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You may want to get in touch with Kevin Byrd. He's local up here in Detroit and he's friends with a former co-worker. I was following along with his build until I left that job, then saw the articles after the SEMA reveal. It's a very clean car. Good luck! http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1407-1990-bmw-3-series-start-to-finish/ Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk

No, I ran into her 2 years later and banged her then. Have to give some time for the crazy to cool down.

When I was 18 I took a girl to Coyote Ugly for our 2nd date (her pick). I went out to dinner with friends before hand and spent the whole movie in the bathroom shitting my brains out. (Probably still better than watching the movie). After only sitting with her in the theatre for about 20 min of the movie I drove her home. The next day she called me and the Coyote Ugly sound track was playing in the background. She called it "our song" then told me she loved me. I told her that it was too fast for me to say the same. I didnt bang her at that time, but I kept her around because she was frisky and leaving for college in a few weeks, which would have allowed for a clean break.

It's not contagious.

No comparison in terms of dynamics, only olcomparing cost of materials and manufacturing of the Bolt to the 3. The interior of the S is nowhere near the $100k competition, but the powertrain is fun. The 3 is even more spartan.

SUV's will drive sales, so I don't doubt the X will sell well...if they can get through all of the pre-orders and get the plant up to rate. Hell, Maserati plans to sell 30k Levante's this year, twice the entire brands sales from 2016. As for the 3's outlook... http://www.autonews.com/article/20160404/BLOG06/160409914/1221 "But it could end up being much further ahead than that if the Model 3's launch slips well past Tesla CEO Elon Musk's year-end 2017 forecast, which many educated observers believe is almost a certainty. In an April 1 research note, Barclays Capital analyst Brian Johnson said he doesn't think the Model 3 will be available in "significant volumes" before 2019."

They are both $35k cars with the battery being the single most expensive component. The Bolt has a 60kWh battery, the 3 is supposedly a 65 kWh.The price pressure is very high in this segment, the margins aren't anywhere near what they enjoy on the S and X. Companies make money on small cars by cranking out a ton of them, keeping the plant at full capacity. If we shut down a plant we're losing $1 million per hour. Tesla still can't meet the manufacturing rate they set for themselves at the plant. The bottom line is, if they can't get the plant running full-tilt, and if the gigafactory isn't running full-tilt (to keep the battery costs down), they may sell every car at a loss. It's a huge gamble to stray into this price class. If Chevy sells it for a loss they crank out a few more Yukon's/Suburban's. Tesla can't afford to sell at a loss.

Yes, I still consider Tesla a success, but it's the valuation of Tesla that's an issue, especially when they aren't profitable. I don't think for a second that anyone delayed the purchase of a Model S because of the 3's debut, and the S wasn't the Q1 issue, it was the X. The launch of the X has been a disaster with continual delays and they still aren't hitting production targets...and these were targets that were revised a month and a half ago. They still aren't delivering X's to people that put deposits down 3 - 4 years ago, and the ones they have delivered are largely forgiving. They understand that they are beta testers and they take problems in stride. Have you seen the problems of X's that have been delivered? This is not their only car, so they have other vehicles to fall back on when their Tesla doesn't work. The S is also full of quality problems which are not publicised, but again the customers are forgiving. With the 3 they are moving into a different market, where this will be someone's sole method of transportation and they don't have the attitude of being a beta tester. Everything has to work flawlessly or there will be complaints. The margins are also thinner. Remember where I said that VAG makes 75% of its profit from Audi and Porshce? This is the market the S and X play in, while the 3 is more like a VW. The launch of the 3 will not solve Tesla's profitability. The launch of the gigafactory apparently will, as long as demand is high. GM can afford to sell the Bolt for a loss, Tesla can't do the same with the 3.

I don't hate Elon. I actually like the guy and what he's doing, but I think they are overhyped. They bleed cash, still never turned a profit, and by March 31 they missed the guidance they laid out on Feb 10. It took them a month and a half to miss their targets. The auto industry is a tough place to be in business, and Tesla is the most successful start up in a very long time. I understand it takes a lot of cash to start in this business, but their business plan hinges on riding the wave of hype and continuing to raise additional funding. I have no problem with Tesla or Elon. I have a problem with how the company is valued relative to other automakers.

MBLY - up 25% since purchase. I was within a few days of buying at the 52 week low.

As predicted, after the hype machine comes more bad news. http://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2016/04/05/tesla-over-promises-and-under-delivers-again/#e8c923a41df6

Aye mate.

The chick is on Tinder and hangs out with swingers that are 8-10 years older than her. She's a petri dish.

What gets me is this 'launch' was total BS and a total cash grab from people putting down reservations. The first delivery is December 2017, at the earliest! Some people putting down money last week won't see their car until 2020! That's RIDICULOUS! By the time it's on the road it will have been talked about for as long or longer than the new NSX, but the fan boys will still praise them as a great disruptor while the NSX is called stale at launch. When interviewing people standing in line for reservations, one lady said she loved Tesla and wanted to be an all electric family, so she was buying the 3 for her mom. Meanwhile, she put a deposit on a Model X in 2012 an has yet to take delivery! Tesla has a nasty habit of drumming up a bunch of good press right before a disappointing earnings call, and Q1 just ended. Typically, the larger the fanfare, the higher the losses. If that continues to hold true, Q1 earnings are going to be ugly.

The big companies are trying to innovate, but they're also trying to turn a profit on much slimmer margins, due to selling mass market vehicles, not premium vehicles, while trying to meet all regulations. Tesla sells 50k cars annually, at over $100k each, doesn't turn an operating profit, sells ZEV credits for a premium, and their stock price soars. The Model 3 is a huge test for them. It's a totally different market with different pressures. For example, VW gets 75% of its profit from Audi and Porsche (something like 55% from Audi alone.) Tesla is moving from the high end Audi market to mass-market VW territory. The pay off is going to be slim.

There will finally be a Colt in the movies!!

No, it won't. ^ I couldn't have said it much better. They are equipping all vehicles with the hardware so they talk to the cloud and map the roads. The S's Autopilot is pretty good (the best currently available, with a bunch of safety concerns), and 90+% of the time it steers correctly, but we're not to the point where you should remove your hands and watch cat videos.

Lol, where else can you get a hand built super car, built to your spec for $98k. I don't think the latest Viper has even gotten the attention it deserves. Too bad they can't make them past MY17 Going through your links I also stumbled on to this. Woah.

I thought someone ran a 9.9 with just a Viper Exchange heads/cam package. Add the s/c and...

Not much left... Two races that day, two crashes, one killed. That's a big problem. http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/w1x17i/picture67395137/ALTERNATES/FREE_1140/kansas%20crash%20march%2020,%202016

http://www.hotrod.com/cars/featured/1603-the-2016-viper-acr-has-13-track-records-how-does-it-do/ Cool Hot Rod article. I wish someone would run the Nurburgring with a new ACR when they drop the speed limits.

It's a Pontiac Solstice drivetrain. Just swap for the GXP or buy a turbo kit for the 2.4.

A 21 gal can only do 2 lug nuts before turning on?? I figured my 3 gal pancake could almost do that, lol.

It's a place to mug tourists who come to take stupid pictures

They needed satellites in order to get his ego in the shot.