thoiboi

You named your first dog after Ferrari and your 2nd after Hyundai


you okay, bro?

kurtatx

lol. She's our second dog. She's 8. We found her on the side of the road after we got back from Hawaii, so she's Kona.

Enzo just turned 3

thoiboi

aww a rescue. Okay, maybe you're not as crazy as we all say you are behind your back

civicdrivr

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You guys do that behind his back???

rockstar143

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if I was behind his back talking shit would be the last thing on my mind

cu2wagon

You're gonna need to babysit the adjuster and tell him that the hail did not, in fact, cause the panel gaps to appear... so that doesn't affect the final repair figure.

Aman

Sorry to hear, Kurt. That's rough. This part when you have to manage insurance/rental/bodyshops while having the damaged car is never fun.

kurtatx

in some ways, I kind of lucked out. I'm in the middle of switching auto insurance companies and this happened before I canceled the old insurance. The old company will jack up my rate and then I'll just leave.

kurtatx

Tesla stans be hatin’

cu2wagon

Twitter pimp.

SamDoe1

That should shut him up.

thoiboi

ugh blind fanbois...

rockstar143

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I think anyone that spends a ton of money on stuff will ultimately be a fanboi

kurtatx

Well, good news is the car isn't totaled. Body shop can't start work on the car until mid May because of the massive amount of hail we had in the area. At least with hail, the car is drivable.

Yumcha

You laid the e- there, FFS!

Yumcha

So, I'm a Hyundai Fanboi for spending all that on my windshield and rims, huh?

Never saw myself as one.

thoiboi

is that why you only buy one car and drive it until the wheels fall off?

kurtatx

Got the Y back from a minor fix to the back of the car. Have to re-apply PPF, so there are no logos.

H would rather I not rebadge.

Yumcha

So, in an awkward whey, you're trying to be more like your bud, Yumcha.

kurtatx

It's my Hyundai Nero EV

SamDoe1

Not really true. Stunna and Comfy haven't spent a dime on anything Tesla yet they think it's the greatest car to have ever been made.

Acura TL Builder

RS your more intellegent then you give off. This is exactly what will happen.

Kurt, did the ICE cars at the gym have as many dents as your model 3? I assume the panels are more chinsy to make the car lighter. thus more damage occurs dueing events like hail.

kurtatx

FYI builder, you're still blocked because I don't fraternize with racists.

However, if you weren't complete human filth (which you are), I would say everyone got hit pretty bad. The difference is the aluminum and glass pieces aren't as repairable as steel parts.

civicdrivr

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SamDoe1

Glossed over this from months ago...

This won't happen lol. If it were to really be the case then they'd roll out an "update" like this to all cars, not just EV's.

Can you imagine how many people would be fucking livid if that happened? There would be more lawsuits than you can possibly imagine. The government can't even get out of its own way to ban giving guns to lunatics let alone neutering EV's so people don't crash.

BMW/Mercedes/Audi all already do just this. The difference between the M3/M4 and the competition models is just a tune. Same for the X3M and others. With, C63 and C63S are again, just a tune.

Charging people more for a tune is good business for any automaker and they all do it without shame.

nist7

Yeah.....friggin messed up.

One thing is they'll never get a cent of my money!!!

Acura TL Builder

Bro, come on, what are you 12? Last I saw you had a skinhead. I have curly locks.

Acura TL Builder

Your right I guess he is dumb.

Love you J

rockstar143

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Not everyone needs or wants the tune though.
Out of the box is "good enough" for most and for those that it isn't there are aftermarket tunes that could void warranty.
I don't think it's so horrible to leave the extra power on the table as an option you can pay for.
I think with Audi it's just model upgrade...A5, S5, RS5. Big cost difference but they make it feel
like a substantial enough of an upgrade to warrant the cost.

@SamDoe1 That is true...I guess I'll just keep that in my head from now on and hope you're right about that.
Either way though, if it goes the way tech has been going...EV will be cheap and attainable in the next couple of
decades.

rockstar143

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You tell me! You own about as many cars and work from home, sucka

SamDoe1

I think by decades you mean years lol. It's already well on its way right now. The performance you can get out of an EV for the price you pay is insane. I understand if the math doesn't work out for people but for me, it was time to make the shift. I wouldn't do it if I consistently went long distances and/or didn't have another car to provide that function but for my daily driver, there really wasn't anything better for the money. Last three words of that sentence being key.

rockstar143

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I hadn't realized you had made the decision already!
Congrats, Sam.

SamDoe1

Yeah, I posted in my thread. I just can't get over the price and miles of the M3 vs the Tesla plus I have a friend that made the switch from M3 to Tesla and his opinion cemented it. The big issue right now is that used car prices are through the roof right now, something like 20% up. Good time to sell your car or trade in for a new one, terrible time to buy a used car. Couple years ago, a similar age/mileage M3 would be in the high 40k range.

kurtatx

Congrats, Sam!

The allure of ICE is definitely still there for me, but when you drive ICE after owning an EV the car just doesn't drive right. It doesn't feel right.

civicdrivr

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Instant torque is addicting.

kurtatx

It's really strange at first. 0-60 in 3.7 (mine is actually 3.9) is pretty crazy on instant torque.

I can't wait to be able to cross-shop models.

I'm thinking about posting a bunch of tips for buying one of these, but I don't know if it warrants a new thread or not.

cu2wagon

Since these glorified golf carts just sound like ghost farts as they drive, does Tesla give you the option of picking a mp3 file to give it a driving sound?

When I dropped my kid off today, I heard a sound that I can only describe as like a bubbling noise like the Jetsons cars made on the cartoon. When I looked up, the only thing I saw was a Tesla backing out of a spot and driving off...

So is that a thing? Can you do that? Because if so, that ratchets the car up a notch in my book.

kurtatx

Yes. It's called boombox mode. Someone at the storefront here was driving around with ice cream truck music.

The car does make some noise, particularly when pre-conditioning the battery and it does sound like a spaceship.

civicdrivr

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You can buy an "exhaust" for your Tesla too:

https://www.hautopart.com/product/te...-sound-buzzer/

SamDoe1

Thanks! I still am interested in getting a M2/M3 when used car prices come back down to earth but we'll see what happens. I need to get a lift in my garage to store a fourth car before doing anything like that.

I'm going to change mine to sound like a TIE fighter.