Here's a dubious distinction...

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06-26-2019, 08:25 AM
Truckman

Here's a dubious distinction...

Chevy is working on a truck that could be the first pickup to top $100,000...

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Chevy is just rolling out an all-new version of its heavy-duty Silverado with the new High Country trim package that could become the first U.S. pickup to top $100,000, Chevy truck marketing chief Sandor Piszar said in an interview.

My $12,991 Dodge/Cummins is looking better to me all the time...:miss:...Ben
06-26-2019, 08:41 AM
Dave Grubb

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Originally Posted by Truckman

Chevy is working on a truck that could be the first pickup to top $100,000...My $12,991 Dodge/Cummins is looking better to me all the time...:miss:...Ben

That is plain nuts----especially when you look at the price of a Corvette.:confuse:
06-26-2019, 08:49 AM
Truckman

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Originally Posted by Dave Grubb

That is plain nuts----especially when you look at the price of a Corvette.:confuse:

Yes, 50 years ago the thought of a pickup truck priced over any Corvette was unthinkable...But given the choice of a truck or a Vette as a daily driver today, I'll be the guy in the truck...I have never been able to make myself comfortable in the Corvette...I'll take the two-seater that hauls my groceries now...:relax:...Ben
06-26-2019, 09:22 AM
Truckman

Also no more Camaro after 2023...:uhuh:...Ben
06-26-2019, 10:08 AM
Dave Grubb

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Originally Posted by Truckman

...I have never been able to make myself comfortable in the Corvette...Ben

I fit just fine---and even better than that---so does my wife :peace::pimpgrin:
06-26-2019, 10:17 AM
Truckman

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Originally Posted by Dave Grubb

I fit just fine---and even better than that---so does my wife :peace::pimpgrin:

I blame my ungainly body shape then...:bigboy:...Ben
06-26-2019, 11:05 AM
Dave Grubb

If there is any bodily discomfort it falls away when I let out the clutch and punch the gas pedal :smokin:
06-26-2019, 11:13 AM
Truckman

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Originally Posted by Dave Grubb

If there is any bodily discomfort it falls away when I let out the clutch and punch the gas pedal :smokin:

Yes, the effects of lateral gravity pull do the same thing to me in my two-seater...:zoom:...Ben
06-26-2019, 12:22 PM
UTAH

Wait, no more Camaro? Cripes, one of my all time favorite cars.

Hunter
06-26-2019, 12:24 PM
Truckman

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Originally Posted by UTAH

Wait, no more Camaro? Cripes, one of my all time favorite cars.

Hunter

Me too...I fit fine in those...Just takes me a little longer to get out of one...:stuck:...Ben
06-26-2019, 02:21 PM
wacojoe

Get use to it, gas heads, EVs will replace all sporty cars.
06-26-2019, 02:37 PM
Truckman

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Originally Posted by wacojoe

Get use to it, gas heads, EVs will replace all sporty cars.

Diesel fuel not only takes me where I want to be, but it repels skeeters, cleans stains, makes a great aftershave lotion and serves as a condiment on my scrambled eggs every morning...Electricity will never do that, Elon...:evilgrin:...Ben
06-26-2019, 05:58 PM
UTAH

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Originally Posted by wacojoe

Get use to it, gas heads, EVs will replace all sporty cars.

Noooooooooooooooooo….

Hunter
06-26-2019, 06:58 PM
wacojoe

I actually misstated that — EVs will BE all sporty vehicles.

Faster, cleaner, less maintenance & stealthy...but then it’s that rumbling, nasty noise & turning wrenches youse guys like, right? The worst thing...no AM radio.
06-27-2019, 08:32 AM
Dave Grubb

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Originally Posted by wacojoe

I actually misstated that — EVs will BE all sporty vehicles.

Faster, cleaner, less maintenance & stealthy...but then it’s that rumbling, nasty noise & turning wrenches youse guys like, right? The worst thing...no AM radio.

I have to admit to thinking the quietness of the MB was going to be a deterrent to smashing the pedal---to the contrary---every hotshot that comes along thinking they can have their "will" with me has been embarrassed by it. I have to admit that 0-60 in 4.6 sec in something that size does bring a smile to my face, even without a throaty roar.