I spotted a NEW (insert make/model) today!

texases

New Land Cruiser, not so big, I’ll be seeing it a lot, my neighbor works at Toyota corporate and gets a steady stream of new SUVs.

stickguy

Another Kona. Looks much bigger than the previous version. And very stylish n

kyfdx

We had a Kona rental in LA, last May. Loaded, with turbo AWD, ventilated seats, etc, etc. It's a nice package if you don't need a lot of luggage room.

Would be a great substitute for a Macan.

Michaell

kyfdx said:

We had a Kona rental in LA, last May. Loaded, with turbo AWD, ventilated seats, etc, etc. It's a nice package if you don't need a lot of luggage room.

Would be a great substitute for a Macan.

And you could get two for the same price!

fintail

Sitting at the MB dealer now for winter tire switchover. Looks like MBUSA gifted them maybe half a dozen EQE sedans, probably not the fastest sell in Spokane. All seem to be tagged at 20% off MSRP (car right next to me now is 87K MSRP but tagged at 69K) not sure if they are demos or brand new but they look brand new, no apparent dirt in wheel wells etc. ~720 lease on an 87K MSRP would be good in other situations, but I bet one can do better if they work at it. Other notables are a 167K GLS63 (I would just buy a basic G Wagen for that coin) and a ~210K SL63.

tifighter

Can one even get a basic G anymore?

explorerx4

Was in the garage tonight but with my back to the strreet.
I knew my across the street neighbor got a new truck because the brake lights were so bright.
They really lit up the garage.
Swapped a Trial Boss for a Tundra.

fintail

tifighter said:

Can one even get a basic G anymore?

Almost certainly not off the lot - would have to be special order.

thebean

A blue Lamborghini Uris passed me in a grocery store parking lot. License plate read “MYURIS”. I was shocked when I looked up the price and saw $550-600K to start. I can’t believe anyone in my suburban town north of Dallas has the scratch to purchase one of these .

gsemike

thebean said:

A blue Lamborghini Uris passed me in a grocery store parking lot. License plate read “MYURIS”. I was shocked when I looked up the price and saw $550-600K to start. I can’t believe anyone in my suburban town north of Dallas has the scratch to purchase one of these .

Maybe he was just visiting ?
Big Texas oilman?

texases

thebean said:

A blue Lamborghini Uris passed me in a grocery store parking lot. License plate read “MYURIS”. I was shocked when I looked up the price and saw $550-600K to start. I can’t believe anyone in my suburban town north of Dallas has the scratch to purchase one of these .

I'm seeing more in the $300k - $400k range in the Dallas area for the Urus.

thebean

gsemike said:

thebean said:

A blue Lamborghini Uris passed me in a grocery store parking lot. License plate read “MYURIS”. I was shocked when I looked up the price and saw $550-600K to start. I can’t believe anyone in my suburban town north of Dallas has the scratch to purchase one of these .

Maybe he was just visiting ?
Big Texas oilman?

Perhaps. Or one of the Cowboys that lives in the area. I didn’t get a look at the driver.

thebean

texases said:

thebean said:

A blue Lamborghini Uris passed me in a grocery store parking lot. License plate read “MYURIS”. I was shocked when I looked up the price and saw $550-600K to start. I can’t believe anyone in my suburban town north of Dallas has the scratch to purchase one of these .

I'm seeing more in the $300k - $400k range in the Dallas area for the Urus.

You’re right - maybe even less than that. I stand corrected. I must have been looking at some other Lambo model. 🙄

explorerx4

Maybe I'll spot one of these in the near future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByOS4634VcU

stickguy

Oh that is sweet. Out of my price range of course.

texases

Saw my first one of these yesterday - have any of you seen one?

kyfdx

Nope..

Michaell

Yep…

With the extra $5000+ in incentives here in Colorado, I’ve seen just about every EV thats on the market.

explorerx4

If I've seen one of those, I'm in denial.

stickguy

I saw one of those this past weekend. Pretty sure the first one in the wild.

fintail

I've seen several of those locally, because Spokane and Subaru

gsemike

@texases said:
Saw my first one of these yesterday - have any of you seen one?

Seen a few. More of the Toyota variant

sda

texases said:

Saw my first one of these yesterday - have any of you seen one?

texases said:

Saw my first one of these yesterday - have any of you seen one?

What model Subbie is it?

Michaell

sda said:

texases said:

Saw my first one of these yesterday - have any of you seen one?

texases said:

Saw my first one of these yesterday - have any of you seen one?

What model Subbie is it?

Solterra EV

Same as the Toyota bZ4X.

fintail

Spotted by a friend in the Seattle area - these seem to be popping up here and there:

Michaell

Wife saw the commercial for this the other day and commented on it. When I told her the prices, she said "that's nice", in the tone of voice that pretty much meant "Nope, not for us".

texases

Yeah, $60k-$70k has to limit the market on those.

Michaell

Saw an article recently on how successful the Honda Prologue is. Seems like a lot of folks were waiting for a good EV from a brand they trust to become available - everyone with a CR-V may very well jump to the Prologue.

texases

Michaell said:

Saw an article recently on how successful the Honda Prologue is. Seems like a lot of folks were waiting for a good EV from a brand they trust to become available - everyone with a CR-V may very well jump to the Prologue.

I just hope it has better luck than the Chevy Blazer EV, which it's based on. I think those Chevys have had quite a few problems.

kyfdx

Michaell said:

Saw an article recently on how successful the Honda Prologue is. Seems like a lot of folks were waiting for a good EV from a brand they trust to become available - everyone with a CR-V may very well jump to the Prologue.

Ironic..

explorerx4

Ironic 5 or 6?

tjc78

@texases said:
Yeah, $60k-$70k has to limit the market on those.

Try 90K… at least that is what one social media person that bought one said they are going for

texases

tjc78 said:

@texases said:

Yeah, $60k-$70k has to limit the market on those.

Try 90K… at least that is what one social media person that bought one said they are going for

I'm sure some dealers are adding crazy markups. The dealer near me is listing one, at MSRP, $68k. Another is listing a $68k MSRP one for $80k.

Michaell

My understanding is that the base price is just under $60K, with higher trims and AWD going for more.

Yes, there will be the inevitable dealer markups for folks wanting to be the first on the block (or YT Channel) with one.

gsemike

@fintail said:
Spotted by a friend in the Seattle area - these seem to be popping up here and there:

Saw my first one sitting on the VW lot. Looks s aller than other vans, like maybe the size of a Mazda 5

tifighter

It’s definitely bigger than a Mazda5.

gsemike

@tifighter said:
It’s definitely bigger than a Mazda5.

Yeah, bigger than a 5 but smaller than a sienna or odyssey

imidazol97

Ineos Grenadier rolled thru ChickFilA the other day. I thought it was a Range Rover, but today I looked it up. Makes Hummer look meek.

kyfdx

Wow..

ab348

Did it come with an advance party of storm troopers to secure its parking spot?

imidazol97

It went thru drive thru. If I'd known what it was, I would have looked at the rear to see if it had US plates.

explorerx4

There's a used one for sale near me. BMW mechanicals.
One cool thing is the, I guess CEO of Inneos, found and restored the first Land Rover.
https://www.exploringoverland.com/overland-tech-travel/2020/11/25/the-saga-of-land-rover-jue-477

fintail

Saw what I think was my first BMW G60 5er in the wild today, this market doesn't consume many cars like that it seems - everyone wants a CUV/SUV. As the G60 is the example car in an upcoming rental, I had to turn my head,.

tifighter

New id Buzz one block down from my house. Blue and white, no plates. I guess they’re finally delivering them now.

gsemike

@tifighter said:
New id Buzz one block down from my house. Blue and white, no plates. I guess they’re finally delivering them now.

I've seen them at the dealers but not one of the road yet

gsemike

Lucid Air. I'm starting to see these around. Big cars and they always seem to be this color.

gsemike

@gsemike said:
Lucid Air. I'm starting to see these around. Big cars and they always seem to be this color.

fintail

I've read Lucid Air is popping up in the National fleet now. Enterprise also has an "Electric Luxury Sedan" category which I suspect might see these too, should they go to that fleet.

Saw a couple new Landcruisers over the weekend, I think I've heard the hype quieted down a little.

gsemike

@fintail said:
I've read Lucid Air is popping up in the National fleet now. Enterprise also has an "Electric Luxury Sedan" category which I suspect might see these too, should they go to that fleet.

Saw a couple new Landcruisers over the weekend, I think I've heard the hype quieted down a little.

I saw my first land cruiser out in the Wild today

gsemike

Land cruisers are getting out there