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Old Aug 11, 2025 | 11:46 AM
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I will drive it, may just be a few weeks. My kids are home with no camp for the next 2 weeks and then they go back to school, so the two of us getting anywhere is tough
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Old Aug 11, 2025 | 12:42 PM
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If it's going to be the family vehicle, taking the kids wouldn't be a bad idea.
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Old Aug 11, 2025 | 01:10 PM
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Naa lol, they're too big a PITA
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Old Aug 11, 2025 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
they're too big a PITA
So, they take after you?
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Old Aug 11, 2025 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike728
So, they take after you?
🤣 🤣 🤣 🍿 🍕 🍟
Oomp, there it is.

Just kidding @SW17LS . Haha
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Old Aug 11, 2025 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike728
So, they take after you?
Most definitely LOL
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Old Aug 15, 2025 | 07:11 PM
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Anyone see the lease deals on the KIA Niro? It's $109 a month in some cases!

Could be a crazy good deal if you can make sure the downpayment cost will be saved on fuel cost reduction, perfect throw away car with no maintenance needed for the lease period.
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Old Aug 15, 2025 | 09:43 PM
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Anyone see the lease deals on the KIA Niro? It's $109 a month in some cases!

Could be a crazy good deal if you can make sure the downpayment cost will be saved on fuel cost reduction, perfect throw away car with no maintenance needed for the lease period.
$50-75 for a select few, zero traditional down payment, just first payment, fees, and taxes. If you charge at home, or can primarily charge at a low cost low hassle location, smoking hot deal.

ev9s also seems to be overstocked, not $100 but deal worthy.

Cx90 PHEVs are good this month if you can find em.

luxury cuv wise mb 450es are the bee's proverbial knees

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Old Aug 16, 2025 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Framestead
$50-75 for a select few, zero traditional down payment, just first payment, fees, and taxes. If you charge at home, or can primarily charge at a low cost low hassle location, smoking hot deal.

ev9s also seems to be overstocked, not $100 but deal worthy.

Cx90 PHEVs are good this month if you can find em.

luxury cuv wise mb 450es are the bee's proverbial knees
Oh dang that's a good list, nice. Going to forward this to some people I know who need a cheap total cost of operation car
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lolol



oh and in this condo parking garage where i am, i counted 25 teslas parked on first 6 floors during the day.
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Watching a video on Harry’s Garage about his experience with his PHEV Range Rover Sport and he put up these figures which I thought was interesting. Big shift in the UK towards plug in vehicles.


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cybertruck looking hawt…


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Old Aug 18, 2025 | 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
cybertruck looking hawt…

Yeah, seems the stainless look is probably the worst look for that truck. All the wraps I've seen look better.
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Old Aug 18, 2025 | 09:03 AM
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Yeah, seems the stainless look is probably the worst look for that truck. All the wraps I've seen look better.
It was a noble experiment, hopefully Tesla takes what it learned (and the tech) and uses it to build better vehicles
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LiDAR allows a vehicle to be so beautiful wouldn't you agree?


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