Dual Tesla owner here. (2012 MS / 2016 M, both CPOs)

I have a 2012 MS. Will probably get a new car this year (1st time ever not holding on to a car for at least 8 years).

I feel you. I was about to invest $4k in Tesla stock when it was $22/share. For a strict mutual fund / index stock guy like me, it was a huge leap.

RoTJ is the best movie. Fight me.

That’s not how the military works at all.  Source:  I’m a navy O-6 (22 years)

That’s not true at all. I’m a Navy Captain (O-6) in my second command. You tell people your plan, because most subordinates just want to know that there is a plan and that their sacrifice and effort is part of a larger goal.

ADM Holdo’s crew mutinied, and she deserved every bit of it.

I’ll add “can’t read” to your list of talents. My post actually talks about flags if the dimensions exceed 4 inches. You on the other hand tried to make the argument that there was no limit. And then challenged me to prove you otherwise. Mission accomplished.

It’s almost comical that you would post something without doing a modicum of research, but here we are.

Loading the trucks over the sides of the bed is not a normal use case for pickups driving on roads. The limits are very strict...I think no more than 4 inches in most states.

Yeah, my 2012 P85 cost $56k in 2015. But I was spending $180/month on gas, and it costs me about $40 a month in extra electricity (roughly 60-70 miles a day). So that’s $140/month in savings. Plus, no oil changes and I’m on the original brake pads (107k miles). It was a stretch for me at the time, but the economics…

We bought both of ours used from Tesla. Get same warranty as a new car and remainder of original battery warranty. At least 1/3 cheaper. Only drawback is that your’re stuck with older tech. For example, my 2012 MS doesn’t have autopilot and my wife’s 2016 MX only has 1st Gen autopilot (which is still great!)

1. Gas pumps are inop during a blackout too.

Took 3 kids from Norfolk, VA to PA and NYC this past summer. In the middle of returning from our Norfolk to Orlando, FL trip.

We went double Tesla this summer when my wife got a MX. I was worried about long trips, but we’re in the middle of returning from a Norfolk, VA to Orlando, FL road trip with no problems. Took the same car to PA and NYC this past summer, also with no problems.

I saw trucks used on a farm all the time growing up. It’s where I learned to drive. I can count on one hand the number of times we had to stack things over the side of the bed. Even then, we had to have someone rude in the bed hold on to the stuff. Zero times was it even a good idea.

Yeah, because that is a normal use case for a pickup truck.  Troll harder.

The bed size is actually a little bigger than the F-150 (same width, a little longer, and no wheel wells.) The angled sides actually give it more capacity, so I’m not sure what you’re complaining about.

Very few military problems can be solved by tech alone.

Purposely vague

That’s why I said that no one is relying on CIWS in 2019. It was effective in the 80's and 90's. Somewhat effective early in my career (early 00's).

But nowadays no one is relying on CIWS except for against low level adversaries. My last carrier didn’t even have a CIWS...just RAM.

In other words, CIWS is irrelevant…