3 hours ago, lappir said:

"Reality TV and Reality shows" have essentially ruined the word, changed the meaning and we are hardly even aware of it maybe???

As it's been well reported many of the "Real" event's have been staged for effect. Takes and retakes. I in fact enjoy seeing the number of hours and number of attempts people are wasting to get that special shot on video to show off. Makes my non recorded event's that are similar much more important to me since I didn't spend hours trying to do it, it just happened. Of course it may have been me as the only one seeing. 

Thanks for posting, but this isn't reality, it's a recreation of a persons experience and each person in the episode could make a completely different impression with their particular "Spin". 

 

Rod

Are you alleging that the video in the link Dan Zemke posted is fake?

Hundreds of videos on youtube very similar to this one. Have we let our law enforcement become above the law?
Is it because we believe if we havent done anything wrong, they cant or wont do anything to us?

I saw the video. The driver of the Class C was clearly at fault, however, most states have a law regarding "last opportunity to avoid a collision."  In this case, the truck driver should have applied his brakes and moved to the left as far as possible to avoid the Class C cutting in front of him.

Three Chevy dealerships I have been at told me they didnt know Chevy was going to discontinue the Bolt and the Bolt EUV, but then again, these were car salespersons.
I talked to a dealer on Friday who says he can get me a Bolt EUV from a dealer about 200 miles away, but I am not holding my breath.

24 minutes ago, Chalkie said:

AutoNation Chevrolet West Austin shows that they have one on the lot, however I was not going to play their "we need your email and phone number" game to answer a simple yes/no question. 

 

Thanks, I will check!

RV-Thanks for checking with the Chevy dealer. You found out about the same as I have been finding out.
Paul

3 hours ago, RV_ said:

PJ bad news. Forget the Bolt:

GM to kill off Chevy Bolt, paving way for new EVs

I am making it a separate thread with the link.

Thanks, RV. I just saw this news today as well.

One thing I have found looking online is that when a person orders a Chevy EV through a dealer, the vehicle will show up in inventory of that dealer, and sometimes even shows as "available" even though the dealer has yet to receive the vehicle and the vehicle is already spoken for.

Anyone know of a Chevy dealer that has a 2023 Bolt EUV in stock and for sale to the public?

1 hour ago, mr. cob said:

Laugh if you will, or you could simply open your eyes and your mind to what is happening.

Dave

Who is going to do the controlling?

10 minutes ago, mr. cob said:

Howdy All,

The push for electric vehicles has very little if ANYTHING to do with saving the planet, it has EVERYTHING to do with CONTROL of free movement and travel to anywhere at anytime by anyone.

Dave

LOL

23 hours ago, D&J said:

Down here in Yuma 5G there is night and day difference between 5and4G.

Denny

Where are you in Yuma that has good 5G? We were there from the middle of December until a few days ago. In December during the day Verizon was useless, as was T-Mobile. In the last few days there, it did improve.

The supply wont dry up until demand dries up, and I dont see that happening anytime soon.

Pure capitalism, supply and demand at work.

32 minutes ago, Joe Row said:

Thanks Rob. I'm not well versed on this subject but plan on going to a dealership and conversing with a service manager that services Winnebago for his input too.

Unless you can find a service manager at a dealership that is well versed in lithium iron phosphate batteries, you are probably wasting your time at a dealership.
Kirk's idea sounds the best to me.

25 minutes ago, whj469 said:

That means higher interest rates?

Yes, the Fed wants to raise rates to drive down wages, which they believe is the cause of the inflation we are seeing.

40 minutes ago, Darryl&Rita said:

No data to back it, but I have a suspicion the "cash buyer" market trends might be getting skewed by firms such as Blackstone.

Yes, and others. I saw an article a few weeks ago, and I dont remember the market, but in the 2nd quarter of last year, in this market, over 18% of homes sold were sold to investment firms.

43 minutes ago, mike5511 said:

Good post! But somebody else will bring the question up again in less than 24 hours! Common sense should have answered the question, but that isn't so common anymore!

And then there are the people who go out of their way to bash California.

Looks like clickbait to me.

Most of many people's worst problems never occur.

On 12/21/2022 at 3:56 PM, Larry Burkett said:

What irritates me is when I'm driving to the store, and one station is $5.19, go a mile and it's $4.25 then a mile down the road, it's $5.35. It's greed. 

What difference do you see between "supply and demand," and "greed?"

1 hour ago, ms60ocb said:

What bothers me is the price difference, Just yesterday in LA or eastern Texas I saw $2 difference between gas and diesel, $1.30 was common . High diesel prices makes no sense as everyone pays for some diesel (everything you buy is transported by some diesel) but not gasoline. Lets get back closer to price per BTU pricing

Clay

It is my observation that retail pricing is based on "what the market will bear" and has little to do with BTUs per gallon or even the cost of production.

On 12/13/2022 at 2:01 PM, ddm502001 said:

Mr Stough, NOT going to get into a political battle here, Family and literally Dozens of ex co-workers live in TX, OK, CA, GA, IL, LA and work construction trades within or in the actual refinery process systems I spoke of.  Not ALL of the US Refinery Fleet of 125(In Service) of the 130 the Energy Department shows actually produce Motor Fuels as Gas or Diesel, many produce Petrochemicals for other industries, further refine Light Ends for consumable gases or heavy oils for lubricants.  The Fuel Production Refineries are AT CAPACITY while the US Sells Fuel Oils to Nations that are not always aligned or in many respects Friendly to the US, Argentina, Peru and Brazil come to mind.  There are other fuel refining nations, leave those nations fend on their own in open markets and stop BEATING our Own people with high costs of transportation for the goods we use daily.  Japan is an Ally as is S Korea, we do not need to support fuels to other nations where DO need to supply our own services FIRST.

You wish to make it a Good aspect for the US current admin as opposed to what it really is believe as you wish, sorry though as it is what it really appears as, a beating upon the US Consumer.  I will not parry further.

Dave Miller

Provide me links to the changes in EPA rules, then we will see what I can glean from them.
My belief is that when the drilling for new oil gets back to where it was before it began to decline dramatically in March of 2020 or even higher, and those well come in, we will see and increase in suppy, and then the lowering of prices at the pump.

9 hours ago, TXiceman said:

Why not put on 3 and get 105% improvement and start making some gasoline for a net gain.

 

 

I believe that would be greedy.

I believe I will get a "Y" adapter for my OBDII connector and get two of these devices and improve my mileage by 70%!

2 hours ago, ddm502001 said:

Current Admin changed EPA allowances that essentially quashed US Refining into Diesel, would need to rebuild at least three of seven shuttered refining facilities but cannot be due to EPA Guidelines to Update and Uprate the systems for environmental discharges which is outside of a ten year financial recovery value.  Family has been in the refinery industry as workers or repair staff close to a century.  With Brazil, Argentina, Columbia in S Am, and S Korea, Japan the shipments of US Refined diesel abroad has not diminished but expanded where only two refineries are capable of delivering sweet crude Diesel (Aramco Product) and only three heavy crude (US/Canada oil) refined products out of the nearly two dozen, with many now closed completely, US Refineries.  US Deliveries are slowed by the continued pressure to feed the foreign consumers.

So your "reliable sources" regarding the Current Administration are family members?

So you like to see the Current Administration relax EPA regulations to make it easier for the refineries closed in 2020 to reopen?

And you would like the Current Administration to prohibit or slow down the sale of diesel overseas?

Interesting perspective.