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RobYob wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 6:41 am

mik wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 10:15 pm

RobYob wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2023 10:06 pm The name Geely comes up unsurprisingly infrequently on this forum

What about “Geeky” ?

As per your post above

My phone has been given a thorough talking to.

isn't tech wonderful

Jimmy Choo wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2023 10:29 am You're clearly a big fan of Stroll.

It's interesting to see how Ferrari and McLaren are diverging on their powertrain strategy.

Yes, a lot less EV and a lot more hybrid.

dinny_g wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:34 am He's not the first MD who thought they had "Set up Aston Martin for future success"

Let's see some actual long term stability before you go patting yourself on the back

Exactly. Q1 2023 was really ugly

Zonda_ wrote: ↑Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:47 am Aww, what a shame he's not British so he could only get a honorary one anyway which is pointless and the chance of him getting one after he's 'asked'...

Yup, you can ask Beckman how the turns out.....

I have just posted up a new blog, The Supercar Trio: Larry, Ben, and Mike based on the Fireside Chats with Lawrence Stroll, Benedetto Vigna, and Michael Leiters from the recent Financial Times Future of the Car Event in London.

https://karenable.com/supercar-trio/

Comments on the analysis?

@SSO :? what’s your take on the news of Aston Martin F1 team taking Honda engines? Seemed strange to me given that the road cars use AMG engines Think this is driven as much by Mercedes wanting to untangle themselves longer term from all things Aston/Stroll. Would not be surprised to see a differen...

Just posted up the analysis on Ferrari's Q1 2023 Results: Ferrari had a spectacular year in 2022 and that momentum has continued to build in 2023.  Every single key financial indicator, bar one, grew double digits vs. Q 1 2022.  The only hiccup, Free Cash Flow, was down by 9.9% but even there are go...

Sounds messy indeed! I wasn't even aware of the P72 before your post - lots of people keen to get a slice of the (apparently still buoyant) hypercar market. I was repeatedly confused when reading your item as ITV is a longstanding UK TV channel. My issue as opposed to yours. :) The number of small ...

What a gorgeous car, what a complete mess! HWA were also involved the infamous Lotus five car plan, they have a talent for finding troubled programs seemingly. Realised I also have a number of your blogs to catch up on. I'm sure the AML one will be full of good news... :oops: Gorgeous car - complet...

Toronto On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, De Tomaso Chairman Norman Choi introduced the De Tomaso P72 at an invitation only reception in Toronto, Canada. During the event, De Tomaso announced that the planned production run of the coupe, set at 72 units, is sold out. But a P72 roadster is in development ...

Just posted up the following article on McLaren Racing under Zak Brown:

https://karenable.com/zak-brown/

Comments?

Beany wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 1:57 pm Sounds like it's ludicrously compromised on the road, but it's not good enough on track to forgive it for/justify that?

That about sums it up

Just finished watching the Harris video. Enjoyed it, but my questions remain. Who TF really wants a "road car" with the engine bolted directly to the tub? :? Surely you'll want out of the car for a break within even an hour of driving? @SSO - what am I missing? Even the XJR-15 wasn't dire...

I’m still a bit confused by this. So you have a private jet, but are worried it might be getting a service / private jet MOT when you want to use it. So you buy a second private jet. You are still well under the average number of jets per Bug owner. Why? @SSO I reckon you are probably best places t...

I'm not sure if it's down to preference, percieved reliability/wear at that age or just a catch-22 that they're everyone is worried about selling higher mileage cars, so no one does despite not having an issue with it themselves. I have a strong suspicion it’s the latter most of the time. One I fin...

When checking the Ferrari US site today, two similar spec F12s popped up right next to each other. Both were 2015 models, Rosso, well spec’ed, with clean Carfax reports. The first had an asking price of $315k and the second $209K. Why the $106k spread? The 41,902 difference in the mileage on the od...

I just posted up a new blog on the Cost of Mileage on Ferraris and Supercar Good Buys for 2023:

https://karenable.com/the-cost-of-mileage/

Thoughts on the Cost of Mileage?

What do you think will be good buys this year?

I just put together a list of our top 10 favorite routes and roads:

https://karenable.com/top-ten-routes/

Comments?

Any additions?

Just posted a new article analyzing Aston Martin's 1st Half 2022 results.

https://karenable.com/turtle-soup-aston ... 2-results/

They are pretty shocking and worse than expected.

Comments on the analysis?

Will they make it?

The "calm" before the storm? I used to think of Koenigsegg as a bit quirky, interesting and innovative. But it seems it now comes with a large dose of financial shenanigans now too. So the "trinity" of 918/P1/LfF are holding for now (ongoing maintenance bills will be fascinating...