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[therumblewagon]

About a year ago a CR with less than 1k miles sold for $112,111. That PY ITR ended up selling for $112,112. Must be nice to have the $ to play around like this ?

Oh wow, missed that. And you're not kidding.

(mumbles to self: I wonder what kidneys are going for these days. We have two for a reason, right?)

 

[Haste]

Oh wow, missed that. And you're not kidding.

(mumbles to self: I wonder what kidneys are going for these days. We have two for a reason, right?)

Ended, $122,500!

 

[DevonK]

To those who say "the two-tone paint scheme won't age gracefully", I present to you - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-honda-s2000-cr-47/

Total unicorn, CRs were extremely rare and IIRC the hardtop was optional. Regardless, it's a hardtop on a convertible, not a two-tone coupe, totally different aesthetic.

Two-tone coupes have been exceptionally rare historically for a very good reason. I fear the current fad for black roofs on CUVs etc is going to be exactly like the fad for landau roofs and crushed velour interiors in the 70's - hot at the time but embarrassing 5-10 years later. (A recent piece in one of the big car blogs on landau-roofed land yachts of the 70s showed ads from the time - crushed velour interiors were actually more expensive than full leather lol.)

 

[JoeTX]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ford-g...cker-price-and-face-repercussions-11644323580

c'mon Nissan don't fail us

 

[takemorepills]

Total unicorn, CRs were extremely rare and IIRC the hardtop was optional. Regardless, it's a hardtop on a convertible, not a two-tone coupe, totally different aesthetic.

Two-tone coupes have been exceptionally rare historically for a very good reason. I fear the current fad for black roofs on CUVs etc is going to be exactly like the fad for landau roofs and crushed velour interiors in the 70's - hot at the time but embarrassing 5-10 years later. (A recent piece in one of the big car blogs on landau-roofed land yachts of the 70s showed ads from the time - crushed velour interiors were actually more expensive than full leather lol.)

Add black wheels to the list of unfortunate fads.

 

[therumblewagon]

Total unicorn, CRs were extremely rare and IIRC the hardtop was optional. Regardless, it's a hardtop on a convertible, not a two-tone coupe, totally different aesthetic.

Two-tone coupes have been exceptionally rare historically for a very good reason. I fear the current fad for black roofs on CUVs etc is going to be exactly like the fad for landau roofs and crushed velour interiors in the 70's - hot at the time but embarrassing 5-10 years later. (A recent piece in one of the big car blogs on landau-roofed land yachts of the 70s showed ads from the time - crushed velour interiors were actually more expensive than full leather lol.)

Fair points, and I'd agree re: CUV. It looks dumb. The lines of the car don't lend to it at all, whereas with the Z I think it lends itself beautifully. And, to others' point—if you grow tired of it/want a color that's only available as two-tone, you can just wrap it and call it a day.

 

[therumblewagon]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ford-g...cker-price-and-face-repercussions-11644323580

c'mon Nissan don't fail us

Until proven otherwise, I'm remaining cautiously optimistic Nissan will follow suit. They have too much to lose. And if the Z is going to be the perceived halo car, as others have put it, to help drive people to dealerships, only for them to be greeted with massive "market adjustments", that will not end well.

 

[trackratZ]

VR30 on its last legs...

https://jalopnik.com/nissan-is-mostly-done-developing-new-engines-report-1848495326

Nissan Motor will end development of new internal combustion engines in all its major markets except the U.S. and focus its resources on electric vehicles, becoming the first major Japanese automaker to make such a break, Nikkei has learned.

Nissan has already stopped developing gasoline engines for sale in Europe.

Limited development will continue on gasoline engines for the U.S. market, mainly those used in pickup trucks, where it expects a certain level of demand.

 

[Haste]

Hyundai and Kia tell owners of nearly 500,000 vehicles to park outside due to fire risk

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/business/hyundai-kia-fire-recall/index.html

 

[takemorepills]

Hyundai and Kia tell owners of nearly 500,000 vehicles to park outside due to fire risk

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/business/hyundai-kia-fire-recall/index.html

Those of us old enough will remember this happened to the older EFI Z's and Z31 too.
I had the recall done on my 1985 300ZX.

 

[Donalex]

The average car loan start balance has risen 20% in the past year. Payments have gone up 8%.

Meanwhile, the average term is now at 96 months...??

 

[DevonK]

Eff the Z, I want this..... new Singer Turbo:

https://www.autoblog.com/2022/02/09/singer-turbo-study-porsche-911-revealed/#slide-2381802

 

[bboypuertoroc]

Add black wheels to the list of unfortunate fads.

Add you to the short list of people that think it's an unfortunate fad.

 

[Donalex]

Now, that's a dash...

 

[supraboi]

Toyota Developing Fake Manuals For EVs, Patents Reveal
https://www.carscoops.com/2022/02/toyota-developing-fake-manuals-for-evs-patents-reveal/