The diesel also has less torque than the 3.5 eco boost, the hybrid, and the EV. The only engine it has more torque than is the V8 and the little eb. 

The problem is that the modern diesels aren't 500k motors. They're probably not 200k motors in many cases with emissions intact. And the EPA cracking down on emissions cheating isn't going to get softer. 

My guess is the hd trucks are soon to follow. Hybrid turbo gas combos will be cheaper to operate, cleaner, and out pull the diesels. At that point there's no more reason for them to exist. 

I don’t think that holds true anymore. The emissions systems are not reliable for the long run. Even at steady state. My guess is the hd diesels are coming to an end soon. The hybrid gas combos will out pull, out mpg, and do so more reliably. Ultimately I think diesels are dead. This is just the first one to die.

I think in this case it’s a resort on forest service land - so I’m not sure they have a contract tow company like a private lot would. I don’t know what a tow company would say if you called them directly and asked to move a car that was blocking you in. I was going to head up with my SUV that has a winch on it and…

I currently live in Utah. I think they must actively teach that camping in the left lane is the preferred option. If there’s a wide open road with three lanes - you can count on 70% off cars you see being in the left lane. It’s just considered normal and acceptable. Not the driver being a dick or oblivious to…

Parking. This is getting out of control in our national parks and forests. If the car is over the white line into the road - you’re not off the road. Double parking leaving another car trapped- not okay. My wife was trapped in at a ski resort parking lot last week. With our 2 yr old. For an hour. In a huge lot because…

Applying gaussian statistics to nongausian distributions is like measuring temperature in inches. It’s nonsensical. It provides no useful information. It is not similar to an approximation. Only the illusion of approximation to someone who doesn't know the difference (you). 

You’re just wrong. An MBA? Lol. I know it’s hard to accept your ignorance. But that won’t change it.

Tesla. That’s what owners wrote on the forum. I just read about it. Seemed silly to do it that way. But also maybe makes sense if battery pack use profile matters - then you want your own pack or a new one, not a used one.

It works until the range goes down enough that it’s a problem. Obviously Ford can also isolate cells to remove from the circuit. But there’s a point where the pack range drops from dead cells and cell degradation to the point it needs repair or replacement. It’s the high duty cycle operating costs that I think Ford is…

They don’t really do it that way. They install a temporary pack, fix the bad pack, and them reinstall. At least that's what I've read.

I can’t argue with your logic here.

I’ve seen them a few times. Including electric ones. In basements of commercial buildings where they need to retrofit earthquake safety stuff, reenforce foundations, or do utility work underneath. One of these plus a conveyor belt setup is much faster and easier than half a dozen guys with hand tools and buckets. They…

I own a 6.0. Can confirm - worst engine (and worst truck - it’s not the the engine that makes these trucks shitty) that’s ever leaked oil on my driveway. I’ve regretted owning it every day it sits waiting to go back to the mechanic, and that’s almost every day I’ve owned it except the days it’s actually at the…

How is it possible the Ford 6.0 and 6.4 diesels didn’t make this list. There are no other modern era engines are so unreliable, needlessly complex, and poorly engineered and manufactured. 

This is true. Tesla couldn't perform a battery recall on a broad set of cars. At all. Tesla would be incapable of doing it. Ford could if it had to. 

Do you only expect the car to last 5 years? When you’re out of warranty, do you want to pay $10k for a replacement pack or $100 for the one bad cell? Or throw the entire car away if it’s a structural battery that’s not serviceable?

Taleb and others don't hate statistics. They hate people who teach the use of gaussian statistics where distributions are not gaussian. Because it's mathematically inapplicable. Yet widely taught in colleges because there professors don't know the difference or more commonly don't know anything else to teach. 

No. You’re wrong an the theory and the result. Because you don’t really understand the probability assessment in depth. The reason you’re wong is your assumption of ergodicity. That is not correct. So your conclusion that greater than 1 odds of a single outcome translates to a good decision is not correct.