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[user not found] wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:53 am
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The luxury car market in general is only so big. I really do think that demand has been satiated, and all these :derp: waiting for the "cheap" Model 3 (that will never come) is in for a long (forever) wait.
Classic Musk. Extract as much value as you can and push it to your next project. Sell loads of Tesla stock, let it tumble, allow a bit player to take over the pieces. Go to Mars or whatever.

Someone is gonna buy that company for the batter tech and production alone.
Yep.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:53 am

:aintcare: kids are expensive and I'd like some disposable fucking income to live my life too
LULZ.

Bro, you got kids now. Every extra dollar is theirs.
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:fax: is actually :plac: and will be eating :meat: while :crotchfruit: is slaving away on their last bag of peas.
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Apex wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:01 am :fax: is actually :plac: and will be eating :meat: while :crotchfruit: is slaving away on their last bag of peas.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:46 am
Davestr wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 3:08 am Carmageddon for Tesla Model 3: US Deliveries Plunge 55% to 60% from Q4, Laid-off Delivery Employees tell Reuters
by Wolf Richter • Feb 9, 2019 • 94 Comments
Most everyone in the US who ever wanted & could afford a high-priced Model 3 now has one? Pent-up demand for luxury cars in the era of Carmageddon is a tricky thing, especially when tax credits phase out.

https://wolfstreet.com/2019/02/09/carma ... l-reuters/

The comments are as 'interesting' as the article over all. Interesting debate and viewpoints on Tesla and E in general.
The luxury car market in general is only so big. I really do think that demand has been satiated, and all these :derp: waiting for the "cheap" Model 3 (that will never come) is in for a long (forever) wait.
Tesla might not be too concerned though. They have VAG buying into their battery and power delivery technology.
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:53 am
Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:46 am
The luxury car market in general is only so big. I really do think that demand has been satiated, and all these :derp: waiting for the "cheap" Model 3 (that will never come) is in for a long (forever) wait.
Classic Musk. Extract as much value as you can and push it to your next project. Sell loads of Tesla stock, let it tumble, allow a bit player to take over the pieces. Go to Mars or whatever.

Someone is gonna buy that company for the batter tech and production alone.
:wrong: they will go under and nobody will have a warranty or be able to get a new bumper for their car or get it serviced anywhere Tesla is a shit company and Musk is a phony. :caspian:
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:10 am
Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:46 am
The luxury car market in general is only so big. I really do think that demand has been satiated, and all these :derp: waiting for the "cheap" Model 3 (that will never come) is in for a long (forever) wait.
Tesla might not be too concerned though. They have VAG buying into their battery and power delivery technology.
I dunno man...for how much capital they lit on fire getting the Model 3 up to scale, they're going to need to move a shitload to make it pay off. And debt is coming due, the reaper is coming.
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:54 am

LULZ.

Bro, you got kids now. Every extra dollar is theirs.
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She'll drive a Volvo 240DL and she'll like it. :fax:
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Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:13 am
Johnny_P wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:10 am

Tesla might not be too concerned though. They have VAG buying into their battery and power delivery technology.
I dunno man...for how much capital they lit on fire getting the Model 3 up to scale, they're going to need to move a shitload to make it pay off. And debt is coming due, the reaper is coming.
Then let it come. Let some major company take Tesla over. Inject more cash into it, turn out more products, etc. Tesla has achieved everything Musk wanted it to. It jump started the EV market, created EV manufacturer competition, and generated hype around EVs.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:12 am

:wrong: they will go under and nobody will have a warranty or be able to get a new bumper for their car or get it serviced anywhere Tesla is a shit company and Musk is a phony. :caspian:
Y not both?
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:16 am
Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:13 am
I dunno man...for how much capital they lit on fire getting the Model 3 up to scale, they're going to need to move a shitload to make it pay off. And debt is coming due, the reaper is coming.
Then let it come. Let some major company take Tesla over. Inject more cash into it, turn out more products, etc. Tesla has achieved everything Musk wanted it to. It jump started the EV market, created EV manufacturer competition, and generated hype around EVs.
Very good point.
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:33 am @Big Brain Bradley

Why not trade van for a van?
It's an option, but we don't use the van that much for van things
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:35 am
[user not found] wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:33 am @Big Brain Bradley

Why not trade van for a van?
It's an option, but we don't use the van that much for van things
What does a shitty crossover do that the van doesn't?
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:51 am

:sass:

who the fuck said i was buying new?
I thought :minivan: uber alles was the creed for any breeder?
eh, depends. most pople like the cuv life
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:sass:

who the fuck said i was buying new?
Which sploder? The last gen is a firm no for me dawg.
um, i guess its the last gen? the 2010 and up? Y U SAY NO?
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:sass:

who the fuck said i was buying new?
Any form of :plac: is :wasteful: This has been well established, and doing it under the guise of reduced monthly cashflow or whatever :bs: is just folly.
:yeahok: you keep telling yourself that while you live the DINK lyfe doing kitchen remodels every two years sipping through a bottle of single malt every week.

My financial peril in my eyes is real. We cant seem to go a month where we break even without literally sitting at the house and paying bills & going to work, and thats no way to live IMHO.
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Detroit wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:36 am
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:35 am

It's an option, but we don't use the van that much for van things
What does a shitty crossover do that the van doesn't?
cost alot less.
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:yeahok:
She'll drive a Volvo 240DL and she'll like it. :fax:
I have a TDI JSW on the list. Working on her.....
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Most here are anti-Ford, but I like the latest gen for the most part.

My step-mom has had one for a few years (4 or 5 ?) now and the only complaint is that the battery died suddenly and she was stranded on a tight road. New battery and all is good again doe.
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Apex wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:44 am Most here are anti-Ford, but I like the latest gen for the most part.

My step-mom has had one for a few years (4 or 5 ?) now and the only complaint is that the battery died suddenly and she was stranded on a tight road. New battery and all is good again doe.
we have always been a ferb family, have had good experiences. My parents have an exploder like we are looking at, the only thing that has broke is a MAP sensor that was a pain in the ass to get to and cost my dad 80 bucks and a saturday.
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:51 am
I had a few as rentals and ALWAYS had shit going wrong with them. Overheating was common even under normal load.

FWIW we do the cross over life with kids and it's fine. A van would be world's better mainly due to deck height and space but the XC60 is still great. Even with two and a dog.
xc60 is on the list but i think its on the backburner because it does not have a 3rd row.

We like the third row option, esp one that does not consume the rear of the car in the down position. THe nissans seems to have this problem.
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Davestr wrote: Sun Feb 10, 2019 1:00 pm Which Aston DB11 is for you?? Burgundy - Blue or Black??? Love all of em...... :)

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Also caught the new Aston DBS Superleggera there as well! Nice ORANGE calipers! Orange is the NEW black :) Nice wheels as well in terms of style with the Orange caliper. Black is not for me but Im sure they can be ordered in other colors.

Made my after workout cool down fun checking these out!

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I had planned to make the same comment :gay:

That burgundy and bloo :doe: :megusta:
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:57 am
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:54 am

xc60 is on the list but i think its on the backburner because it does not have a 3rd row.

We like the third row option, esp one that does not consume the rear of the car in the down position. THe nissans seems to have this problem.
How many fruit do you have now? How many dawgs?
1 kid, 2 dogs, dogs are fading. I realistically expect to be down to one dog by the end of 2019. :(
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New Aston doesn’t do it for me. Including its Mercedes underpinnings
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:59 am

1 kid, 2 dogs, dogs are fading. I realistically expect to be down to one dog by the end of 2019. :(
*Personally* I think the third row is probably unnecessary but I get the desire for one.
i agree its unnecessary 98% of the time, but we do like to do stuff with our other friends that have a family of three, and its nice to shove the kid(s) in the back and take one car as an option.
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