Are those other vehicles you mentioned EV or gas? On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 2:39 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> The wagon got swiped by some dude at school dropoff, so his insurance is > paying for me to drive a Tesla for a couple weeks. Model Y. Basic model. > > There are some things to get used to, for instance you dont turn the car > off. You just put it into park and get out and walk away and it locks > itself up. > > The screen is like learning a new software program. Works well for t gh e > mostpart but not what I am looking for when I get in a car. It would be > better with some manual a/c controls. > > Rarely use the brakes at all. Taking foot off accelerator brings the car to > a halt more aggressively than I usually brake. > > The auto steer chirps for no apparent reason sometimes to save me from > myself I guess. > > Handling is like driving a stiffly sprung SUV. Definitely not a luxury > ride. > > Ridiculously quick. I find myself accelerating to speeds I would never > consider in the diesel between stop signs for example. > > The driver assist stuff is all helpful to keep you from running into stuff > and make you aware of your surroundings. These cars are going to be > involved in fewer acceidents than normal cars, for sure. > > So yes they make speed boring but in general it seems hard to argue with it > for a city car: no point source emissions, quiet, crashworthy, less brake > dust, cameras all over constantly recording, never go to a gas station or > get your oil changed. If you dont need a truck and can spend 50k on a car > there are far dumber vehicles to buy for most americans. Radio is truly > excellent and kids love the glass roof. > > I really want one of those new corolla grx things though. 300hp on 1.6L has > to be some kind of record for a production car and they probably will not > make them very long. Owning a Lexus gx460 for four years has made me a > toyota fan. > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2022, 5:00 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I drove a Tesla model S a couple years ago. Dimitri only says the driving > > experience is insipid because he's never driven one. > > Curt > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 7:58 PM, OK Don via Mercedes< > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Well, some of the EVs have kick-ass > > acceleration, till the battery dies. > > > > On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:55 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > Haha. Well I’m not saying that guys who drive EVs are gay, I’m > suggesting > > > that they might be wusses. > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Nov 8, 2022, at 6:26 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > are you sure? That appears to be a woman he is kissing. > > > > > > > >> On 08/11/2022 5:17 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Sent from my iPhone > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________ > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > > are wearing." > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > > Wernher > > Von Braun > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
