Maybe my Hertz Tesla has some sort of sport suspension on it. But why would Hertz do that? It just seems to be very stiffly sprung with limited suspension travel. I have never been in a car that hobby horses over uneven pavement like this thing. Frost heaves are what did Pobst in at Pikes Peak.
Johnny Cash's old Rolls was at my upholstery guy's shop a few months back with a whole new electric drivetrain in it. I think that might actually be a better car than this Y thing. I can see a 560 chassis responding well to electric treatment. But the problem with all this hot rod stuff is lack of support. Unless you are a garage hero with electric motors, where do you turn when something acts up, like the heater or AC? Hope to live near the conversion shop I guess. Tesla seems to have pushed the motors and heating/cooling loops for cabin, battery and motors/transmission to very elegant levels of sophistication and efficiency, from what I read anyway. But the majors will close that gap quickly. Toyota just launched an iron lithium battery car in China - totally new tech for cars and no degradation of battery capacity over time with less fire risk apparently. I can see long haul trucks going hydrogen fuel cell for more range. K On Sat, Nov 12, 2022, 9:27 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I drove a Model S a few years ago, I don't remember it handling poorly but > it's the top model car... > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 10:08 AM, Kevin Kraly<kevinpadd...@gmail.com> > wrote: Mercedes content: Our 2019 Sprinter had no tactile buttons or > knobs for radio presets either. However, it did have the capability of > voice activation so I was able to say “Play 98.7 FM,” and it would > immediately obey my command. I could also turn on the seat heater, check > fuel economy instantaneous/average, and probably a few other things. > I did get to experience Tesla acceleration since I got an Uber driver who > was more than happy to show off his new Model III. I got to feel the > dashboard touchscreen since I was able to ride in the front passenger’s > seat before COVID. Go kart ride and handling comments are spot on. > Kevin in Lexington, NC > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 12, 2022, at 9:30 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > My new pickup has no tactile buttons for radio presets which is > irritating. At least it has knobs for HVAC... > > > > Curt > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > > > On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 9:03 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes< > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: If I'm understanding Karl correctly, my > hate for the touchscreen crap > > has multiplied tenfold. > > Having to take my eyes off the road and focus on a tactile free screen > > to do anything is a safety hazard. > > What pisses me off to no end is when my Chevy puts up a long paragraph > > of verbiage on the screen, and requires me to hit the "OK, I actually > > read all that bullshit while driving" button to bring the radio display > > back up. What's all the verbiage? A warning to not read the damn screen > > while driving!!! > > Makes me want to drive into a tree just so I can sue GM. > > > > But aside from the aforementioned horribly unsafe safety warning, I can > > live with the Chevy. The channel preset buttons are big, you can > > eventually learn approximately where they are, and you're better off > > using the buttons on the back of the steering wheel to just jump up/down > > the channel list anyway. > > > > Having to negotiate levels of menus while driving makes me think the > > best use of the Tesla would be to puncture the batteries, throw it off a > > bridge an enjoy the fireworks when it hits the water. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
