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09-09-2019, 03:56 PM | #1401 |
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insurance is damned theft. We went from a 2016 Mercedes GLK with 50000 miles on it. More expensive car, with more expensive price tag, with more expensive repairs, with no safety tech except air bags and ABS.
We went from that to a 2019 Legacy Limited with Eyesight and the whole subaru safety suite. Went from an SUV to sedan, to a less expensive car, with more safety tech, which is cheaper to insure and my rates STILL WENT UP. I cross shopped and it was the same for many brands. The Mercedes was cheaper to insure. REason given. Oh you have a newer car. So it is more expensive. I have been told many reason for my rates going up each and every single time I get new car including but not limited to: Your car is bigger so it will inflict more damage YOur car is smaller so it will take more damage Your car is newer Your car is high risk Your car is an SUV Your car parts replacement is higher Your car is harder to repair due to drivetrain All of this is BS.
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09-09-2019, 04:14 PM | #1402 |
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09-10-2019, 08:16 AM | #1403 | |
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09-10-2019, 09:20 AM | #1404 |
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So the announcement of a 7K-10K cycle battery has been lost in noise about what makes insurance expensive or not.
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09-10-2019, 09:26 AM | #1405 |
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neighbors constant. location constant. It is all BS. People who flip cars in what world would be higher risk. LOL.. that sounds like insurance BS.
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09-10-2019, 03:52 PM | #1406 |
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09-11-2019, 03:23 PM | #1407 |
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https://jalopnik.com/elon-musk-claims-tesla-model-s-sets-new-record-at-lagun-1838037694
Laguna Seca? I thought they were going to Germany. |
09-11-2019, 03:27 PM | #1408 |
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09-11-2019, 03:31 PM | #1409 |
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09-11-2019, 03:38 PM | #1410 |
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09-11-2019, 03:40 PM | #1411 |
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09-11-2019, 04:03 PM | #1412 |
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Well, if everyone read to the bottom you'd all realize Tesla likely won't be able to attempt a lap record since auto industry is there testing out all their cars and any lap record attempt needs to be reserved well in advanced. Apparently Musk didn't get the memo.
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09-11-2019, 04:21 PM | #1413 | |
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It seems that Tesla got some private track time 3 separate dates in September which are impossible to get......: https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...e-rekord-2019/ Last edited by juanmedina; 09-11-2019 at 05:03 PM. |
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09-11-2019, 05:27 PM | #1414 | |
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The track times aren’t impossible to get, you have to reserve them way in advanced. I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make except for they have several dates in September. And let’s not be stupid, shall we. I’m sure by sending out a tweet within 24 hours of Porsche’s news saying that “headed to Nürburgring,” he in no way meant to imply that they were going to beat Porsche’s lap time. Nope, none. Oh, and even you bought it and we’re post happy in the Porsche thread about it. But I’ll just wait for “I never directly said xyz,” “I posted the tweet because it was funny,” etc. Tell me, what does Elon taste like? |
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09-11-2019, 05:59 PM | #1415 | |
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So, no, it won't be a stock Model S. Of course we don't know what Porsche did to the Taycan for their posted time either. |
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09-11-2019, 06:37 PM | #1416 |
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Tune? Will this “Tune” be available to consumers? I bet it’s a gutted Model S
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09-11-2019, 07:09 PM | #1417 |
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*Waits for the Musk-holes to post videos of* "leave Elon alone."
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09-11-2019, 07:52 PM | #1418 |
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09-11-2019, 08:53 PM | #1419 |
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^I believe we have only 1 true Teslan here - immune to all facts and logic. Some sheep just love being sheared.
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09-11-2019, 09:33 PM | #1420 |
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09-12-2019, 12:08 AM | #1421 | |
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On another note... Porsche is typically conservative with their performance bragging. It's not uncommon for customer cars to beat their published times. |
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09-12-2019, 12:56 AM | #1422 |
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^Porsche confirmed Taycan was a production car on stock tires. You can order one now.
The Tesla was not a production car and ran 1 lap on a short track - because that's how to make 1+1=9. Checked the garage and my Viper ACR is still there, so they didn't use that - perhaps it was a GTR with a Tesla bumper sticker. But, according to dickboy, the new 3-motor car is about a year away yes, like profits, or autopilot, or the semi, or the pickup, or the roadster 2.0, or the roof tiles, or new executives, or no more cap raises, etc. etc. etc. What a dick. Go give him your money. Tesla is the dog who is proud to have laid the **** that is being scraped from the bottom of Porsche's shoe. What a joke. |
09-12-2019, 09:22 AM | #1423 | ||
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Don’t get me wrong, I applaud Elon for buying Tesla and getting it to where it was. Yes, he received tons of subsidies to get the brand going, investor dollars etc. but he managed to market himself and the company incredibly well and did disrupt the entire automotive industry to start electrifying cars. I think everyone should give him credit for that. That being said, Musk is in it for Musk. It’s not about “saving the planet” but purely ego. He sure as **** isn’t ethical by any means and the solar city acquisition was pure dog **** and in my opinion, should have been illegal consider Elon was the majority share holder in Solar City. Must have been nice to use investor cash to bail out your own share holdings in a company. FTC should impose new laws that if you a majority share holder or on the board of both companies that are about to merge, you need to divest all your shares prior to announcing an acquisition. If what Elon has done and is doing were any mainstream auto executive, people would want their head on a stake. |
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09-12-2019, 09:47 AM | #1424 | |
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Can't make the goal? Move the posts. Like you said it's Musk's ego. They could easily let Porsche beat them on track and market the S based on lower cost and the metrics it's better in like straight line acceleration and range. |
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09-14-2019, 11:44 AM | #1425 |
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A few Tesla stories, noting that the 3 motor bit has already been covered:
1) Rolling out the discounts to move hardware at the end of 3Q. End of year/4Q will see even more of a push, especially since there's the mental bit about the now-$1,875 Fed tax credit going to 0 on Jan 1, 2020. 2) The Tesla prototype that is running laps on the 'ring has 7 seats per Elon Musk. This is interesting for a few reasons: a) They're probably going to go for a technical win by claiming fastest 7 seat electric vehicle lap time or some **** like that. b) The prior jump seat configuration hasn't been available for a while (and couldn't be retrofitted--differences in the body pan), and was advertised as a 5 + 2 before, not 7 seats proper because the 2 were only kid sized. c) Apparently it has a new Plaid powertrain with 3 motors. Presumably this is one front motor and one for each rear wheel. The torque vectoring possibilities with this are delicious. |
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