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Gas prices aside, I've been pretty easy on the accelerator on the R1S because my efficiency dropped from ~2.4 to 2.15 with the cold and it annoys me. That said, today a 3LR lined up with me at a light and proceeded to gun it to the speed limit (55). Well I couldn't let that pass so the next time we lined up at a light, I dropped it into sport mode and said bye
Yeah, I think you would probably smoke my Polestar as well. Model 3P.... probably not as much. Plaid...say adios 😁
But the Polestar is not a sports car, it's a family/daily commuter. It's cheaper to own and fuel than a C8. And he would only smoke me after 80...off the line he's mine... don't ask me how I know that .
You just proved my point. It takes a more expensive "sports car" just to beat me 🤣
2.9 sec 0-60 for the base c8. It would smoke you well before 80 if someone was serious about racing you. After that, it wouldn't even be close. And the Polestar Performance starts at $63k. Not that much cheaper. More functional, but significantly slower. But yes, it's fast for a grocery getter, just like most EVs.
87 is actually under $5.... premium is hitting $5 or above
Aren't you in the South Bay? Im seeing as low as 4.99 for Chevron premium is some places around the peninsula but expensive places around $5.29. I think this is a "reasonable" cost of gas. Anything over 6, or last year when it was close to 7 was painful.
Nah, Base C8 Corvette at $70k will smoke it. Easily.
What an absurd comparison lol
Originally Posted by BayeauxLex
If you haven’t, you should rent an EV to see how it fits you day to day. You can only learn so much reading about other’s experiences.
At least that’s what I did. I rented a Tesla 2x before I bought my PHEV.
I don't need to, day to day an EV would be great. I never drive more than 200 miles in a day, and I have a nice garage where the car will sit and I will wake up to 280 miles of range every morning. The only concern for me is travel. For instance tomorrow one of my agents and I are going to Ocean City to look at a condo that one of his clients may want to sell, its about 150 miles each way. In an EV, that would be a challenge, there really isn't anywhere great to charge on the eastern shore or in OC, there are level 2 chargers but thats not going to help me as the car would need to sit there for hours and hours.
That is a rare occurrence though and I could take the Pacifica, I just don't want to. Going to meet a customer who has an expensive property he may want us to help him with I want to take my business car. Another example, buddy of mine has invited me to his cabin in PA to go skiing, its about 220 miles. I could get there probably in one charge but how do I charge it when I'm there? Again, could take the Pacifica but I want the AWD for potential weather and its a hardship for my wife not to have the van with the kids and the dog. I've got to try and plug in to his dryer outlet or something which is just annoying...
Probably there is no stats for it as it does not happen and it is a made up issue. Why would anyone have stats about things that dont happen, because you made it up?
It is apples to oranges scenario when you compare cars to some random Chinese crap you heard exploding in peoples garages.
For the record, i said there are no stats that we know of for comparison between the two vehicle types - it doesn’t mean there are no stats for EV fires in enclosed spaces. There is. It is rare which I am not disputing on. ‘making things up’ is factually incorrect.
Secondly, in no way did I make such comparison. I said risk is a function of amount of stored energy in the household when all else is equal.
I don't need to, day to day an EV would be great. I never drive more than 200 miles in a day, and I have a nice garage where the car will sit and I will wake up to 280 miles of range every morning. The only concern for me is travel. For instance tomorrow one of my agents and I are going to Ocean City to look at a condo that one of his clients may want to sell, its about 150 miles each way. In an EV, that would be a challenge, there really isn't anywhere great to charge on the eastern shore or in OC, there are level 2 chargers but thats not going to help me as the car would need to sit there for hours and hours.
That is a rare occurrence though and I could take the Pacifica, I just don't want to. Going to meet a customer who has an expensive property he may want us to help him with I want to take my business car. Another example, buddy of mine has invited me to his cabin in PA to go skiing, its about 220 miles. I could get there probably in one charge but how do I charge it when I'm there? Again, could take the Pacifica but I want the AWD for potential weather and its a hardship for my wife not to have the van with the kids and the dog. I've got to try and plug in to his dryer outlet or something which is just annoying...
Charging in the NE really is bad. I was going take the Rivian off-roading in PA, but the place I found has no fast charging within 30 minutes of it. Best case scenario was to find a hotel to charge overnight and hope I got there before the spots were taken
2.9 sec 0-60 for the base c8. It would smoke you well before 80 if someone was serious about racing you. After that, it wouldn't even be close. And the Polestar Performance starts at $63k. Not that much cheaper. More functional, but significantly slower. But yes, it's fast for a grocery getter, just like most EVs.
That's with a perfect launch on a prepped surface lol. I don't need a perfect launch nor a prepped surface. Do you actually think someone who owns a C8 and saw someone in a grocery getter as you stated wouldn't want to teach me a lesson? Well yes, they can beat me... eventually 😅. Imagine a guy next to you in Civic, Camry or Corolla trying to match you in your sports car...I think most people would want to teach them a lesson, although it may be a small one.
I paid under $50k for my 2022 base, dual motor and added a $1200 performance upgrade, which was purely software. The fact that people have to compare high end sports cars as comparisons is pretty telling to me. What about a Model 3 performance, which is under $70k? Or an Ioniq 5 N? How would those compare?
I have a ton of respect for cars like the C8, so don't think I'm putting them down. My point is, cheaper EV'S meet or exceed performance expectations. Their biggest weakness is range, and if they are not Tesla's, then charging infrastructure as well
Aren't you in the South Bay? Im seeing as low as 4.99 for Chevron premium is some places around the peninsula but expensive places around $5.29. I think this is a "reasonable" cost of gas. Anything over 6, or last year when it was close to 7 was painful.
But the Polestar is not a sports car, it's a family/daily commuter. It's cheaper to own and fuel than a C8. And he would only smoke me after 80...off the line he's mine... don't ask me how I know that .
You just proved my point. It takes a more expensive "sports car" just to beat me 🤣
Sorry. I thought you were trying to expand and say there was nothing that would beat it for that price, not just family cars.
I have a ton of respect for cars like the C8, so don't think I'm putting them down.
I don't that car is a death machine on wheels it consistently has some of the highest if not the highest death rates of any vehicle. If you can't make a car fast and at least reasonably safe you're engineering is a total failure.
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