G. David Felt

Time to export the racist hate filled folks from America, the Multi-Cultural society is what made America, not a White Racist hate filled view. I would say we give them all a 1 way ticket to Antartica and let them have White on White there.

WOW, Let the FALSE propagation of information fly, this is the worst way to run a social media platform IMHO. Meta ends fact-checking | LinkedIn

I was thinking of their Hydrogen powered Corolla they demoed in Japan. Expanding Possibilities with the Liquid Hydrogen-Powered GR Corolla in the Season Final Round | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website Evolved Liquid Hydrogen-Powered GR Corolla to Participate in Super Taikyu Fuji 24 Hours Race | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website QUOTE: The liquid hydrogen-powered engine generates power by injecting hydrogen, the fuel, directly into the engine for combustion. The liquid hydrogen-powered GR Corolla uses a reciprocating pump that pumps the fuel, through the reciprocating motion of a piston when transferring hydrogen from the fuel tank to the engine.

This goes for the Toyota Hydrogen is better than EV approach, such a complex high compression engine solution that I cannot see it being better than an EV.

The testing of all the new production Solid State battery lines is showing that the next generation of EV batteries should last two plus decades with 372 miles to 621 miles of range. Honda Solid state battery is rated at 750 km which is 466 miles and LG / Samsung has stated that their solid state battery will come in a wide range of sizes from 600 km to 1000 km so at this point, if you have a battery pack good for 621 miles of range or 1000 km, that is pretty much a solid day of road trip with charging at DC that evening or a level 2 over night at the hotel. Pretty much makes range anxiety a thing of the past. Course I am consistently averaging 300 to 320 miles of range on my EV9 and as @Drew Dowdell pointed out even after 12 years on the high side at 265 miles, plenty for local driving. I feel this is no different than the drop off in performance from an ICE auto in regard to HP/Torque except that EVs tend to not lose the HP/Torque like an ICE auto does while consuming more gas. Instead, you're just looking at battery degradation. Good read on EV Motors: Electric Vehicle Motor Lifespan: How Long Does It Last? — PRIMECOMTECH Pretty much, EVs I feel will outlast ICE autos.

My issue with the Train restaurant is the exposure to flying bacteria from others onto your food and drink. When the pandemic hit, my wife and I still wanted to keep our family traditions going with mundo making, holiday cookie making, etc. As such, we looked for ways to ensure people could attend and participate and keep everyone healthy and safe. What I realized is how much spittle comes out of one's mouth when talking. As such, the amount of mouth bacteria that comes out onto food makes me no longer go out to eat. I have petitioned our local health department to make these types of masks a requirement as it does not make it hard to breath, but it does make it much safer for food handling. Course while this is the new standard in the asian rim for food handling, here in backwards America, people are selfish and cannot even bother to test to see the visual facts of how much comes out of ones mouth. I do challange everyone if you want to see how much natural spittle comes out of ones mouth, wear one of these while talking with your family / friends and see the evidence. As cool as the train delivery thing is, I would have to pass on this as a not very clean experience of food and drink.

Comfort food to this international citizen is the following: Japanese Katsu in all protein versions, Korean BBQ, German Schnitzel, Italian Pasta, French Buttery mashed potatoes, Any sauce made from the 5 french sauces: The Five Mother Sauces of French Cuisine, Greek food, Chinese stir fry, Just about anything Rice based from the Asian rim. I could go on, but now I am hungry and time for a late dinner. 😛

This is so true. https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/12/11/the-rise-of-the-lazy-overachiever-why-your-best-employees-are-working-less-and-winning-more/

I cannot fault your logic on this and suspect your WK2 GC will outlast the current mess of products they are building IMHO.

Lamborghini is entering the EV space and how best to give the world the best EV sports car than to benchmark the current best mass produced EV that has something no one else has. E-shift, THE SIMULATED electric shifting EV. https://carbuzz.com/video-lamborghini-caught-benchmarking-hyundai-ioniq-5-n/

With all the quality problems @ Stellantis brands, I could not recommend any of them to people to buy.

This is awesome news showing that the R&D into EVs is far stronger and better than ICE supporters have stated. 12yrs for a battery pack is on par with the life of an ICE engine. That stated, it would imply to me that like any auto, ice or EV, if taken care of they will last a much longer time than many expect.

Make me question holding onto old auto's when you see how poorly they are made from a Safety standpoint.

Drop of Tesla vehicle sales causing stock to drop. I see this as people do not want to own an EV from a person born into wealth and racism from South Africa who supports white supremacy and hate. He bought his CEO / Chairman control of Tesla as he never created Tesla as much as his fans say he did. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/tesla-reports-first-ever-annual-vehicle-deliveries-decline-stock-falls/vi-AA1wRdUQ?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=7b206570873146ce939f3b5b9352de39&ei=46

Toyota products are finally earning their Garbage reputation with all the problems they have had and still have especially with the transmission and engine exchanges due to poor manufacturing. Kia is not alone in this, I have so seen that in the East coast and mid west with all the salt they put on the roads affecting every make and model from all the vendors. Not surprised to see a dangerous auto like that with the frame totally rusted.

New car prices are still $10,000 above average transaction from 2020. 2025 they are expected to crash and reach 2020 pricing. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/2-reasons-car-prices-crash-110016851.html

This not surprising for those that follow the auto industry. https://www.torquenews.com/1084/toyota-desperately-trying-stop-their-brand-image-taking-straight-dumpster-dive-now-tacoma

To all C&G members and visitors.

@Jacob Diana Welcome to C&G, look forward to interacting with you.

Very interesting read! https://newatlas.com/automotive/subaru-most-reliable/

Having done so much driving coast to coast due to my son's Gymnastics from age of 5 to college before he retired in college. I would say the following: British Columbia is equal to the west coast in many ways till you take the Highway and head north in BC and hit the Yukon's and then you truly have an Alaska Conservative equal. Having not spent any time in the NW territories, I cannot answer but would suspect it is far more conservative due to sparse population and tight nit communities of both native Indians and other groups. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba I find to mirror the U.S. mid-west and Texas. Antario and Quebec I find to be a mixed pot of southern politeness with backstabbing rudeness in some areas and others if your white to be very polite period. I did find in various cities some amazing multi-cultural city areas. I also hit up against the same French BS I hit when I was working in France. A very narrow mind set of society or a very liberal one that was more relaxing to how I was raised. Two sides of a coin. Have never been to Newfoundland and Labrador but would love to see the area. So, no comment on the folks there. NB, Prince Edward and Nova Scotia have been over all very polite and friendly when my wife and I visited about 5 years ago. Like the NE corner of the U.S., lots of friendly people and the occasional narrow-minded turd. If money was no object, would love to visit the rest of Canada including Nunavut and the NW Territories to explore and photograph the area. Would love to experience the drive over the Ice Highway too. So much of North America to see and yet so little time. Could the People Benefit from a single currency with a open free North America, meaning Canada, U.S. Mexico become the North American Union of States. SURE, but will it? NOT in OUR LIFETIME!!! Too many selfish, fascist pricks that hate society if it does not benefit them to allow such a Great Multi-Cultural Union. IMHO

Loved this generation of Impala SS. It was Magical!!! I am totally confused by your statement, Tightly Wound?????? Having been in both sides of Canada and yearly go to Fairmount Hot springs for the mineral hot springs that rejuvenate me, I find the East Coast of Canada Tightly wound and at times offensive in how they treat people and do things, so much in common with the East Cost of the U.S. and especially the south. As a true PNW person living here, I find going up to Vancouver B.C. to be very relaxed and liberal with a great foodie scene. I can only think it is where we each are born and raised in our perception of the locals as I find the opposite of what you stated. Or am I miss understanding your statement and you are saying the east coast Canadians who move to BC tend to move back because it is too liberal and relaxed?????

WOW, they have nailed it with their Black edition available on various models. GENESIS UNVEILS GV80 BLACK AND GV80 COUPE BLACK QUOTE: Genesis Black models are defined by their captivating dark-black color theme that extends throughout the interior and exterior, flawlessly embodying the essence of Genesis’ design philosophy “Athletic Elegance” in its purest form. All visible exterior features in the GV80 Black and the GV80 Coupe Black are finished in black, including the radiator grille, bumper garnish, front emblem, daylight opening (DLO) molding, roof racks and rear bumper molding. Even lesser visible details like the headlamp inner side bezels are black, completing the sleek look. Someone paid attention to detail on these, the pictures are awesome.

For those that like sedans, seems Genesis it planning to offer more options including this sweet looking Black Edition in 2025. Seems the Black edition is the top trim level on all the Genesis auto's, very cool stuff. Genesis G80 Black to be Launched in the First Half of 2025 - Korean Car Blog