I have to say, it’s closer than I remember. 3500 lbs, 125 mile range, $33k to start, but that 8.5 second 0-60 doesn’t even qualify for hot-ish and I can’t buy one new in 2023. I don’t know if this is what VW has in mind for the EV Rabbit but if they massage those numbers, add the Tesla port, and cut that 0-60 time in…

That’s valid. Hitting the signal with the wheel cranked over would definitely be an issue. Guess I’ll have to test drive it first. That or maybe Tesla will sell the optional ‘Stalk Kit’ ;)

The turn signal is a similar switch/button on motorcycles. I don’t think it will be any problem. That said, I’d prefer the stalk given the choice. Then again, I thought I was going to hate the big center screen but it might be the best UI I’ve ever had in a car so who knows.

As someone who’s owned a 2022 Model 3 Performance for over a year, everything that people are complaining about here is a little bit of nonsense. It is to me anyway, cool your jets. I don’t want a screen in front of the driver. The center screen is better, for lots of reasons. A rear screen with climate controls and…

I loved and still miss my ‘08 5 speed manual rabbit. It’s still in my area and I’m sure I could track down the owner. I’ve dreamed about buying it back and EV converting it. An EV Rabbit would be an outstanding platform for an inexpensive, short range, hot-ish hatch. Give me 3200 lbs, 150-200 miles of range, a Tesla…

The greatest thing about building and running these rigs is taking something scale and accurate and making wildly overboard scale. Custom fabrication is as easy as designing and printing parts, and the scale equivalent of absolutely absurd parts are (relatively) inexpensive.

Happy to help!

I’ve done plenty of projector retrofits from TRS. They carry good stuff. 

It’s happening right now. The input shaft bearing in the six speed of my 2012 Wrangler had been rattling for a while. It has around 187k on the clock so I figured I’d just swap out the trans with a fresh remanufactured unit. This was in November 2021.

It’s a product of the places I frequent on the internet. I have an irrational predisposition towards defending my car ;)

Hmmm.. You have a point. Although I think a lot of folks with the same gripes believe they are perfectly rational. 

I don’t care what anyone says, I love my Tesla. I don’t care about that buffoon who bought into and owns the company either, it’s plain to see that Tesla has a lot of bright, thoughtful minds at work despite him. If I have to have fart sounds in an app that I never see to get the rest, so be it. 

That was a Tire Rack video, right? I’ll have to watch it again, I don’t remember. Looks aren’t high on my list, actually I think the stretch looks pretty good, but I would like to have a little more protection for the lip of the wheel. Especially for the track. The stretched sidewall rolls right over through the turns…

I just ran into this changing tires on my Model 3 Performance. Stock tires were 235/35-20 Pirelli P Zero PZ4 and they were stretched over the 9" wide wheel. These tires are made for a few OEMs (and one ‘universal’ ) and the Tesla spec includes the foam sound liner. I wanted to go wider to reduce the ridiculous stock…

Roadsters are probably waiting for smaller, lighter battery tech. Or for people to accept less range. My Model 3 P is a bit of a porker at 4080 lbs vs. the Miata at 2300. As for the four seater sedans, I really don’t know. Maybe the market isn’t there yet? A lot of the EVs out there are on SUV platforms, because…

I’m a little surprised at all you hoarders. I keep NOTHING in my cars. Nothing in my daily M3P, nothing in the Miata or the Jeep. Zero. Well, maybe not zero, I do carry the reg and insurance cards. But aside from that it’s autox rules all the time, minus the floor mats. Everything I need goes in with me and leaves…

Yep. Give me a cheap, stripped down dual motor skateboard with a couple of chairs and a roof. Actually it might be even better without the roof.

‘No one uses a Wrangler for it’s stated purposes’ is just the most ridiculous thing. Sure people buy them and drive them to the mall with the air conditioner on. But I see them all the time, two door, four door, and that goofy pickup, with the roof open or off, and one or more pairs of doors missing. That’s enough for…

Good. Buying my Model 3 was the best car purchasing experience I’ve ever had. The same goes for the rest of the Tesla purchases that I’ve been a party to, having driven people to pick up their cars. All the help is there if you need it. None of the pressure or trashy tactics. And if you don’t need anything, your…

I’ve driven it for a year. I feel less distracted with this than I do with the touch screen in the F-350, with the wheel in the Miata, or with the touch screen in the Wrangler. I’m not getting on a soapbox about it, it’s just what I’ve found after dailying it. It was as much a surprise to me, like the lack of a manual…