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genxer · 02-15-2023, 11:27 AM

Martinjlm,

So, the metal metal chair in a parallel parking spot may eventually become a nation wide oddity

I still think of 6 figures as upper middle, maybe that's pre-stagflation thinking.

I was referring to Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Chi. Fwd vehicles that have engine weight in front of the front axle that helps standing traction.

Before the financial crisis, people knew not to overpay for front drive. This seems the reverse in some ways. It's still a strategy gamble. I think GM wants incentives to support their market for very premium EVs, and a position that evokes a laptop or cell phone make. But how many people do you know that went into last year with an Eclair or Gingerbread phone? The average auto is lasting 12-ish years anymore. That type of EV just doesn't seem great for the budget minded.

Incentives still seem a better fit for erevs and plug-ins only. Because it helps the extra production costs, and has a much lighter resource need, gives flexibilty of source.

Screw that, I'd much rather see incentives for a US-made, dogleg 1st, 7-speed stick transmission for a real next gen & friends.

Is your 15 mpg number from gas or flex fuel?

02-15-2023, 11:27 AM	#497
genxer Drives: multiple cars Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 564	Martinjlm, So, the metal metal chair in a parallel parking spot may eventually become a nation wide oddity I still think of 6 figures as upper middle, maybe that's pre-stagflation thinking. I was referring to Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Chi. Fwd vehicles that have engine weight in front of the front axle that helps standing traction. Before the financial crisis, people knew not to overpay for front drive. This seems the reverse in some ways. It's still a strategy gamble. I think GM wants incentives to support their market for very premium EVs, and a position that evokes a laptop or cell phone make. But how many people do you know that went into last year with an Eclair or Gingerbread phone? The average auto is lasting 12-ish years anymore. That type of EV just doesn't seem great for the budget minded. Incentives still seem a better fit for erevs and plug-ins only. Because it helps the extra production costs, and has a much lighter resource need, gives flexibilty of source. Screw that, I'd much rather see incentives for a US-made, dogleg 1st, 7-speed stick transmission for a real next gen & friends. Is your 15 mpg number from gas or flex fuel?