If you can spend up to $20k, I’d just fix the BMW. Save a hell of a lot of money.
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If you can spend up to $20k, I’d just fix the BMW. Save a hell of a lot of money.
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I’m not sure if I’d call the Model 3 a proper premium car, just an expensive one. The build quality is on par with an old Chevy Chevette, not a Mercedes or BMW.
I’m not sure if I’d call the Model 3 a proper premium car, just an expensive one. The build quality is on par with an old Chevy Chevette, not a Mercedes or BMW.
That is disappointing. But the fact is that it wouldn’t have sold well- SUVs with 2 doors rarely do.
It would certainly explain why the Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 are still selling well. If it is the case, Ford should bring back the Crown Victoria.
The first time I drove on a twisty rural road with my driving instructor, I was going through a corner, and halfway through, I decided that I should slow down. So I braked- and lift-off oversteer happened. I overcorrected it, and got into a bit of a tank-slapper. I (or rather, stability control) kept it on the road,…
Better idea- they could build a lightweight rotary-engine sports car by teaming up with Subaru and Toyota, utilising the next-gen BRZ platform.
2nd Gear: I always test drive before I buy. Even if the car was brand new, I’d test drive it, because the car may have an ergonomic quirk that you may not know about until you drive it. And the only place to test drive it is the dealership, so the dealership experience is still important.
What you’re saying is correct. But it isn’t that simple in practice. It takes time for the chopper to get up in the air and arrive at the scene. For those first few minutes, a cop car will need to stay with the bad guys car, and keep the helicopter pilots updated on where they are. Also, in a city with lots of tall…
I hope they add an option for traditional dials to replace the digital gauges. This is the sort of thing Porsche would do, and it is something I would 100% pay for if I was able to afford one.
Sometimes when dangerous criminals are on the run, chases are necessary. If they let a suspected terrorist escape for example, they could end up killing more people than they would in a car crash, which isn’t guaranteed to happen anyway.
I’m not saying they should initiate a pursuit when someone steals a chocolate bar from Walmart, but sometimes chases are necessary. Your Popular Mechanics article says so too.
How hard cops push their cars depends on how heavy traffic is. In rush-hour, they’d struggle to push their car hard, but after 11pm, they’d be able to drive much harder. There is a reason why Michigan State Police test the performance of every cop car every year. This year, a Tahoe PPV overheated and went to…
In pursuits, cars often have to slow down for corners, and accelerate quickly after the corner. This will take its toll on the Tesla Model S. I mean, if it struggled to complete a lap of VIR, how will it manage a pursuit, which could last anywhere between 30 seconds up to an hour? Yes cops should, and often do call…
Won’t be a good chase vehicle. They handle poorly, and due to lots of hard acceleration during pursuits, overheating will still become a problem
Police cars do lots of idling, that is true, but they also have to respond to emergencies and sometimes pursue criminals. Tesla’s are notorious for overheating quickly when driven hard. And the air suspension in the Model S is very fragile, which isn’t ideal given that police cars often drive over curbs, debris, and…
Tesla’s quality control is a joke. Last year, one was delivered with panels in different colors.