And this is why I honestly think Tesla will have a hard time after the premium mfgrs get into the game (Thinking Mercedes or Porsche, etc)

I got a mercedes Gl with white design interior ($4k option), that has the diamond stitched soft leather. Its amazingly durable and I just scrub it down with a leather wipe. It puts up the abuse to my kid too. She likes to run on the rear seats with her sometimes dirty wet shoes. Once again, wipes down and looks like…

The cost of electricity generation without government subsidies are already cheaper. And don’t think oil, coal and other fossil fuels magically support themselves at current prices without generous tax breaks and beneficial laws that ensure profitability

MB got build quality down. Mind you, I’m not talking about parts reliablity.

Easy: Active / Magic Body Control replacements.

Putting politics aside, just the cost of renewable electricity generation is now severely undercutting fossil fuels, the world is going to change. I honestly love my 300+BHP luxo german barges that chug gas, but let’s be honest. It’ll be different much sooner than later.

When I shopped for cars for myself, I was torn between an S4 and the STI (just for the rawness). I was offered invoice+500 on that. The S4 was about invoice+1000. I ended up with an Eclass wagon instead.

I think you will rarely find B&M Gates foundation workers making less than 6 figures. I guess still lowly for Seattle, though.

I once rented a Chinese made Chevy Sail shitbox from Avis in Santiago Chile. That was pretty fun to roll around in

Brooklyn was by far not their biggest market. Seattle is huge for them. Though, dunno what will happen with the merger with car2go here. TBH, they can probably double or triple the fleet here

So, what’s the prevent you from buying 2 or 3 of these gifts then?

So, what’s the prevent you from buying 2 or 3 of these gifts then?

Volvo and Mercedes systems do the same thing with keeping the hand on the wheel. It’s very easy for a user to become complacent and overestimate the capabilities of their car otherwise.

Growing up on the 240—>740—>850 wagon train, I’m all for the RWD (240/740/940) boxes where you can throw some crazy LS or Ford V8 into it with minimal cost.

The latest Crosstrek is massive. I had a mid 2k outback and.those were the right size. The new Subarus are all oversizdd

Trend research has shown that automotive tastes and preferences between Chinese and North American buyers converge. Hence why many car models are US/China market specific. If it does well in China, I’m sure this will sell well here in the US.

Thats right. It’s the APN you are using.

Except every other automotive manufacturer disables their similar systems (Think MB and Volvo) and slows down the car, mutes the stereo and other shit when the driver’s hands are off the wheel for a pre-determined time (typically under 20 seconds).

Considering that the big thing is battery swapping on their design, I wonder how much there is cross pollination with the Gogoro guys (since they’re pretty successful in Taiwan). Also, alot of the Tesla drive train components and assemblies come from Taiwan mfgrs

This showed up a few days ago on reddit, and a semi truck driver chimed in that this happens all over the US.

I own a house (mostly, the bank owns a portion) that has a yard, and live in the middle of a dense city, and like to work on projects on my own in my spare time. I don’t have space for additional cars.