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#3556
Lead Lap
Im in Orlando 9 days, some Disney, but mostly my daughter’s dance competition, and I packed for those 9 days in a carryon suitcase with workout clothes, swim suits, toiletries, two extra pairs of shoes, etc. No way my wife could pack like that.
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AMIRZA786 (07-02-24)
#3557
Lexus Fanatic
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quality time with family and/or friends is priceless. unless one is poor, the gas or other travel price is pretty irrelevant to me.
no idea how that's possible lol but maybe if you're doing laundry once or twice. being tall with feet to match, it would be the shoes that take up too much space in a carry on for me.
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AMIRZA786 (07-02-24)
#3558
Lead Lap
quality time with family and/or friends is priceless. unless one is poor, the gas or other travel price is pretty irrelevant to me.
no idea how that's possible lol but maybe if you're doing laundry once or twice. being tall with feet to match, it would be the shoes that take up too much space in a carry on for me.
no idea how that's possible lol but maybe if you're doing laundry once or twice. being tall with feet to match, it would be the shoes that take up too much space in a carry on for me.
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bitkahuna (06-30-24)
#3560
Lexus Champion
It was definitely worth it, but thankfully I only needed to make one gas station stop the whole trip, and outside the national park. Also, gas up there was only $5.59, and surprisingly not $7 as I thought. I'll post some pics tomorrow
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BayeauxLex (07-02-24)
#3561
Lexus Champion
The Sienna did really well for an 11 year old minivan with 180K on it. Toyota built a great engine, the 3.5L V6 is still smooth, relatively quiet at high speeds, and has decent power on the mountain roads. My brother in law rented a 2024 Chrysler Pacifica (non hybrid), and the Sienna still has a better drivetrain. I felt the Pacifica has really clunky power delivery, and the transmission tuning was awful. Also the V6 was not as smooth, at least that was my impression. Anyway, pics from the trip
Stoney Creek Campground
Crescent Meadow hiking trail
Tharp's Cabin (built into a fallen tree)
Stoney Creek
Stoney Creek Campground
Crescent Meadow hiking trail
Tharp's Cabin (built into a fallen tree)
Stoney Creek
#3562
Lexus Fanatic
Great pics!
having had two non hybrid Pacificas the old 3.5 Toyota powertrain is absolutely smoother.
having had two non hybrid Pacificas the old 3.5 Toyota powertrain is absolutely smoother.
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AMIRZA786 (07-03-24)
#3563
Lexus Champion
BTW, I was surprised that the whole trip I only saw two Model Y's. I saw two Ioniq 5's, a Kia EV6, a Kona, a Rivian RT1 and R1S. I guess not many people are adventurous enough to take EV's up there yet
#3564
#3565
Pole Position
A member on one of the Lightning forums has hit 100,000 miles on their truck, and upon pulling the OBDII data the battery is reporting a 98% State of Health.
The evidence is mounting that modern EV batteries are robust. I don't have anything like that on mine, but at 2 years old mine still reports 100% State of Health.
The evidence is mounting that modern EV batteries are robust. I don't have anything like that on mine, but at 2 years old mine still reports 100% State of Health.
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#3566
All that is exciting, until you realize that EV battery degradation isn't linear.
Meanwhile, MotorTrend already had an issue with the battery module malfunctioning on their 2022 Lightning. Numerous other examples on the web. Even the dealer that fixed the MotorTrend truck said they had already done a few of these.
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2...battery-issue/
Meanwhile, MotorTrend already had an issue with the battery module malfunctioning on their 2022 Lightning. Numerous other examples on the web. Even the dealer that fixed the MotorTrend truck said they had already done a few of these.
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2...battery-issue/
#3567
Lexus Champion
All that is exciting, until you realize that EV battery degradation isn't linear.
Meanwhile, MotorTrend already had an issue with the battery module malfunctioning on their 2022 Lightning. Numerous other examples on the web. Even the dealer that fixed the MotorTrend truck said they had already done a few of these.
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2...battery-issue/
Meanwhile, MotorTrend already had an issue with the battery module malfunctioning on their 2022 Lightning. Numerous other examples on the web. Even the dealer that fixed the MotorTrend truck said they had already done a few of these.
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2...battery-issue/
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BayeauxLex (07-06-24)
#3569
Lexus Champion
#3570