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Car Wizard probs swing voter.

Hoovie’s girlfriend has the Republican girl jaw contouring / shitty blending

Freddy also ran a Republican news site and bot network

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Originally Posted by mikemhg (Post 9189501)

Good to know, I've never liked the guy (can't stand the way he speaks) I found he always came off fake and phony, which a lot of these hollow Trumpers essentially are.

Hoovie is still good in my books though, he seems to keep his politics to himself.

He's a successful car sales man, regardless of belief he's likely going to be fake and phony. His stories seem entertaining enough, if the guests he invites all seem more in the MAGA camp than anything.

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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD (Post 9189536)

Car Wizard probs swing voter.

Hoovie’s girlfriend has the Republican girl jaw contouring / shitty blending

Freddy also ran a Republican news site and bot network

Freddy seems more like a do whatever that makes him money type of guy regardless of morals and belief. His belief to me is money above all else, so whatever that makes him more.

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Originally Posted by EvoFire (Post 9189556)

Freddy seems more like a do whatever that makes him money type of guy regardless of morals and belief. His belief to me is money above all else, so whatever that makes him more.

The whole Freddy/Jared situation is still wild to me. Dude hooked up with the wife of the guy he did the Yugo collab with, which led to divorces all around.

It's the reason Jared wanted out after building the 3000GT, Supra, and SC300 for Tavarish. Yikes.

Freddy has bigger tits than my girlfriend.

Porsche 911 matrix LED headlights cost $6,800–$8,800 each to replace (MSRP per unit)

^they improved the look.

I love these 2 guys and their roadtrips. THE BEN'S

I need to tell you guys something:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c6fb2991_b.jpg

You have a bengal? Or whatever that breed is called

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Originally Posted by donk. (Post 9189760)

I need to tell you guys something:

New AC unit in the C7 too, huh? PogChamp

Why do you need such a big alternator?

As if the car wasn't trying to kill you fast enough loooooool~

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Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 9189513)

Interesting that Hoovie keeps his political views to himself, which I respect. Same along with one of his mechanics, The Car Wizard. I enjoy Car Wizard's segments. Sometimes, I find he's too practical; His infatuation for Toyota and hatred of BMWs annoy me. :D

I always called him The Car Grand Wizard... lol... seems like a nice guy

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Originally Posted by donk. (Post 9189760)

I need to tell you guys something:

nice pussy

Is this a new cabin fan blower motor? :troll:

Looks like a penis enlarger

https://i.ibb.co/vCCNsz0r/speedwagon.jpg

So these guys (strickland motor co)in the US are trying to build and sell a manual wagon. This is the latest update I got from them.

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For too long, us car enthusiasts have often been forced to choose.

Performance or practicality.

Driving excitement or family utility.

Weekend thrills or daily reliability.

We refuse to make that choice and we know you do too.

So we’re building the SpeedWagon – the perfect combination of everything you've been waiting for in a modern vehicle:

- A V8 or V6 with a 6-speed manual transmission

- Seating for 5 with generous cargo space in a wagon

- 0-60 in under 4 seconds for track-ready performance with daily-driver comfort

- An analog and simplified driving experience with minimal tech and no big screens

We've drawn inspiration from enthusiast favorites from the 60s through the 90s – timeless designs that still turn heads decades later.

We want the SpeedWagon to be accessible to enthusiasts too. While our initial Champion Edition SpeedWagon represents a bespoke, limited run, our Enthusiast edition is focused on being the alternative to luxury cars that enthusiasts have been looking for.

Champion Edition: Only 50 produced

SpeedWagon R (V8)

Estimated delivery: 2026-2027

Built on a modified BMW E46 chassis

Starting at $150,000

Enthusiast Edition: 800-1000 per year

SpeedWagon (V6) & SpeedWagon R (V8)

Estimated delivery: 2028-2029

Built on a new Strickland chassis

Est. price range: $60,000-$100,000

I'd love to hear what excites you most about the SpeedWagon. Reply to this email to share your thoughts or drop us a note at hello@stricklandmotorco.com anytime.

In our next email, Stone will tell you a bit more about our backgrounds and how everything we’ve done has been building to this.

Until then, enjoy the drive.

Silas Strickland

P.S. - We are in the shop building the prototype RIGHT NOW and could use your support. Click the link below to see ways to help, forward this to other car people or email us back if you want to help in other ways.

The E46 version has a shot at being real.
The Enthusiast Edition has 0 shot; they will quickly learn what Lotus learned with the Emira.

1) Even if you reuse a body, skip durability testing, reuse other manufacturers engines, the cheaper 6 cyl is gonna be like 5k cheaper, not 40.
2) Reusing electronics from Bosch means you still have to tune the ESC, airbags, etc. Fixed costs don't vanish.

My estimation is for a 6 year/6k unit run, the R&D & manufacturing cost per car is
6 cyl - B58: 79k + 15% markup for 90k MRSP.
8 cyl - Coyote: 88k + 15% markup for 115k MRSP.

Maybeee they can slash 15k to hit a 75k base price.
No LSD, no radio, front airbags only, single piston brakes, china tires/cast wheel, shit dampers, the worst possible column EPS (hydraulic is more expensive).

Source? I was involved in rear crash structure for a certain Cadillac with a bespoke engine & did some product planning at Nissan for an internship.

My math:

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assume
- reuse as much R&D & existing parts as possible
- no warranty
- use powertrain like Coyote crate that already has EPA cert
- no durability/fleet testing

fixed cost:
- crash cert: 18M
- emissions: 7M for two powertrains
- body R&D + tooling: 15M
- suspension r&d: 4M
- ESC, ABS, TC tuning: 3M
- random testing: 2M

per unit cost:
- body manufacturing: 9k
- engine/trans/driveline: 25k for crate american v8, tremec, mechanical LSD
- suspension/steering/brakes/wheels/tires: 13k
- interior/safety: 14k
- electronics/lighting: 12k
- assembly: 10k

Assume 6 year model run and 6000 units, all in cost would be
- B58: 79k
- Coyote: 88k
Add 5k warranty reserve and 15% gross margin.

or find a Cadillac CTS V wagon, manual.

6.2L V8 supercharged
RWD with LSD

imagine getting overtaken by a civic in your gt3 rs

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Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9189713)

^they improved the look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pXKBkubb64
I love these 2 guys and their roadtrips. THE BEN'S

I feel like we’re way more interesting than these wankers, dude spent like 5 minutes crying about driving on the other side screaming like a little girl

thats white ben. he's not the best. 1/2 Asian ben is more fun.

But if you ever watch the other ones where they drive the pacific northwest up to alaska, or the RX7 road trip, its pretty good stuff.

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Originally Posted by 68style (Post 9189976)

I feel like we’re way more interesting than these wankers, dude spent like 5 minutes crying about driving on the other side screaming like a little girl

i feel if that video came out youll wont be able to monetize shit :heckno:
but will be hilarious though.

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Originally Posted by AstulzerRZD (Post 9189946)

The E46 version has a shot at being real.
The Enthusiast Edition has 0 shot; they will quickly learn what Lotus learned with the Emira.

Maybeee they can slash 15k to hit a 75k base price.
No LSD, no radio, front airbags only, single piston brakes, china tires/cast wheel, shit dampers, the worst possible column EPS (hydraulic is more expensive).

Source? I was involved in rear crash structure for a certain Cadillac with a bespoke engine & did some product planning at Nissan for an internship.

My math:

- crash cert: 18M
- emissions: 7M for two powertrains
- body R&D + tooling: 15M
- suspension r&d: 4M
- ESC, ABS, TC tuning: 3M
- random testing: 2M

https://www.evo.co.uk/tvr/207999/tvr...k-its-all-over

TVR blew through 53M USD and they had an existing platform!! from Gordon Murray and used existing powertrains.

Maybe my 49M USD estimate on fixed costs was too low WutFace

TVR stands for TreVoR or TreVcaR... cool cars but I don't think I can ever tell people I drive a Trevor... lol