Recent content by djplong

I, for one, am thrilled. It's even closer to me and I don't have to cross the Merrimack River. Still close to the highways and more convenient for Salem. I honestly can't wait.

I've had my M3 LR RWD for over 4 years and 73,000 miles. I got the free HW upgrade years ago. My score has been at 96 for a while after dropping from 99 to 94 during a 3,000 mile road trip because EAP followed trucks and buses too closely. I'd love to be able to say "Hey, can I have the beta...

I was there yesterday getting an upper control arm replaced. The guy there said they'd opened last Monday. Of all those Model S vehicles parked out front, at least 5 had NJ plates so I'm thinking those are the 'loaners'. Also, a string of what look like HPWCs along the exterior of one of the...

Over time, I burned out a couple of thumb drives so I decided to get a 'real' SSD with a REAL controller on board. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078SWJ3CF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 SanDIsk 500GB "Extreme" portable hard drive. Works like a charm. Comes with the...

"The Euro is not s expensive as the dollar"? I was just there and one Euro is about $1.10.

Those facilities can handle all those RVs drawing current to power rather inefficient roof air conditioners. (I had an RV for many years)

Ok, so here's my experience. I was one of the first to get a Model 3 in NH. I've had it for about 15 months. In that time my wife and I have put nearly 35,000 miles on it. Had service come out ONCE to fix some loose carpet trim on the side of the center console. I couldn't get it to "snap...

About Tesla's buggy beta software and constant crashes. Full disclosure: I've had my Model 3 LR RWD for 13 months and driven it 25,000 miles. Got my driver's license in 1978 and, at times, drove over 50,000 miles/year. Easy to say I've driven over a million miles. In those 13 months, I've...

It's even more complicated today. Go ahead. Ask someone two words: "Define 'freedom'". I have an acquaintance who thinks freedom is a man and his gun. Me? Just an example of a 'freedom' I would like is NOT having a combined $19,000/year going to a health insurance corporation (combined...

I can't remember the details but an analysis of NY's 2nd Avenue Subway showed that, with all the corruption factored in, the actual subway tunnels weren't the biggest expense - it was the STATIONS. There's no automated machine for digging those out like the TBMs used today for the tunnels.

It's hard to argue with facts so people tend to dismiss the ones they don't like. Look, I believe that a person should have a right to own a firearm to defend themselves. In fact, I've exercised that right to own in my own home and voluntarily gave up that gun some time after my kids were...

If we stopped subsidizing oil, I can't calculate how much the price of gas would skyrocket - and I don't mean just the tens of billions in direct subsidies that the oil companies get. If we charged the oil companies for the military costs of securing their oil supplies - the price leaves the...

It's amazing what happens when you practice cutting about 5MPH off your speed, find SUVs and semis to draft behind and, in the winter, turn the heat down a bit (after all, I'm still wearing a winter jacket).

I did a real world test a couple of weeks ago when New England was in the Deep Freeze. Starter the morning at 300 miles of charge (started the range charge too late), drove 2+ miles to top off my tires with air to get the pressures right. 220 miles, round trip, of almost all highway driving...

A year ago, I calculated that, from my home in Southern New Hampshire, there were 26 Supercharger stations within range IN ALL DIRECTIONS. Where do I want to go? Maine? Montreal? Toronto? Philadelphia (where my kids live)? Washington DC (where I'm running a race next month)? Indiana...