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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 02:42 PM
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You're ahead of me . I have two referrals, and a third outstanding. You're going to be swimming in Tesla cash soon. You can also use the referral link yourself, and use the referral credits on that sweet 2025 Lunar Silver Plaid
No new plaid until a significant upgrade to the Model S.
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 02:45 PM
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Bob is coming back to gas next. C8 Z06 or ZR1
As much as I love Corvettes, no C8 Corvette until the DCT issues are resolved.
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 02:50 PM
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No new plaid until a significant upgrade to the Model S.
Fair enough. You probably saw my post on Friday regarding the test drive of the 2025 Model S, and they made a bunch of improvements with road isolation and suspension tuning. My coworker and I went over it pretty thoroughly, and couldn't find any issues with fit and finish. My coworker is a Porsche guy (also owns the new Model 3) and knows his stuff and told me the quality was amazing. But yes, Im hearing roomers of a some upcoming updates
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apart from great looks and big space, the vw buzz is a dud. slow, bad software, doesn't raise the bar in any way.
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
The GM engineer did tell me charging is slow when he uses Level 2. I’m sure part of that is due to how large the battery is right.
slow with what vehicle? gm tends to put in huge batteries to compensate for poor range so recharging is going to take longer regardless.

and yes, level 2 (AC) is going to be 5-30 times slower than DC public charging. but most do level 2 overnight so not an issue unless you drive a hummer ev long distances each day! (its battery is 2.5x the capacity of my ioniq 5's!)

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
slow with what vehicle? gm tends to put in huge batteries to compensate for poor range so recharging is going to take longer regardless.

and yes, level 2 (AC) is going to be 5-30 times slower than DC public charging. but most do level 2 overnight so not an issue unless you drive a hummer ev long distances each day! (its battery is 2.5x the capacity of my ioniq 5's!)

Sorry his EV Hummer truck
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Old Feb 10, 2025 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
apart from great looks and big space, the vw buzz is a dud. slow, bad software, doesn't raise the bar in any way.
It will sell great
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Old Feb 10, 2025 | 12:47 PM
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It will sell great
the power of nostalgia

it does look good though.

at 70k ish... we'll see.
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Old Feb 10, 2025 | 02:57 PM
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Non competitive.
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Old Feb 10, 2025 | 03:19 PM
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Non competitive.
I have another word for it. Waste of resources
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Old Feb 10, 2025 | 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I have another word for it. Waste of resources
That's 3 words. But why didn't they put resources into making a much higher volume EV? So dumb.
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
That's 3 words. But why didn't they put resources into making a much higher volume EV? So dumb.
Sorry, 3 words. At least I give them some credit for trying
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Old Feb 10, 2025 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Non competitive.
Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I have another word for it. Waste of resources
Do you see this being a flop and Dodge putting a gas engine back in it?
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Do you see this being a flop and Dodge putting a gas engine back in it?
There is a gas engine coming, always has been. The EV just came out first.
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