EV's & Tundra's

Yeah, I remember seeing all the nightmare abouts Tesla and Rivian service as in waiting long periods of time to get something fixed and having to get your car hauled somewhere. But yeah I still feel like 306$ is a lot considering when I drove a Maxima I would get tires for like 140$ a piece. And I can get nicer, much larger truck tires for that price that are rated for 65k+.

 

I was talking about serious issues. Like gas pedal in Cyber trucks getting stuck and essentially creating 6000 lb missiles on the street. Those need trailers because they are too dangerous to drive.

 

Buccee’s supercharger 250kw

900 miles per hour

amazes me every time I see it

230 miles cost me $21

I think it really took 20 minutes.

 

Great. Apple cars that will randomly start having less and less battery capacity after 2 years to encourage you to get the newer model.

 

They'll also feature things like backup cameras and cruise control as "cutting edge futuristic technologies."

 

reminds me….

I miss my android phone

that thing was 5 years ahead of iPhone

probably still is

 

That escalated quickly

 

<reading this with my arms crossed >

https://www.zerohedge.com/technolog...e-if-it-fails-hand-over-autopilot-data-july-1

 

ditto.

aside from security/big brother issues, the iPhone has a much easier user interface

I can’t begin to tell you how much I despise google

folks like me saw that DNA biz for what it truly was


And my kids roll their eyes when I start comparing to the matrix.

 

Houston to Dallas to Houston road trip, in the MS, is complete.

observations:

1. it still rides as smooth as a '77 Cadillac on the hwy
2. we used ~75% of the battery between charges. it was nice because I45 has boo-koo chargers. we utilized the Buccee's chargers.
3. FSD was not good. I45 is the land of drunk 18 wheelers. and FSD likes to stay in the dead-ass middle of the road. not good.
4. one section had expansion joint repair - i.e. cloppity-clop sound...someone says....that's what it sounds like when I have a flat.
5. was next to 2 CT's at the Ennis, TX S/C location. I now need one.
6. Navigation on the MS is very nice. it works well. we stayed at DFW Hyatt. it knew all the loopty loops to get there, without any GPS lag.
7. I'll say it again...there is nothing like the passing power of an EV.

 

I'll take yours for the very low depreciated price that our EV's are now trading for

On a serious note, I like keeping up with the car market and monitor values. You can pick up a Plaid with 30,000 miles for $60K-65K It looks like we all got halved...

 

you might already, but the "car questions answered" youtube channel is pretty good at telling the pulse of used cars & repo market.

 

I would buy a low mile plaid in a heartbeat

but don’t look at the insurance cost

 

I cringe when the word “ depreciation “ is mentioned