Looks like it’s gonna be an interesting story, keep us posted

Side note: watching one particular commenter lose their shit on this thread has been the gift that keeps on giving :)

You are working really hard to be intentionally dense here, and it’s entertaining to see. Other people understood what I said, but you want to be angry on the internet, so why let a little thinking get in the way? :P

Ooookay, dude. Whatever you say. Other people understood just fine, and pointed it out to you explicitly. But you chose to be like this, mildly amusing keyboard warrior.

It’s entirely possible that I’m jaded from watching countless bicyclists blow stop signs and red lights at speed over the years in heavy metro traffic in LA, Manhattan, Philly, Oakland and San Francisco - and seeing several of them get obliterated by cars, trucks and other bicyclists in the process. Two separate times…

You do know you don’t *have to* make an ass of yourself when you post, right?
Just sayin’
:P

Driver, passenger, cargo and tongue weight all count against allowed payload. So with a 1500 lb payload rating and the 10% tongue weight of a 9900 lb trailer, that leaves you with 510 lbs for the weight of the driver plus everything else in the truck.

In Australia at least, the over 1 ton payload ratings on smaller pickups are cooked up to avoid classification as a passenger vehicle and resulting high government taxation (FBT). US payload ratings tend to be more conservative; my Dodge pickup is rated to carry about 1800 lbs payload and I’ve routinely done 2300lbs…

Thank you, Captain Obvious :P

Christ, dude. Think a little. If the battery dies you’re pedaling the entire weight back home or to the nearest available outlet. And people do commonly need to carry these things up a flight of stairs, especially if you’re in the city and live in an apartment and don’t want the thing to get stolen if you leave it out…

FWIW, I’ve been riding a motorcycle for 33 years now and was in the industry for a decade, and I personally know 5 people who have died on bicycles (all fairly low speed solo crashes/rider error) vs. two on motorcycles (50/50). Most people I see riding bicycles don’t take their own safety and survival nearly seriously…

Mercedes - from the pic, that plastic handle fire extinguisher may be included in the massive Kidde extinguisher recall that covers hundreds of thousands of defective fire extinguishers made by them over the last 40 years. i’ve returned nearly 30 of those so far, it’s worth checking out. Defective ones don’t work when…

I’d love to get an Ebike, but the cost/weight is definitely a concern. $3k buys you a good used motorcycle, which is much more versatile even if it brings extra expense like insurance and parking. And there’s still a big gap and tradeoff between a lighter cheaper ebike you can actually pedal places and a more capable,…

Also note that the cars getting replacement battery packs will get 21 miles of increased range as well. 259 miles vs 238 miles from the original battery.

The Marauder got the wrong motor for a heavy full size body on frame sedan. NA DOHC and revs made it sluggish and slow off the line, exactly the opposite of what buyers wanted in a muscle sedan - a then-brand new 2004 Marauder would get beat by a then- ten year old, bone stock 1994 Impala SS even though the Marauder…

Nah. When I had a commute it was 12 miles each way, my Bolt does 220 miles to a charge, and it fully charges at home in 6 hours. 220 miles costs me $6 in electricity, vs $38 for the same miles of Costco regular gas in our ‘18 wagon which does the same 6.3 second 0-60. It’s also the most relaxing, easy car to drive in…

Oil filters remove dirt but they do nothing for oil acidity, thermal breakdown, viscosity shearing, oil additive packages being depleted, and so forth. Without lab testing the used oil before and after all this filtration and comparing results, this whole thing is meaningless.

My 1955 Cadillac 4 door sedan is 18' long and 80" wide too. The Fleetwood sedan is even longer. This is hardly a new thing.

Hi - ex dealer service manger here. That is true, except for warranty and recall repairs, and parts where cores must be returned for rebuild/repair/manufacturer inspection. Every dealership shop I’ve run, recall parts had to be destroyed on video or returned to the manufacturer, and warranty parts must be inventoried…

Thank you. :)
I think it’s important to give credit where its’ due, etc