I’m on an older car that is grandfathered free data for life. For my wife’s newer car, it’s cheaper to get the data for the car than to get the data for the phone, so it makes financial sense there but it is a bummer they charge for data now. If you do already pay for unlimited data on your phone, there’s a button on…

The tax credit situation is more specific than that. For batteries, they determine the procurement chain, identify qualifying critical minerals, and calculate the mineral content. Then they have to meet a threshold of percentage that is sourced with countries that have free-trade agreements with the US. If they…

My question though, is why do you need that? It has industry leading mapping software with live traffic and satellite view. Actually good voice control that fixes words is misheard given the context. Built in Spotify and Apple Music, etc. Built in voice and texting. All while not tying up your phone’s data connection.

Panel gap situation was basically fixed 5+ years ago. Ride quality is fine, on par with any other car I’ve owned. I really like the interior, excellent seats, everything is a soft touch point. It just hid the physical buttons in smart ways so there’s no vintage Boeing 737 cockpit button layout like most cars. You…

I think you’d be surprised how much isn’t dependent on the screen. Really the only thing atypical to be on a screen is the HVAC, but that’s thermostat controlled like a Nest thermostat at your house, set it and forget it.

Sort of going the opposite way due to federal tax laws, getting more American. After the news of this most American list broke, with the Model 3 pretty far down, they upped the American-ness of it and once again the mid-trim Model 3 Long Range qualifies for the US federal EV tax credit again (it hadn’t last year…

Curious what the list of bad things are, besides it being associated with that guy. As a driver of one for 6 years, most of the stuff people talk to me about they’ve heard is bad simply isn’t factual. (Like that there aren’t physical controls for the wipers: there are)

The first memory of pop culture  from my childhood. I remember it being on the TV in my mom’s bedroom when she was folding laundry when I was very young.

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Haha yes. And NH State Legislators make something like $400/yr, so basically it’s volunteer work. You only are there if you really want to be there, not just staying there too long to collect a paycheck like other states that pay their legislators $60,000-$100,000+

Rebrickable is similar. It uses the real LEGO Porsche 911 set pieces with aftermarket instruction book. My only issue with either is the windshield doesn’t fit the frame nicely.

The “ancient” 4 year old Model Y. We’ll probably see the Highland refresh in 2025, just not in 2024. 4 years is not long for a car generation. Even 5 or 6 is extremely normal. And it’s not like it hasn’t had any minor refreshes, wasn’t it just 2023 when it had a minor interior refresh to clean up the door/dashboard…

You can learn it quick. I bought a 1987 Fiero GT once and my dad had to drive it home because I didn’t know how to drive stick yet. I learned

and it doesn’t seem to be very different from the $450 Tesla Tequila

and reminded him that he signed a Tesla Vehicle Order Agreement which states if a Cybertruck owner sells the EV during the first year, they can be fined $50,000 and be banned from buying future Teslas

You’re welcome to have that political opinion. But it’s relevance to the design and build quality of an automobile he didn’t personally design, manufacture, sell, buy?

Correct that the Cybertruck’s steering response is speed-dependent. If you’re moving, the wheels don’t try to turn as quickly. Maneuvers like this are probably meant to get out of tight parking, where you’re going too slow you likely wouldn’t notice this amount of lag. The actual cause of the lag is probably related…

We have a 2018 Tesla Model 3 and 2023 Tesla Model Y. There’s a HUGE misconception that Tesla doesn’t have physical controls.

Part of my point is that we don’t actually know if either of them still have the factory tires on, and the tire choice matters more than most other factors in this scenario

Agreed. On my Fiat I’ve got 3 sets of tires: summer performance (Pirelli P Zero), winter (Blizzak WS-80), and gravel/dirt (Federal G-10 Gravel). Ain’t no way I would be driving the Pirellis on gravel or the Federals on the highway if I can avoid it.