Help me buy my midlife crisis car

[Anonymous]

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Funny thing about your post is a Tesla S would smoke the Charger and Challenger off the red light

Once. After one launch the car will switch to economy mode to save its battery. Tesla’s are very fast but they have little stamina.

No not even close.

A Youtuber launched his Tesla Model to 60 mph from a dead stop THIRTY-ONE times in a row with no performance degradation. Porsche let a different Youtuber take the Taycan to a track and he used launch control 30 times in a row. He was still hitting 125mph from a dead stop in 10 seconds on the 30th attempt.

Is it possible that grandpa is scared of new technology and has no idea what he's talking about?

A Youtuber??? Oh, than it must be true if it’s on YouTube, Sonny.
From Car & Driver:
“ In just one lap at Virginia International Raceway, with the magazine's technical editor, K.C. Colwell, behind the wheel, the Model S P85D goes into reduced power mode in the middle of the single hot lap, displays an air suspension fault, and has a heart-stopping change of pressure in the brake pedal.”
Love,
Grandpa

Wow, literally Grandpa doesn't understand how technology can change. He's citing a review from over four years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Funny thing about your post is a Tesla S would smoke the Charger and Challenger off the red light

Once. After one launch the car will switch to economy mode to save its battery. Tesla’s are very fast but they have little stamina.

No not even close.

A Youtuber launched his Tesla Model to 60 mph from a dead stop THIRTY-ONE times in a row with no performance degradation. Porsche let a different Youtuber take the Taycan to a track and he used launch control 30 times in a row. He was still hitting 125mph from a dead stop in 10 seconds on the 30th attempt.

Is it possible that grandpa is scared of new technology and has no idea what he's talking about?

A Youtuber??? Oh, than it must be true if it’s on YouTube, Sonny.
From Car & Driver:
“ In just one lap at Virginia International Raceway, with the magazine's technical editor, K.C. Colwell, behind the wheel, the Model S P85D goes into reduced power mode in the middle of the single hot lap, displays an air suspension fault, and has a heart-stopping change of pressure in the brake pedal.”
Love,
Grandpa

Wow, literally Grandpa doesn't understand how technology can change. He's citing a review from over four years ago.

your arguing about two different things- teslas can repeatedly launch, they are also incapable of hot laps on long tracks unless they are special editions

[Anonymous]

Just get something fun and totally impractical. Maybe a vintage car from your childhood or a hot new convertible? That’s what a midlife crisis car is all about! It’s one that makes you feel young, even if you aren’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Funny thing about your post is a Tesla S would smoke the Charger and Challenger off the red light

Once. After one launch the car will switch to economy mode to save its battery. Tesla’s are very fast but they have little stamina.

No not even close.

A Youtuber launched his Tesla Model to 60 mph from a dead stop THIRTY-ONE times in a row with no performance degradation. Porsche let a different Youtuber take the Taycan to a track and he used launch control 30 times in a row. He was still hitting 125mph from a dead stop in 10 seconds on the 30th attempt.

Is it possible that grandpa is scared of new technology and has no idea what he's talking about?

A Youtuber??? Oh, than it must be true if it’s on YouTube, Sonny.
From Car & Driver:
“ In just one lap at Virginia International Raceway, with the magazine's technical editor, K.C. Colwell, behind the wheel, the Model S P85D goes into reduced power mode in the middle of the single hot lap, displays an air suspension fault, and has a heart-stopping change of pressure in the brake pedal.”
Love,
Grandpa

Wow, literally Grandpa doesn't understand how technology can change. He's citing a review from over four years ago.

your arguing about two different things- teslas can repeatedly launch, they are also incapable of hot laps on long tracks unless they are special editions

Why anyone cares about how these vehicles (Tesla, Dodge, whatever) perform on a race track is beyond me. Are people buying them to race at the Virginia International Raceway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Funny thing about your post is a Tesla S would smoke the Charger and Challenger off the red light

Once. After one launch the car will switch to economy mode to save its battery. Tesla’s are very fast but they have little stamina.

No not even close.

A Youtuber launched his Tesla Model to 60 mph from a dead stop THIRTY-ONE times in a row with no performance degradation. Porsche let a different Youtuber take the Taycan to a track and he used launch control 30 times in a row. He was still hitting 125mph from a dead stop in 10 seconds on the 30th attempt.

Is it possible that grandpa is scared of new technology and has no idea what he's talking about?

A Youtuber??? Oh, than it must be true if it’s on YouTube, Sonny.
From Car & Driver:
“ In just one lap at Virginia International Raceway, with the magazine's technical editor, K.C. Colwell, behind the wheel, the Model S P85D goes into reduced power mode in the middle of the single hot lap, displays an air suspension fault, and has a heart-stopping change of pressure in the brake pedal.”
Love,
Grandpa

Wow, literally Grandpa doesn't understand how technology can change. He's citing a review from over four years ago.

your arguing about two different things- teslas can repeatedly launch, they are also incapable of hot laps on long tracks unless they are special editions

Why anyone cares about how these vehicles (Tesla, Dodge, whatever) perform on a race track is beyond me. Are people buying them to race at the Virginia International Raceway?

it's a great midlife crisis hobby (no one is buying a Tesla to do it though because they can't do hot laps)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just get something fun and totally impractical. Maybe a vintage car from your childhood or a hot new convertible? That’s what a midlife crisis car is all about! It’s one that makes you feel young, even if you aren’t.

*100000000. Go for fun.

[Anonymous]

None of the Tesla naysayers have ever really driven one for an extended period of time. DH got an X for his mid-life crisis car and we are now on our third Tesla four years later. Get a maxed-out Model 3 and you'll never drive an ICE car again. They drive like a dream and hardly any maintenance.

And LOL to driving it around a track! Who does that??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Funny thing about your post is a Tesla S would smoke the Charger and Challenger off the red light

Once. After one launch the car will switch to economy mode to save its battery. Tesla’s are very fast but they have little stamina.

No not even close.

A Youtuber launched his Tesla Model to 60 mph from a dead stop THIRTY-ONE times in a row with no performance degradation. Porsche let a different Youtuber take the Taycan to a track and he used launch control 30 times in a row. He was still hitting 125mph from a dead stop in 10 seconds on the 30th attempt.

Is it possible that grandpa is scared of new technology and has no idea what he's talking about?

I could get in the ‘71 Charger at midnight tonight in Bethesda and be in Key West for dinner tomorrow.

How many days does it take to drive a Tesla there?

not since al bundy have I seen someone so boastful about a dodge

Seriously though - how many days would it take to drive a Tesla the 1,250 miles from here to Duval Street? The same trip that the 49 year old Dodge - or any other ICE powered car - could make in about 19 hours?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Funny thing about your post is a Tesla S would smoke the Charger and Challenger off the red light

Once. After one launch the car will switch to economy mode to save its battery. Tesla’s are very fast but they have little stamina.

No not even close.

A Youtuber launched his Tesla Model to 60 mph from a dead stop THIRTY-ONE times in a row with no performance degradation. Porsche let a different Youtuber take the Taycan to a track and he used launch control 30 times in a row. He was still hitting 125mph from a dead stop in 10 seconds on the 30th attempt.

Is it possible that grandpa is scared of new technology and has no idea what he's talking about?

I could get in the ‘71 Charger at midnight tonight in Bethesda and be in Key West for dinner tomorrow.

How many days does it take to drive a Tesla there?

not since al bundy have I seen someone so boastful about a dodge

Seriously though - how many days would it take to drive a Tesla the 1,250 miles from here to Duval Street? The same trip that the 49 year old Dodge - or any other ICE powered car - could make in about 19 hours?

Probably 22 hours including stops in a Model 3. But I get why anyone driving an ICE car wants to go as quickly as possible with as few stops as possible. It's not enjoyable, it's hell. I'm all for a fun, leisurely ride in a superior vehicle with technology that isn't over 100 years old. You can go on that death march in your ICE while destroying the planet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Funny thing about your post is a Tesla S would smoke the Charger and Challenger off the red light

Once. After one launch the car will switch to economy mode to save its battery. Tesla’s are very fast but they have little stamina.

No not even close.

A Youtuber launched his Tesla Model to 60 mph from a dead stop THIRTY-ONE times in a row with no performance degradation. Porsche let a different Youtuber take the Taycan to a track and he used launch control 30 times in a row. He was still hitting 125mph from a dead stop in 10 seconds on the 30th attempt.

Is it possible that grandpa is scared of new technology and has no idea what he's talking about?

I could get in the ‘71 Charger at midnight tonight in Bethesda and be in Key West for dinner tomorrow.

How many days does it take to drive a Tesla there?

LOL a performance Model X will absolutely smoke a Ferrari... but then again, nothing screams outdated and midlife crisis better than an ICE sports car.

[Anonymous]

Who are all these folks that keep pushing Tesla cars? We know they exist and they serve their own purpose. But no one who is into cars look at it as something other than a fancy appliance.

It’s not a car where you look back after you park it. You don’t look over the curves of the car in admiration when washing it. You don’t wake up early on the weekends to drive it around windy roads. You don’t drive and just listen to the intake and the crackle of the exhaust. There is no road feel in the steering wheel telling you what the front tires are doing. You can’t engage the clutch and slide the shifter into the next gear as you rev the engine to redline. There is no driving experience in the Tesla other than isolation from the outside. It’s like going on vacation by watching the stock photos of Italy and saying you have been there.

[Anonymous]

Y’all are going to laugh at me, but I have a plug in electric hybrid minivan and it’s seriously the best car I’ve ever driven...when in full electric mode. It is so zippy, powerful, and smooth...I now HATE when it switches over to combustion, and I hate when I have to use our other car.

I can totally see the appeal of the Tesla. My next car will be all electric for sure. Really, the people who are going on about curves of a car are ridiculous. It’s a vehicle, not art. Driving around a gas guzzling pollution machine that doesn’t even drive well versus a no-emissions smooth, powerful ride makes no sense to me. I only with i had the $!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tesla screams starbucks drinking soccer mom who thinks she is driving a sporty car and being green.

Go for something fun with a personality.
911
Newer boxster
New or 70's Bronco
Karmann Ghia

I have seen one in ages. In high school I was in love with the orange one.

I’d still get the Tesla now. Yes, I’m a Starbucks drinking 48 year old soccer mom. But I’ve never seen a Tesla in the soccer parking lots - ever. They are filled with behemoth SUVs

Tesla’s are incredibly popular where I live. Lots of parents drive them, but it’s a great car at a reasonable price point, so that’s to be expected. Eventually it will lose cache, but I don’t imagine any time soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Funny thing about your post is a Tesla S would smoke the Charger and Challenger off the red light

Once. After one launch the car will switch to economy mode to save its battery. Tesla’s are very fast but they have little stamina.

No not even close.

A Youtuber launched his Tesla Model to 60 mph from a dead stop THIRTY-ONE times in a row with no performance degradation. Porsche let a different Youtuber take the Taycan to a track and he used launch control 30 times in a row. He was still hitting 125mph from a dead stop in 10 seconds on the 30th attempt.

Is it possible that grandpa is scared of new technology and has no idea what he's talking about?

A Youtuber??? Oh, than it must be true if it’s on YouTube, Sonny.
From Car & Driver:
“ In just one lap at Virginia International Raceway, with the magazine's technical editor, K.C. Colwell, behind the wheel, the Model S P85D goes into reduced power mode in the middle of the single hot lap, displays an air suspension fault, and has a heart-stopping change of pressure in the brake pedal.”
Love,
Grandpa

Wow, literally Grandpa doesn't understand how technology can change. He's citing a review from over four years ago.

And people are arguing on the other thread about whether DCUM is ageist. Ha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Funny thing about your post is a Tesla S would smoke the Charger and Challenger off the red light

Once. After one launch the car will switch to economy mode to save its battery. Tesla’s are very fast but they have little stamina.

No not even close.

A Youtuber launched his Tesla Model to 60 mph from a dead stop THIRTY-ONE times in a row with no performance degradation. Porsche let a different Youtuber take the Taycan to a track and he used launch control 30 times in a row. He was still hitting 125mph from a dead stop in 10 seconds on the 30th attempt.

Is it possible that grandpa is scared of new technology and has no idea what he's talking about?

I could get in the ‘71 Charger at midnight tonight in Bethesda and be in Key West for dinner tomorrow.

How many days does it take to drive a Tesla there?

not since al bundy have I seen someone so boastful about a dodge

Seriously though - how many days would it take to drive a Tesla the 1,250 miles from here to Duval Street? The same trip that the 49 year old Dodge - or any other ICE powered car - could make in about 19 hours?

Probably 22 hours including stops in a Model 3. But I get why anyone driving an ICE car wants to go as quickly as possible with as few stops as possible. It's not enjoyable, it's hell. I'm all for a fun, leisurely ride in a superior vehicle with technology that isn't over 100 years old. You can go on that death march in your ICE while destroying the planet

Model 3 owner here. Not a snowball’s chance in Hell.

I simply won’t do a rapid charge unless it’s truly an emergency. It’s just too hard on the battery pack. Done a sufficient of times, it will greatly reduce battery life, and given their cost, I view batteries as a “lifetime” part, rather than something replaceable as a maintenance item. So when the battery pack is due for replacement, I view it the same way as a regular car needing a new engine. In other words - salvage/junked.

Real world answer for a trip from here to south Florida is about 3 days, if you plan your stops to allow for two overnight charges and two top-off charges of 3-4 hours each day.