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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by DonnyMost, May 30, 2018.

  1. KingCheetah

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    Ken Block... RIP
     
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    WHAT THE [bleep]??????

    EDIT: This is one of those things that felt like a complete hoax. He was a hero to a lot of people. One of the first and greatest social media stars. Tributes to him on video games, car shows, and everything defined 2010s motoring. RIP, legend.
     
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    Wow. That's crazy. You just know he was trying to drift that snowmobile. :(
     
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    I saw an Aston Martin SUV at work the other day. I didn't even realize such a thing existed. The aesthetics were not that impressive for such an expensive vehicle.
     
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    Hard pass.

    AMs look gorgeous but the DBX looks like a Nissan Murano from the back at a 200k price point.

    Performance numbers aren’t great for 200k either.
     
  6. Zboy

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    I am intrigued by the CT5-V Blackwing, mainly because all that performance comes with a manual transmission.

    Considering getting it.
     
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  9. Sajan

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    how come nobody makes an upscale minivan?

    odyssey, sienna, pacifica......those are all the options?
     
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    Traction control off... insta crash.
     
  11. Dr of Dunk

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    Crypto, take the wheel ...
     
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    The only one I'd like (other than to just sell) would be the Urus. I love every Urus I've seen driving around or parked somewhere. I saw a Bentayga going to pick up their kid from school or something and ... meh. I love Aston Martins because they are beautiful inside and out and combine performance with luxury and elegance like few other manufacturers do, but the DBX/DBX 707 look like they took the worst parts of Hondas and Audis to design the exterior, then took a Porsche Macan and slightly melted it before placing those Honda/Audi bits onto it. That being said, it'd be my #2 on that list. lol. Even the Ferrari Purosangue "SUV" irritates me.
     
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    https://www.vw.com/en/models/id-buzz.html

    VW Id.buzz is on my wife’s radar.

    Not upscale but definitely looks better than traditional minivan.

    It wins on the cuteness factor alone even though overpriced.
     
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    Because there is no such thing as an "upscale minivan". People that want those just buy an SUV which probably won't serve their purposes as well as a mini-van, but won't get them laughed at. Or so I've been told. It's also kind of difficult to make a mini-van seem cool when it's already got that mini-van stigma to beat.
     
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    That GTR looks tuff.
     
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    Unlikely. There is a huge hole in inventory.

    The cash for clunkers created a hole in inventory but only in the tail end of use. The drop COVID caused in production will not go away for over a decade.
     
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    It will definitely take a while especially when you consider lack of new cars from 2020-2023....also means less used cars in the coming years.
     
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    I guess I didn't word it correctly but that's what I mean. The ripple of the inventory hole will last. Average age of car on road today is 12.2 years.
     

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