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Old 05-21-2021, 11:47 AM   #21
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No, staying in the inlaws condo. No parking, so have to park on the street. Before Tesla put the supercharger in, I left the car in a garage downtown overnight to charge on a J1772. Could certainly do that again, but it would be annoying to go back to that.
Yep. Street parking needs to be solved.

I've seen public street chargers in Europe -- there was row of 20 or so near a train station in suburban Oslo (saw it from the train -- strategically placed for people taking the train downtown to charge for a bit), and several single/double stations in Paris and Lisbon sprinkled in with other street parking. In the US, I know that LA has added chargers to several hundred street light posts.
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Old 05-21-2021, 02:05 PM   #22
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Take the M3?
I mean I can take the Tesla, it's fine--the Supercharger in Egg Harbor is pretty convenient (and next to a liquor and grocery store!).

This was just me hypothesizing on what it would be like to take a Mach E or a Taycan or a Lightning on that same trip.
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Did I mention I might trade the 3 on a Mach E? Thought crossed my mind, especially with used car values up and the $7500 tax credit still applicable for Ford. I might go test drive one this weekend.
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Did I mention I might trade the 3 on a Mach E? Thought crossed my mind, especially with used car values up and the $7500 tax credit still applicable for Ford. I might go test drive one this weekend.
If you do, please post your review.

I had the same thought about the Mach E, though I think I'd want to wait for the GT to be widely available.

I keep thinking about the Taycan, but then I keep coming back to being able to buy a Mach E AND a Bronco for not much more and I decide...meh.
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I followed a Mach E the other day... It has an ass that makes Teslas look good.
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I saw one the other day. The rear is a bit strange, but overall I did not think it looked bad. Just odd.
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I followed a Mach E the other day... It has an ass that makes Teslas look good.
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I saw one the other day. The rear is a bit strange, but overall I did not think it looked bad. Just odd.
It was bad 13 years ago too

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It was bad 13 years ago too

Everything looks like that nowadays.
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If you do, please post your review.

I had the same thought about the Mach E, though I think I'd want to wait for the GT to be widely available.

I keep thinking about the Taycan, but then I keep coming back to being able to buy a Mach E AND a Bronco for not much more and I decide...meh.
I noticed a bump up in the 3’s value on Edmunds…. If I was to get close to that as a trade offer, it might make sense to swap out the 3….

But test drive is needed first…
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I followed a Mach E the other day... It has an ass that makes Teslas look good.
Eh, I think the Mach E looks a lot better than the Model Y. Both of them are sort of silly looking.
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