Why does Toyota get so much hate?

Because in nearly every segment they play in, there is a better vehicle on the market at a lower price.

But their fandom insists that no one can touch them on anything - reliability, quality, performance, etc.

They aren’t bad. They’re just beige.

Beat me to it by this much.... :)

Because you’re literally living in a van down by the river?

Ford buys every single vehicle that hits the market. Let’s not overanalyze this.

To be fair, most of Illinois has a 70 mph limit - only cities have lower limits, and in most of those areas it isn’t possible to do above 55 because of the $#@!@! traffic.

Probably for the better - it’s pretty easy to really foul up a MAF sensor with a K&N filter....

For the headlight, I pull about 8 or 9 trim tabs and that gives me enough flex in the fender liner to reach in and change the bulb without fully removing the liner. It’s quite the contortion to do it, though.

Hey - I’ve got no problems with trucks that get used. :) The Lincoln Blackwood was just obscene, though. :P

Not only that - but the most expensive component for an electric vehicle is the battery. The battery for the Focus is currently 23 kWh. The model 3 is estimated at a bit more than double that. You’d be looking at ~$5k in component savings for the smaller battery.

If you save $5k, that goes a long way towards the cost…

1st:

I can imagine it now:

We need to be careful of Fizzy Cola Bottle Peanut M&Ms and what we put in Jelly Beans so that the Gummy Bears don’t discover our plan. If we succeed, we can take this to the Creme Egg.

Oh, I certainly understand that... I had done pads numerous times before going in to replacing calipers.

Eh, calipers aren’t actually that bad (I was not eager to do it the first time though, to be honest).... Once you get the sliding pins loosened, you pretty much just have the banjo bolt holding the caliper to the brake line. The nasty bit for many people is bleeding the caliper after replacing it. Screw that up and…

You’re so delusional it isn’t even funny. Are there people with long commutes? Sure, but it is a SMALL percentage.

Read and learn:

Here’s the thing for people starting out - NEVER assume a job is easy/hard just because of the general reputation of that type of repair.

Case in point: My Mazda6 burns out headlights about every 18 months, and you have to go through the fender liner in a painful contortion that requires you to pretty much change the…

You don’t even need to remove both sliding pins - one works fine on many cars, and you can just swing the caliper up to access the pads.

You’re pointing to a Bloomberg journalist to have a clue? Good grief. Talk about utterly clueless and misplaced. They hear that drivers are paid to charge off-peak and simply assume that is because the grid cant handle the demand. There is PLENTY of grid capacity for those extremely small number of users we have right…

Wow - do you believe this stuff you type?

The average person doesn’t use anywhere near 100 miles on a typical day. Remember why GM chose a 40 mile EV range for the Volt? Because that was enough for most people to never use gas. At the current 53 mile range, that meets the daily demands of 90% of users.

Now, why are they…

Even with the $100 discount, this is $1000 per kWh. That is an expensive battery.

Unless you need this size, you’ll find much better options available for backup power.

Even with the $100 discount, this is $1000 per kWh. That is an expensive battery.

Unless you need this size, you’ll…

That smell must have been horrendous. Last time I passed a burning car (the FD was already working on it), the smell stuck in my nasal passages for at least 20 minutes afterwards.

Seriously? These cars are getting ranges well into the 100-300 mile marks... That’s plenty for daily + nightly use before needing to recharge overnight.

And not only is there enough generation capacity, but there is also plenty of distribution capacity for many, many years to come. You’d be charging as your other draws…