[belgiangenius]

So, I gather that you haven't seen the BMW XM yet?

Nope. Did they manage to make an even uglier car?

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Nope. Did they manage to make an even uglier car?

I don't know, you tell me…

And somehow they're convinced they can ask $160k starting price for this monstrosity.

I have no idea what they're smoking over there in Munich lately.

 

[belgiangenius]

Yep. That's Aztek quality styling.

I wouldn't drive that if they gave it to me. I'd sell it.

Somewhere there seems to be a belief that electric / green vehicles need to to look like ass.

 

[Balthazar B]

Now I'm TOTALLY confused.

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

Yep. That's Aztek quality styling.

I wouldn't drive that if they gave it to me. I'd sell it.

Somewhere there seems to be a belief that electric / green vehicles need to to look like ass.

It's a plug-in hybrid with a 4.4 liter V8 that puts out 644hp and 590lb-ft of torque, weighs north of 6000 pounds, and has the drag coefficient of the side of a barn — and thus gets you an eye-watering EPA rating of 14 mpg combined.

Not sure this thing would qualify as "green" even if you painted it that.

 

[Odin412]

My opinion for the ugliest car ever:

BMW management to its designers: Make the new 7 series as ugly as possible.
Designers: Here you go!
Mission accomplished.

 

[Oveja Negra]

I don't know, you tell me…

And somehow they're convinced they can ask $160k starting price for this monstrosity.

I have no idea what they're smoking over there in Munich lately.

It looks like a car with very low polygons count, like from a N64 game hahaha

 

[Odin412]

So, I gather that you haven't seen the BMW XM yet?

It's funny, I just got an email from BMW inviting me to drive the new XM as part of their M Days. No. Just no.

(BTW my first car after moving to California was a 97 M3. What a machine!)

 

[Festive56]

Hmm....wasn't it, "rich Corinthian leather"?

 

[ArmchairPhilosopher]

It looks like a car with very low polygons count, like from a N64 game hahaha

You want to have a real laugh? Then go ahead and do a Google image search for "BMW XM headliner"

 

[adias]

Yeah Munich is gone mad with pedestrian rules et al.

 

[bcowen]

I run Roon Core on a dedicated Windows 10 headless computer with no issues. I do use Fidelizer Pro to stop non-essential Windows services and give priority to audio-related services, however. I also have a scheduled reboot once per week in the wee hours of the morning.

I run all over WiFi (5GHz dedicated SSID) and all is good. Solid connections and no issues with Roon ready devices and Pi devices running Roopieee XL. Sounds great, too!

Note: I use an iPad as remote with latest iOS and have no issues, but I'm not what I would consider a Roon power user.

 

[bcowen]

Beware - Canada has attack Beavers AND Celine Dion !!!

The latter is more fearsome than a nuclear deterrent.

 

[bcowen]

Jeezuz H!
For the first solid five seconds of looking at that video thumbnail, I was absolutely convinced I was looking at the rear end of that ……… thing?
The French being French doing French things, I suppose. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What's nice with cardboard is if you don't like the shape, just grab a pair of scissors.

 

[bcowen]

wheels ‘n heels…

My favorite Cars album. The LP recording I have is extremely good, and way better than most standard issue discs.