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For AWD owners wanting a P3D-
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... been 82 days and the Buick still looks like it did the day the deer went rogue. What a saga - a week into it, the first dealership/bodyshop went bankrupt, so I had to exfiltrate (literally, the body shop manager hiding my key behind their back and pushing my truck outside for me) my half-a-Buick and find another bodyshop. Then we spent 2 months waiting for parts because of GM's bankruptcy. Now the new body shop has most of the parts (except whatever the first one lost) and tell me the parts are in paint and prep, but the truck still sits where it's been for the last 2.5 months.
It's been the biggest comedy of errors, and when all is said & done, I'll still be at least $10k in the hole because "Collision with Airbag Deployment and Frame Damage" doesn't look so hot on a CarFax. Is it wrong to hope the bad luck continues and it falls off a lift at the body shop or something (and doesn't hurt anyone?)
As for the Tahoe, that was a nice ride but only for a few days right before the holidays. I ran out of insurance rental coverage about a month ago, so now when I do take a rental, it's on my dime. I'm just over all of it at this point.
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hey did you end up buying the boost? I remember seeing in another thread dragy results from you and a buddy as a baseline pre upgrade.
Not yet, probably will later this month.
My buddy who did the tests with me probably won't until he gets back from a vacation in early Feb. We want to do testing afterwards as well, but with the crappy cold weather here in the winter, it's hard to justify right now. We had to wait until a random 60 degree day and drive around for a while until the battery showed no dots.
I spent the first 25 years of my life in STL, so I know what you’re dealing with
I also haven’t pulled the trigger but anticipate I will eventually. Curious to wait and see what develops in Q1. Its typically a weaker quarter, compounded by tax credit expiration, and I’m wondering what tricks they have up their sleeve to maintain momentum with Wall Street.
MountainRatMat
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... exactly. This has been a proof positive experience that my choice to buy a Tesla was the right one. Zero reasons to worry about it.
Was kind of thinking the same thing. Not that they’d lower the price of it, but maybe something additional.I spent the first 25 years of my life in STL, so I know what you’re dealing with
I also haven’t pulled the trigger but anticipate I will eventually. Curious to wait and see what develops in Q1. Its typically a weaker quarter, compounded by tax credit expiration, and I’m wondering what tricks they have up their sleeve to maintain momentum with Wall Street.
Yep. I’d love to see track mode. And of course P-level performance. Fingers crossed.
Has anyone else noticed a significant drop in stated range since the boost upgrade? I'm down to 285 at full charge.
Is the stated range in app calculated using that particular vehicles usage data, i.e. driving habits? I always assumed it was ideal case. If so that definitely makes sense...
I'm hoping so, cuz my 80% range has lowered from what it used to be, but I chalk it up to being cold out and using the heat and it's just dropped the estimation.Is the stated range in app calculated using that particular vehicles usage data, i.e. driving habits? I always assumed it was ideal case. If so that definitely makes sense...
I had an opportunity to compare my boosted AWD to a friend's non-boosted today.
From launch to around 30mph we were pretty much a perfect tie, then I started to slowly pull ahead. I knew 0-30 didn't feel any different, but I was quite surprised to see that there was absolutely no difference.
I am shocked by your results.
For me in both feel and actual numbers 0-30 has improved. My boosted best 0-30 is 1.73s. My strong times pre boosted was around 2 flat. That said the difference increases once you get moving.
For me in both feel and actual numbers 0-30 has improved. My boosted best 0-30 is 1.73s. My strong times pre boosted was around 2 flat. That said the difference increases once you get moving.
jebinc
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Agreed. Something's just not right with those crypho results. Of course, we were not provided any real information like Temp, SoC, regen dots,etc. of either the boosted or AWD cars doing the comparison. I'll file that post in the FUD category since professionals have recorded video of this same comparison and the results are similar to what you say, and not the crypho's purported results...
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No, it was far from a scientific test, and neither of us are professional drivers. But I didn't pay 2K for a boost that can only be detected by professionals in laboratory controlled conditions. All that matters to me is what I can feel and see. And what I see is an improvement in the acceleration in the 30-60 half of the race, but nothing in the 0-30 half.
The two cars were built within a few weeks of each other in mid 2019. Both cars have around 10K on the odometer and both are on 18" aeros with the hub-caps removed.
My car (the one with Accel Boost) is wearing winter tires (Nokian R3). His car is still in the factory all seasons. We both started the day at 90%. To get to the testing location, I drove 30 highway miles, he had driven 10. So his car probably had a slightly higher charge, but my car was probably slightly warmer.
The road was dry, but cold (a bit under 20F). I don't have any precise numbers for the 0-30 or 0-60. The results are just what we saw looking out our windows. With the winter tires and the acceleration boost, I was expecting to blow him away. I did win, but it was way closer than I expected and I didn't pull ahead until the end.
The two cars were built within a few weeks of each other in mid 2019. Both cars have around 10K on the odometer and both are on 18" aeros with the hub-caps removed.
My car (the one with Accel Boost) is wearing winter tires (Nokian R3). His car is still in the factory all seasons. We both started the day at 90%. To get to the testing location, I drove 30 highway miles, he had driven 10. So his car probably had a slightly higher charge, but my car was probably slightly warmer.
The road was dry, but cold (a bit under 20F). I don't have any precise numbers for the 0-30 or 0-60. The results are just what we saw looking out our windows. With the winter tires and the acceleration boost, I was expecting to blow him away. I did win, but it was way closer than I expected and I didn't pull ahead until the end.
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