So, I Did A Thing

@"savannahskol" said:

@"AGRforever" said:

@"savannahskol" said:

@"BarrNone55" said: Also traded in my 2018 F-150 XLT for a 2021 F-150 Lariat. OMG. Went from the 2.7 to the 3.5. Lots of bells and whistles.

@"MaroonBells" said: I'm waiting for the Ford Ranger Raptor. Only available in other countries now. Just want a smaller truck than the F150, but with the tough Raptor look. 

@"BarrNone55" said:

What about a Bronco? 

@"JimmyinSD" said:
i have a customer that has raced stock cars for over 30 years,  he knows power

@"BrickVike" said:
Just bought a 2017 GMC Acadia Denali for my wife to drive. 35,000 miles. Super clean. Feels like you are floating on the road compared to her Jeep. It has all the bells and whistles. 

@"BarrNone55" said:

 Literally said " oh shit" when the twin turbo kicked in. 

@"PurpleCrush" said:

@"Geoff Nichols" said:

I have a Honda Accord V6, which offers plenty of power. 

 I took my girlfriend to get her BMW back from the shop yesterday, and I was driving the loaner car they gave her and the thing was a beast (M340). 

@"HappyViking" said:

 It's kind of a bigger CR-V, but shorter than the Pilot with the same V6.  

@"StickyBun" said:
 Have a 2006 Lexus GS350 AWD 
 The other is 2019 BMW X3: wife enjoys driving it in Sport mode. 

@"AGRforever" said:
And on trucks those MFers stopped making manual trucks. 2018 was the last year Ram made one. For 99% of yall its no big deal but pulling horse trailers through the mountains is much easier for this redneck with a manual. 

@"BarrNone55" said:

There was a pop-up manufacturer that I was looking at, but we might get a small Airstream now. Or maybe just rent a class B now and then.

She can shove her private jet up her ass. I beleive in climate change and we do our best to conserve but we also need to live life. We put the vast vast vast majority of the miles in our family on a corolla. ~36 mpg. 

We’ve owned that truck north of half a year and have less then 500 miles on it. 

@"JimmyinSD" said: So quick question...do all these electric vehicles makers have a universal charging system or are they being stupid and trying  do their own thing like apple?

I am looking at doing an addition and new garage and I would think a charging station would be a wise part of the plan but if they are all gonna be different then maybe not?

Currently, I can use the other charging systems but they are a very long charge time on my Tesla.  That is why Tesla has it's supercharger stations that will give a full charge in 50 minutes.  I bought the Tesla charging station for $500 and it cost me $500 to install all the electrical and access to my driveway where I park overnight.  I have never used anything other then my home charger or Tesla Superchargers.  There are SC in every direction of my home about every hour and I am in a remote-ish area of PA.  Tesla plans more and more SC stations.

So to answer your question:  They are universal but with different results/speed.  Tesla comes with the adapters for any charging station which I have never used.  Lastly, I don't know, and have not researched, the numerous other EV companies coming out?  

@"minny65" said: Nichelle, I wonder if your boss went down to Texas too AutoCentrix because that is where I got mine..check out front plate:

He bought from a private seller. I remember him sending me a bunch of pictures from this guy's garage. He had a car collection of all kinds of vehicles. I think he had the Tesla as some sort of odd toy. My ex-boss also has a collection of about 14 cars but he buys almost all of them used. 

I keep seeing all of your Tesla pics and even perused that sight. I do love that car.

@"JimmyinSD" said: want a truck,  check out the Shelby F150 Super Snake.  there is one for sale near me,  the guy that used to own it died and his surviving GF has no idea how valuable it is, or she is just so starved for attention she just doesnt care because she will let any guy that will sleep with her drive it around.... i like the truck,  but no ride is worth that.

Are we still talking about cars? :-)

@"mblack" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said: want a truck,  check out the Shelby F150 Super Snake.  there is one for sale near me,  the guy that used to own it died and his surviving GF has no idea how valuable it is, or she is just so starved for attention she just doesnt care because she will let any guy that will sleep with her drive it around.... i like the truck,  but no ride is worth that.

Are we still talking about cars? :-)

@"minny65" said:

@"mblack" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said: want a truck,  check out the Shelby F150 Super Snake.  there is one for sale near me,  the guy that used to own it died and his surviving GF has no idea how valuable it is, or she is just so starved for attention she just doesnt care because she will let any guy that will sleep with her drive it around.... i like the truck,  but no ride is worth that.

Are we still talking about cars? :-)

Alright, since you asked, I will send another pic :)

@"Nichelle" said:

@"minny65" said: Nichelle, I wonder if your boss went down to Texas too AutoCentrix because that is where I got mine..check out front plate:

He bought from a private seller. I remember him sending me a bunch of pictures from this guy's garage. He had a car collection of all kinds of vehicles. I think he had the Tesla as some sort of odd toy. My ex-boss also has a collection of about 14 cars but he buys almost all of them used. 

I keep seeing all of your Tesla pics and even perused that sight. I do love that car.

@"StickyBun" said:

@"Nichelle" said:

@"minny65" said: Nichelle, I wonder if your boss went down to Texas too AutoCentrix because that is where I got mine..check out front plate:

He bought from a private seller. I remember him sending me a bunch of pictures from this guy's garage. He had a car collection of all kinds of vehicles. I think he had the Tesla as some sort of odd toy. My ex-boss also has a collection of about 14 cars but he buys almost all of them used. 

I keep seeing all of your Tesla pics and even perused that sight. I do love that car.

They are nice cars. There's a bunch of them down here in SoFlo. Took one for a spin, the 0 to 60 take off is very good. ;)

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"minny65" said:

@"mblack" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said: want a truck,  check out the Shelby F150 Super Snake.  there is one for sale near me,  the guy that used to own it died and his surviving GF has no idea how valuable it is, or she is just so starved for attention she just doesnt care because she will let any guy that will sleep with her drive it around.... i like the truck,  but no ride is worth that.

Are we still talking about cars? :-)

Alright, since you asked, I will send another pic :)

Brett?

@"StickyBun" said:

@"Nichelle" said:

@"minny65" said: Nichelle, I wonder if your boss went down to Texas too AutoCentrix because that is where I got mine..check out front plate:

He bought from a private seller. I remember him sending me a bunch of pictures from this guy's garage. He had a car collection of all kinds of vehicles. I think he had the Tesla as some sort of odd toy. My ex-boss also has a collection of about 14 cars but he buys almost all of them used. 

I keep seeing all of your Tesla pics and even perused that sight. I do love that car.

They are nice cars. There's a bunch of them down here in SoFlo. Took one for a spin, the 0 to 60 take off is very good. ;)

Most Americans don't have any sense of the # of BEV vehicles that are going to hit the market in the next 12-28 mos. 

From all makers from Europe to Detroit to Korea. 

The issue is going to be range, charge time, infrastructure protocols, availability of infrastructure outside of West Coast and wtf to do with all those batteries. 

God bless Musk for the disruption he caused in the sleepy auto market. I luv me some SpaceX too. He's bat-s #it crazy and a genius all at once. 

I seriously considered a Model Y, but it was like driving an iPad on wheels for me. My wife didnt like it at all and I really wanted to like this vehicle as Tesla is subsidizing their leases at crazy levels right now. 

I'm glad its out there though and for the impact it will have on the industry as a whole. More choices will be good for the consumer as product quality will improve across the board and prices will eventually come down. Down to where it makes easy sense to choose BEV vs an ICE offering. 

Speaking of options....
Let me introduce Lucid to the conversation

And more options....Blasphemy to call it a Mustang though:

@"purplefaithful" said: And more options....Blasphemy to call it a Mustang though:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHMufEXT4A

I dont know what was more impressive.. the video or the car :-)

All of the new models get me pretty excited about my next purchase. I looked at the Jaguar electric SUV when I was shopping around. I didn't like the one I saw when I was shopping then but everything I have seen since makes that one pretty appealing too.

@"purplefaithful" said: And more options....Blasphemy to call it a Mustang though:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHMufEXT4A

If it doesn't have that deep rumble at idle that becomes a roar when you mash the throttle,  its not a mustang,   kinda like that shot they made from the early 70s through the next 25 years or more.