SUV most like a minivan?

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Is the mayo jar like a secret white person thing? I have never and would never-what is the issue with just stopping to use a restroom?

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody else grew up with a mayonnaise jar in the car for those bathroom emergencies? My dad was one of those who would never stop.

Ditto. I train my kids to go before we leave. I have driven to florida with kids and only 2 stops. Once was for food the other for gas.

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Anonymous wrote:Check out the Honda Pilot with second-row captains chairs. It feels very minivan-ish to me.

The pilot still sucks. You’re still not getting the functionality of a minivan. It’s harder for kids to get in by themselves. There are no sliding doors and it’s a big car, so you’re constantly squished in parking lots.

This is a dumb idea.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s horribly unhealthy and cruel to force kids not to pee when they need to go. There are bathrooms at every exit. A mayonnaise jar, wtf?!?!

You lived a privileged childhood if you never had to pee in a jar in the backseat of a car.

Maybe you only had boys? I can’t imagine a girl being able to pee in a hat without getting it all over the floor, her hands etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody else grew up with a mayonnaise jar in the car for those bathroom emergencies? My dad was one of those who would never stop.

Ditto. I train my kids to go before we leave. I have driven to florida with kids and only 2 stops. Once was for food the other for gas.

My kids would pee before we leave and still have to pee every two hours or so. Do your kids have giant bladders or do you just ignore them when they ask to stop?

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My issue with the Tesla isn't the stopping, it's how long it takes the charge once you stop, and that you have to find a plug so you can't do it the most efficient way. There are only so many super chargers around right? Otherwise it can take awhile! So it's not just that you are stopping, you have to stop for awhile each time.

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Anonymous wrote:I was kinda meh about a minivan. I knew it was the best idea, but wasn't super excited about how much it cost for how lame it would look/feel. We just got one, and it's AWESOME. Like I was fine with getting one, but I am surprised by how much I already really love it. It doesn't feel as big as it is. And the best part, the part you can not replicate in an SUV is the SLIDING DOORS. It's AWESOME. So easy to get the kids in and out, my 5 year old can get in and out ON HER OWN NOW. This is a revelation and has quite honestly made my life easier in the 3 weeks I've had the van.

So yeah, I'd rent a minivan and have her try it for a week before ruling it out.

Yep. My mom got a Town and Country and we drove it while visiting her, and now I totally get why people want minivans.

We once rented a minivan on a vacation with friends, and it was amazing. I don't understand why someone would rather drive a three-row SUV than a minivan. Sliding doors, easy to get into the back seat, so comfortable!

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Anonymous wrote:My issue with the Tesla isn't the stopping, it's how long it takes the charge once you stop, and that you have to find a plug so you can't do it the most efficient way. There are only so many super chargers around right? Otherwise it can take awhile! So it's not just that you are stopping, you have to stop for awhile each time.

IME, as a Tesla owner for ~3 years, we've had no issues with supercharging. Tesla's building more and more of them, and do a great job of choosing locations near various food options. We don't have to "find a plug," we pull up, plug in, eat/hit the restroom, and go.

Also, even if you have to stop for a while each time, it's worth it to us. It's not just about our convenience on road trips.

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Anonymous wrote:My issue with the Tesla isn't the stopping, it's how long it takes the charge once you stop, and that you have to find a plug so you can't do it the most efficient way. There are only so many super chargers around right? Otherwise it can take awhile! So it's not just that you are stopping, you have to stop for awhile each time.

IME, as a Tesla owner for ~3 years, we've had no issues with supercharging. Tesla's building more and more of them, and do a great job of choosing locations near various food options. We don't have to "find a plug," we pull up, plug in, eat/hit the restroom, and go.

Also, even if you have to stop for a while each time, it's worth it to us. It's not just about our convenience on road trips.

How long does it take? Do you pay?

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Anonymous wrote:My issue with the Tesla isn't the stopping, it's how long it takes the charge once you stop, and that you have to find a plug so you can't do it the most efficient way. There are only so many super chargers around right? Otherwise it can take awhile! So it's not just that you are stopping, you have to stop for awhile each time.

IME, as a Tesla owner for ~3 years, we've had no issues with supercharging. Tesla's building more and more of them, and do a great job of choosing locations near various food options. We don't have to "find a plug," we pull up, plug in, eat/hit the restroom, and go.

Also, even if you have to stop for a while each time, it's worth it to us. It's not just about our convenience on road trips.

How long does it take? Do you pay?

How long it takes depends on how much we need to charge. It almost never is longer than our stop otherwise would be, put it that way.

We bought long enough ago that we don't pay anything.

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Anonymous wrote:My issue with the Tesla isn't the stopping, it's how long it takes the charge once you stop, and that you have to find a plug so you can't do it the most efficient way. There are only so many super chargers around right? Otherwise it can take awhile! So it's not just that you are stopping, you have to stop for awhile each time.

IME, as a Tesla owner for ~3 years, we've had no issues with supercharging. Tesla's building more and more of them, and do a great job of choosing locations near various food options. We don't have to "find a plug," we pull up, plug in, eat/hit the restroom, and go.

Also, even if you have to stop for a while each time, it's worth it to us. It's not just about our convenience on road trips.

How long does it take? Do you pay?

How long it takes depends on how much we need to charge. It almost never is longer than our stop otherwise would be, put it that way.

We bought long enough ago that we don't pay anything.

I’m sorry, but what does THAT mean? 20 minutes? 2 hours? Overnight? And “how much you need to charge?” If you are on a road trip, wouldn’t you need a complete charge? How long does that take?

And I don’t know how to decipher your other comment either. Is charging free for owners? Some owners? All owners? How does that work?

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Anonymous wrote:My issue with the Tesla isn't the stopping, it's how long it takes the charge once you stop, and that you have to find a plug so you can't do it the most efficient way. There are only so many super chargers around right? Otherwise it can take awhile! So it's not just that you are stopping, you have to stop for awhile each time.

IME, as a Tesla owner for ~3 years, we've had no issues with supercharging. Tesla's building more and more of them, and do a great job of choosing locations near various food options. We don't have to "find a plug," we pull up, plug in, eat/hit the restroom, and go.

Also, even if you have to stop for a while each time, it's worth it to us. It's not just about our convenience on road trips.

How long does it take? Do you pay?

How long it takes depends on how much we need to charge. It almost never is longer than our stop otherwise would be, put it that way.

We bought long enough ago that we don't pay anything.

I’m sorry, but what does THAT mean? 20 minutes? 2 hours? Overnight? And “how much you need to charge?” If you are on a road trip, wouldn’t you need a complete charge? How long does that take?

And I don’t know how to decipher your other comment either. Is charging free for owners? Some owners? All owners? How does that work?

-Breathe
-When you enter your road trip final destination, the Tesla map automatically identifies where you need to stop and charge along the way and it estimates how long each stop will take, depending on how long you drove. That can vary somewhat, but usually it's pretty accurate
-I don't think we've ever *needed* to charge for more than 45 minutes. We don't run the battery to zero, and the superchargers are fast
-We bought in 2016; at that point, they offered free supercharging for all Tesla owners. At some point since then, that changed, and so people who purchase Teslas now do need to pay for supercharging. I'm not sure how much that costs.

I would imagine all of this information is available via Google, too.

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Anonymous wrote:My issue with the Tesla isn't the stopping, it's how long it takes the charge once you stop, and that you have to find a plug so you can't do it the most efficient way. There are only so many super chargers around right? Otherwise it can take awhile! So it's not just that you are stopping, you have to stop for awhile each time.

IME, as a Tesla owner for ~3 years, we've had no issues with supercharging. Tesla's building more and more of them, and do a great job of choosing locations near various food options. We don't have to "find a plug," we pull up, plug in, eat/hit the restroom, and go.

Also, even if you have to stop for a while each time, it's worth it to us. It's not just about our convenience on road trips.

How long does it take? Do you pay?

How long it takes depends on how much we need to charge. It almost never is longer than our stop otherwise would be, put it that way.

We bought long enough ago that we don't pay anything.

I’m sorry, but what does THAT mean? 20 minutes? 2 hours? Overnight? And “how much you need to charge?” If you are on a road trip, wouldn’t you need a complete charge? How long does that take?

And I don’t know how to decipher your other comment either. Is charging free for owners? Some owners? All owners? How does that work?

-Breathe
-When you enter your road trip final destination, the Tesla map automatically identifies where you need to stop and charge along the way and it estimates how long each stop will take, depending on how long you drove. That can vary somewhat, but usually it's pretty accurate
-I don't think we've ever *needed* to charge for more than 45 minutes. We don't run the battery to zero, and the superchargers are fast
-We bought in 2016; at that point, they offered free supercharging for all Tesla owners. At some point since then, that changed, and so people who purchase Teslas now do need to pay for supercharging. I'm not sure how much that costs.

I would imagine all of this information is available via Google, too.

Thank you. You’ve completely talked me out of ever owning a Tesla until they make one that can go at least 500 miles without charging.

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Anonymous wrote:My issue with the Tesla isn't the stopping, it's how long it takes the charge once you stop, and that you have to find a plug so you can't do it the most efficient way. There are only so many super chargers around right? Otherwise it can take awhile! So it's not just that you are stopping, you have to stop for awhile each time.

IME, as a Tesla owner for ~3 years, we've had no issues with supercharging. Tesla's building more and more of them, and do a great job of choosing locations near various food options. We don't have to "find a plug," we pull up, plug in, eat/hit the restroom, and go.

Also, even if you have to stop for a while each time, it's worth it to us. It's not just about our convenience on road trips.

How long does it take? Do you pay?

How long it takes depends on how much we need to charge. It almost never is longer than our stop otherwise would be, put it that way.

We bought long enough ago that we don't pay anything.

I’m sorry, but what does THAT mean? 20 minutes? 2 hours? Overnight? And “how much you need to charge?” If you are on a road trip, wouldn’t you need a complete charge? How long does that take?

And I don’t know how to decipher your other comment either. Is charging free for owners? Some owners? All owners? How does that work?

-Breathe
-When you enter your road trip final destination, the Tesla map automatically identifies where you need to stop and charge along the way and it estimates how long each stop will take, depending on how long you drove. That can vary somewhat, but usually it's pretty accurate
-I don't think we've ever *needed* to charge for more than 45 minutes. We don't run the battery to zero, and the superchargers are fast
-We bought in 2016; at that point, they offered free supercharging for all Tesla owners. At some point since then, that changed, and so people who purchase Teslas now do need to pay for supercharging. I'm not sure how much that costs.

I would imagine all of this information is available via Google, too.

Thank you. You’ve completely talked me out of ever owning a Tesla until they make one that can go at least 500 miles without charging.

So it's All About You, huh? I hope some small part of you is ashamed of how you prioritize your convenience over the environment. I definitely don't expect everyone to buy Teslas, but I would hope that most people aren't as selfish as you. Sadly, I think I'm wrong about that.

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Anonymous wrote:My issue with the Tesla isn't the stopping, it's how long it takes the charge once you stop, and that you have to find a plug so you can't do it the most efficient way. There are only so many super chargers around right? Otherwise it can take awhile! So it's not just that you are stopping, you have to stop for awhile each time.

IME, as a Tesla owner for ~3 years, we've had no issues with supercharging. Tesla's building more and more of them, and do a great job of choosing locations near various food options. We don't have to "find a plug," we pull up, plug in, eat/hit the restroom, and go.

Also, even if you have to stop for a while each time, it's worth it to us. It's not just about our convenience on road trips.

How long does it take? Do you pay?

How long it takes depends on how much we need to charge. It almost never is longer than our stop otherwise would be, put it that way.

We bought long enough ago that we don't pay anything.

I’m sorry, but what does THAT mean? 20 minutes? 2 hours? Overnight? And “how much you need to charge?” If you are on a road trip, wouldn’t you need a complete charge? How long does that take?

And I don’t know how to decipher your other comment either. Is charging free for owners? Some owners? All owners? How does that work?

-Breathe
-When you enter your road trip final destination, the Tesla map automatically identifies where you need to stop and charge along the way and it estimates how long each stop will take, depending on how long you drove. That can vary somewhat, but usually it's pretty accurate
-I don't think we've ever *needed* to charge for more than 45 minutes. We don't run the battery to zero, and the superchargers are fast
-We bought in 2016; at that point, they offered free supercharging for all Tesla owners. At some point since then, that changed, and so people who purchase Teslas now do need to pay for supercharging. I'm not sure how much that costs.

I would imagine all of this information is available via Google, too.

Thank you. You’ve completely talked me out of ever owning a Tesla until they make one that can go at least 500 miles without charging.

So it's All About You, huh? I hope some small part of you is ashamed of how you prioritize your convenience over the environment. I definitely don't expect everyone to buy Teslas, but I would hope that most people aren't as selfish as you. Sadly, I think I'm wrong about that.

Oh please. Where do you think the electricity for that car comes from? And I’m driving cars well over 10 years old. Not buying a new car at all is doing more for the environment than your feel good Tesla movement. It’s not all that, and neither are you.