Damn, I didn’t even get the Eurosport version! I had a plain-jane Iron Duke ‘86 as a college graduation hand-me-down. Put 50k on it in 2 years. The guy I sold it to told me the top end was getting a little noisy as it approached 200k but it was still running on the original motor and trans when a later owner crashed…

That chart does not represent efficiency, which is uniformly very high across the rpm and load range. So far, all BEV manufacturers have gone direct drive. There’s obviously just not enough being left on the table to be worth the added cost/complexity/weight/loss of a multispeed transmission or they would be using…

It may be that simple on the web site but in cars in the wild? Not so much.

In truth, I have made a point to NOT drive one. :)

I’m a cheapskate who hates when things break: RWD 70 (the D range improvement seems mostly theoretical), standard suspension and solid roof.

This. There are multiple gigantic threads on teslamotorsclub about it. That HP number is (apparently) what the motors could theoretically produce but the battery can’t support it.

That makes sense but it hasn’t been my experience - I have been using the same 3 or 4 micofibers (from autotopia - I recall they were not very cheap) for years on my 360, which has been washed with water 3X in 5 years. All other cleanings are with spray detailer (some black fire product I bough a gallon of) and those…

I do not miss the race against the clock one bit. Back when I was washing the car though, there was a place that accepted $0.75 at a time. I would do a thorough soap, let the timer expire, use the wash mitt at my leisure (yes, I know I was supposed to rinse it out 300 times or whatever), then pay up for the rinse.

I’m really fortunate that my car guy friends are not spec sheet leg humpers. Damn near *everything* is interesting on some level. My group of friends owns 2 EVs, 3 generations of M3, 4 different F-cars, S2000, NSX, Elise, ‘68(?) Firebird ‘vert, 1st gen RX7, an E39 Touring MT, v70R MT, S4 Avant MT (damn, 3 MT…

AND you get to deduct the interest chargers from your taxable income.

The article says 90,000 vehicles are affected by the recall.

#4 reminds me of our last Cars&Coffee. I parked next to a new GT3RS and a few guys were staring into the engine compartment, which they closed before I walked over. “You can’t do that to me” <laughter> “Don’t worry, there’s nothing to see”. In contrast was an F40 parked right next to it with the cover up. Oh. God.

I misspoke. $14,696 MSRP! $11k “on line price”.

That 9 bars is out of 12 and it’s not linear. I think 9 is about 70%.

OK, but guess what a long block for a ‘10 Toyota Sienna lists for? $12k. I happen to know this factoid because that was one of the options when my brother’s blew a head gasket. It turns out noone really wants to pull and properly repair late model motors.

First, for the love of Doug, could I get ungrayed?

Ummmm...the GE Wattstation is $399 from Home Depot. I already have 240 in my garage but running a fresh line sure wouldn’t be $1500.

True story: my dad bought both a Pinto wagon and a Vega. New. I only barely remember the Vega but I learned to drive a stick (well, 1st and reverse anyway) in the Pinto. The Pinto was followed up with an Omni, to continue the theme of fail.

I’m friendly with someone who has a smug-sounding vanity plate on his P85+ (that was the fast one before the 4wd versions). The best part: he parks it next to his McLaren, 997 GT2, a late 60’s Ferrari and a big block ‘60-something Corvette. I think he was going for irony. Not sure.

I once parked a rental GM car (Buick, I think) with a proximity key within 30ft or so of a very powerful transmitter. Once it turned on, I could not start the car. Having suddenly found myself with some free time, I followed all the best practices in the manual and nothing worked. Back in business as soon as they shut…