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  1. marmott

    New communities in Portola Springs

    Zero lot lines SFH has been tried out in Eastwood by Brookfield if my memory serves me well with a pretty bad track record. They had to move away from it after the first phases didn't sell well.
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    VinFast Anyone?

    Has there been any review of US delivered cars? I just saw this article and it's far from confidence inspiring... https://jalopnik.com/vinfast-vf8-electric-car-first-drive-not-ready-for-u-s-1849892217
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    Artificial Intelligence

    I'm still not convince that what you are experiencing on the highway in your $60K M3 cannot be experienced in the $3xK 2023 Bolt EUV with Super Cruise. Again level 2 ADAS systems are not new, my 2019 ICE does lane keep assist, adaptive cruise, lane change assist and all the flavors of emergency...
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    Artificial Intelligence

    I have a ICE car from 2019 with autosteer and adaptive CC (MobileEye solution) that is also pretty reliable. It comes with some safety limitations, it needs one hand on the wheel past 40MPH for example. But I'm curious where have the major advancements been since? Removing the radar/lidar...
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    How soon until Bitcoin crashes?

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-tapped-into-customer-accounts-to-fund-risky-bets-setting-up-its-downfall-11668093732 Crypto exchange FTX lent billions of dollars worth of customer assets to fund risky bets by its affiliated trading firm, Alameda Research, setting the stage for the exchange’s...
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    New forum software - Issues

    Could we get the favicon back? It looks like it did not transfer from the old forum.
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    The Meadows, Lake Forest by Toll Brothers

    Technically both the conservatory and the master retreat are smaller on Sagewood than Rosewood compensating for the smaller base sqft.
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    The Meadows, Lake Forest by Toll Brothers

    One of the rare TB development with decent standard options? They also did the master retreat that costs ~$50k.
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    The Meadows, Lake Forest by Toll Brothers

    First Evergreens resale too: https://www.redfin.com/CA/Lake-Forest/111-Evergreen-Way-92630/home/182479617
  10. marmott

    ICE or EV?

    You might be right, PHEV is still a fair amount cheaper when looking at models offering both versions.
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    ICE or EV?

    This thread has gone off the rails... To get back on topic, our next car will most likely be a small/cheaper EV to use as a day to day city commuter. We rarely go beyond a 10 miles radius during the week (WFH yay!) and using a larger SUV for this kind of drive is a bit wasteful.
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    Builders Vs 1st/2nd Phase buyers.

    Am I crazy or the original owners of 29 Alessio made an opening in the garage wall (photos 2,4 & 19)? That house has some questionable upgrades  :o
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    The Meadows, Lake Forest by Toll Brothers

    We finally visited the Meadows last weekend. I did not see any moved in Evergreens despite a lot of houses looking pretty finished from the outside. They still had a security guard restricting access to all the models if you had not gone by the sales office first.
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    The Oaks at Portola Hills

    The Oaks is planning to open new models at some point next year. It will be refresh of the current floorplans with minor tweaks (gathered from buyers/prospective buyers feedback). The whole operation feels very mom and pop with a very slow release cadence. Apparently they own the land and don't...
  15. marmott

    New communities in Portola Springs

    It's up to the sales person really, I like having it sent instead of having to ask for it. The lot maps are not a big secret, you see the setback (which for me is the most interesting) in the Irvine planning docs too.
  16. marmott

    New communities in Portola Springs

    Cielo is a bit more upbeat in their latest email ;D Latest release, phase 3 (partial release?): Residence  Homesite  Address                Price 2                8                125 Sunnyslope      $2,685,000 3                7                127 Sunny slope    $2,816,000
  17. marmott

    The Oaks at Portola Hills

    Still selling and they have a lot of lots left if you look at the site map at the bottom of the page. It's up to date, the available lot 74 plan 1 is listed on MLS:https://www.redfin.com/CA/Trabuco-Canyon/3022-Viejo-Ridge-Dr-92679/home/180757099
  18. marmott

    New communities in Portola Springs

    Cielo Phase 2 Residence  Homesite  Address                Price 1                6                129 Sunnyslope      $2,608,000 1                32              134 Sunnyslope      $2,423,000 2                5                131 Sunnyslope      $2,705,000 3                4         ...
  19. marmott

    New communities in Portola Springs

    It's the AV/IT rack for the home, not a standard feature.
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