(01-12-2024 07:59 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 07:50 PM)maximus Wrote:  Coming out of my brief retirement on this one

Purchased my wife a Model Y dual motor and it's the best car I've ever driven. And I collect cars and have driven thousands.

Installed the full home charger, she never has to worry about going to a **** gas station. She plugs into the charger every few days and that's it.

Energy bill has seen no increase.

The Y is the best-selling car in the world.

My daily driver is a 6 inch lifted truck, and it's funny when I get the liberal looks from dopes about my truck... it really jacks up their style when I let them know the wife drives a Y.

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Yeah, people who haven’t had one (or have only had a rental in chill mode) don’t understand how fun instant torque is.

I'm glad both of y'all enjoy having one. It's just not for me, and that's really a personal choice.

My biggest issue is the feds wanting to play winners and losers in looking for an alternate source of energy to propel our vehicles. We should let the free market decide which source would be best. If the free market organically (no pun intended) decides EVs are the way to go, great! If not, great! The fact is the federal government has no business deciding winners and losers in matters that really shoudl be left up to the free market and therefore consumers.

Just my opinion. Pay me no mind. lol

(01-12-2024 07:50 PM)maximus Wrote:  Coming out of my brief retirement on this one

Purchased my wife a Model Y dual motor and it's the best car I've ever driven. And I collect cars and have driven thousands.

Installed the full home charger, she never has to worry about going to a **** gas station. She plugs into the charger every few days and that's it.

Energy bill has seen no increase.

The Y is the best-selling car in the world.

My daily driver is a 6 inch lifted truck, and it's funny when I get the liberal looks from dopes about my truck... it really jacks up their style when I let them know the wife drives a Y.

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The key is you have a Tesla. That’s a far cry from all the other EVs out there. EVs do not bother me at all. However, subsidizing EVs and trying to kill ICE vehicles completely is a different issue completely.

(01-12-2024 08:18 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 08:08 PM)maximus Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 08:00 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 07:59 PM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 07:50 PM)maximus Wrote:  Coming out of my brief retirement on this one

Purchased my wife a Model Y dual motor and it's the best car I've ever driven. And I collect cars and have driven thousands.

Installed the full home charger, she never has to worry about going to a **** gas station. She plugs into the charger every few days and that's it.

Energy bill has seen no increase.

The Y is the best-selling car in the world.

My daily driver is a 6 inch lifted truck, and it's funny when I get the liberal looks from dopes about my truck... it really jacks up their style when I let them know the wife drives a Y.

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Yeah, people who haven’t had one (or have only had a rental in chill mode) don’t understand how fun instant torque is.

does a nascar pit crew come with all those tire changes...

That's the thing, though, the technology provides less maintenance in the long run.

If you're in Memphis area, hit me up, and you can drive mine as fast as you want down 385.

I'll ask you to wear your seat belt :)

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they'd have to clear all lanes for my myopic arse ...

li'l bubba's '66 GTO is almost finished ... will post pics when complete ... I'll take the punch and reverberation from the LT 5.3l engine and tremec 5 speed tko every day vs. muh go carts...

regardless, it's not about fit/function ... it's how it's being subsidized that ruffles my feathers....

nothing about the EV demonstrates free market/enterprise in principle ... yeah, that strikes a 'chord' with muh arse...

First hit of crack subsidy car frim the globohomos

Fricknem

(01-12-2024 10:51 AM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  I had a Tesla Model S in 2014 for three years. I liked the car overall. Fast, fun, although the interior in the early S was lacking. Picked up a Model 3 on lease at the end of the year while the $7500 rebate was still available as we are doing a lot of around town driving. 272 mile epa range. We drove 141 miles mixed between town, 55, and 70mph the other day when it was about 30F outside, got home with 42% left on the battery so the range for our use is about 240 miles which is fine.

The sweet spot for EV will always be people with around town driving who can charge at home, although with the Tesla Supercharger network you can take one one a road trip it just takes longer. DC fast charging keeps getting better, but to really increase charging speed they need to improve the battery side.

I rent Teslas from Avis at SFO, but my hotel has like 11 Tesla destination chargers so I know what I'm getting into. I wouldn't want one for a rental without hotel charging unless it was a short trip with just airport/hotel/office/airport.

Something is wrong with your two statements in bold . The range you stated would get you from Memphis to Little Rock and back. That's a lot of trips from airport/hotel/office/airport without needing to charge.

My Ford Lightning is getting maybe 30% less miles than was quoted but I expected that would happen and didn't buy it for long trips. Other than to the lake ....100 to 150 mile round trip depend on "the lake". Drove it to Nashville a few times but must recharge to get home (260 mile round trip). Other than buying at the top of the market price wise. I love it and already put 12k on it as a every day driver.

I also bought the Corvette around the same time but took another 9 months to get it. My EV truck will leave the vette sitting on the line in the quarter. But the sound and feel of the Corvette gives you the feeling like you were 16 years old and a sexy girl was sitting next to you and you knew it was a sure thing. Don't get that in the truck even if its fun to drive. I live in Owensboro KY and I165 runs from there to Bowling Green. Once you get on I165 the next exit is 22 miles. Had one son 5 miles behind me and one pulled over a few miles from the first exit. So I knew there were no police in front or coming up I165 or behind for 10 miles.....

Had the Corvette up to 172 mph with in a mile. My Truck might take off with way more power, quicker, fun to drive but it wont touch the 176 mph and if I wanted to push it I'm sure 190 might have topped it out

at least some FDs have their protocols down TTT…

(01-14-2024 12:03 AM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 10:51 AM)U_of_Elvis Wrote:  I had a Tesla Model S in 2014 for three years. I liked the car overall. Fast, fun, although the interior in the early S was lacking. Picked up a Model 3 on lease at the end of the year while the $7500 rebate was still available as we are doing a lot of around town driving. 272 mile epa range. We drove 141 miles mixed between town, 55, and 70mph the other day when it was about 30F outside, got home with 42% left on the battery so the range for our use is about 240 miles which is fine.

The sweet spot for EV will always be people with around town driving who can charge at home, although with the Tesla Supercharger network you can take one one a road trip it just takes longer. DC fast charging keeps getting better, but to really increase charging speed they need to improve the battery side.

I rent Teslas from Avis at SFO, but my hotel has like 11 Tesla destination chargers so I know what I'm getting into. I wouldn't want one for a rental without hotel charging unless it was a short trip with just airport/hotel/office/airport.

Something is wrong with your two statements in bold . The range you stated would get you from Memphis to Little Rock and back. That's a lot of trips from airport/hotel/office/airport without needing to charge.

My Ford Lightning is getting maybe 30% less miles than was quoted but I expected that would happen and didn't buy it for long trips. Other than to the lake ....100 to 150 mile round trip depend on "the lake". Drove it to Nashville a few times but must recharge to get home (260 mile round trip). Other than buying at the top of the market price wise. I love it and already put 12k on it as a every day driver.

I also bought the Corvette around the same time but took another 9 months to get it. My EV truck will leave the vette sitting on the line in the quarter. But the sound and feel of the Corvette gives you the feeling like you were 16 years old and a sexy girl was sitting next to you and you knew it was a sure thing. Don't get that in the truck even if its fun to drive. I live in Owensboro KY and I165 runs from there to Bowling Green. Once you get on I165 the next exit is 22 miles. Had one son 5 miles behind me and one pulled over a few miles from the first exit. So I knew there were no police in front or coming up I165 or behind for 10 miles.....

Had the Corvette up to 172 mph with in a mile. My Truck might take off with way more power, quicker, fun to drive but it wont touch the 176 mph and if I wanted to push it I'm sure 190 might have topped it out

Renting you don’t have any control of the charge state when you pick it up. I’ve had Avis give me cars with a 30% charge. I’m OK with it because I know I have a charger at the hotel and can charge overnight for free.

Drive what you want. That’s the beauty of a free country. The problem is don’t force me to do what YOU want. If you do EVERYTHING becomes a problem that bleeds over to EVERYTHING else.

That’s the real difference between leftists and normal Americans.

You libs try to force your thought processes on everyone else. If other people don’t agree with you, then you call them idiots and attempt to gain political power to force your ideas down the throats of everyone. THAT is the problem but you people are too arrogant to understand.

Drive what you want.

A couple of my friends have the Tesla Plaid. Incredible car. Not for me but they love them. Great. All good.
See how easy that is, librocrites?

(01-14-2024 10:29 AM)450bench Wrote:  Drive what you want. That’s the beauty of a free country. The problem is don’t force me to do what YOU want. If you do EVERYTHING becomes a problem that bleeds over to EVERYTHING else.

That’s the real difference between leftists and normal Americans.

You libs try to force your thought processes on everyone else. If other people don’t agree with you, then you call them idiots and attempt to gain political power to force your ideas down the throats of everyone. THAT is the problem but you people are too arrogant to understand.

Drive what you want.

A couple of my friends have the Tesla Plaid. Incredible car. Not for me but they love them. Great. All good.
See how easy that is, librocrites?

that sect preys upon the knowledge of having more money than sense relative to longer term consequence and/or subsidizes their current range of employment...

the sect that 'sky screams' (will never be able to afford such), are mere paid ops that the msm focuses on to keep the corpshite oligarchs happy as pigs in the wallow...

real market forces are not in play with EVs ... all that's happened is we've given more breath to muh Gina ... well done, fkbags...

(01-14-2024 10:29 AM)450bench Wrote:  Drive what you want. That’s the beauty of a free country. The problem is don’t force me to do what YOU want. If you do EVERYTHING becomes a problem that bleeds over to EVERYTHING else.

That’s the real difference between leftists and normal Americans.

You libs try to force your thought processes on everyone else. If other people don’t agree with you, then you call them idiots and attempt to gain political power to force your ideas down the throats of everyone. THAT is the problem but you people are too arrogant to understand.

Drive what you want.

A couple of my friends have the Tesla Plaid. Incredible car. Not for me but they love them. Great. All good.

See how easy that is, librocrites?

Absolutely a kick @ss common sense post. Well said.

It is EARLY in 2024 but THIS is already a candidate for Post of the Year.

(01-14-2024 10:29 AM)450bench Wrote:  Drive what you want. That’s the beauty of a free country. The problem is don’t force me to do what YOU want. If you do EVERYTHING becomes a problem that bleeds over to EVERYTHING else.

That’s the real difference between leftists and normal Americans.

You libs try to force your thought processes on everyone else. If other people don’t agree with you, then you call them idiots and attempt to gain political power to force your ideas down the throats of everyone. THAT is the problem but you people are too arrogant to understand.

Drive what you want.

A couple of my friends have the Tesla Plaid. Incredible car. Not for me but they love them. Great. All good.
See how easy that is, librocrites?

+ a thousand (if only the limit wasn't three)