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[Jmm722]

I'm probably going to win this Ferrari Roma:

Win a 2021 Ferrari® Roma

YOU WILL: Win your very own 2021 Ferrari Roma and indulge in Italian supercar elegance Enjoy cutting-edge technology and luxury appeal with over 600-hp performance Support the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project’s work to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS This sweepstake is not sponsored...

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Which is kind of awkward because its not really the Ferrari I would buy...Just seems like if I were buying one, I wouldn't want a pleb-car with the engine up front.

They have some crazy cars up for raffle right now. Usually it’s just new cars and one older car. There’s a 912 with a Tesla power train…peak peak Porsche.

Win a Tesla-Powered 1969 Porsche® 912

YOU WILL: Own a one-of-a-kind, vintage Porsche 912, electric-converted by Zelectric Score the keys to an eco-friendly collectible, straight out of the Petersen’s vault Support the Petersen’s education programs and automotive preservation work This sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed, or...

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[gnatty8]

Bought brand new XC60 December 2019. Since then, it has had 3 recalls, and I've needed to take it into dealer twice more for "service needed" notifications. If this is the norm, I think this will be my first and last experience with Volvo.

 

[otc]

They have some crazy cars up for raffle right now. Usually it’s just new cars and one older car. There’s a 912 with a Tesla power train…peak peak Porsche.

Win a Tesla-Powered 1969 Porsche® 912

YOU WILL: Own a one-of-a-kind, vintage Porsche 912, electric-converted by Zelectric Score the keys to an eco-friendly collectible, straight out of the Petersen’s vault Support the Petersen’s education programs and automotive preservation work This sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed, or...

www.omaze.com

Pro tip (not that the expected odds of winning are very good):

They have a max of 6000 "Entries" per person regardless of how you get them.

The "Enter without contributing" link gives you 2000 entries each time....so 3 of those gives you just as many entries as someone who donates thousands of dollars.

 

[Texasmade]

Bought brand new XC60 December 2019. Since then, it has had 3 recalls, and I've needed to take it into dealer twice more for "service needed" notifications. If this is the norm, I think this will be my first and last experience with Volvo.

Reason why you have problems is because you did it wrong. You're suppose to leave the Volvo

 

[Dino944]

Bought brand new XC60 December 2019. Since then, it has had 3 recalls, and I've needed to take it into dealer twice more for "service needed" notifications. If this is the norm, I think this will be my first and last experience with Volvo.

Sorry to hear you are having problems with your Volvo. A few people here seem to like their Volvo's a lot.

We have a Mercedes and Volvo dealer on the same giant lot about a mile from our house. A few years ago my neighbor who has owned several MBs and leased 1 new Volvo...hated the Volvo, hated the service department, hated the issues with it, and said never again. When the lease was up, he turned it in, and walked across the lot and bought another MB.

 

[Jmm722]

Pro tip (not that the expected odds of winning are very good):

They have a max of 6000 "Entries" per person regardless of how you get them.

The "Enter without contributing" link gives you 2000 entries each time....so 3 of those gives you just as many entries as someone who donates thousands of dollars.

Way ahead of you. I do 3 free submissions on every car.

 

[clee1982]

Michelin's airless passenger car tires get their first public outing

We've been reporting on Michelin's airless tire technology for more than 16 years now. Indeed, the first time we wrote about the "Tweel" back in 2005, it quickly became the most popular story ever for what was then called gizmag.com.

newatlas.com

 

[venividivicibj]

Nothing like beta testing on live streets.

 

[jbarwick]

FSD is still a ways away. There are too many edge cases but I think something like assisted driving a majority, >50%, of the time is possible but something north of 75% will not happen broadly in the next 10years.

 

[venividivicibj]

For those of you who have had significant car appreciation, is anyone cashing in and buying a newer version?

 

[Texasmade]

For those of you who have had significant car appreciation, is anyone cashing in a buying a newer version?

Nope. Car lots are empty right now so it’s hard as **** to get a new car.

 

[HRoi]

Sell high, buy high

 

[clee1982]

I vaguely remember seeing BMW dealer push some zero up front financing deal on swapping my 2019 to 2022 model vehicle (assuming 2019 was financed as well) but didn’t bother to check since I paid mine cash

 

[patrick_b]

Slightly infuriating but dealers will continue the practice if consumers reward the behavior with their business.

People Who Ordered Broncos Are Getting Screwed by Last-Minute Delivery Markups

We know on-lot Broncos are going for crazy money, but some shady dealers are trying to add thousands in markups to existing orders.

www.roadandtrack.com

 

[jbarwick]

Has anyone else had issues with a key FOB going through batteries quickly? Our MB key has been going through them like every 3 months which is crazy.