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DaveW

DaveW

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Jul 2, 2001
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The bunker at parliament
jimmydean said:
@Toshi should have hung in there.

www.torquenews.com

Tesla is Struggling to Find Buyers for the $79,990 Cybertruck, Finishes Entire US Reservation List in 9 Days

Several individuals, who reserved a Cybertruck as late as July 2024 were surprised to get an invitation from Tesla to take delivery of their $79,990 Cybertruck. Tesla has run through the entire 1 million Cybertruck reservation list in 9 days.
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It would be amusing if the wait list turned out to be driven by fake orders, causing nazimobile to gear up for a big production run, just to have the fake orders yanked at the end to pull the carpet out from under nazimobile.
 
DaveW

DaveW

Space Monkey
Jul 2, 2001
11,633
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The bunker at parliament
You know what would also be a shame?
someone with a twitter account (I don't) going onto twitter and trolling Elon with that, so that his paranoia/manchild kicks in and he has his usual overreaction.
Going by past results, that should help trash his brands even more.
 
boogenman

boogenman

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Nov 3, 2004
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I need snow tires. Are these infamous Blizzak's worth the extra coin? I don't need other suggestions these are the 2 that fit and I don't need or want studded tires. Thank you!
$353 per tire for BLizzak
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$261 for Glacier Grip
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Toshi

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,796
8,773
Blizzaks are fine. I like my Hakka RX SUV, too. I think they're up to R5 now. Discount Tire has 'em
 
SkaredShtles

SkaredShtles

Michael Bolton
Sep 21, 2003
67,900
14,204
In a van.... down by the river
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boogenman said:
I need snow tires. Are these infamous Blizzak's worth the extra coin? I don't need other suggestions these are the 2 that fit and I don't need or want studded tires. Thank you!
$353 per tire for BLizzak
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$261 for Glacier Grip
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I've never heard of "Mastercraft" tires and I'd wager they are going to be *vastly* inferior to Blizzak. I wasn't able to find much in a quick search, but if you can find *actual* performance data, that should help to confirm.
 
jimmydean

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
43,141
15,218
Portland, OR
boogenman said:
I need snow tires. Are these infamous Blizzak's worth the extra coin? I don't need other suggestions these are the 2 that fit and I don't need or want studded tires. Thank you!
$353 per tire for BLizzak
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$261 for Glacier Grip
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Spendy but worth it. Costco had the best price when I got them for the wife's rig. I also got her some wheels and mounted the summers on the fancy wheel and the winters on her OEM's.
 
Jm_

Jm_

sled dog's bollocks
Jan 14, 2002
20,183
10,713
AK
What temp is the ground? In CA, we would get snow...but it would always be wet/slushy and the ground would be warm. Really anything outside of an AT or tire with chains was pretty crap, despite there being "snow tires". Here were the temp is cold and the ground stays cold, a dedicated snow tire does good and the Blizzaks are good. I remember a few tests where they and a few of the good name brand ones were all closely rated, but not all of the ones tested were rated high, there were some that were pretty far below. Grip on relatively packed snow is what these are all about, not fording through a foot or two of wet dump.
 
boogenman

boogenman

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Nov 3, 2004
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Jm_ said:
What temp is the ground? In CA, we would get snow...but it would always be wet/slushy and the ground would be warm. Really anything outside of an AT or tire with chains was pretty crap, despite there being "snow tires". Here were the temp is cold and the ground stays cold, a dedicated snow tire does good and the Blizzaks are good. I remember a few tests where they and a few of the good name brand ones were all closely rated, but not all of the ones tested were rated high, there were some that were pretty far below. Grip on relatively packed snow is what these are all about, not fording through a foot or two of wet dump.
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I'm in Western NY(Buffalo). It can be raining in the morning, -10 with ice by midnight and 65 and sunny the next day. Then a 5' dump blizzard in the 20's 2 days later. It doesn't snow as much as it used to but you have to be able to drive in the shit. We have to be getting 18"+ on less than 12 hours for them to consider closing anything down. We are also due for a long, cold and snowy winter :headbang:
 
jimmydean

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
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15,218
Portland, OR
jimmydean

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
43,141
15,218
Portland, OR
The hits keep coming. Now it's $2k non refundable deposit for the yet to be built extender battery pack.

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Tesla Quadruples the Reservation Price for the $16,000 Cybertruck Range Extender Battery Pack Following the Collapse of the Cybertruck Reservation List

After Tesla exhausted the 1 million Cybertruck reservation list with less than 30,000 individuals deciding to buy the truck, the EV maker has decided to increase the reservation price for the Cybertruck range extender battery pack fourfold.
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Sandwich

Sandwich

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Staff member
May 23, 2002
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borcester rhymes
apnews.com

Lower-priced new cars are gaining popularity, and not just for cash-poor buyers

An “affordability shift” is taking root in the U.S. auto industry. The trend is being led by people who feel they can no longer afford a new vehicle that would cost them roughly today’s average selling price of more than $47,000 — a jump of more than 20% from the pre-pandemic average.
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AKA, average price of cars goes way up, average price people are willing to pay stays the same
 
Westy

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
56,038
22,061
Sleazattle
Sandwich said:
apnews.com

Lower-priced new cars are gaining popularity, and not just for cash-poor buyers

An “affordability shift” is taking root in the U.S. auto industry. The trend is being led by people who feel they can no longer afford a new vehicle that would cost them roughly today’s average selling price of more than $47,000 — a jump of more than 20% from the pre-pandemic average.
apnews.com apnews.com

AKA, average price of cars goes way up, average price people are willing to pay stays the same
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Being stupid is expensive.
 
Sandwich

Sandwich

Pig my fish!
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dump

dump

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Oct 12, 2001
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canadmos said:
I think you posted this one before, or at least the plates? Maybe?

I wonder what that person does? Tetris pro?
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Could be. The plate is from a different car than the one pictured. The 2002 had a sticker that said, “respect your elsers” where the o is a bmw logo.
 
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