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[FfNJGTFO]

Originally Posted by sdmc530

speaking of the rustang, i see the Corevette now has more electric options too. SAD!!!

I thought I had seen a blurb where Chevy is talking about a "full blown" electric Corvette. I dunno.... I've seen the Tesla's 0-60 performance, but I don't know if they can ever match or beat the power/pick up performance of a vette in electric mode.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by FfNJGTFO

I thought I had seen a blurb where Chevy is talking about a "full blown" electric Corvette. I dunno.... I've seen the Tesla's 0-60 performance, but I don't know if they can ever match or beat the power/pick up performance of a vette in electric mode.

I will have to see if I can find the article, it was auto or car and driver deal.

What I remember was they were going to be two new versions of the vette, a hybrid and full electric. It said the full EV would be the fastest production EV in the world?

[FfNJGTFO]

Originally Posted by sdmc530

I will have to see if I can find the article, it was auto or car and driver deal.

What I remember was they were going to be two new versions of the vette, a hybrid and full electric. It said the full EV would be the fastest production EV in the world?

I don't feel the need..... the need.... for speed!!!


I feel the need to be able to get in and out of the car without assistance (from it being so low). When they start to clone the full size SUVs (a la Toyota 4-Runner or Sequoia) as EVs, then I'll get more interested.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by FfNJGTFO

I don't feel the need..... the need.... for speed!!!


I feel the need to be able to get in and out of the car without assistance (from it being so low). When they start to clone the full size SUVs (a la Toyota 4-Runner or Sequoia) as EVs, then I'll get more interested.

RIGHT!! My wifes SUV and my POS truck are great. A work buddy has some fancy schmancy Hyundai, I need a jib crane to get out of the damn thing. I will never own a car ever again. Besides how in heck do you haul a harvested animal in a car?

[BlackKnight]

Originally Posted by sdmc530

RIGHT!! My wifes SUV and my POS truck are great. A work buddy has some fancy schmancy Hyundai, I need a jib crane to get out of the damn thing. I will never own a car ever again. Besides how in heck do you haul a harvested animal in a car?

Ironic you say that. I'm 6'1, although slim. I bought my first pickup truck in '19 when I retired. Never going back to a car again. Feel like a sardine, claustrophobic, and like my a$$ is dragging on the ground.
Now, I am getting the itch to buy sports car for funsies, but it won't be my daily.

[Riverpigusmc]

Wanna enjoy gettin in a car? Crawl through the window of a late model where the frame sits 3 inches off the ground. Thise days are long gone

[BlackKnight]

Originally Posted by Riverpigusmc

Wanna enjoy gettin in a car? Crawl through the window of a late model where the frame sits 3 inches off the ground. Thise days are long gone

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[FfNJGTFO]

Originally Posted by sdmc530

RIGHT!! My wifes SUV and my POS truck are great. A work buddy has some fancy schmancy Hyundai, I need a jib crane to get out of the damn thing. I will never own a car ever again. Besides how in heck do you haul a harvested animal in a car?

The first car I ever bought was a Camaro/Berlinetta (which, sadly, I discovered later was a "chick car" - I needed to get the Z28 but I didn't see one with an "automatic" trans).


After that, I was SUV all the way. Love the ability to see over the top of some things, and being able to get in/out of it with relative ease, unlike some of these things I rent these days.

[DrHenley]

Originally Posted by FfNJGTFO

I thought I had seen a blurb where Chevy is talking about a "full blown" electric Corvette.

If they go the way Ford did with the electric Mustang, it'll look something like this:

[FfNJGTFO]

Update: And a not so good one. I hit a bit of a snag in terms of the Solar project. I was within 1-2 days of closing on the HECM loan. And then, the mortgage co. decided to call my Homeowner Insurance agent and demand they raise the "Dwelling" coverage to get a lot closer to the "appraised value" of the property.... not necessarily the "replacement cost" of the property, but the "appraised value." This would result in an increase in my annual premium of over $435.00 to $2159.00 a year. And this doesn't include the additional premium bump of $350.00 if I go with a Solar array that produces more than 10.00 KWH in DC.


Sadly, this made the Solar array, no longer affordable, and I have decided to cancel it and, cancel the HECM loan altogether. I'm left now with having to finance the roof only (and maybe the HVAC, but I can live without that). I'll work on that financing independently with the vendor. I'll get that done. I have to, before 03/2023 or my homeowner's policy will not be renewed. I'll get it done, even if I have to save all the cash and pay for it that way.



I knew that HECM thing was too good to be true. Maybe it was a good omen that I killed it. And what with interest rates going up (and this being an "adjustable rate" program) lately, it just wasn't worth the trouble.



I'll keep you posted. Hopefully, now, I can get back to building my 2nd AR.