General vehicle thread

[BladesNBarrels]

Power surge after 20 minutes?

[Irving]

I suppose it's not that hard, just send a fine in the mail. Sucks if you get stuck on the toilet and get a fine though.

[Great-Kazoo]

How can they possibly enforce leaving your car on a charger for too long?

It's in the computer chip on one of the sub boards all tesleashave. Like Alexa, Google and Apple one more OOPS they neglected to tell anyone using their product
https://www.businessinsider.com/nest...VWbh1KbvpGmBUc

Tesla, find me a charging station.

Sorry Jer, you've maxed out your monthly off site recharge access.

[Martinjmpr]

It's in the computer chip on one of the sub boards all tesleashave. Like Alexa, Google and Apple one more OOPS they neglected to tell anyone using their product
https://www.businessinsider.com/nest...VWbh1KbvpGmBUc

Tesla, find me a charging station.

Sorry Jer, you've maxed out your monthly off site recharge access.

More like: "Tesla, find me a charging station"

Tesla:

[Jer]

How can they possibly enforce leaving your car on a charger for too long?

They can't make you leave but you can certainly pay for the privilege to sit there beyond needing the Supercharger to charge your car.

[Jer]

I suppose it's not that hard, just send a fine in the mail. Sucks if you get stuck on the toilet and get a fine though.

You have a credit card on file to use the Supercharger system. You also agree to a fee/fine for sitting in a stall when your car is fully charged and they make you agree numerous times when you first set up your account so it's pretty obvious. Like I said, I don't know anyone personally who's got this fine but I think it exists to help deter the gross offenders.

[Jer]

It's in the computer chip on one of the sub boards all tesleashave. Like Alexa, Google and Apple one more OOPS they neglected to tell anyone using their product
https://www.businessinsider.com/nest...VWbh1KbvpGmBUc

Tesla, find me a charging station.

Sorry Jer, you've maxed out your monthly off site recharge access.

I'd just tell Alexa to do me a solid this time and she'd hook me up because she's mah home gurl!

[Bailey Guns]

Looks like Mercedes is all in on the EV bandwagon:

[SideShow Bob]

Deleted, Danged double post I say there, are you listening to me there son ?

[SideShow Bob]

If you get one, the absolutely FIRST thing you need to do is make sure you can get the spare tire down. Most of the GMT800's used an unholy contraption called a "secondary latch" that will often rust shut and 100% prevent you from removing your spare. Even if you cut the cable holding the spare in, it still won't come down. I had to take an angle grinder and grind off one of the sides of the "bell" holding the spare in place and then catch it as it fell. I replaced it with a spare tire hoist that has no "secondary latch."

The good news is that I discovered this on a sunny day in my driveway, and not in the middle of a blizzard by the side of the road at night. But be warned!

^^^This^^^ I?ve read some horror stories about people having not been able to get the spare down/off when needed.
And yet, I procrastinated another summer & fall away without putting the fix on my 06 GMC 1500.
Here?s a you tube video to explain it better if you are having a hard time wrapping your mind around the problem.



Tell me if you think this guy reminds of you of Foghorn Leghorn.......