Posted on 03/29/2025 5:52:49 AM PDT by Red Badger
Normally I would agree with you, but we’re talking about people who would happily, joyfully, gleefully exterminate you and I in a concentration camp if given half a chance.
No quarter given, none asked.
“Also, I’ve read early on that using air conditioning or heat can drain the batteries fairly quick, so that is a concern for longer trips- will just have to make sure to top up sooner on the trip. But for around town they should be fine.”
not really: in my part of the country where both the winters and summers can be brutal, EVs go into hibernation during the winter, nary a one to be seen on the roads then ... but when the spring thaw occurs, they come out of hibernation in droves, but then go back to sleep again in the heart of summer, awakening again only when autumn leaves start to color ...
“Gotta look at the pros and cons just like anything really. They are zippy- great acceleration it is said. Quiet, fun”
hybrids give then same zip and acceleration thrill as EVs since the only difference between an EV and a hybrid is that hybrids carry their own ICE-powered chargers onboard ...
“No need to key or burn vehicles. Just get a stack of Trump stickers and put them on the protester’s cars. Then sit back and watch nature take its course.”
karma magnets! ... i love it! ...
in fact, buy some MAGA/Trump support slogans printed on flat vinyl magnets, and you’re not even damaging the paint by attaching one!
https://www.google.com/search?q=vinyl+magnets+TRUMP+OR+MAGA
quite frankly, this would an incredible trend to go viral!
Just drove past the Tesla dealer here. Two cop cars are at the entrances.
IF i were gonna get an EV of any kind it def woudl be hybrid- for several reasons-
i’ll have to say i just LOVE my new 2024 Honda Accord Hybrid! ... but hated the rough ride of the black 19” factory wheels with rubber-band tires though, so replaced with genuine Honda 17” machined magnesium wheels and stick-to-the-road tires ... also upgraded the seats with gray katskin leather upholstery and had all the windows tinted, both partially due to the all-black interior and the hot climate ...
Honda pretty much nuked all the luxury packages for their Accord lineups with almost non-existent other options, so you have to do it with your own mods. And to get the exterior color you want, you have to move up or down the trim packages, which otherwise don’t hardly have a nickle’s actual mechanical difference between them ...
at any rate, the thing accelerates like a bat out of hell and corners like it’s on rails ... finally getting used to the backup camera, but really appreciate the side traffic warnings ... disabled a few of the more obnoxious warnings such as lane warnings ...
After the Covid fiasco, I can relate to your concerns..
Hhmm. I think I’ll drive by my local Tesla dealership and take a gander.
I used to print those at home.
I just took a trip to my local Tesla dealer. Quiet as a church mouse down there.
Just look for cars with those crazy “coexist” stickers and slap a Trump sticker or magnet right on top of it.
Or, in executing judgement on the vandalizing idiots.
“Inter arma enim silent leges”
(Latin- “In times of war, the law falls silent”)
Patriot Riders and Rolling Thunder need to reassemble for this administration’s needs.
LEOs should treat them like J6s were . Everyone here knows what would happen if MAGA were to protest in such a manner.
Nice quote and true...
side traffic warnings is what my folks need- and even me now- getting less reflexes as i age- My bothjer had a hybrid that would charge the battery when on gas mode if i recall right? It was one that he didn’t have to plug in- but the problem was that when it started acting up, there was noone in the area or surrounding towns who knew how to work on them- finally something happened to the batteries- so he just ended up junking it- Even took it to the toyota dealership and they didn’t have anyone there who knew how to fix it- so he just junked it- it was in pretty rough shape by then- but he liked driving it-
yeah, hybrids are insanely complicated and a wrap-around extended warranty is crazy expensive, but essential ...
hybrids have all of the stuff an ICE car has AND all the stuff an EV has, PLUS all the stuff to connect the two systems ...
i definitely wouldn’t buy one from some johnny-come-lately Hybrid brand, a European car company, or from a company like Stellantis known to make junk to start with
“Just look for cars with those crazy “coexist” stickers and slap a Trump sticker or magnet right on top of it.”
thus making “coexist” stickers the car version of “kickme” ...
Make it pay per view.
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