Willdat?

3 hours ago, sentra said:

the big question is, there is a $23/1000km difference between ev and phev, liv does around 35k per year, which is $805

so what is the minimum amount of work you would accept to lvvta cert a leaf as a hybrid to get the cheaper rucs?

/Sorry posted while watching a clean green electrical storm off the Florida Keys...

3 hours ago, sentra said:

the big question is, there is a $23/1000km difference between ev and phev, liv does around 35k per year, which is $805

so what is the minimum amount of work you would accept to lvvta cert a leaf as a hybrid to get the cheaper rucs?

You've seen the bike engined Leaf?

How about a generator hooked straight to the charging port? A man of your ability/ingenuity should be able to pull it off...

Wee gift for you, probably more usable than the bagger...

Spotted today, still reckon yours is prettier!

I wonder if the twin turbo is a porkie?

9 minutes ago, dabuzz said:

looks tidy, wonder what it sold for

https://www.mecum.com/lots/1098371/1988-mazda-rx-7-turbo-10th-anniversary/?aa_id=519237-0

They often don't disclose the price if you weren't watching unless someone is cleverer than me/ has a motor trend subscription...

US spec S4, only RX I've seen over here.

Headlight mounts look pretty similar to what I had on my FT500
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOUVBEG

Were actually pretty decent quality. Love your work.

11 minutes ago, jackie said:

We are wanting to buy a Liteweight Tracker Caravan can you help with this ?

Hi @jackie there's a really active Lightweight caravan group on Facebook...

20 minutes ago, tortron said:

Ez

Much more stylish than the EV golf carts that dominate Florida.... https://mokeamerica.com/products/60-years-of-bond-edition check out the dash....

Guess the factory built EV...?

39 minutes ago, governorsam said:

entered and paid.

will be tenting.

What are you riding this year?

18 minutes ago, 87GSR-X said:

To all the og sigma gurus Who’s still has one want to share some knowledge on these what other Mitsubishi suspension components or combinations used to suite example shocks springs bushes etc anything really parts are not so easy to find nowadays 

Anything worth knowing will be covered by @fuel.

51 minutes ago, Positive Ape said:

and no scheduled servicing? so the brake fluid will never get changed? nor the cabin air filter? weird

So obviously you can still service your vehicle, but it appears to be set up in a very 21C app-centric way. You log into the app and someone will come to your house/work and rotate your tires/change your wiper blades.

11 hours ago, Nominal said:

You're Supposed To Be Glad Your Tesla Is A Brittle Heap Of Junk | Defector

Consumer guarantees act seems to be working it's magic here in NZ. There's a known issue with IIRC rear subframe bushes on the early Fremont made Model 3s that are now up for their first WOFs.

Something Tesla is probably running into as well is that there is zero scheduled servicing. ie no one can have looked at it for 7 years and 364 days and they'll replace the drivetrain under warranty, so those loose bolts that should be caught at 1,000, 10,000 or 20,000 km ,with any other manufacturer are missed until WOF time.

I think he's just really into you...

I once had to feedback to an audience at an education symposium (as everyone else in my group went mute) at University of Canterbury.

A woman attending yelled at me (in front of 500+ other attendees, "why don't you let the women speak?!". Was a really impressive heckle that has given me the excuse to avoid mansplanations ever since.

I've been a fan of these for a long time. Would have picked up a low KMs Wind Tourer this year but was sensible saving for this trip. I hope it makes all your wildest dreams come True-notch...

A shame about the missing front kit...

1 hour ago, flyingbrick said:

Chargers continue to be shit.

Seems every second charger i go to is broken in some way.

Half the plugs not working

leads too short

parks too narrow, etc.

Had a guy pull in beside me last weekend down the right hand side. his flap was on the right of his car. lead wouldn't reach.

So he backed out and backed back in to put the flap on the other side (but at the rear of the park) and lead worked even less.

This leads to charging being less than relaxing. People constantly tapping on the window "how much longer will you be, i'm trying to get to XXX" 

Maybe its just because i use chargenet?

I guess because for you it's a work vehicle that's probably quite different to a typical owners experience? In theory the new govt are chucking a bunch of chargers in too instead of subsidising the clean car rebate.

I hadn't thought about that company car issue, probably something that people would want to negotiate with their employers if possible? A huge part of the EV benefit is refuelling at home.

2 hours ago, Snoozin said:

Yeah I've also heard this multiple times.

I am quite interested in the 48v electrical system though, it seems a much more efficient way of running leccy things in a car and although I'm well aware of manufacturers trying 48v in prototype or concept stuff prior, I don't think anyone's actually brought it to production.

It's made the other very interesting technical development in the Cybertruck, steer by wire, entirely possible... this could be a pioneering vehicle of sorts, despite the polarizing nature of it.

I don't love it and I don't hate it, but I do like that it's trying something new/being a disruptor of sorts.

I'm the same, I'm never going to own one. But so much of the innovation makes sense, if they can produce more than 12 a day they'll be onto a winner...

A scaled down wagon version (just the Model 3 SR is plenty of performance for most). But with a more rectilinear form, think wideboi Cressida wagon crossed with BYD Han concept. Oooo yeah...

5 minutes ago, Bling said:

It's a shame they are ditching the rebate IMO. More options for those who shop the second hand market in years to come. Our power production is pretty green so they fit well here. Countries that burn coal / anything to produce most of their power, not so much.

Rebate on second hand cars seems to have dropped prices over the last year, more competition I guess? Not someone who shops for new cars so don't pay much attention to that end of the market to know pricing.

It definitely has, and canning the rebate has been even better as I guess production was upped/ they don't want to have to ship our allocation somewhere else. I'd assume you can't keep the makers on the hop by introducing, then canning it every 12 months...?