The last, and I do mean last, Chrysler product I owned was a '79 Roadrunner, bought new. What a POS. I don't believe time has improved a thing.
Now I drive an Aussie car, a Pontiac G8 GT. Wish it had more hp tho, 360 is marginal. But what's this 5000 mile stuff? I'm putting a new set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports on tomorrow. Went through the current set in a year (28,000 miles.) Gas is cheap ($2.20) life is short. Wes. N7WS ps. Please keep your Priuses out of the fast lane. Some of us older guys don't have time to waste On Oct 6, 2015, at 3:44 PM, bsusb <bs...@k5dkz.com> wrote: > Tesla? No,No,No!! Its got to be a Charger like the Dukes used to drive. > V-8 hemi. If it gets more than 10 miles to the gallon, it is underpowered. > If you don't put more than 5000 miles a year on the thing, you can easily > afford the fuel cost. > > You like electrics? Go to any golf course. They already have lots of neat > electric carts. > > > On Tue, 6 Oct 2015 10:41:48 -0700 > Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > >> Neither Elecraft co-owner has a Tesla, nor are we likely to get them anytime >> soon, speaking strictly for both of us. I drive a very pragmatic Honda CRV >> and am coveting a Prius V for its better gas mileage. I prefer not to drive >> at all, actually. I have a hybrid mountain bike that runs on the equivalent >> of approx. 0.5 McChicken sandwiches per hour. >> >> As for any engineer rumored to own a Tesla: Who am I to comment on whether >> they should raid their retirement nest-eggs to buy overpriced, overpowered, >> conspicuously consumptive, middle-age-postponing sports sedans? (Isn't the >> 'T' for Testosterone, something always in short supply? Might a Tesla be >> partially covered by the prescription drug clause in one's medical >> insurance?) >> >> Finally, regarding the mobile radio: Go for it. Driving a Tesla, you may >> very well find yourself outside the cellphone network and many miles from >> that elusive next charging station. >> >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> >> On Oct 6, 2015, at 9:38 AM, Barry <w...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> I'm aware of a few Elecraft engineers and owners having a Tesla Model S, >>> hence the post. >>> >>> When I first got my Model S, I had no plans to put a 2m radio in it. Now >>> I'm having second thoughts. Wonder if any Model S owners have installed a >>> radio? >>> >>> Feel free to contact me off list at my callsign at arrl.net, if you prefer. >>> >>> Tnx, >>> Barry W2UP >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to bs...@k5dkz.com > > > -- > bsusb <bs...@k5dkz.com> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to w...@triconet.org ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
