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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 04:16 PM
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Not yet! But I still have some more customers I've yet to insult, so watch this space.
No, no, you are doing it all wrong. The perk doesn't kick in until you reach Billionaire status. Capiche?
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 04:20 PM
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I wouldn't know, but I'm guessing it has it's perks, like waking up one morning, buying one of the biggest social media platforms, then telling the advertisers to **** off. That's gotta feel good 🤣
LOL yes it must.

But you know the saying “Mo Money Mo Problems” lol, I think it definitely applies.
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 04:29 PM
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No, no, you are doing it all wrong. The perk doesn't kick in until you reach Billionaire status. Capiche?
Well, since you didn't specify currency, I'm claiming that my massive (pile of Vietnamese) Dong qualifies me for the Billionaire Club.

although by disclosing it, I appear to have just broken the first rule of Billionaire Club.
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 04:37 PM
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Well, since you didn't specify currency, I'm claiming that my massive (pile of Vietnamese) Dong qualifies me for the Billionaire Club.

although by disclosing it, I appear to have just broken the first rule of Billionaire Club.
When I was in the Middle East last year, I had 50,000 Iraqi Dinars in my pocket. Does that count as having a lot of money?
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 04:39 PM
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I'm extremely angry that the worlds richest person is doing it all wrong. Keeps me up at night.
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 04:52 PM
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When I was in the Middle East last year, I had 50,000 Iraqi Dinars in my pocket. Does that count as having a lot of money?

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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 05:22 PM
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 05:26 PM
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Just mindboggling that he can afford to **** BILLIONS of dollars.

That said, I don’t even know if I’d want to be a billionaire honestly.
Thats that really long rope lol

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I'm extremely angry that the worlds richest person is doing it all wrong. Keeps me up at night.
Being rich doesn’t make you a good person

Another question I have is about the rear seat…how does it have any headroom?
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Thats that really long rope lol



Being rich doesn’t make you a good person

Another question I have is about the rear seat…how does it have any headroom?
According to Car and Driver, it can fit up to 6 people:
  • Headroom: 41.6″ front, 39″ rear
  • Legroom: 41″ front, 40.9″ rear
  • Shoulder room: 63″ front, 62″ rear
  • Hip room front/rear: 57.2″
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 05:51 PM
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I said this before, and I'll repeat it. EVs do not work in all situations, and they don't work for all people needs which I acknowledge. For example, EV's today would not work for the California Hwy Patrol where they need to drive hundreds of miles a day, and where they get into pursuits that can last hours. Also, it would be silly and financially irresponsible for a huge PD to change out thousands of cruisers for EV's. But for smaller cities, it makes complete sense to start adding them in without ripping out the existing fleet. Like the City of Fremont or the San Mateo Sherriff's dept where their detectives use a combination of Hybrids and EV's.

Now the Cyber Truck at this point makes no sense to me other than a personal vehicle. I don't envision it anytime soon doing anything other than that
EVs for local PD's make a ton of sense. If they're camped out in a speed trap or just managing city streets, an EV will be tons more efficient than a traditional ICE.
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
Being rich doesn’t make you a good person
Doesn't make you a bad person but is completely irrelevant to this discussion. How about we talk about the product. Specs, tech, how it DRIVES. Or do you care about any of that? I suspect no.


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EVs for local PD's make a ton of sense. If they're camped out in a speed trap or just managing city streets, an EV will be tons more efficient than a traditional ICE.
Police cruisers have to run so many accessories---- it would drain EV batteries realllll quick.
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 06:02 PM
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EVs for local PD's make a ton of sense. If they're camped out in a speed trap or just managing city streets, an EV will be tons more efficient than a traditional ICE.
That's why PD's have started purchasing Model Y's for cruisers. They are perfect for patrolling, traffic enforcement, and detectives travelling to crime scenes. Patrol cars spend a ton of time idling, which we know, uses lots of gas.

When a pursuit happens, cities will turn over the pursuit to the next city. Plus, nobody is saying (at least not me) cities should get rid of their Interceptors. BTW, many of Ford Interceptors I'm seeing in my city are hybrids. For State police, by all means they should continue with ICE interceptors, especially for Highway Patrol, who may drive hundreds of miles a day
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Old Dec 2, 2023 | 06:04 PM
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Police cruisers have to run so many accessories---- it would drain EV batteries realllll quick.
It's not accessories that drain the HV battery. An average HV battery from a Lightning can run power a house for 3 days. It's moving a heavy EV that drains the battery pack
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
According to Car and Driver, it can fit up to 6 people:
  • Headroom: 41.6″ front, 39″ rear
  • Legroom: 41″ front, 40.9″ rear
  • Shoulder room: 63″ front, 62″ rear
  • Hip room front/rear: 57.2″
Thats crazy. How can the headroom only be 2.6 inches smaller in the rear with that roofline?!

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Doesn't make you a bad person but is completely irrelevant to this discussion. How about we talk about the product. Specs, tech, how it DRIVES. Or do you care about any of that? I suspect no.
Then why do you keep bringing up how rich he is? All of that is fine but you need to do that too.

If you had just accepted that I and others don’t think much of Elon Musk this wouldn’t even be being discussed now.
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