I’ve watched a few of these and love the technical discussion, though I always feel like his hatred of the “parts bin” is a bit too idealistic maybe, in that he acts like it’s just laziness and money that drives parts bin engineering when there are as many reasons for it as there are against.

I’m typically with you on normal theaters. The time, cost, and frustration for most movies in normal theaters (especially when you have kids you are have to leave home or bring with you) isn’t worth it any more for me.

I am sorry for your loss.

Talking to my parents.

I think the ecoboost has proven people will get over their V8 thirst. Now big Diesel rigs I could agree with. Sure some people need that capacity and EVs will be hard pressed to get that market without a big improvement in battery tech, but most will not be convinced by a “faster” EV pickup, that’s not why they have a…

There really isn’t as huge a discrepancy in charging standards as you think. Everything other than Tesla uses the J1772 connector for lvl1 and 2. for DC fast charging (aka lvl 3) CHAdeMO is on it’s way out with even Nissan moving to CCS with their next car (they also make an adapter for their LEAFs). Tesla also has a…

Well to be fair they don’t call our area the “seven cities” for nothing, so while some areas are more suburban (or even exurban), it ends up forming one giant metropolitan area. It seems to be pretty common in the south where there just isn’t the population density of northern cities.

That’s a pretty narrow definition of “city”. There are plenty of metropolitan areas all over the country (including mine) where compared to the F150's and bro-dozers running around this thing is a great size to be both practical and less awkward to drive and park.

Electric cars are not required to follow ODB-II, (it was mandated for emissions, and there are none on an EV). So while many may have an ODB-II connector, they often cannot be read by a standard ODB-II scanner.

No the problem is that Ford is taking the seats out, which means they only installed them to get around the letter of the law in clear violation of the spirit of the law.

It also assumes that the infrastructure for that pipeline would have somehow been more secure than the one they hacked, which is doubtful. This wasn’t a mechanical failure where a spare can be used.  This was a cyber failure where the systems that control it can’t be used.  We just would have had 2 pipelines hacked…

I don’t know if I would go out of my way to upgrade a car with them, but the heated steering wheel is nice on cold days. I can leave the seats.

For the same reason they buy the Dodge Journey, they’re cheap and more likely to be financed to people who buy them. Most of us may look down on those vehicles, but it can easily be one of the few new vehicle many can afford, and a warranty is a nice safety net over the crap-shoot of the used car market.

“The Center of the Universe” in Tulsa was my favorite from a cross-country trip I took many years ago for work. We didn’t know what to expect so when we experienced it I just remember how odd and cool it was.

I would worry less about the officer and more about the data. An officer scrolling through your phone is one thing, but when they upload and aggregate the data things get sketchy. Is one of your contacts related to or is someone on a suspect list? Did you visit somewhere that is a concern for some other reason? What…

I’m kind of sorry I missed the original request. I’ve had a bit of the opposite with my Leaf. Bought a 2013 used in 2017 with 85% capacity and 46k miles. I did the 20-80% mostly slow charging, but the southern VA heat meant I’ve been loosing range much faster than the cooler climate owners above. I’ve got about 50% of…

Is it bad that my first thought was how badly that thing would scalp the yard?

there is a definite limit on fuel tank capacity

No, but in true “because it was there” fashion he wants to see if he can get it running and driving again. He’s still young enough to have crazy dreams and the time to chase them.

You are likely right, but you are trying to bring logic to passion, and the two are often oil and water. Not to mention that the challenge is at least half of the reason he likely wants to do it.