Right? The whole time I’m reading Torch’s descriptions I’m thinking ‘Volt, Volt, Volt, yep Volt, ummm Tesla I guess, Volt, Volt...’

I compared the Gen 1 Volt (2013) to the 2011 Prius (gen3?). Hands down the Volt won, although the odd center stack and poor rear visibility are issues. I have 50,000 miles on my Volt now. So many similarities between this car and my Volt it’s odd. This is like a clone of the original Volt with newer batteries.

But Torch, all these comparisons to a completely different car (Tesla) and none to the similar car it seems to be competing with? The Chevy Volt - you only mention it in price and MPGe comparison, yet there is so much more. The drivetrain is extremely similar (MG1 and MG2, with clutch-able ICE), battery size (the…

Can’t edit my post, must have taken too long, but I went all the way through the DejaReviewer analysis and have to revise my post a little - I noticed most of the things he points out, but never put the timeline together with the chiasimus thing (I didn’t know what a chiasimus was either). Now that it’s on Netflix, I…

Wait a second though... who watched the entire trilogy and DIDN’T notice these things?

For the ‘crimping vs soldering’ age old argument, it all comes down to this: If you do a crappy job of crimping of soldering, you will have electrical issues. If you do a good job of either, your work will hold.

I had one where if you pulled the key out you could still work the lock, until you turned it all the way back. Once it clicked back you needed a key to unlock it again. Got myself into trouble that way, but only one time...

Lots of 70s cars would accept any keyafter a few years. Never ran across one myself that would work with no key at all!

I find it very frustrating how vastly different these types of rules change from one state to another.

Not very often, but we do more frequently take 10-12 hour car trips. I don’t want them to be 15 hour trips adding a few charging stops along the way, that changes the dynamic from making it in one driving day to a two day trip.

When I bought my Volt there was no way I could have a DD with the range of a Leaf. I’ve driven it 1500 miles in 24 hours, that’s something you can’t do with any EV on the market today. Sure I could have rented a different car or used somebody else’s car for that trip, but why go through all that hassle when I already…

Thanks!

He's right though.

Typical New England, the floors were completely swiss cheese. Still ran but it wasn't worth doing the bodywork!

That was taken in Attleboro, but close enough. Good call!

Love love love my suburbans. Don’t have them anymore, but they were certainly reliable workhorses. My ‘86 lasted until well over 300,000 miles. My ‘05 was also a tank.

A status symbol, I guess. It doesn’t make any sense. You are paying extra for a plate that means you can’t use the car freely. Perhaps there’s some kind of insurance break, but Hagerty doesn’t seem to care. On my Hagerty renewal I checked off that I would occasionally use the cars for personal/pleasure, and my rates…

I have two classics - a ‘73 and a ‘54. Both qualify for antique plates in Massachussetts, but I won’t use antique plates on my cars. A car with antique plates is restricted by state law to be used only for club events, parades, shows and going to the mechanic. No using it to go to work on a whim one day, or taking a…

Does that law mention anything about whether or not the car(s) need to be registered, and how they are registered? In my town there is a law that a maximum of one unregistered vehicle can be seen on the property (having more than one inside a garage is okay). So if he were to register/insure these vehicles would they…

You don’t park long enough at those places. Around me the restaurant chain ‘99' has a deal with NSTAR and Chargepoint so there is a charger at almost every 99 restaurant. At a restaurant you are parked long enough to get a significant charge, so it makes more sense than a quik-stop kind of place.