12-05-2019, 10:15 AM | #151 |
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Doug DeMuro's second round of hating on the Cybertruck.
He's a big Tesla fan but not the Cybertruck. His arguments are pretty reasonable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWyd...r3S4nS9xHg1nJQ |
12-05-2019, 01:34 PM | #152 | |
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I'm not surprised by his Model 3 love. I have held off on test driving one; I could easily see it being much better than the 340i. For my specific uses; carrying bikes on top with good old bmw racks that bolt on; driving 1000 miles in mid-winter (zeroes/teens) to remote Vermont & Quebec spots, the 340i has been a good fit. I do not drive it much and I'm not in LOVE with it or anything. Steering is 'meh'. I think the 6MT 340i really suffers against a well-tuned 8-speed ZF but I haven't done any back to backs on that car. Somehow, the notchy box, finicky clutch and weird throttle response conspire to make shifting not as quick or fun as it could be. Would I go to an auto? No, but shifting the Porsche 6-speed is much more fun and much less of a hit compared to PDK. Perhaps the AWD grip and rotational mass make it harder on the clutch. So yeah, Model 3 or anything comparable (and it seems there is no such thing right now) can definitely go on my radar next time around. |
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12-05-2019, 01:37 PM | #153 | |
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Watched it and makes sense. Although this is anecdotal, I find it interesting that a guy I work with (in his early 20s) loves the cybertruck. He doesn’t like pickups or SUVs and isn’t into EVs. So Tesla might be onto something with this design that those of us over 30 are missing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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12-05-2019, 02:35 PM | #154 |
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That wedge cars were still all the rage when we were kids?
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12-05-2019, 03:03 PM | #155 |
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Ha- or maybe that cars look inspired by video games will be the next trend. Doug Demuro's analysis is very logical and rational -- but actual car buyers often choose vehicles for very irrational emotional reasons. Personally I have no interest in the cybertruck
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12-05-2019, 03:20 PM | #156 | |
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I was actually kind of serious. The Wedge era (1967-1984) overlaps Generation Carmudgeon's car-specific formative years.
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12-05-2019, 06:11 PM | #157 | |
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And, yeah, purchasing a vehicle for an imagined "edge case" like offroading or big Home Depot runs is definitely a thing. |
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12-05-2019, 06:28 PM | #158 |
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12-05-2019, 11:28 PM | #159 |
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12-06-2019, 10:53 AM | #160 |
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Not surprisingly, very few want the single-motor truck.
Tesla swapped the order to release the tri motor a year sooner, and the single a year later. They've typically released their most expensive versions first. I was confused why they would change that. https://electrek.co/2019/12/06/tesla...update-orders/ |
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