some cars with a CD (my 04 jeep had one) can play MP3 CD’s... I remember burning a CD with a couple hundred songs to fill up the 700mb, and that CD lived in that player for years... I actually got the car back from my father when he passed earlier this year, and the CD was actually still in there.

i think it just depends on your listening style.... I used to be the buy the album once and be done type, but at the same time, I can either buy ONE album a month (like 12 or so new songs a month?) and listen to all the songs I’ve accumulated over the years at ONE album per month.... OR>>>> I can just pay the…

my first one was an ipod touch. I refused to carry a cellphone growing up, but finally got myself an ipod when I was about 20. got it for music (duh) and also one of those free texting apps.... so I actually had a phone number people could text me at (and i could respond). I never had to worry about being bothered…

Id bet that exhaust manifold has something to do with your temperamental carb, especially in a reverse flow head..... a manifold leaking exhaust back in to the engine bay means that your carb is sucking it back up and recirculating the exhaust gas, especially at idle... might not be as big of an issue while cruising…

I used a public charger for the first time after having an EV for over a year, and I was actually impressed with how quickly that thing charged and how many were available... we got take out, and sat/ate at a charger for like 15 min or so, and it charged back something like 65 miles, which was more than enough to get…

Target is starting to do that. I saw one the other day that was just a 7kw L2 charger, but the first 2 hours were free. that’s basically 14kwh for free, which would be about 63 miles for us. after that it’s $2/hr, which is about the same as what we would pay charging at home.

the best part is most of the cars here are loaded too, like they went thru and picked every single damn option. it depends on what youre looking for. newer low miles will be SF level pricy, but if youre looking 20~35 years old there’s some real gems. thanks to smog laws old cars can be super cheap here if they dont…

I’ve lived in the south bay almost 32 years now (plus some time in japan), and yeah it’s hard to beat the weather... i love the dry weather, but doesnt get too hot. minimal rain and zero snow. I have never had to park a daily driver in the garage... it makes more room to work on stuff.

We did a 24 hours of lemons race back in Dec 2019. we got to the track on friday, unloaded everything, and were reminded that my friend didnt know how to drive a manual.....

youd be surprised. there are a lot of gems in the SF bay area.... theres something like 11 million people, fantastic weather, lots of money, no rust.... its not uncommon for people to own more cars than they drive. furthermore with gas being so expensive, theres less driving altogether... this makes for the perfect…

that’s probably your difference there.... I hate using turn by turn, directions, because I know damn well where the hell im going, but I have on occasions had to use turn by turn, and apple carplay was really nice, eons ahead of what my wife’s jeep had.

electric motors do actually have a power curve. varies from motor to motor.... here’s an example of a 90hp unit...

if I recall tesla also has a 2sp trans in some of their cars but they were having issues with them... agree that it’s simply unneeded complexity.

1992 K1500, 103k miles.... battery is from 2005. I think it’s finally calling it quits... charged it a couple weeks ago, and had to jump it twice last week to move my trailer on and off the driveway.... it’s time. (replaced all the brake cylinders at the wheels, ran lines, and replaced master cylinder on the…

Black Volvo (S70)
White Volvo (S70 x2)
Blue Volvo (S70)
Green Volvo (C70)
Smaller White Volvo (‘00 S40)
Beat Up Volvo (S70)
The Lemons Car (Volvo S70)
Old Volvo (‘58 444)

90’s is super cheap. Sure it isn’t American cheap, but it’s pretty darn close. The parts will also last a whole lot longer than similar American, and it’ll be wayyy more comfortable to drive than similar japanese, the initial buy in closest will be wayyy less than japanese too. I’ve owned quite a few.

what you guys do for those animals... Amazing.

in today’s market yeah... but it wasnt always that way.... we bought our ev right before the chip fiasco. we leased it, and had the leasing company apply the credits to the lease. our total cost after rebates and all was $700 down and $150/month (Ioniq Limited EV)... that comes to just under $6000 for 3 years... which…

yes, but one nice thing/weird thing is that those tax credits counteract the depreciation when you drive off the lot...

haha, I spent years in the bicycle industry, and I had to tell some people... “just because it’s “classic” doesnt make it good... it was shit then, it’s shit today, and it’ll still be a heaping pile of shit tomorrow.”