|
02-21-2021, 04:37 PM | #136 | |
Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Spink, SD
Casino cash: $1713762
|
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 38,858
|
2 0 |
02-21-2021, 04:37 PM | #137 |
The Seated Villain
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Seattle
Casino cash: $2500247
|
I prefer manual over auto, but I’ve come to realize that a big part of what I enjoy is the feeling of the engine being firmly connected to the wheels. I have a CVT in my company car and I absolutely hate it, any normal auto is much better in terms of enjoyable driving. I’m curious how a fully electric car feels in terms of my right foot being connected to what is happening with the wheels.
__________________
With a sack in 61% of his games, SB MVP Von Miller is the most consistent pass rusher in NFL history. |
Posts: 10,519
|
02-21-2021, 06:23 PM | #138 |
best in the biz
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Under Pressure
Casino cash: $2625273
|
|
Posts: 71,171
|
02-21-2021, 06:37 PM | #139 | |
Kind of a mod
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Donkey Land
Casino cash: $2066899
|
Quote:
Again, it's highly unlikely that the battery would "go bad," so it's not something many people would consider replacing. It might lose so much range that it no longer fits your use case, though. |
|
Posts: 51,749
|
02-22-2021, 01:50 AM | #140 |
Suupraa Geniuuusss
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Casino cash: $1990400
|
Wtf?
__________________
“Some ideas are so stupid only intellectuals believe them.”- George Orwell Steven "Spags" Spagnuolo is my Adopt-A-Chief!!! |
Posts: 29,680
|
02-22-2021, 05:25 AM | #141 |
MVP
Join Date: Jan 2015
Casino cash: $3293065
|
Yes! My next car will either be a Tesla 3 or Jeep 4xe!
Mainly, I just like the idea of not having to bother with the gas station ever again. |
Posts: 6,028
|
02-22-2021, 06:02 AM | #142 |
MVP
Join Date: Jan 2015
Casino cash: $3293065
|
So... Tesla's electric car is basically like the iPhone compared to flip phones back in the early 2000's. Far superior Technology than anything on the road and the Tesla 3 is reasonably priced at ~$37k. Tesla's are amongst the safest cars on the road and their self-driving tech sets them apart from any other product on the market. The addition of Tesla Insurance and Tesla Taxi will also be disruptive and further distinguish them.
I think electric cars were an incredible innovation but self-driving tech is just as impressive an accomplishment. I believe self-driving cars will eventually become standard in the city, allowing the elderly, young children, handicapped, and even the inebriated to ride safely. So... I think it's kind of funny when people resist a clear paradigm shift in technology based on emotional response or worse, political affiliation, without objectively considering how much of an improvement the product is over the previous. Don't get me wrong, I understand Tesla doesn't fit everyone's scenario but the product is pretty damn impressive and there's no reason to throw shade. IE: My father called me from FL and asked about EV. I excitedly told him about the amazing features on Tesla. His response was "Yeah, but we're not set up for EVs yet and damn government trying to...blah blah blah...where would I even fill one up our gas stations don't have electric hookups?" lolololol "Dad, google maps tells me there are 35 locations in your small town to charge an electric vehicle and most people actually charge them at home in the garage." Well, that went over alright but when I told him about self-driving he was so worried he called his ex-wife and I got a call from my mother to make sure I wasn't "driving my car with my iPhone" lolololol ...something got lost in translation there. Long story short I think it's an incredible technology and if I end up buying one I can't wait to show off the features to my boomer parents. Last edited by Couch-Potato; 02-22-2021 at 06:19 AM.. |
Posts: 6,028
|
1 0 |
02-22-2021, 07:23 AM | #143 |
go to work wasted
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Boise
Casino cash: $3230400
|
second part of the post doesn't even make sense, nice try though I guess(?), but it's remarkable an "antiquated" piece of technology is still preferred by enthusiasts and competitors and people that actually enjoy the act of driving. In that regard I'd say manual transmissions are just as timeless now as they were 100 years ago.
|
Posts: 2,704
|
02-22-2021, 07:41 AM | #144 | |
In Search of a Life
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: San Antonio Tx.
Casino cash: $3914454
|
Quote:
I would think most people would just buy a new car anyway by the time the battery is gone. considering the cost to replace a battery.
__________________
Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning: Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down. One of the best plays Matt has ever made. |
|
Posts: 66,914
|
02-22-2021, 10:20 AM | #145 | |
Indian Twitter
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Free Agency
Casino cash: $1686198
|
Quote:
And I like my goat.
__________________
[/SIGPIC] |
|
Posts: 14,938
|
02-22-2021, 10:49 AM | #146 |
MVP
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Lenexa, KS
Casino cash: $2286717
|
Manual Transmission is technically outdated and inferior in power delivery and economy to most modern transmissions. But the point isn't efficiency; it's in the fun of rowing your gears and having on demand control of where you want to be in the powerband.
|
Posts: 14,110
|
02-22-2021, 01:46 PM | #147 |
Psycho Bag Of Squanch
Join Date: Sep 2001
Casino cash: $9594244
|
There is certainly a far far far smaller chance you'll be bothered with charging stations, that's for sure.
__________________
“Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” Joseph Stalin |
Posts: 69,591
|
02-22-2021, 02:49 PM | #148 |
MVP
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Driftless Region
Casino cash: $965564
|
I would love to test ride an Electric Motorcycle.
The Harley Livewire looks like fun and for pure speed the Lightning LS-218 capable of 218mph sounds like a riot. That would be as close to pavement flying you could get. No noise, all acceleration! Prices though make it pretty poor considering motorcycles don't sip fuel all that much. But it would be interesting to try one out. |
Posts: 8,693
|
02-22-2021, 06:09 PM | #149 | |
best in the biz
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Under Pressure
Casino cash: $2625273
|
Quote:
breathing fire! |
|
Posts: 71,171
|
1 0 |
02-22-2021, 06:20 PM | #150 | |
In Search of a Life
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: San Antonio Tx.
Casino cash: $3914454
|
Quote:
__________________
Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning: Matt once made a very nice play in Seattle where he spun away from a pass rusher and hit Bowe off his back foot for a first down. One of the best plays Matt has ever made. |
|
Posts: 66,914
|
|
|