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Old Jun 28, 2020 | 05:01 PM
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Old Jun 28, 2020 | 05:47 PM
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Electric cars = quartz watches.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2020 | 06:41 PM
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Looks pretty cool . Some of the lines I am not sure about and also the removable roof which is not a convertible. Last would be how they pipe in some exhaust sounds .
 
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Old Jun 28, 2020 | 06:45 PM
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blasphemy
 
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Old Jun 28, 2020 | 07:29 PM
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Nope!
 
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Old Jun 28, 2020 | 07:46 PM
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I can tell you though, 0-60 in under 1.5 seconds is a real hoot. Don't know if that alone would be worth $200k though.
On the other hand, that is a lot of vehicle for not a ton of coin. I've been looking at USED Aston Martin Vanquishes just under that amount.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2020 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by silvertonesx24
Electric cars = quartz watches.
As a huge watch enthusiast, I still have to concede that means it's technically better at its job and costs less than the equivalent existing more mechanical offering.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2020 | 08:54 PM
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I'll take two please!
 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 12:56 AM
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me want!:-)
 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Cee Jay
I can tell you though, 0-60 in under 1.5 seconds is a real hoot.
Agreed. The number of stories we will read about totaled Tesla Roadster's attempting 0-60 in 1.9 seconds will equal the number of these sold. Sure is purdy though.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 10:55 AM
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Too cartoonish for me. I'm not much on the McLarens, as well.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 12:04 PM
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Looks like Lotus and Aston could have a class action suit on stealing their design DNA.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 01:45 PM
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0 -- 60 in 1.9s in a car that makes no exhaust noise would be akin to a Star Trek transport beam.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 02:49 PM
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I've told my Mum that she needs to pop her clogs soon to leave me the £500k inheritance so I can get one!!

And yes she did laugh, but then she's a retired vicar with a wicked SOH
 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 03:09 PM
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I want one for sure!!!



Originally Posted by MarkyUK
I've told my Mum that she needs to pop her clogs soon to leave me the £500k inheritance so I can get one!!

And yes she did laugh, but then she's a retired vicar with a wicked SOH
I have no idea what you are saying, or well I can guess! Reminds me of this video

 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 03:43 PM
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It sure can shift 1. 9 s brown pant s lol
 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 06:51 PM
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I agree with Red Rider. Although the front looks better than the Model 3 (could anything look worse besides the Aston Vantage?), it's still not attractive. And hopefully Tesla has learned something from its original roadster which was a real piece of junk. And finally, getting to 60mph is not the greatest joy of driving a car at least for me. It's the sound, it's the feel, it's the steering and the ride and the handling, and the feeling you have when you're driving it. I feel much the same way about a lot of modern day supercars like Lamborghini even McLaren. They're too busy trying to appeal to the "boy racer" in all of us with so many add-ons that you forget the overall design language of the car. It's why I much prefer sports car and exotics from the 1970s, where sensuality, simpliticity, and beauty ruled the day not how fast you can travel approximately 170 feet. I much prefer the look and feel of my 1972 De Tomaso Pantera to the Tesla. Here is a picture taken on a Father's Day organized drive by the organizer's camera car.
Father's Day 2020 Photo Album | Malibu Autobahn
Which would you rather have?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 08:08 PM
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I'll take one. The problem with electric cars is quick stored energy depletion when driving it hard. I wonder how many of those 0-60 times it can do on one charge?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2020 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by tberg
Which would you rather have?
Both, the old and the new.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2020 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by DGL
I'll take one. The problem with electric cars is quick stored energy depletion when driving it hard. I wonder how many of those 0-60 times it can do on one charge?
I dunno but...
250 mph top speed, over 600 miles driving range with one fully charged battery pack.
I'm sure I could live with one.
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