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When I was senior in high school , I wanted to buy a Lotus v8 turbo version of Esprit Turbo. Sadly myself was a highschool student with no cash.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChickNorris
1 cool facts. During the 90s Lotus Elan was basically hhad Kia badge.
I found out when I watch one of K-drama during 90s.
"Why is there so many Lotus Elan in Seoul?"
I was replied by my car friend with
"You idiot! That is Kia."
.......
https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/...old-kia-262929
Deleted. I didn't mean for it to sound condescending but reading it back it could have been taken that way.
Tier 1 Ar15.....here I come......
I'll try this again now that I've got a little more time to invest on a response. Your posts about this topic tend to contain a lot of misinformation and assumptions that are difficult to address each assumption in a proper manner w/o long-winded responses so I'll try to keep this succinct while addressing each of your points....
You've drawn a lot of conclusions based on assumptions which are never solid decisions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter
Take the time to play around with either Tesla Trip Planner, A Better Route Planner or (ideally) both. You really need to get a "feel" for how EVs work before you make the absolute decision that they're just not for you based on assumptions and guesses. Up front I want to get out the point that your situation isn't even 1% it's more like a 0.000001% situation when compared against miles cars are used by the average driver. That being said, I'm not ready to firmly say "yeah, your situation is impossible with an EV" because I don't believe that's the case. In fact, I believe that if you're more flexible with some aspects of your trip your end result will actually be a more enjoyable trip. All we're talking about is #'s on paper and we haven't addressed the most important aspects of the trip which are how do you feel at the end of your trip? I can tell you that long road trips in an EV are significantly less taxing on your CNS. In an ICE vehicle you don't even realize how tired and wore out you are from the vibrations and sounds until you do so in an EV and log a full day of driving. This has to translate into safer operation when your senses aren't fried. Which brings up another important point; safety. How safe are you during said trip? In a Tesla w/Autopilot you're less likely to get into an accident despite what the media will have you think over one or two accidents that have happened over millions of miles of autopilot operation. Even if you get into an accident (which is less likely as I just mentioned) you are substantially less likely to get injured in said accident according to the NHSTA's results of their "Probability of Injury" test done for every vehicle manufacturer. The three Tesla vehicles blew every other manufacturer out of the water in this very important test of safety. Did I mention that your trip will either be substantially less expensive or possibly even free depending on the EV you choose?
Those all seem like pretty solid reasons to put forth the effort to see if it's something that will actually work for you and not just guess and make assumptions based on aging information you received in the past or FUD from outlets trying to drive clicks with headlines.
Basing your entire driving experience on a 0.000001% situation doesn't seem like the best way to go about things. If I did that I would be driving a dump truck everywhere for the once a year I need to move several tons of landscaping rock. Wouldn't it make more sense to have a vehicle that does the 99.99999% stuff better and just break up my loads into smaller bites the one time I need to complete that task? Knowing & understanding the limitations of the tool can certainly make use of that tool better versus trying to force it outside of it's design.
As far as Tesla cars not being able to sustain higher speeds for longer duration I call BS. I personally have exceeded the speed limit across I80 for massive portions (almost the entire time from Sparks, NV to Cheyenne, WY but won't get into specifics for legality reasons) and the car behaved flawlessly. There is also a well-known YouTuber that did a similar experiment over numerous trips across Finland to find the most efficient speed for Teslas and it was actually into the triple digits. I think this is yet another example of "I heard something once so therefore it must be true across all situations and all vehicles" which simply isn't the case. Even if it were true, if you want to base your entire 99.99999% of driving based on the off-chance you might end up on the Nurburgring then go right ahead and live with a race-prepped Nissan GTR the other 99.99999% of your driving.
Would you use a screwdriver if you were a roofer to drive nails just because one time you were replacing a roof and the owner had a weather station that required a Philips screwdriver to take out three screws to move it out of the way?
The important part of this is that there wasn't even a technology breakthrough to achieve this. They're simply putting the newer motor from the Model 3 they started building years ago into a car that was designed 7 years ago. 10% range increase and it's not even a recent advancement. Think about that for a minute because it's an important point: No other manufacturer has built a car yet that can compete with Tesla's Model S that was designed and built 7 years ago. I've heard for years of all of these "Tesla Killers" coming "soon" and it's now April of 2019 and we don't even have one that remotely competes with Tesla's 7 year old car in terms of range, performance and charging capability.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter
"Porsche's design" doesn't exist. Period. I'm not debating vaporware because it's a fools chore. Yet you talk about it like it's the pinnacle of EVs for you so let's dissect the numbers, shall we? You want to discuss their "800v charge system" like it's a thing and it isn't. Besides, voltage is only part of the equation. Porsche claims 250 miles of range in only 15 minutes which, by my math, is about 1,000 miles per hour charge rate. Tesla's v3 Supercharging is doing 1,000 miles per hour charge rate on Model 3's right now. Today. In a car you can buy and a Supercharger you can plug into in the real world as a consumer. Porsche claims 280-310 miles of range and we've seen lately how that equates in the real world (*cough*e-tron*cough*) so it likely won't even reach those numbers. The Model 3 gets 325 miles of range. Help me understand what it is about this vaporware Porsche that will usher in the EV era for you that isn't already available today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter
This idea that you need a 2nd car for "serious" driving and use an EV for local commuting only is based on poor information or incredibly out-of-date information. We're not talking about Nissan Leaf EVs here with 80 miles of range under perfect conditions and no Supercharger network.
You appear to be a victim of confirmation bias and nothing I add to this conversation is going to make you understand that exactly what you describe is entirely possible. It could potentially be made even better but you don't want to believe it is and therefore nothing can sway you. I'm tempted to get in my car right now and drive to Tuscon and chronicle the entire journey to show you it's not only possible but will be a safer, less expensive and more enjoyable trip but it's pointless. Countless videos like this already exist online. If you truly cared you would have already found them rather than looking for all the reasons it's not possible. I mean, if you're not even committed enough to giving it a fair chance to "talk to your cousin about it" at any point during your family vacation then I'm not sure you're very committed to giving it a fair and unbiased consideration at all.
Jer,
What I want to know is there an independent mechanic network for EVs out of warranty. I heard tesla is horrible supporting second hand cars.
THAT I did not know, thanks. ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by MrPrena
The information that Tesla doesn't support second hand cars out of warranty is inaccurate. You can buy parts just like a Toyota. Hell, a guy I know bought an upgraded LTE radio/GSM card for his and even installed it himself.... using the instructions Tesla gave him when he asked. There was a time when they didn't support salvage title vehicles but now there's even a re-certification process where they will inspect a repaired car to make sure it's been repaired properly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erni
For a hefty fee of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Gotta' do something to try and recover the $1.5B in cash they burned in Q1.
No worries.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
South African Emperor Elon just need to go "Oh, Model 4? Model 5 under $25k?" and those TSLA FANTARD will go LONG.
Few weeks later, they will dilute on fantards' ass.
Interesting allegations in that everything I've posted has come from Tesla itself, Teslarati or other Tesla fora, or EV-oriented websites/fora. Tesla owners themselves have posted the info about not being able to complete the near 13 miles of Nurburgring without going into limp mode. I got the battery overheat diagnosis from one Tesla post but another one attributed it to software settings -- the latter is probably a likely immediate cause in order to prevent the former but I don't know for sure. If it's really software, it's quite likely Tesla will unveil some kind of track mode for the Model S software sometime in the future and Musk has already stated the Model 3 will be more track friendly. I don't drive Nurburgring itself but it models my road trips much more accurately than the drag race some Tesla fanbois allude to when they keep touting Ludicrous Mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
While your posts are usually based solidly on personal experience or facts, your response below actually has a lot of defensive misinformation and/or misunderstanding of what I posted. I outlined a specific type of road trip that I investigated and concluded the current state of Tesla Model S doesn't meet my requirements for. I gave the vehicle every benefit of doubt that I could but that's not good enough for you because you are SO defensive of your Tesla-love.
Mmmm ... no, I don't. Tesla themselves and other owners (including yourself) provide the info that says the best way to do a Tesla road trip is to start off at full charge, go to near full-depletion, and do half-charges along the way. That translates to roughly 170 miles between segements and there are Supercharger stations available on the route at roughly those intervals. Tesla themselves provide the figure of 30 minutes for a 170-mile half-charge -- in fact, their planner has stops that are longer than that due to the distances between their recommended stops. That compares to my real world experience of 3 gas stops of 10-15 minutes each to do the trip each direction (and most of my gas stops are closer to 7-10 minutes but I used the 15 minutes for comparison, again, to give the Tesla the benefit of the doubt).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
I never said it was. I even said things would be different with a different kind of road trip in mind. However, I outlined the case of enjoying the road while spending as little time meandering on it as possible and outlined the math. You just can't accept that the Tesla is not the right solution in all cases. Specifically, I leave for Tucson at the end of the work day, overnight in NM (I choose Socorro but you can pick another town), and arrive in Tucson in time to grab lunch before checking into my hotel. That gives me 2-3 hours to unpack, get my camera equipment ready, and get my stuff ready for the next conference day before going down to the cocktail hour meet-and-greet and artshow. After the convention, I leave Sunday around 11 or 12 and get back to COS in time to get some sleep before work -- including grabbing a sandwich for lunch at the first gas stop on the way out of Tucson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Okay, at this point, you're deviating into fanboi BS. Vibrations from the road itself (especially on I-10 or the cross-over between I-25 and I-10) far FAR outweigh any engine vibrations unless you're driving an ancient or poorly maintained POS. If you don't believe me, log the vibrations on your smartphone and compare. You personally may "feel better" -- the placebo effect is very real for our mental perceptions -- but the physics of your claim is sheer nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Depends on how you calculate the cost. It's pay me now or pay me later. Buying used certainly lowers the pay-me-now factor. I have dealt with coders for decades. I don't trust them enough to let Auto-pilot do the driving for me (assist my driving is a whole other matter). It's VERY analogous to the current situation with the 737MAX aircraft -- experienced pilots have looked at the 2 crashes that caused all the furor and said the fundamental cause was that the pilots let runaway trim get away from them. That's not to say Boeing's software didn't make the situation worse but it shouldn't have got that bad if the pilots were paying attention to their flying in the first place. Auto-pilot does the same thing when driving. IMO, the driver should drive. Audiobooks, radio, whatever, can make the drive easier or more enjoyable but they still need to drive -- or take transportation that has someone else paying attention to what they are doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Which is exactly what I did. I ran the numbers and in my particular case, they didn't work out. You just refuse to admit there are any cases where ICE beats EV.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Altering my driving style and experience in order to justify purchase of a particular vehicle isn't the best way either. As I said, if I had room in the garage for another vehicle (and wanted to make the budget for it), I'd certainly add an EV for commuting. The current generation with the Model S still don't fit my road trip style because of the time required to recharge. Future generations can change that but I have zero interest in the Model 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
You can argue with the other Teslarati in that case. They're the one who posted specifics and you can find numerous YouTube videos demonstrating the Model S's inability to complete Nurburgring without going into limp mode (their term, not mine). As I said, I don't drive Nurburgring but it's a better analog to my road trips than a drag race. I have in fact sustained track speeds on these road trips for a considerable length of time past the 8 mins that the Model S seems to be able to. Like you, I won't go into specifics for legal reasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Again, now you're just deviating into fanboi nonsense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Ummmm ... no. The Taycan has gone through years of testing, including driving at (and completing) Nurburgring. It uses a lot of the data and knowledge Porsche gleaned from the 919 hybrid. It's not vaporware, they start production this summer and doubled their anticipated production from 20,000 to 40,000 in the first year due to the demand. They just didn't bother going into production until they were sure it was what they knew Porsche drivers would expect from the get go and they built a brand new factory for it so had to wait for that to finish. I believe the P100D and maybe even the P90D has a longer range from full charge but the Taycan will have much quicker charging so is more suitable for long distance road trips.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Again, fanboi nonsense. Porsche's design is real hardware. I expect some first year issues as with any new model but it's real. What doesn't exist (yet) is the Ultracharger network. That's getting built out and it will probably take as much time to build out as Tesla's Supercharger network has.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Again, fanboi nonsense. I need the 1st car for serious driving. The EV would be the second car (actually, third) until it's able to meet the all the needs for the first or second vehicles do. When they do, I'm certainly open to replacing my current vehicles with one that meets the road trip and/or camping capabilities of the other two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Hahahaha ... pot, meet kettle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Mmmm ... no, you fail to read or comprehend because you can't accept that Tesla isn't the solution to everything. I don't drive the fun car in hail (willingly) or when there's 1.5+ inches of snow out. I don't try to haul cargo with it. I don't attempt to speed with the Expedition. No vehicle designed is good everything. You are perfectly welcome to drive to Tucson if you want and you will probably enjoy it. However, my scenario is pretty specific: leave COS at the end of the work day, overnight in NM, and arrive in western Tucson just after lunch. Depart Tucson near noon and get back to COS in time to get some sleep before work. How much time you spend in Tucson is up to you (SpaceFest is 3 days). Adding 2+ hours to the actual road time on the way down wouldn't really be so bad but adding it to the return pushes a one day long haul into two days or requires leaving earlier (thereby missing some events). I never said that was representative of everyone's experience or driving desires (it's also not the only scenario but that's a different story), I said this is a trip I do annually, I honestly investigated the Tesla Model S when I looked at the current extent of the Supercharger network and the numbers just don't work at this time. I allowed for the fact that some time in the future, some EV probably will but you just can't accept the fact the Model S isn't some kind of panacea. I gave it a fair chance but the numbers just don't support doing the trip the way I like to do it ... I may still talk to my cousin about whether he can arrange some kind of road trip loaner but I doubt he can and by the numbers, I'd still have to alter the trip significantly to make it work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Yup. As I mention in the past about the same issue and on richrebuilds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erni
We all know how to read todays news and new info on forums on anything.
And I agree with you.
Published by CNBC TODAY (NOT 10 FUKING YEARS AGO)
[LOL]
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/26/tesl...ning-shop.htmlQuote:
Over the years, Benoit said, followers increasingly reached out asking where to get a good deal on a spare part, or offering to pay him to fix their cars when Tesla service centers couldn?t or wouldn?t do so.
In the winter of 2018, Benoit partnered with a former parts manager for Tesla, Chris Salvo, to open up their own repair shop. Salvo is also the founder of EV Tuning, an online store that sells parts and accessories to electric vehicle owners.
While they have both been holding down day jobs, this spring they broke ground on their Electrified Garage in Seabrook, New Hampshire.
?I was never thinking of opening my own shop,? Benoit said. ?But I?d been denied so many times by Tesla that I really started thinking there?s got to be a bigger picture here, another player who can help others and get parts as well. Now there?s a place where people can go for third-party EV repair.?
Their typical customers own Model S cars out of warranty, or Model 3′s with after-market parts that have negated their warranties so they can?t get Tesla do work for them, according to Benoit and Salvo.
Teslas are a rich boys toys. I'm sticking with Fords & Chevys. My dream car if I won the lottery would be the new 2019 Corvette. USA made mid engine with a manual transmission. Runs on dinosaur blood...
https://www.cars.com/research/chevrolet-corvette-2019/
Audi update. Clutch and flywheel are in trans. Pilot bearing is R and R. Trans under car, need to get ut on trans jack next, and get it in place.
Then ince I torque and angle the trans in there is the odd bits, driveshaft and exhaust.
Going to take a break and recharge while walking the dog.
Then back to it.
While admittedly, I like my Vettes, the new 2019 looks like something I'd expect batman to be driving (esp when black). Maybe that's your cup of tea, but I do like their older styling better.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy
Mid engine balances the weight on all four wheels. 1974 454 Corvette is cool too. Turbo'd with a cup of ice tea...
I saw a 1993+ Toyota Supra Turbo.
Another classic.
I couldn't take a photo of the vehicle. Saw it near Walmart 120th (near Jax and Canes)
Well I did the DIY ceramic coating this weekend. It's time consuming but not difficult. Time will tell how it does for cleaning but so far very smooth and definitely added another level of shine.
I just watched a youtube video of a long term test of coatings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spdu4ia
Funny how $8 Nu Finish is holding its own with 4 of the Ceramics that have gone over one year.
If I was buying, I'd probably get CQuartz UK 3.0, still 10x the price of Nu Finish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fznghWNhPzA
I went with the Avalon King since they were running a sale. So far so good for a DIY thing.
Audi update. Front CV joints are in, the cv shirld was a bear. I should have the last trans bolt today. Now its a driveshaft, flywheel bolts, exhaust, 2 x braces and a shirld or two. Almost there.
Did I miss the part about installing the new clutch? Did you forget to put the clutch disc in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Erni
Ha!Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
I was wondering near the same
apparently you don't want to crash your Tesla, because getting it repaired seems to be a major issue.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...cid=spartandhp
To be fair to them, this appears to be anecdotal and more a function of that body shop lacking certified personnel. I know the article says they also lacked parts but I had a similar issue with Chrysler when someone ran a red light and hit my brand new Sebring (literally less than a week old) just forward of the front axle. As it turned out, the axle needed replacing but all of Chrysler's axles were going into new cars so my car sat at the repair shop all summer long waiting for parts. I think I finally got it back 3.5 months later.Quote:
Originally Posted by TRnCO
speaking of vehicle repairs, my boss hit a deer last year with his brand new Tacoma(8000 miles), while traveling at about 45 mph, front right quarter, front end, and hood. Totaled it. Makes me scratch my head how that totaled a vehicle, but I guess it mostly has to do with the fact that the air bags deployed and that the cost to replace them all is basically what puts the cost of repair so high.
What's been everyone's experience with hitting deer with an ARB bumper? Still significant damage?
Fairly sure its in there. Will know for sure on Friday.Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
I have been taking my sweet time and going throught this right. Driveshaft in hopefully tonight. Exhaust tomorrow and fluid change. It has been slower than it should be but I keep going back to the manual and geeking out on some things. But a few things are just wierd and take me extra time.
For instance driveshaft. Since it was stuck and had to be spun off now I need to inspect everything, clean up spilled CV joint grease, repack some etc. Audi is also specific about marking locations on driveshaft and diff going back together. Also torque bolt nearest indicator first, but the rust took those off and I had to make some new ones. Still will inspect for tell tale marks and take my sweet ass time. One more day here or there... who cares.
And just like that, within the span of four months, I only have one of the three vehicles listed above.Quote:
Originally Posted by cstone
My daughter got the Yaris when we left Colorado and the F250 was stolen from the work parking lot while I was on my last work trip. It was recovered two days after I left the state and then promptly totaled by my insurance company. I got a bit more than I paid for it, so no complaints, but I never thought I would be this young and down to only one car. I am currently looking at used Prius (Prii?) now that I am back to regular driving in the east coast megolopolis. Of course I don't really need a second car yet as we still haven't found a house, so not having some place to park one vehicle makes it much easier not parking a second vehicle. [Flower]
Life can be quite unpredictable sometimes. I probably should buy a Tesla and then all will be revealed to me. [LOL]
You would certainly fit in better with the cool kids in the Unfree State.Quote:
Originally Posted by cstone
I can't get enough of these videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRvMK8uNx2Y
Fcp EuRO forgot to send transmission filter
After contacting customer service, they overnighted the filter.
Just spend 10 minutes in wallmart comparing oil qualifications on back of bottles. Mobil 1 and Penzoil Platnium were the only 2 rated per the euro spec level called out in wides car. Went with PP due to some other owners recomending it. Ironically the owner manual calls out castrol edge pro, which is unobtanium. Castrol Edge is not rated to the spec level required, and their website did not specify if it met that level.
Somedays I hate the CDO.
I don't buy all of the oil hype. I have a truck that has had the oil changed religiously about every 10-15K miles with whatever cheap oil is handy and it is going to roll over 260K miles this week.
I use dino oil in my truck (Rotella T) but it sees few miles and gets an oil change twice a year on time alone. Once going tinto towing season in the summer, once coming out. I only put on about 5-6K/year.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
I have used Mobil-1 in my bi-turbo A6 2.7T since day 1, changed every 7-10K. That's the spec'd oil. Didn't keep it from losing a turbo, but it's also chipped and the factory K03's already run on the ragged edge. Turbo did not grenade due to oil issues.
I feel the same, but understand that maybe I just don't know. I buy T6 Rotella for my Amigo, but only because those engines have a known oil eating issue and people on line were saying that T6 burned less than others.
I switched to synthetic, mobil 1, after an oil change in my 05 burb once. The oil coming out was regular and I put some on my fingers. I pushed my fingers together and the used oil lubricated no better thsn water. The next change was the same test with synthwtic, but no matter how hard I pressed my fingers together the oil was slipperry. In short, the synthetics are better imho. Burb and commuter car are both 5w30 so its just easier for me to run same oil in both. Commuter car gets flogged mercilesly so I hope synthetic makes the engine go past 160k. The wifes and kids cars have turbos, so I might have bought into the formulated for turbo cars on the PP oil. The only thing I need to figure out now is if the direct fuel injection engine in the Audi is ok with either PP or Mobil 1.
Brutal, how about a ride?
...and people say that redneck motorsports can only turn left.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
I think I've seen some of those old Jeeps on the road.
IMO Oil changes for me are based on environment. CO i would go 4K with M1 syn in the van, semi syn in the ferd was 3500 and the leetle versa hatchback 4K regular oil. My mc's would get every 3k being rode hard.
Down here with a 60/40 off road in the truck i'm doing 3K, still the same on the other 2. The jeep will be off road so that's a 3k service. Air filters are inspected every 3k. .
If people have concerns about actual oil life and not the color of it, send it out for analysis.