Wednesday, 3/29/23

Good morning,

Another midweek storm looks to deliver a sunny weekend.  So drive safe and hang tight for the fun!

There have been some truly exceptional cars added to

iDriveSoCal's Classified Section

.  It's still free to

post stuff wanted and/or for sale

in there. 

And a heads up for an upcoming promotion.  Leading up to Independence Day and 4th of July celebrations.  Send in your most Patriotic car pics for publication.  We want red, white, and blue everywhere!  The stars and stripes, cars and people.  Whatever your creative interpretation is - send it!

All the news and cool car show are linked below.

Drive on,

-T

Car show at Downey High School.  With some of the creative-coolest hardware, we've seen!  More 

HERE.

THE NEWS

HEADLINES

• VIDEO: Airborne car on SoCal freeway.

• CA works to regulate gas companies even more.

• WH eyes high energy prices - regardless of options.

• Elon zings WH with climate change Tweet!

• Another Carvana car-buying horror story.

• Extended vehicle warranty spam callers face the music!

• Fossil fuel + green energy companies = odd bedfellows.  

• VW supporting software products for 15-years!

• Chevy says Camaro is done - again, supposedly.

• 75-car motorcade races 5 minutes to climate meeting.

• EU bans sale of CO2 emitting cars by '35.

• Striking works grind German transport to a halt.

• Drones play big brother - literally - in this country.

• Ferrari sees a future with internal combustion.

• BMW: Buy the feature, but the service costs extra!

• Alfa targets families, built-in baby changing station.

EVs, ALTs & AUTONOMOUS

• EV Adoption Timeline = Unachievable.

• VW eyes global batter supply biz.

• Ford plans a $3B loss on EV's for 2023.

• Nissan teases electric Godzilla prototype.

• Polestar juicing up the rollout of luxe crossover EV.

• What's up (down) with used electric vehicle prices?

• Hackers could really mess with Tesla's infotainment system.

• Another benchmark set by Tesla - mostly debt-less.

• Cybertruck cornering capability touted - rear-wheel steer.

• Brand new Rivian gets stuck in snow - $2k+ repair bill.

• Rivian showing more signs of being on the ropes.

• Lucid RECALL: Popular Air model could lose power!

• Google/Alphabet aiming at autonomous driving software.

• Leadership change at ride-hailing service Lyft.

TOP IT OFF

• RECALL: Honda's calling them back due to mirror issue.

• RECALL: Hyundai/Kia says some cars might catch fire.

• Rock 'n Roll history on wheels up for sale.

• Flying taxis operating in a city near you by 2025?!?

Del Mar is happening this weekend.  As the Good Guys take the wheel. 

Details HERE.

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THE SHOWS

FRIDAY

• Del Mar - Del Mar Nationals

• Garden Grove - Main Street Classic

• Burbank - Classic Car Show

• LA - Wheels & Whoppers

• Burbank - Valley Cruise Night

SATURDAY 

• Huntington Beach - Donut Derelicts

• La Puente - Gas & Glaze

• Glendale - Early Rodders

• Santa Clarita - Cars And Coffee Valencia

• Placentia - Donuts, And Dipsticks

• Corona - Cars And Coffee Corona

• Carlsbad - CBad Cars And Coffee

• Laguna Nigel - Ted's Place Cars And Coffee

• SD County - Bonita Cars & Coffee

• La Quinta - La Quinta Cars And Coffee

• Thousand Oaks - Conejo Valley C&C

• Torrance - Caffeine Cruisers

• Riverside - Cars And Coffee At Harvest

• San Diego County - Rancho Santa Fe C&C

• Anaheim - Cars, Coffee And Culture

• Whittier - Whittier Elks C&C

• OC - Cypress Cars And Coffee

• San Clemente - South OC C&C

• Valencia - A Brunch of Cars

• Downey - Los Amigos Car Show 2023

• IE - Hesperia Elks Car Show 2023

• Santa Maria - Cars For Canines 2023

• San Dimas - Bonelli Bluffs Trailerfest 2023

• Diamond Bar - Classic Car Meet

• Poway - Poway Cruisers Monthly

• IE - Skydive Perris Cruise-In 

• Del Mar - Del Mar Nationals

SUNDAY 

• Northridge - Classic Cars And Coffee

• Chino Hills - Cars and Coffee Chino Hills

• Woodland Hills - Supercar Sunday

• Surf City - Pistons & Pin-Ups

• Chula Vista - Sunday Funday C&C

• Escondido - Cars And Coffee Escondidodo

• Seal Beach - Hot Rods At The Beach

• Ventura - Antique Adventures Classic

• Lakewood - Hot Cakes And Hot Rods

• Laguna Hills - Sunday Steel C&C

• Newport Beach - Chihuahua Car Meet Up

• Glendora - Legends Car Cruise-In

• Del Mar - Del Mar Nationals

TUESDAY

• Laguna Hills - Tuesday Night Cruise-In

Thanks to Mark B. for sending this one.  He's had this sweet Chevy since 1983 - when he was in high school!