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Old 06-16-23, 07:49 AM
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TFIG my Club Lexus friends!
Another week and still not caught up.

Just an idea for new threads.
See something interesting that's new thread topic worthy?

Haven't started a new thread lately, what's stopping you?

Just some words of encouragement, and hope everyone has a great Friday, rite on! . . .

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Old 06-16-23, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
TFIG my Club Lexus friends!
Another week and still not caught up.
Thats what I’m thinking.


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Just an idea for new threads.
See something interesting that's new topic worthy?
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Old 06-16-23, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
TFIG my Club Lexus friends!
TFIG? maybe TGIF?

Just an idea for new threads.
See something interesting that's new thread topic worthy?

Haven't started a new thread lately, what's stopping you?
why bother, we have the one general thread here for everything.
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Old 06-16-23, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
same here... the only ev's i see on the road around here are teslas. i occasionally see a mach-e or a taycan or something and i saw a bmw xm the other day. i've seen 1 or 2 ioniq 5's and 1 kia ev6 in the past year. oh and i saw that lucid i posted the other day.

and yes, the mb ev's are not selling here either. local dealer has a load of 'em.

none of this is surprising really... tesla is the 'known' ev with the best charging network and the cool factor. everything else is a compromise or way more expensive that only work for certain people or who have other cars.
I think that’s a function of where you live. I see a ton of EVs here from all different manufacturers.
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Old 06-16-23, 10:07 AM
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I see a ton of EVs here from all different manufacturers.
Absolutely. They are a dime a dozen in this D.C. area....particularly from Tesla. But that is mostly because of a reason we probably can't discuss in detail in this forum.....the culture and politics of this region, which in many ways is similiar to Coastal California (although without as many charging-stations), and certainly not representative of the nation as a whole.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I think that’s a function of where you live. I see a ton of EVs here from all different manufacturers.
Same. I see everything on a regular basis, even older crappy EVs like the Fiat 500e, Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Smart EV.
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Old 06-16-23, 10:58 AM
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Same. I see everything on a regular basis, even older crappy EVs like the Fiat 500e, Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Smart EV.
The i-MIEV and electric Smarts, IMO, were jokes. Hard to believe people actually spent money for them. The MIEV, still, is pretty rare in my area...I can count the number I've seen on one hand. Smarts are a lot more common.





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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I think that’s a function of where you live. I see a ton of EVs here from all different manufacturers.
also a function of how much each of us drives.
i've no doubt you drive many times the miles than i do.
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Old 06-16-23, 11:44 AM
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LOL that would be so embarrassing to drive to where it would almost be fun.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
same here... the only ev's i see on the road around here are teslas. i occasionally see a mach-e or a taycan or something and i saw a bmw xm the other day. i've seen 1 or 2 ioniq 5's and 1 kia ev6 in the past year. oh and i saw that lucid i posted the other day.

and yes, the mb ev's are not selling here either. local dealer has a load of 'em.

none of this is surprising really... tesla is the 'known' ev with the best charging network and the cool factor. everything else is a compromise or way more expensive that only work for certain people or who have other cars.
I do see Taycans sometimes. But they're like $250k cars. I'm not saying I see NO evs. Just that, aside from Tesla, they ain't replacing ICEs anytime soon. Teslas are all over the place but other EVs are literally very scarce. So many Mercedes driving around, nice new ones...none are EVs..

Go to the crappy part of town and you'll see precisely ZERO evs.

I also saw someone charging their Tesla with just a regular outlet yesterday, I suppose that would work if you really just stayed close to home?
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How many new nice new cars in General do you see in the “crappy part of town”?

Originally Posted by bitkahuna
also a function of how much each of us drives.
i've no doubt you drive many times the miles than i do.
Also very possible!
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Originally Posted by AJT123
LOL that would be so embarrassing to drive to where it would almost be fun.
My brother met Truley Nolen when detailing one of his cars.
That really is a persons name supposedly.

Lived in a mansion in Port Royal Fl way back in the day, very wealthy, as Im sure ya'll can guess from his success

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I do see Taycans sometimes. But they're like $250k cars. I'm not saying I see NO evs. Just that, aside from Tesla, they ain't replacing ICEs anytime soon. Teslas are all over the place but other EVs are literally very scarce. So many Mercedes driving around, nice new ones...none are EVs..

Go to the crappy part of town and you'll see precisely ZERO evs.
I'm getting better at spotting them thanks to the reviews on this site. Otherwise I would never know what they look like.

Saw my 1st Mach-e yesterday, parked right next to me so I have a pic to post later for that thread.

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also a function of how much each of us drives.
i've no doubt you drive many times the miles than i do.
Good point Bit!
Yeah, in my 25-50 max driving miles a week.

I see Lots of Teslas tho.

I think they spawn like Orks. Haha
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Saw my 1st Mach-e yesterday, parked right next to me so I have a pic to post later for that thread.
i do not think it's an attractive shape.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
How many new nice new cars in General do you see in the “crappy part of town”?
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Some. Most houses in certain areas have no garages so charging would be an issue with EVs. I have a friend who custom built a really nice house out there but she didn’t include a driveway, you just park out front. Dumb, I know.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i do not think it's an attractive shape.
The looks?

Yeah, I guess it looks ok for what is is.

It may Beat the 0-60 mph times of the old Mustang GT's back in the day but in no way is the Mach-e a sporty looking car worthy of the Mustang name untill they make it look...... Wait for it...... SPORTY! Lol

When I say old Mustangs Im talking before the V8 engine is bored & stroked, roller rockers, racing cams, Holley Carb, and headers. I think that build may smoke the Mach-e but slightly not stock. Lol

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