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Okay, thank you. What is a 4x8? Is that the truck bed? Why is that important?? ha :)
4x8 sheet of plywood or drywall. For many people who want to perform DIY home improvement jobs, this is the smallest useful size of truck bed.
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I guess that’s fair enough, I didn’t say that. I suppose I was looking more for something like: I bought this, I like it because that, but it is bad because of some other thing. I haven’t really specced it out, I just like the aesthetic. But I suppose: off road, some equipment (bikes, etc), can sleep in it. Btw cool username !!! Haha :)
> I haven’t really specced it out, I just like the aesthetic. I think you are the exact target market for an F150. Go nuts. We have backup planets, right? Just buy the biggest, coolest looking thing you can find!
I'm actually about to buy a car (having thoroughly examined various models by renting on Turo) so this is very timely! For EVs, it seems the largest question is with the EV battery. Is there any way that anyone knows how to determine the health of the EV battery consistently across make/models?
There are tools for directly connecting via ODB that can give you the battery health at least for the Nissan Leaf, but I haven't looked into them for years and couldn't tell you for sure.
In general, lower miles is better and not from a super hot climate is better (purchased and driven in Washington State > Driven in Arizona).
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> I haven’t really specced it out, I just like the aesthetic. I think you are the exact target market for an F150. Go nuts. We have backup planets, right? Just buy the biggest, coolest looking thing you can find!
Hahaha :) Thanks for the encouragement hehe! :)
I kinda wish this was a webpage not an app, and that it would require no sign in. Sure, have a sign in feature if you want to save your checklist for later, but the vast majority of people will use this for just a few minutes/hours and the state can be stored in a cookie.
Definitely could be made into an offline PWA as well so it's not reliant on a data connection.
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So, having Netflix in the car requires extra engineering, so that makes it "bad"? Not sure I'm buying this logic. Your examples however are PEBCAK. Taking them one by one: 1) Kids are noisy. Full stop. Deal. And the odd point about features (windshield wipers? remote dashcam viewing from the app while parked? wheels?) requiring engineering is quirky and bizarro. 2) Common misconception. Adjust the AC. The AC in a Tes…
Here’s something most cars can do: if the power is cut off, I can still open the car door without having to pry off a speaker from the door and fish for an unlabeled release cord. There’s just a handle on the door, the same one I use to open the door normally. Another thing I can do is switch between reverse and drive with two distinct physical buttons that are pushed in different directions, instead of a touchscreen…
Second story, again, Model X, yes that is not good. Personally I would avoid that model (and Cybertruck for other reasons).
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I think 0.99% fixed over 72 months is pretty darn good.
1% is nice, but I think a 72-month loan on a new car is a recipe for disaster. For almost all of that time period you will be "under water" on the loan, owing more than the car is currently worth.
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What does "after … gas savings" mean? Is there some way to actually get spendable money here, or is this basically the same as saying my yacht was free because I saved so much money on not buying a bigger yacht?
There is/was an idea that lenders would be open to larger loans for EV cars as buyers would face reduced running costs, as opposed to a IC car. That largely hasn't materialized. Lifetime running costs of EVs just aren't as low as expected, particularly in the used car market. Getting anything fixed on a 10+yo EV is hit-or-miss in terms of cost.
When you factor in the cost of incurring the loss of value as the resale price comes down, now you're talking about a real issue. Overall while I've saved on maintenance, it hasn't held value. So maybe it's a wash in that respect. But it's a fun car so I'm happy with it.
This does look cool. I think it's valid to have an app for a normally infrequent activity that is high cost and hard to undo. Thanks for making! Tangentially, does anyone have advice on a good medium capacity, medium price utility vehicle? I'm thinking F150, because it seems like the Levi's of trucks (common, reliable, not particularly fancy, old brand, big), but I don't know much.
A Ford is considered “reliable” now? I suppose the Ford psyops are working. Buddy in the independent repair shop business cites Fords as his most profitable vehicle manufacture. He knows when a Ford rolls into his shop, it’s usually going to be a ton of work to keep his boys busy. Or the customer ends up declining all repairs. Expect to replace Ford vehicles on a regular interval (4-5 years?) or pay up on costly repa…
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So I did evaluate the Tesla MY and IMHO I'm not impressed. Note: it is a decent car. We have high standards however. There are a lot of "features" on the car that require additional engineering just to bypass. Example1: windows on the doors don't have a full frame (looks nice, but not functionally different than a standard door frame). This requires engineering to lower the window when closing then push it back up. A…
So, having Netflix in the car requires extra engineering, so that makes it "bad"? Not sure I'm buying this logic. Your examples however are PEBCAK. Taking them one by one: 1) Kids are noisy. Full stop. Deal. And the odd point about features (windshield wipers? remote dashcam viewing from the app while parked? wheels?) requiring engineering is quirky and bizarro. 2) Common misconception. Adjust the AC. The AC in a Tes…
All of the issues have workarounds but the illogic of form over function made me reconsider the purchase - because if I could find these issues in a few days of renting the car, who knows what I'd find if I owned it for a few years.
And for (3), no I was pressing brake - it simply refused to kill the game and go back into drive - I had to quit the game.
Ultimately many other folks are doing the same sort of eval. And Tesla had years to refine their approach, take customer input and... did crazy other things.