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Quote: Good point on the 20% trigger. It's still kind of fun walking away for days regardless of temperature and seeing 0 loss! Cabin temp protection really serves no purpose, IMO. On a cold day when coming back home, I'd heat up the car when I left the plane remotely and the batteries were ready for full regen braking (the real reason for heating up the car... you almost never use the physical brakes) when I got out to it with maybe a % burned.

Agreed. The second I get on the bus, climate control comes on.

Cabin temp is nice here in GA in the summer as it keeps things from turning into molten lava inside (but it only works for the first 12 hours after you shut off the car.

Can’t say enough good things about the Model 3. It’s a great car.
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Quote: Yeah but did you see how much preparation they had to do to get that car to do that?

The 100D will do 2 launch-control starts before performance drops off rapidly.

The Taycan will do launch-control all day long with no performance drop...
Yes, they spent an incredible amount of time and effort achieving those times. Not many cars just drive up and start lapping the ring though. The lessons learned from the ring about battery conditioning and repeat performance have made there way into a recent software update. Launch control updates and Cheetah mode on Raven models are rapidly moving the bar. It’s exciting how rapidly the technology advances. I’m convinced the latest improvements wouldn’t have happened without the Taycan. The Taycan never would have happened without Tesla. I love how competition drives improvement.
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Quote: The biggest depression in American History is about to hit and all you people are talking about is what kind of super cars you own or will own.
Quote: I've been mulling over getting the cyber-truck since it was announced. On paper, it looks like everything I've ever wanted from a truck.
Quote: Well if you have a go bag, you gotta have something to toss it in that really, you know... goes.
Tri-Motor Cybertruck is the answer. It supports jobs in the US, does everything you could need in a truck and it goes (0-60 in 2.9 seconds).
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Quote: The biggest depression in American History is about to hit and all you people are talking about is what kind of super cars you own or will own.
No...... we just don't GAS...... especially about what you say or think
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Quote: Tri-Motor Cybertruck is the answer. It supports jobs in the US, does everything you could need in a truck and it goes (0-60 in 2.9 seconds).
Are they gonna fix that bed that's so flat (perfectly smooth, so smooth you can't actually, like, put a slab of plywood on it and later get your fingers on it to get it out?) Seems like rent Cyber Truck folks forgot details that a Chevy intern would know. That said, I applaud the boldness of the design.

As a pickup owner myself, it's the little details that make the difference between a great work truck and...a Ford Ranger (never again...)
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Quote: Are they gonna fix that bed that's so flat (perfectly smooth, so smooth you can't actually, like, put a slab of plywood on it and later get your fingers on it to get it out?) Seems like rent Cyber Truck folks forgot details that a Chevy intern would know. That said, I applaud the boldness of the design.

As a pickup owner myself, it's the little details that make the difference between a great work truck and...a Ford Ranger (never again...)
It looks like it's ribbed for umm... convenience. Assuming a fan base similar to other Tesla models, there will be aftermarket options to fix design flaws. Someone is working on thicker aftermarket bed strips that let you get your fingers underneath a sheet of plywood. Perhaps the strips in the photo will operate like the flush mount door handles on Model S, and you move them to the raised position if you need finger space under the load. Or you throw a couple 1x2s in the bed if you are heading to the orange store for plywood and drywall. Either way make sure you tie down your load. The torque will leave your plywood at the stoplight if you don't.

One of the first things you do with a new Tesla is get it wrapped or ceramic coated because the paint is so bad. At least you don't have to worry about paint quality on the Cybertruck.

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Quote: It looks like it's ribbed for umm... convenience. Assuming a fan base similar to other Tesla models, there will be aftermarket options to fix design flaws. Someone is working on thicker aftermarket bed strips that let you get your fingers underneath a sheet of plywood. Perhaps the strips in the photo will operate like the flush mount door handles on Model S, and you move them to the raised position if you need finger space under the load. Or you throw a couple 1x2s in the bed if you are heading to the orange store for plywood and drywall. Either way make sure you tie down your load. The torque will leave your plywood at the stoplight if you don't.

One of the first things you do with a new Tesla is get it wrapped or ceramic coated because the paint is so bad. At least you don't have to worry about paint quality on the Cybertruck.

I would still put a wrap on the cybertruck, I was thinking a black marble vinyl would look great. Also, those rims need to go.
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Quote: Currently in my garage:
Porsche 718 Cayman S ('18)
Porsche 718 Boxster ('18)

So your wife has a girlfriend? That’s hot.
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Quote: So your wife has a girlfriend? That’s hot.
Hah!

The Boxster is a base MT, with a Night blue exterior, a Luxor beige / black leather interior, with few performance add-ons but plenty of interior refinements like seat heating, Bose, and extra brushed aluminum everywhere.. My wife calls her "Lady".

The Cayman S is the opposite. Guards Red exterior, simple black non-leather interior, but all the performance add-ons: PDK, Sport Chrono, PASM lowered suspension, ridiculous 20" 911 Carrera wheels, and so on. Wife calls this one 'The Tramp.' As in, Lady and the Tramp...
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