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I’ve asked this before? Is the accelerator perfectly functional without the cover? If so, that makes delays in getting a new/revised cover less than trivial. Anyone here actually driven theirs that way?

Welder in one case. Unsure of the other. Both outlets pretty conveniently mounted in the garage.

Thank you. I have some reading to do - the audio was much better but I still do better with the printed word.

I may be repeating myself, but when road tripping I think the best bailout adapter is the 14-50. If unusual circumstances arrive and there’s no Supercharger or other charging option within reasonable range, just type “campground” into navigation, navigate there and offer the manager a small but...

I’d hope they have a Battery Management System that takes them offline below a certain voltage to protect them from the damage a total discharge does. But I don’t know for a fact that they do.

I wonder how many manufacturers would warranty car wash damage.

Good luck! 👍

We can only hope! There’s an expression that I may not fully understand or agree with: “The Perception is the Reality”. My “social media” is comprised mostly of Threads and Facebook, having abandoned Twitter some time ago. On both of these, the majority perception of Tesla, the CyberTruck and...

Has anyone else seen this - I haven’t seen it posted. It comes close to my current sentiments. That up to now, Tesla has had a “Master Plan” involving more Gigafactories, more models, Semi production and the like. Recently they seem to be “thrashing around” with lack of focus and erratic...

They start at $38,990 now, which adjusted for inflation would be very close to that original $35k goal. I wonder if the path to a $25k Tesla might not be via a trimmed-down Model 3. With more efficient production and economies of scale, a smaller battery and combined with government...

Isn’t one of Elon’s maxims: “The best part is no part?” A non-functional trim piece on an accelerator pedal would certainly seem to violate this ideal.

I think the point was the danger of driving to a service center with a known defect, a liability concern of its own. Is the accelerator trim piece easily removable?

“In the long run we are all dead.” John Maynard Keynes

And, god forbid, $100<$150.

I’ve mentioned the maxim “Never try to catch a falling knife”. Related is the humility to recognize how many times one has been wrong before. IOW, thinking $250 or $200 or $175 was “just a fantastic price” and buying all the way down. What, exactly, would give one confidence that there’s...

Forgive me if this has been mentioned - this is a hard thread to keep up with. Analogies are, by their nature, never perfect. But someone on Threads contrasted Musk with Lee Iacocca. In that when Chrysler was struggling, Iacocca voluntarily had his salary reduced to $1 to show how serious he...

We’re on a trip back from Texas to Tennessee after seeing the eclipse in Texas and swing south to Tampa for a Bat Mitzvah. So far this trip we saw our first Cybertruck in the wild in a Target parking lot near Austin. Then another on the Interstate in Texas. And yesterday one on the Interstate...

I didn’t mention Tesla, did I?

It may or may not be justified, but I have a very low opinion of GM quality and reliability. And our new-to-us Toyota Tundra is serving us quite well..

That does seem shortsighted. Wanting to carry motorcycles and such in the bed, the range extender makes it a non-starter for our use case. 500 mile range with maybe 250 towing and the full bed available, and we might be back in the market for one.

Or, as we call it, “Super Geriatric Mode”!

Must really suck for those new owners. But that’s 10 out of how many delivered? It may translate to less than 1%. Still too high, but perhaps understandable for version 1 of a vehicle with so much new tech.

Exactly the same boat here.

Please do not make a joke out of this. Some here may not know I’m an ordained Pastafarian minister, and I take these things very seriously.

We’ll be praying for you.

Airplanes suffer a definite hit to airspeed in the rain. It increases surface friction drag by disturbing the laminar flow of air over the wings. Of course, in a car this is compounded by the drag of the tires meeting the water puddling on the road surface.

Is it universally bad or more “anecdotally” bad? The one time we needed it - in 2+ years and 55,000 miles, getting the rear defroster fixed - the experience was quick and efficient. Knoxville, TN service center, BTW.

A friend is on his second Lightning - the first was totaled in a rear end collision. He likes it a lot. The frunk is cavernous. The interior is a bit “busy”, but pretty sure I’d get used to it. My main concern would be for service after the sale if something did go wrong. Might be unfounded...

I wonder if allowing nature to run its course with the finish may become a thing. Seeing at more as a “patina” and less like *sugar*. Kind of like the mottled look of color case hardening. But more likely, wrapping may be the most popular option.

Another option is to use physics and a spring scale. In lieu of a spring scale you can also use a known weight, such as a barbell plate. You can get 120 ft lbs (for example) by applying 120 lbs at an arm (wrench length) of 1 ft. Or, more conveniently, 60 lbs at 2’, or 30 lbs at 4’. You can get...

I just ran across this in a Facebook Model 3 group: Any idea who this might be going out to? I’d love a 30-day trial - might even justify yet another road trip,

Probably.

To be fair, no one ever said Toonces could drive well.

You’re the one who framed it as a bet.

Clearly, more than a few in this thread treat it as such. But best to remember, this thread is allegedly about investing, not gambling.

Is there anything that precludes just painting the stainless steel?

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but… I belong to a Honda Clarity PHEV forum. The Clarity advertises 47 miles of EV range. A bit more in summer months, decidedly less in winter months. A suburban owner with a 10 to 15 mile commute will very rarely burn any gas at all. There are those who go...

Either could happen. But this exemplifies the difference between investing and gambling.

Like you say, small utility trailer is easy. But a travel trailer with a weight distribution hitch is a much bigger deal. Probably 10 to 15 minutes each for both unhitching and hitching back up. Not the end of the world, but every hour and a half or so on a trip would wear thin quickly. Add in...

No one know where the "bottom" will be. On your second point, I've said prior that my enthusiasm for acquiring shares has been muted, first by a little and more recently by a lot. To the point that available funds are now more likely to find themselves invested in other alternatives rather than...

That did the same thing! Switched to Musk hawking crypto!!”

I got scammed into watching a “live” SpaceX YouTube video of the launch last night. Went right up to seconds before launch and turned into Musk hawking crypto. I think it’s still up, so beware.

Unless it meets “resistance” at 170 and turns around and goes to the moon. Or continues to “trade in a range”. Or breaks through “resistance” and continues to “test new lows”. Am I doing this right? I think I’ve got all the bases covered.

It seems weirdly appropriate, given the origami-like contours of the CyberTruck. Edited to add: Wondering if this was perhaps not an original idea, I tried a Google image search for “origami CyberTruck”. Turns out it’s not.

Not a van, but I think something like this could be a hit. And not require extensive retooling or new engineering. I could see one of these a a supplement to our ICE tow vehicle, not a replacement.

You may recall, we recently gave up on any current EV truck for towing, and went with a newer ICE to replace an aging ICE: But “never” is a long time. If and when an EV truck can go at least 250 miles while towing, and pull-through charging stations become widespread, we’ll be ready to make...

Pretty plain from that angle. Hardly the stuff dreams are made of.

Maybe. But a lot of folks might prefer an affordable EV truck who might have stretched to get an R1T because that’s all that was offered. I had a deposit on an R1T, but it made no sense at the current price point.

Ryan Shaw is a YouTuber who bought a Rivian R1T. He recently sold it. Though he tries to put a positive spin on it, he sure did have an inordinate amount of problems, large and small, in the time he owned it. In addition, Rivian may have seriously “Osborned” themselves, having just announced...

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