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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 07:22 AM
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That would be absolutely perfect for her actually! She lives in a condo though with parking lot parking, no way a home charger would work. However, she comes over to our house once a week and watches the kids while we go out to dinner, she drives so little that she could get all the charge she needs just in that couple of hours at our house.

Thats actually something to think about!
another great (cheaper) option would be a chevy bolt. i think that’s a hugely underrated vehicle and i read for ‘26 they’ve made some nice updates.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
another great (cheaper) option would be a chevy bolt. i think that’s a hugely underrated vehicle and i read for ‘26 they’ve made some nice updates.
That's indeed a great option people overlook all the time. Very cheap to operate even long term
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I hate winter. I'm so close to caving in and getting an indoor car cover
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Is this ES garaged?
It was when I had it but hasn't been for the last 15 years.
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another great (cheaper) option would be a chevy bolt. i think that’s a hugely underrated vehicle and i read for ‘26 they’ve made some nice updates.
Another good idea. I had never really thought of an EV but I am going to seriously consider this.

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I hate winter. I'm so close to caving in and getting an indoor car cover
I'm surprised by that, what do you think causes that? Doesn't happen to my cars in the garage
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 08:30 AM
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I'm surprised by that, what do you think causes that? Doesn't happen to my cars in the garage
that’s because yours doesn’t sit for weeks and you detail them a lot!
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 08:37 AM
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I hate winter. I'm so close to caving in and getting an indoor car cover
I hate it too. I'm close to caving and moving south.

Btw, how's that W8 Passat doing?
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 08:39 AM
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I hate it too. I'm close to caving and moving south.

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Come on down! There's no such thing as a winter beater down here. Cars don't get ruined by weather here.
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
that’s because yours doesn’t sit for weeks and you detail them a lot!
They sit when we're out of town and that never happens!
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by AJT123
Come on down! There's no such thing as a winter beater down here. Cars don't get ruined by weather here.
Other than the paint and the interior getting cooked in the summer
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Tennessee is really attractive. I would probably love it there. I remember about 2 years ago you guys had a significant storm of about 10".

Me and my sister are going to meet in Charlotte in a couple weeks and just drive around and explore the area. She wants to move back east.

Today is actually nice (still cold) and sunny. It was a beautiful morning to stretch my V8's legs. The 2UR is a gem of an engine.
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 08:52 AM
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Other than the paint and the interior getting cooked in the summer
We leave 2 expensive cars outside year-round and they're fine. LX has been sitting outside for 5 years now and looks brand new still.
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 09:06 AM
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Other than the paint and the interior getting cooked in the summer
that’s what a garage is for. if i have to park some place during the day i find a shady spot.
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by LH1
Tennessee is really attractive. I would probably love it there. I remember about 2 years ago you guys had a significant storm of about 10".

Me and my sister are going to meet in Charlotte in a couple weeks and just drive around and explore the area. She wants to move back east.

Today is actually nice (still cold) and sunny. It was a beautiful morning to stretch my V8's legs. The 2UR is a gem of an engine.
You'd love it, it's beautiful and people are nice. And yes it was the most snow we've had in THIRTY years. A tad more than 10" IIRC. The LX made mincemeat out of it all.

I forget you have IS500 ;-).
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
that’s what a garage is for. if i have to park some place during the day i find a shady spot.
Agree. But I have 2 garage queens in my garage plus my wife's car. My Lexus is outside.
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