Was going to post this.

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Tesla owner here. Just gotta point out that people ask me about my Tesla far more than I’m willing to just start talking about it. In fact, I never bring it up voluntarily.

By all accounts, Tesla’s Autopilot works as well or better than other competitor’s driver assistance systems.

No, but I’ve got tons of photos. I’ll set something up eventually, but it’s going to be a while. Have only sort of started restoring, first task was just to get it living and breathing again!

I put beefy sway bars on my ‘85 Volvo 740. Seemed to make a big difference on the corners, but this was a bone stock 740 with 14" wheels, lots of tire rubber and stock suspension. Firmed things up in the body roll department, but without making an overly stiff ride. Seemed fine.

I’m not suggesting streetcars are the right solution for Detroit, but just because they don’t work there, doesn’t mean they don’t work in other cities.

Disagree. The US cities that never got rid of their streetcar lines (SF, Boston, Philly) still use those lines effectively today.

Lyle? Lyle Lanley? Is that you?

Agreed. Lots of European cities, especially in the former eastern Bloc have great streetcar systems. Prague is very good too.

The S-Bahn is not the same as the streetcars. S-Bahn is more like an electrified light rail system like BART or MARTA. S-Bahn stands for “Schnellbahn”, and its a local or regional commuter train network which connects a city center with its surrounding communities.

Portland, Oregon’s Streetcar is expanding, and does really well. The MAX light rail system also has a portion of its service lines which operate on downtown streets where the major radial lines intersect.

Streetcars are not a publicity stunt. They can be effective and very easy to use mass transit that typically have higher new ridership points than buses.

Sounds very similar to mine. Uncle bought it brand new in LA in 1980. Drove it around until 86 or so, then gave it to an aunt who lived near me in the SF Bay Area. I got to drive it occasionally in high school when I house sat for her. She had it until 99, offered it to me then (still in damn near perfect condition),…

It feels like Ford wants to focus on the flashy deserts right now, when they really should be focusing on the vegetables.

It was the first thing I did, after getting it running again. Of course, mine was definitely in the “affecting the handling” category, plus it didn’t help that the old crappy tires it was wearing at the time also had flat spots...

Early BMWs (70s, early 80s) suffer from this too. Well, not really “death” wobble. More like “annoying” wobble. Actually, its more like shaking, between 40-50 mph. Annoying shake. It can get bad enough to affect handling, but not as bad as death wobble.

#1, ~2400 miles- 1967 Pontiac Firebird Convertible. Given to me by a friend of the family in 1996. Catch: I had to go to Custer, SD to pick it up, where it had been stored in a garage for about 5 years. I was living in the Bay Area at the time, so that was a 1,360 mile flight from where I was living, but then had to…

Huh.

Teslas are cars. So are Volvos, Mercedes, VWs and Mercedes, all of which offer order as you like and wait for delivery purchases. Its not really uncommon in the automotive world. However, Tesla’s the only one really doing just in time manufacturing.

Just-in-Time manufacturing works in almost every other sector of manufacturing, and if you blend it with a combination of inventory manufacturing, its manageable to accommodate the peaks and troughs of seasonal purchasing.