I think they may have found an Odyssey: 2018, very low mileage, decent trim level, all the history, new and good quality tires. Fingers crossed. 

Quote from: CaminoRacer on May 10, 2024, 08:15:56 PMI got a song for you then

https://youtu.be/ohN5WefK4eM?si=elUoZjmyXKtLR9lP

  I'll have to check it out.

Along with the "warning label" on this one hahahaha

Picked up the Tesla today (not mine, it belongs to Ally)

I really enjoyed driving it around today. I get one month of "free" "full" self driving. I gave it a whirl on one stretch and it did ok. Similar stress to sitting in the passenger seat with a new driver.

I'll just stick with the cruise control.

The auto wipers did much better than on the test drive.

Lady was nice and toasty and I was nice and cool.

It was so quiet and comfortable.

The button turn signals were nowhere near as annoying as I thought they'd be. I'm sure it'll suck in the roundabouts

No wheels or doors fell off, so far reliability 10/10.

Tesla now under federal investigation for securities and wire fraud due to AP and AD: https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-elon-musk-autopilot-full-self-driving-doj-fraud-investigation/

He had to take over, but it's getting there. Interesting listening to the passengers.

I got a song for you then

https://youtu.be/ohN5WefK4eM?si=elUoZjmyXKtLR9lP

So, the sub is a great addition and well worth the headache of install!

When you push the button to turn the truck off the sub immediately cuts out even though the radio/Pandora keep going for a couple minutes or until the door is opened (whichever is first). The stock stereo isn't terrible but I've always loved bass and it's quite full with the addition.

Not enough to rattle the neighborhood, even at max bass knob.

Quote from: Madman on April 21, 2024, 06:59:35 AMJust be careful, Christian.  I know German laws are pretty strict in regards to "road rudeness" and "offensive gestures."

https://www.dw.com/en/german-drivers-told-to-mind-their-manners-on-the-road/a-2451659


Just giving someone the finger or calling another driver a "dumb cow" can land you a hefty fine.

https://thetravelingovereducatedhousewife.blog/2015/05/06/the-high-price-of-giving-someone-the-finger-in-germany/


You don't want Munich's "Woke" authorities to arrest you, do you?  I'm pretty sure you won't like their soy-based vegan prison food.  Then again, maybe you'll be lucky and the Judge will only make you do community service.  They'll probably have you do outreach work for Munich's local support group for left-handed, transgender, lesbian, Afro-Asian, Midget, Eskimo, Albinos with eating disorders. 

Trust me, I know all about the rules here and I generally don't insult pedestrians or other motorists. 

But lately the stupidity of cyclists, pedestrians and other motorists has literally increased. Cyclists and pedestrians in particular are distracted by their headphones and smartphones and don't seem to pay attention to road safety and other traffic participants.

Been awhile since I hit speeds this high.

Quote from: MrH on May 10, 2024, 10:33:47 AMThere isn't a job called a validator, and it's just how good that individual does that determines whether there will be an issue or not with a vehicle later on.  There are multiple root causes to why something could fail in a car: was the design bad to begin with?  Was the assembly process not repeatable?  Were the quality checks in the process insufficient?

If there's something wrong with a vehicle, it could result in a recall, a TSB, or just general repairs the customer eats throughout ownership.  Most cars tend to have some sort of common issues for the model.  How common is it?  How expensive is it to fix?  Is it dangerous if it does happen?  This is the idea behind how you construct different types of FMEAs (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis).  There are multiple types of FMEAs in manufacturing: design, system, process, etc.  You work through how every single thing could fail, the severity of the failure, and the occurrence rate.  Based on that, you build controls to prevent the failures from occurring.

There's a whole career called validation engineering, but they only own a portion of the process (typically they are guiding the org on how to validate that a good part can be made). But every aspect of engineering are involved to get a successful validation.  Design/product engineers live in the Design FMEA world, manufacturing engineers live in the Process FMEA world, etc.

This isn't a singular person who makes or breaks the whole thing.  This is all built into the corporates processes, procedures, standards, and culture.  It IS the company! And Tesla absolutely sucks at it.

Thanks for this. 👍🏻