OT. Yes, EKS, saw the Volvos at local Auto Show. They are nice. 40 series SUV would be acceptable to us, but I figured with Volvo's, the best bet might be to buy after the first year's depreciation. Otoh, market seems to be wanting SUVs and not sedans, so Volvo SUV might do ok. I --- well I and wife, decided best for us would be another small Audi sedan: I bought a 2018 yesterday -- has all the bells and whistles. Cripes, manual is 400 pages. I'm not tech savvy, and I rarely text or use a cell phone much, so this car is going to require a lot of learning by me, if I want to use it to what it's capable of as regards infotainment aspects. Car is built for way more spirited driving than I'm likely capable of too. We usually have kept our cars ten or more years ('83 Saab for 26).
Most of my life I've been at the acquiring (assets) stage; now in my old age I want to be at the disbursement phase. I don't want to be one of those "value" guys you read about who always drive cars 'til they fall apart, or are junkers, but the person has $M tied up in stocks or real estate. -- Guys who can make and save money, but who can't spend it. And they die that way.
Hard though to change a lifetime of being watchful of dollars spent.
I'm holding Borg Warner (BW). I bought at the time because its metrics looked good to me, and it was involved in power transfer parts for electric vehicles. Stock's moved up with the market. I am holding on. Here's where an analyst still likes the stock: benzinga.com
As I've mentioned before I have Goodyear and Adient (tires and seats). And I've kept my almost full position in GM (smaller positions in a few other OEM's). For me for now, that's enough for self driving and/or electric vehicles. |
