The Car thread
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Lemme guess, you took the one good thing about this car, the light weight, and ruined it?pretty expensive for a miata....
I would argue most of those things come from being light weight. So yeah, more than one good thing, but I would argue the most important thing...
The Problem With Electric Trucks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-07/electric-trucks-won-t-save-us
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-07/electric-trucks-won-t-save-us
saw that car, if not that exact same car, in charlotte last week. thought it was the fugliest porsche i've seen in a while. the wheels are heinous and look terrible with the brakes.
Lotsa correlation without causation in that article and newer vehicles have collision warning systems, most of them will intervene to help. Not that I think we should be designing heavier vehicles, as it's true that this is problematic, just that the article ignores this is the trend anyway with the proliferation of trucks and SUVs. We are already there. Only intervening safety systems will make a dent (ha!) anyway IMO. We are well past thee point of people giving a shit about what and how they drive.
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LOL
Silly Kiwi, if americans cared about preventable traffic deaths they would have to also do something about its gun problem.
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Why do you hate freedum?
So we need a deer whistle for people.
Got a notice that the Car-Net data service connection for my car will no longer work as AT&T will no longer support 3G. Thankfully a service/subscription that I don't use but also why integrating certain technologies into a car is fucking stupid. Don't do anything I can do with a phone.
My MIL still whips out her standalone Tom Tom if she needs GPS directions, while her iPhone sits forgotten in her purse. LOL!
What does that even mean?
AT&T recently sent my wife a brand new Galaxy phone due to their dropping support for 3G. In their records they thought she was still using her old phone I sold a couple of years ago.
You should demand a new 5G compliant car as a replacement.
edit: while I'm posting in this thread I'd like to blame @Sandwich for the Genesis adverts which now hit me every time I view something on youtube.
I got a call from a number I didn't know with my home town area code. It was my buddies mom calling me lost.My MIL still whips out her standalone Tom Tom if she needs GPS directions, while her iPhone sits forgotten in her purse. LOL!
She hasn't figured out her new phone yet and her son works nights so she didn't want to call him. She also just moved up here like a month ago, so I'm a little worried.
Well if the car was gonna die at least it happened today in town instead of out in the Central Valley this weekend. I was a Lowes in Dublin. I might have been in for ten minutes. The Mercedes had been running great. Went to start it back up. It fired up then started stuttering and died. tried about 20 times with the same result. It has to be the fuel pump or a clogged fuel filter. Had it towed to the guys who replaced the fuel pump about a year ago, should be under warranty. Ruth came and picked me up. Still a pain no matter what
Is it one of the diesels that can run on KFC?
Ahh, I had a 2003 C320 4matic. That V6 was a real smooth engine though, super purr.
I know we have to go electric but I still find it fascinating that you can have a controlled explosion ~80 times a second in a little tube and parts somehow stay together. Wonder how many Gs a piston sees?
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If you can look through Bloomberg’s ideological hatred of China this is interesting:
China’s Lead on EVs Has Been a Long Time Coming
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-10-13/china-s-lead-on-evs-has-been-a-long-time-coming
China’s Lead on EVs Has Been a Long Time Coming
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2021-10-13/china-s-lead-on-evs-has-been-a-long-time-coming
Made the mistake of test driving a Taycan Turbo S that had every possible option.
Wow, holy shit wow. Don't mind the sticker price, holy shit this car is insane. And I was in town, not back roads craziness. But I think a base Cross Turismo might have to be mine pre apocalypse.
Wow, holy shit wow. Don't mind the sticker price, holy shit this car is insane. And I was in town, not back roads craziness. But I think a base Cross Turismo might have to be mine pre apocalypse.
I learned the wait for a build slot on the Taycan was about 4 months. The wait for a 911 is currently 3 years. 
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I like the Audi version better, visually. That front end of the Porsche is kinda ugly to me. It's like different than the Panamera just to be different and doesn't end up as good.I learned the wait for a build slot on the Taycan was about 4 months. The wait for a 911 is currently 3 years.
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$119k for my build. Maybe when we win the lottery.I learned the wait for a build slot on the Taycan was about 4 months. The wait for a 911 is currently 3 years.
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Think I priced one, a handful of options... 145K CAD. Was annoying to "add" and pay extra for stuff that should just be included. By the time these actually become available, there will be more interesting, more affordable options of EV for sale. Did I mention how f-ing wide this car is? It's as wide as a full size SUV. It does look kinda cool, but no thanks.
Yeah, the Audi came out to $112K US for me.
I have Wifey on board with an electric car going fwd. She still wants her big 7-seater, so we are waiting for a Q7 or equivalent, but she's totally on board at this point. This makes me happy.
It likely won't be available for another 4-6 years, which will be about when we're done paying for both the Pilot and All-road, so a premium for that car will be a lateral move given our current out of pocket. So that works for me nicely.
R1S - Rivian
Explore the places you love with the people you love. It’s time to make some memories.
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Soon, since the R1T is rolling off the line already.
The ID Buzz should become available next year. Looks interesting, let us see if VW screws up the price again (rumor is 40K € base price).