one piece crank
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Honda does this as well with LKA and ACC. Bonus for me = ICE.
Cars, it's electric! Do Do Do
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THATmanMANNY
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Yea that latest updates have neutered AP because other irresponsible drivers ruined it for us
THATmanMANNY
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Because downforce
THATmanMANNY
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Great car design and Eng shop talk
If the Forbes article carries any weight I'd say it's less the car but the owners. A large number of Tesla owners are not car people and prioritize safely, low maintenance, and ease of operation. I had one owner state "the car just went off the road" and while discussing the incident it was clear he hydroplaned in the rain and lost control. The customer didn't know what the word hydroplaned meant. These are not folks who spent their teen years learning car control by doing donuts in snowy parking lots.
Add to this the cars are heavy and powerful, wearing out tires at an accelerated rate. Since they do not require periodic maintenance like oil changes (Tesla recommends tire rotations however that's easily ignored and also hard to schedule) nobody is really looking at wear items that often. So you have a fleet of heavy, powerful, indifferently maintained vehicles, many of them rear wheel drive, being driven in a large part by unskilled drivers. The stat does not shock me.
Add to this the cars are heavy and powerful, wearing out tires at an accelerated rate. Since they do not require periodic maintenance like oil changes (Tesla recommends tire rotations however that's easily ignored and also hard to schedule) nobody is really looking at wear items that often. So you have a fleet of heavy, powerful, indifferently maintained vehicles, many of them rear wheel drive, being driven in a large part by unskilled drivers. The stat does not shock me.
A Tesla probably more than any other car should have some good maintenance reminders. Should be easy to track if someone hits "Ignore" if the big screen in the middle is saying HEY YOU NEED TO ROTATE YOUR TIRES, IT'S BEEN 10K MILES.
But they rotate every time I drive it. WTF?
rjr44
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For post-teens does this mean my, umm, I mean their "continuous learning" doing this every time it snows is going to waste? Asking for a friend...
Skill maintenance. And good for the soul!
this is only supposed to be done in the snow? and in parking lots? wtf! why didnt anyone tell me this sooner?!?!!!
Not many teens can afford enough HP to do it dry.
THATmanMANNY
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@extremedave I don’t know what Forbes article you are referring to but that sounds like an opinion piece. 9/10 people aren’t car people and everyone drives like shit in rain or snow. Even dumb mechanics can put the outside of the tire on the inside. The problem is we (well in NJ) there aren’t enough regulations for a safety inspection and any car can be on the road from bald tires to hoarders that can only see out two windows.
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Rivian reveals three new, smaller electric SUVs: The R2, R3, and R3X
The new EVs use Rivian's new midsize platform, and R2 deliveries begin in 2026.
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The R3/R3X looks pretty interesting to me.
Wow, this is worse than the bikes on my sales floor.
jalopnik.com
Tesla Cars Lose Value Three Times Faster Than A Maserati, Study Says
Recent price cuts have made Tesla resale values drop at ludicrous rates
jalopnik.com
It's great if you're buying used!Wow, this is worse than the bikes on my sales floor.
Tesla Cars Lose Value Three Times Faster Than A Maserati, Study Says
Recent price cuts have made Tesla resale values drop at ludicrous rates
@THATmanMANNY Owning a Tesla, do you have to give them $$ monthly/yearly for anything? Updating the mapping software, other features?
Mahnken
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We pay the $99 a year.
Pretty reasonable.
It seems Tesla has figured out the software end of the cars way more than the other manufacturers.
THATmanMANNY
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Nah, nothing. But I live without the premium connectivity. You still get all software and GPS updates. You still get full map and GPS with traffic reroute. Just no satellite image or traffic colors. But sometimes GPS is wonky. 1/2 the time I pull up my phone to double check the traffic congestion and route.
Tesla software and supercharger is what beats the competition and at this moment I would say service. And that’s electric car service. Maybe 1/10 techs at a traditional ICE dealer will be trained to work on your E car. Plus Tesla mobile service for small things work well and fast.
No doubt times have changed on the market value new and used but considering gas saved and barely any service on my 75k 2018 model 3. I’ve basically leased it for 5 years and intend to keep it for another 7 ish years to hand me down to kid. It’s a great car and at 35k new it’s excellent. Yes we are driving around a fast phone but it makes driving a car a simpler and more convenient task than ICE.
Tesla software and supercharger is what beats the competition and at this moment I would say service. And that’s electric car service. Maybe 1/10 techs at a traditional ICE dealer will be trained to work on your E car. Plus Tesla mobile service for small things work well and fast.
No doubt times have changed on the market value new and used but considering gas saved and barely any service on my 75k 2018 model 3. I’ve basically leased it for 5 years and intend to keep it for another 7 ish years to hand me down to kid. It’s a great car and at 35k new it’s excellent. Yes we are driving around a fast phone but it makes driving a car a simpler and more convenient task than ICE.
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THATmanMANNY
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Screenshot from Tesla. Maybe it’s your nav setting or delay settings? Sometimes it has to be significant delay. Like I said, Tesla maps is wonky sometimes but rarely.
