldshurst442 I used to do the USB thing, but the older auto's that have media seem to also have some of the slowest terrible designed systems to make it just not a good experience. As such, I have found for the $9 a month I can enjoy commercial free Spotify that I build on my desktop so many mixes to enjoy everything from Jass to pop, K-pop and classic rock. I have come to really appreciate the Spotify service.

I understand where you are coming from as I have friends and coworkers who are all about the Apple Universe. My son and Daughter are both heavy on Apple, yet I am as they say behind the times as while they both have apple everything in the house and the amazon doorbell ring system so they can see who is at the door anywhere in the house. I have nothing like that except for my android phones. My wife is not a tech person and as such, I am her tech support as she is finally all in on her Samsung Galaxy 22 with using the calendar and phone book rather than her old manual pen and binder. So getting her to handle other tech changes is rather hard. She has become used to plugging in her phone since I replaced the deck in her SS so she can have google everything. Has come to love it. Like you, I totally get this change to the Qualcomm auto system as it gives a massive computer system to run the auto that will be lighting fast and even Tesla has embraced this approach as what they use is a customer Qualcomm system that they are moving away from to move to the cheaper qualcomm system. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Qualcomm has on their website that they had invited Apple and Google at the start to join in the co-development of their auto Controller system, Apple choose to decline and focus on their own auto. In this regard, I think Apple failed to realize that they could have had a massive impact on the future of autos, and it could come back to bite them in the ass. Instead, Apple choose to over the last decade Sue in court Qualcomm over their tech and failed loosing out many times which has led us to this point. I believe Apple is going to walk away from the auto market and focus on other things. How this works out for Apple fans will be interesting to see. I think it will go for some like my kids that have no problem connecting via bluetooth to existing systems like my kids do in their Jeeps GC autos. For others, I suspect they will turn to when they buy an auto, then stop off at a 3rd party show for an aftermarket deck that supports Apple Carplay.

I understand, I no matter what am like you that I learn and know my surroundings and it is amazing how many people cannot tell you which way is north, south, east or west. Basic knowledge is lacking in many people. Yet with that said, I always log into my google maps for one important feature, the notification of speed traps and basic freeway traffic updates to find faster routes to where I am going as you can learn all the streets and back roads, but with today's cameras everywhere at least here in Washington state, I am able to save massive time by finding alternative routes that are faster and even then I usually know side roads to cut through to make those options faster.

Latest Light rail Map, Service to Lynnwood begins Feb 2024 as they are still building north and south as well as across the lake. Currently light rail is running from Northgate to Angle Lake south of the airport. Service begins later this year from Seattle, across the lake to Redmond. 2022 Progress Report | Sound Transit In regards to the King County property tax, it has run amuck as they have the state tax, county tax, city tax as the base of it and then they add on surface water management charge, City of Seattle drainage charge, fire protection fee, King Conservation District (KCD) fee, and the noxious weed fee. I know they have additional Other Charges too. It is crazy the taxation in that county. I am watching Snohomish closely as they are considering additional taxes, but the County rules require voters approval, so there is far more ability to keep things in check rather than political run away spending and taxing.

That could give little kids a nightmare or extreme joy. This is an interesting read and explains allot of why the auto industry is going away from Apple Carplay and Android Auto. Will be interesting to see how this works out for them. Colin Barnden on LinkedIn: #carplay #android #auto #infotainment #smartphone #processor #snapdragon… | 64 comments What are all your thoughts on this? @Drew Dowdell @surreal1272 @Robert Hall @oldshurst442 @trinacriabob @smk4565

Snohomish county is on a tax hike focus the last couple of years and I think it is really focused on dense living areas as all the cities here are focused on building retail/office space with apartments all around the lite rail stop points. King County is crazy, my neighbor who he is like me a computer engineer and his wife is a dentist was wanting to move further out but due to where his wife works in downtown Seattle, they bought a house in Issaquah, an old 4 level house built on the side of the hill in 1978 and in need of a massive remodel. He figured would not be hard to do, after 2 years of owning it, but not living in it as he worked through the process to remodel, his property tax bill went from 21K in 2020 to 37K in 2023 and the process to remodel by the city was so crazy and extensive as he supposedly lived in a special drainage area due to being on the side of a hill that they went and made the yard look nice, painted the inside and unloaded it at a loss to an Indian single guy that will probably bring his parents over. King County now has some of the highest property taxes in the nation right up there with New Jersey. It is crazy and folks are leaving King County cause of it.

Condo's in Bothell and Woodinville are crazy priced now too. It really is a crazy market here in Washington. My daughter bought in South Everett a 2 bedroom 1,000 sq foot condo. I totally repainted and did everything inside, still have a few things to finish but this was at the end of 2021 and her condo does come with a 1 car garage. Bought it for $300,000 and now the county has her condo assessed for $376,000 in only two years. Crazy prices and looking online your right small condos are now around 400-450K in the Bothell / Woodinville area. Totally nuts.

That is great, I know my house I am in I bought in 1999 and was $145K then, now the county has it valued at $770K Crazy price. Yes, the best thing is being able to paint, make changes, etc. to the new place and then move in, then prep with a solid cleaning and any updates you feel the old house needs to maximize selling price. Making it move in ready always gets top dollar. Good luck my friend.

All of them have potential, all need a modern update. Like you, I like the property with the lake, but needs much work and I see all the rooms have electric baseboards which I am not a fan of. Either natural gas furnace or forced electric hot air furnace for the whole house, the baseboard heaters just scream dated. I like what you bought very much, though I did like the middle house with the huge brick fireplace and tv viewing area, that was nice. But you can always build things like that into any home as you remodel, update, etc. Best of luck Robert with the packing and move. Excited to hear more once your moved in.

The biggest Marketing and Fake claim move idiot Musk has ever made.

Happy Easter Everyone. Wish you all the best weekend.

Wonder if the car and furnishing were available to buy? That would have been a great car to get.

Back to RAM REV, @Drew Dowdell While the press release did not show the FRUNK, the video shows it opens and closes showing some sort of door on the back wall. The interior pictures also do not show anything clearly nor do they show the truck with the midgate down. QUESTION: Is RAM going to deliver on the FRUNK Door so you can have long items from the bed to the Frunk down the center? Have you heard anything on this? Also, was there any size give for what looks like a weird little screen in front of the front passenger seat?

Tesla has NEVER delivered on their bottom priced autos. I will believe it when we see the Tesla stores have these entry level autos on their lots. Anyone can give a low price and @surreal1272 proved there was an MSRP $50K on the lot at a dealership. Here is the local inventory for here and I have one priced MSRP @47K, multiples at $50K and a few more that go up from there. I have yet to see any type of low prices of the increasing inventory at Tesla lots here. Realizing that the attached image might be hard for some to see, I have done multiple cuts from the same image to show you a better look.

I posted in our company slack social-autos channel about Tesla and I was also attacked the same way by the Tesla Faithful that see nothing wrong with Musk or with the price cuts using the same idiot logic that SMK has attempted to use to justify ignoring the facts / truth. Been pointing out the same thing as you and I have here and have gotten the same ignore it with crickets sound or the traditional attack of fake media, lies not the truth only Musk tells the truth. I honestly just do not get how much a person can be a lemming in willing to blindly follow a brand/person and not use their head. Reminds me of something my grandfathers always said to me, common sense is not so common and just because you are book smart and educated does not mean you actually can apply critical thinking skills to the issues of the day. America has improved in having more college educated people, but we have also increased it would seem the lemming factor. I noticed that just here in Seattle we still hired last year for our internship program a little over 100 people, but we did not hire a single individual that had a bachelor degree or working on a bachelors degree. Everyone was working on their masters, doctorate or PHD. We have truly moved the bar as they say in what is expected to have a better life of comfort, income, etc. THE RAM will sell well I believe, much like how Ford and GM have sold out their first editions of these trucks. We have many people who have the income to afford the $100,000 truck, yet with that stated, one valid point that SMK does make is that for growth, the ability to deliver the bottom end price points is a requirement for any auto company. GM seems to be on track and I believe with the delivery of the Equinox, Blazer and base Silverado EV autos that we will see GM ramp up and by 2025 have a serious ability to surpass Tesla. I fully expect VW to surpass Tesla next year even with a recession this year. We will still have folks that need to replace autos and the global movement is to EVs IMHO. I can see folks like @Robert Hall Going the 4XE route or Hybrid of his next Jeep GC or Wagoneer what ever type he decides to do. I will say that with the RAM REV, I would tell everyone to only buy at least the 20 kWh Home chargers so you can maximize the speed of recharging overnight.

Again taken out of context. Tesla Y also did not sell well in the first year and half as they worked the bugs out of manufacturing and quality issues. Ford has had to deal with their own battery issues even on the Mach-e, KNOWN issue on both Mach e and F150 lighting. Kia and Hyundai have both been very clear that they are moving production to the states to get full rebate credit and as such shifted EV shipments to China and Europe allowing existing inventory to be sold here as they bring online production here. THIS IS NOT Tesla beating them, but normal basic ramp up of production for all new products. As I have posted, Tesla is falling off on sales, very clear to everyone and quality is still a big issue for them. Global Economy is falling off so people are holding off on buying. Everyone is down including Tesla which is a -1% sales shrink for Q1 2023.

I am really into Gorillaz this week. Just moving me along on these tradeshow deadlines of mine.

You still do not get it, pound the USA flag all you want as a German Auto driving hypocrite. Tesla is in big trouble and the market sees this, piling up recalls due to poor quality and poor sales with 5 price cuts so far in 2023, analyst see more coming as Tesla tries to deliver on 50% growth that they never hit last year and is showing to have negative growth this year. Tesla Has a New Problem -- and It's Much Bigger Than It Appears (msn.com) Tesla shares drop after deliveries report raises concern of price cuts (cnbc.com) I have to shake my head at all the people that Chant USA USA USA and yet drive NON-USA Auto's, the second largest purchase outside of your home and yet you send your hard earned money to a foreign company. You can say you support American jobs all you want, but the profit still leaves this country for another. Pricing means nothing to early adopters that are willing to pay top dollar to have the latest new thing. Prices come down as economy of scale grows in production. Right now, we have no real facts to back up prices on any of the EVs that are coming to market and with a global down turn, prices are going to go down.

That is awesome, wow, great price for the land and house. Excited for you Robert, will be great for you and your sister. I think you might need a small tractor to plow your own driveway.

@Robert Hall Sorry for your loss, never easy losing a loved one. Glad you have the other dogs to help you and your sister move on. Very excited for you on the new house, I can totally understand as with my knee issue and my back/hip/foot issue that after 15 times on the mountain skiing, I had to stop due to all happening at once, stairs are a bitch. Wish ramblers were far more common here. Look forward to pictures, if you have the real estate link, please post so we can check out the new digs. How does the new garage compare to your current one? I know the current one was tight on space. Wishing you all the best Robert.

Not at all, everyone is scrambling to secure all the resources they need and, in the meantime, as they startup, costs are higher. For some they will have higher prices and for others lower prices. What price cutting is telling is that Tesla as I have proved above already has a selling problem. They can produce more all they want, but customers are not buying like they used too and this is going to hurt Tesla just as it hurts any company when they continue to cut prices to move product. People take a wait and see attitude and I suspect Q2 is going to be ugly for Tesla as they have moved into the Legacy model of building more than they can sell rather than the JIT or Just in Time system that GM and Ford has moved to which is what Toyota also does. As such, building and storing product to adjust your story of positive growth when it is really negative hurts in the long run. We are at the start of the EV change over that you know is correct and no one even you can predict how it will turn out. People like you stated in the 70's that Japan was junk and the US auto industry does not need to build quality fuel efficient small auto's and yet now we know how that turned out. Saying it is predictable on such a small thing as price cuts is not going to bod well for Tesla with a polarizing CEO that is turning people off their products. Posting again to prove this point: Drivers Ditch Tesla: I Don't Want It to Be 'the New MAGA Hat' (businessinsider.com) Elon Musk's politics are dividing consumers | CNN Business Tesla Drivers Are Getting Fed Up With Elon Musk's Twitter Meltdowns - CNET Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Could Be Driving Away Tesla Buyers | Vanity Fair Then we have the latest of disrespecting your privacy from Tesla that is a valid concern. Tesla Employees Shared Invasive Videos From Customers' Cars: Report (msn.com) End result is NOTHING is Predictable as I expect Q2 for Tesla to be stagnant if not down.

NO THIS IS FUD AGAIN, you are taking the Profit for the whole company that includes cars, services, loans, etc. and saying that makes it $$$$$ per car of profit and that is NOT how accounting works. EBIT is an acronym for earnings before interest and taxes, and it is used to measure a company's management of profitability. Just as its name implies, it is the amount of profit before interest expenses and tax payments are deducted. This is the whole company of all divisions. You have to actually look at the car sales without the financing department of auto loans or service sector that includes parts, repairs, etc. or all the other little bits. We could do this with GM and give them a HUGE per Auto profit. Or better yet, I could go the other way in pointing out that the profit Tesla is making on their EVs is propped up by HUGE Regulatory Credits that were sold to other auto companies like the Dodge Division for the polluting Charger/Challenger. In 2022, 1.8 billion of pure profit was booked by selling Regulatory Credits to Stellantis. Tesla Regulatory Credits Revenue Boosts Profits And Margins | Fundamental Data And Statistics For Stocks (stockdividendscreener.com) Accounting can manipulate any numbers to look good, that does not mean a company is growing or healthy. Tesla as I already posted produced many unsold EVs to play this 4% growth game when in reality they are looking at a -1% for Q1 2023.

Post your source on this please. You have posted so much FUD that none of this is believable without a source posted. Example the only thing I can currently find on profit margins for EVs is as follows and Mercedes DOES NOT have a listing. Charted: Tesla's Unrivaled Profit Margins (visualcapitalist.com)