Recent content by White Shadow

On paper, it can do 615 miles on a tank. That's a 24.6 gallon tank and 25 mpg highway. In reality, it's more like 510 because I'm not running the tank down to nothing and I'm usually getting 23 mph highway. But yeah, 500 miles easy if you're cruising at typical highway speeds. My Audi can do...

Absolutely. Consider myself a road warrior. It's not as much about the drive itself as it is getting to the destination. Scenic routes? Nope. Don't care. Get on a highway and make time. I try to average 80 mph when I can. New York to Florida, we've done in 16 hours, which was covering about...

Denied my fact and then asked if I could do better. LOL, you're funny. Let me put it to you this way: I have an Audi and Jeep that are both capable of more than 500 miles on a tank. And stopping for gas can be a 5-minute stop if I want it to be. So you asked if I can do better than your...

It depends. It's not often the same, but there are a couple of road trips that we make that are the same every year. We own multiple vehicles.

I've considered going electric, but still haven't made the move yet. Why? Well, I prefer road trips over flying and road trips are still much faster and convenient in gas cars. That's an undeniable fact. Once electric technology improves to the point that it's competitive in that regard, I'll...

Exactly. Plus, it's much easier to use since the bike(s) are just a couple of feet off the ground.

Just wait until Tesla gets rid of power window buttons in favor of voice control instead. I can see it now....."driver's window down 37%" Yes, that's ridiculous, but where does it all end? Or does it?

There are different types of these tiles. If you get the ones the ones that allow water to drain through them (Race Deck calls them Free-Flow), then there will never be any issues with mold because the water drains right through them and if you garage is pitched slightly like mine, the water...

Inside the car or outside doesn't mean anything when a guy with a gun approaches you with bad intentions. You're really no safer inside the car UNLESS you can use the car to escape. And a plugged in car cannot be driven away. That's a main point here. Your primary means of escape in an EV is...

Yup, I've seen that too. So what people do is wedge their gas cap into the handle to keep it open. And if they have a capless filler neck, they'll find something else to stick in there instead.

So a couple of things.....here in NJ, there's no self-serve gas stations. 100% of them are full service. So at least here, you are always sitting in your car while it's refueling. But I lived my entire life in NY (where there are self-serve gas stations) until a few years ago and I can tell you...

A little sideways logic here, but I've always thought that supercharger locations are a perfect opportunity for criminals to exploit victims. Think about it.....pull in to charge at an otherwise empty charging location and there's not many people around. The car is attached to the charger via...

Not really....at least when it comes to batteries for EVs. I work in a related industry and I can tell you that we have seen an intense increase in the number of battery development companies that have emerged because of the recent shift due to electric vehicles. There are also a bunch of...

Rivian.....that's exactly why I'm so interested in an R1S. I like somewhat boxy SUVs with good ground clearances.

That is weird.....are you a street racer? Stoplight racer? Why would you care if you had the fastest version of the car you've got? And why would it stop there? There will always be faster cars out there, no matter what you drive. And in the world of ICE, if you want to make your car faster...