Cars, Man

[Chauncey Gardener]

Ta who? :oops:

 

[pnwoutdoors]

When you get done with all the gravel, here's a little unit to toss all that gravel to the side ...

Not exactly $7K but at least it's green, right? The 2025 Cadillac CTS-V 6.2L V8 SC 10spd Auto:

Chauncey's Green Machine. Yeah, baby. :cool:

Of course, you'll need a bottle of the '61 after every drive. And have to order and install another ton of gravel every other weekend, to correct what this bad boy delivers. You're on your own, pal. '61 and all. :giggle:

 

[Monocrom]

Ta who? :oops:

Liberals.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

It's ... it's ... it's ....BEAUTIFUL

BTW, mine wasn't $7k when purchased five years ago. Just sayin.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

 

[dc38]

It's ... it's ... it's ....BEAUTIFUL

BTW, mine wasn't $7k when purchased five years ago. Just sayin.

That green is Goe-juss.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

That green is Goe-juss.

Yes, @pnwoutdoors has impeccable taste.

 

[bluflaam777]

 

[dc38]

Good to know that tire swaps haven't changed much LOL

 

[Galane]

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Grandmother had one of these, it was stolen >> Found in downtown Milwaukee, huge surprise right lol

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Parks in two ZIP codes at the same time...

 

[pnwoutdoors]

That green is Goe-juss.

Ah, the immortal words of the salon 'bot in the film Wall-E ...

 

[pnwoutdoors]

Speaking of green ...

2021 Mercedes Maybach S650 sedan, 6.0L V12 TT, in emerald green

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does buy a Mercedes Maybach S650, which would make me happy.

 

[pnwoutdoors]

1959 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider LWB

2646 lbs, V12, 4spd, 240hp of Italian sex on a stick. Yowza.

 

[pnwoutdoors]

2024 Pagani Huayra Epitome

Mid-engine, MB/AMG M158 V12, 850hp, 811 ft-lbs torque, RWD.

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[TPA]

Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does buy a Mercedes Maybach S650, which would make me happy.

They say you shouldn't ever meet your heroes. Perhaps this could be true with aspirational cars.

I actually drove a 2018 Maybach as a daily driver for a few months at the beginning of this year. The best way to describe it is "effortless." The car does everything you ask of it, without any indication of effort. A very pleasant place to be, especially on the highway.

At the same time, I regret to report that Mercedes, even their Maybachs, aren't built like they used to. The little foam wedge between the seat and center console is gone in this model. They used to have this in many of their cars to prevent items from falling between the seats. Likewise, the S-Class series before this had magnetic door holders. When you'd open the door, it'd hold it open at any angle, no detents like most cars. That's not in this model.

The current S-class model has even more cost cutting throughout. Physical buttons have been replaced with capacitive touch sensors, some of the trim parts are omitted, especially in areas where people aren't likely to notice.

 

[pnwoutdoors]

Huh. So the Maybach has gone a bit down the cost-shaving path. That's depressing. One would think a company's top-end flagship model would be uncompromising to the last.

 

[dc38]

Cut out what works, and either charge a premium for a feature or open up the market for competition, which you rush and fill in with subsidiaries and shell companies. Production cost for you? Way down. Secondary cost? Minimal bump. End %profit? Still up, and registered separately from the main company.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

 

[orbital]

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Interior of the last Supra to be made.

Two things stand out:
6-speed manual & big centered Tachometer, like a Porsche.
all about driving~fast