Recent content by gtae07

My eight year old is a bigger threat to my glass roof than hail is. I'd rather have a metal roof since most of the year I keep a sunshade installed and the glass isn't insulated. The only advantage glass has down here is that it doesn't have clearcoat to get damaged and look crappy after a...

Here's AAKEE's post on calendar degradation vs. SoC: Long Term Battery Costs, Fears, and Serviceability It shows where the 55% figure comes from. Basically, it's about SoC when the car is sitting (as it does the majority of the time). Going to 100% is not itself bad, but you don't want to...

In my case the MY wins regardless... hatch, stalks, hitch, higher seats. I would like the ventilated Highland seats and maybe the rear screen, but not enough to "upgrade" and lose the stalks.

As a follow up, I finally got the car back that Monday afternoon. They said "all the wiring was right, we have no explanation" but apparently pushing the software again--or whatever else they did--worked. The one guy said I was the first one he'd met with a hitch that said they actually towed...

Yes, costs are still out of reach of most people. And not just purchase costs, but insurance and repair, and charger installation. But it has to be done right. Just hand someone the keys and say "good luck!" (which is what seems to happen with a lot of rentals) and they're probably going to...

I'd be happy with a repackaged key card in some other form factor than a ring (I don't even wear a wedding band, seen too many degloved finger pictures). I tried repackaging the "guts" of a card into a little RFID fob case but broke it in the process. My use case is for workouts etc. when I...

It depends where you live and where you would need to go. I think a lot of folks here forget that not everyone lives near superchargers and there are many places (generally with lower population density and away from interstates) that one might need to travel between. I can think of places...

The autowipers worked better (fewer dry wipes etc) on my 2023 HW3 car than they do on my 2024 HW4 one. I think it's mostly something to do with the portion of the windshield the cameras look out and how easily that fogs up (or doesn't defog). I used to leave the wipers on Auto in the old car...

I cut the subtrunk liner to squeeze in a spare. Had my butt saved too many times to not keep a spare in the car at all times

Depends how often you use that capability. "Just" renting gets to be a PITA real fast when you're making runs to the local home improvement store a couple times a month, or regularly making short road trips for camping etc. Having your own familiar vehicle, set up your way, that can do these...

Kid: "Oh, I got socks for Christmas :rolleyes:" Adult: "Oh, I got socks for Christmas! :D"

If my memory serves that's a reasonable approximation of the EPA test, so it's not surprising you're getting close to rated range. My daily drive pattern gives me pretty close to rated ranges too. On road trips--specifically driving to see family in Atlanta, 90% interstate at 75, I see more...

If you press the stalk too fast it doesn't register. You heed to press slowly or hold it for just a split second. It's very f'ing annoying.

Please tell me I can turn that off...

😵‍💫 I think you're nuts, but it would be really interesting to see a polished CT... We polished my dad's airplane... once. It was pretty, but the next time it was due, he got it painted instead. I won't be polishing mine either, for the same reason. Actually I'd imagine polishing is less...