Tesla

[Soup DeVille]

When I was growing up, this was a torch:

Did you grow up in England?

[giant_mtb]

When I was growing up, this was a torch:

Did you grow up in the UK?

[CaminoRacer]

When I was growing up, this was a torch:

Did you grow up in Britain?

[93JC]

When I was growing up, this was a torch:

Did you grow up?

[Morris Minor]

Did you grow up in Britain?

I went to Home Depot the other day.
I needed to pee & asked where I could fine the toilets. I followed the kind lady's directions and ended up in the toilets section... & my wife muttering "C'mon Andrew, you've been here 25 years, it's 'restrooms'."

[AutobahnSHO]

When I was growing up, this was a torch:

Did you grow?

[Tave]

I went to Home Depot the other day.
I needed to pee & asked where I could fine the toilets. I followed the kind lady's directions and ended up in the toilets section... & my wife muttering "C'mon Andrew, you've been here 25 years, it's 'restrooms'."

At least you didn't call it a Dubya Cee. 

[CaminoRacer]

I went to Home Depot the other day.
I needed to pee & asked where I could fine the toilets. I followed the kind lady's directions and ended up in the toilets section... & my wife muttering "C'mon Andrew, you've been here 25 years, it's 'restrooms'."

That's one of only a few stores that you'd have that problem in. Bad luck.

[GoCougs]

Steve Wozniak bails on Tesla. As I had predicted, Detroit, when it wanted to, would build better EVs and self-driving cars. (Steve walks past his Model Ss and goes for his Bolt.)

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/steve-wozniak-says-he-doesnt-trust-elon-musk-or-tesla-anymore-2018-01-29

[AutobahnSHO]

Awesome.

[Soup DeVille]

That's one of only a few stores that you'd have that problem in. Bad luck.

Honestly, somebody in Home Depot asks where th toilets are, I'd send them to the bathroom plumbing aisle.

[Tave]

Steve Wozniak bails on Tesla. As I had predicted, Detroit, when it wanted to, would build better EVs and self-driving cars. (Steve walks past his Model Ss and goes for his Bolt.)

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/steve-wozniak-says-he-doesnt-trust-elon-musk-or-tesla-anymore-2018-01-29

Steve sounds about twelve deep in that quote. Movies? Does he think Elon Musk is Ironman?

[r0tor]

It should be said that real world reviews are plenty now and extremely positive... As volume picks up, stock shorters are going to have to work overtime to fabricate stories

[Raza]

Did you grow up in England?

No, but my parents grew up using English terminology because they went to British schools. So a lot of British terms were used in the house when I was young.

[Galaxy]

Interesting article on the Chevy Bolt. It requires almost no maintenance during the first 150.000 miles, well it depends how long it takes you to reach that.

https://insideevs.com/chevrolet-bolt-requires-almost-no-maintenance-for-first-150000-miles/

What is Tesla's schedule like?

[12,000 RPM]

Do firmware updates count as maintenance?

[SJ_GTI]

Interesting article on the Chevy Bolt. It requires almost no maintenance during the first 150.000 miles, well it depends how long it takes you to reach that.

https://insideevs.com/chevrolet-bolt-requires-almost-no-maintenance-for-first-150000-miles/

What is Tesla's schedule like?

I want to like the Bolt. I like the hatchback form factor vs the Tesla.

The killer for me is FWD. I know that it is fine for 90% of the population but I just really prefer AWD.

[Morris Minor]

Interesting article on the Chevy Bolt. It requires almost no maintenance during the first 150.000 miles, well it depends how long it takes you to reach that.

https://insideevs.com/chevrolet-bolt-requires-almost-no-maintenance-for-first-150000-miles/

What is Tesla's schedule like?

I just don't think there's a whole lot that need to be done to them; the consumables are brake pads, brake hydraulic fluid, & cabin air filters... maybe the inverters have air filters for their cooling fans?

[MX793]

Pretty sure Tesla's inverters are all liquid cooled.

[CaminoRacer]

Pretty sure Tesla's inverters are all liquid cooled.

So that might need to be flushed at some point. nbd

[Morris Minor]

Pretty sure Tesla's inverters are all liquid cooled.

Du'oh I should have connected the dots. I guess they use waste heat from the inverters to warm the battery pack - probably also for cabin heat.

[Payman]

Build quality like "Kia in the '90s".

https://jalopnik.com/tesla-model-3-teardown-by-engineering-firm-reveals-qual-1822678045

[2o6]

Build quality like "Kia in the '90s".

https://jalopnik.com/tesla-model-3-teardown-by-engineering-firm-reveals-qual-1822678045

The first-responder lack of access and lack of mechanical releases at the rear sound like a terrible lawsuit.

[12,000 RPM]

r0tor is going to be FURIOUS

[mzziaz]

Interesting article on the Chevy Bolt. It requires almost no maintenance during the first 150.000 miles, well it depends how long it takes you to reach that.

https://insideevs.com/chevrolet-bolt-requires-almost-no-maintenance-for-first-150000-miles/

What is Tesla's schedule like?

I'm contemplating not taking the car in for the recommended yearly service.

[2o6]

r0tor is going to be FURIOUS

Someone is going to die in this car.

[Galaxy]

I'm contemplating not taking the car in for the recommended yearly service.

So Opel recommends a yearly inspection? That would seem to be a difference to Chevy.

[giant_mtb]

Build quality like "Kia in the '90s".

https://jalopnik.com/tesla-model-3-teardown-by-engineering-firm-reveals-qual-1822678045

JUMPER CABLES TO OPEN THE FUCKING HOOD ARE YOU SERIOUS.

[Soup DeVille]

JUMPER CABLES TO OPEN THE FUCKING HOOD ARE YOU SERIOUS.

It occurs to me that that works the solenoid directly; which means that anybody who knows about this can open the front trunk of one of these whenever they want to.

[Soup DeVille]

r0tor is going to be FURIOUS

I'm waiting to hear the defense, or more likely the dismissal.

That being said, I've worked with that company before. They were hired to settle whether a fit problem with sunroofs was my company's fault (Inalfa) or the stamping company's (Magna). While they were generally competent and honest, it was clear their bias was toward Magna from the start (a much larger company that they did much more business with).

So I kinda wonder here; who's paying them to do this?