It's a friggin post-apocalyptic tank

Availability: 2021, 2022 (depends on version)

1 motor 2WD: $39,900 (250+ mile range, 7,500 lb tow)

2 motor AWD: $49,900 300+ mile range, 10,000 lb tow)

3 motor AWD: $69,900 (500+ mile range, 14,000 lb tow)

Battery:  1 or 2 layer stacked lithium ion

Charging: up to 250 kWh

(Tesla's batteries will iterate at least 1 generation before Cybertruck ships)

Body: 4 door supercab truck

Seating: 5-6

Frunk (front trunk)

LED light bar at body apex

Length: 231.7" (5.885m)

Width: 79.8" (2.027m)

Height: 75" (1.905m)

Bed: 6.5 feet (2m) x 57" (1.448m)

Under-bed storage locker

120/220 VAC power outlets

Air compressor 

Loading ramp deploys from the tail gate

Integrated tonneau cover

Option: tonneau solar array charging

Suspension: air adjustable/leveling

Wheels: 37" 

Ground clearance: 16" (0.406m)

Approach angle: 35°

Departure angle: 28°

Construction: 3mm thick triangular unibody using SpaceX's custom 30X cold-rolled stainless steel alloy. 

The California Highway Patrol confirmed to The Verge that police responded to a two-vehicle incident on SR 35 in Palo Alto. No one involved in the crash suffered a major injury. According to Teslarati, the Cybertruck was driven by a Tesla engineer based in San Francisco.

In a statement to The Verge, California police said the following:

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Our preliminary investigation indicates a Toyota Corolla was traveling south on SR-35 southbound, south of Page Mill Road, at an unknown speed, when the driver, for unknown reasons, turned to the right and subsequently struck a dirt embankment on the right shoulder. The Toyota then re-entered the roadway, crossed over the double yellow lines into the northbound lane, and crashed into a Tesla Cybertruck traveling north on SR-35 northbound.

The images posted to Reddit reveal significant damage to the Toyota Corolla’s front, while the Cybertruck appears relatively unscathed in comparison, despite the deployment of airbags.

Source: The Verge via MobileSyrup | Image credit boddhya Reddit

I have a few problems with this. First, how do you know if it actually added the cleaner into the gas line? For all I know it doesn't do anything and just takes your money.
Next, how do you know how much it actually added, and maybe it's been sitting in the tanks forever and has expired, got water in it, etc.
I just don't like how it's behind the scenes, but I do like the convenience of it.
The last time I tried to add octane booser into my car it ended up all pouring down the side of my car despite the bottle being all the way in the filler, so I don't like to use the bottles from the auto parts store when possible.

I tell you, I feel like a kid on Christmas morning waiting for the phone call to come down and pick up our new car.  This is a first for my wife and I and while being able to drive a loaner (2023 Honda HRV), it's just not the same if you know what I mean.

My first car

Navy Blue 1994 Mazda 323

pros

Cheap on Gas

Small and mobile

cons

Engine had severe over-heating problems and various other engine problems

Small bits of Rust (It was old)

Minor Handling Issues

mods and fixes history

JVC Deck (But it got stolen) Reverted back to stock

Pioneer Speakers

Exhaust system fixed

New Radiator

New Tires

New brakes and rotors

Various other fixes

Current Status

Sold it over a year ago. Replaced w/03 Corolla

(Note: You don't have to follow this format, I just chose it because it best describe my first car.)

• works well
• easy to empty out
• small enough to fit in trunk without taking up a lot of space
• comes with various adapter (brush heads, crevice tool, etc.)
• charges via adapter (doesn't have to be USB-C, any standard kind of barrel connector is okay)
• a replaceable (or at least repairable) battery pack is preferred

I do not have a specific budget in mind, maybe up to $100?  Thank you.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky
 

Second was my sister.   She had the green and the guy turning left had an flashing orange arrow. He was driving and turned hitting the front driver side. He was driving a jeep compass and my sister a Nissan Versa. 3 air bags deployed. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance.  Nice seat belt bruise, bruised ribs, hurt her neck and got glass in her arm. Week later she is still in pain but doing better. Chest really hurts and muscle spams. She also has a couple chipped teeth. Other guys fault as well and his insurance is paying for everything. 

Hopefully no more accidents in the family anytime soon but happy everyone is ok. 

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Last week the gear shift shaft snapped off leaving me in the middle of the road with nowhere to go, luckily a towing company arrived in around 20mins because one of their drivers drove past and I flagged him down and a call was made. Only €65 to fix incl labor, but the tow to the garage was €150  

^ also taken last week.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2020/10/08/hyundai-green-lights-development-walking-car-four-dog-like-legs/5913689002/

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Hyundai green-lights development of a 'walking car' with 4 dog-like legs

 

Rugged Jeeps and pickups can explore the great outdoors. But for those who want vehicles to travel further into unnavigable terrain, Hyundai is working on what it calls a “Transformer-class vehicle” right out of a science-fiction film.

The Korean automaker has formed an Ultimate Mobility Vehicles Studio in Silicon Valley to develop its so-called “walking car,” It's based on the Elevate concept vehicle that wowed visitors to the 2019 CES technology show in Las Vegas.

Envisioned initially as a vehicle to assist first-responders to reach remote disaster zones, the walking car will also be explored by Hyundai’s team for its potential in consumer and industrial uses.
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As always, Mat nails it.

Got on YouTube ... watched a few videos and went "yea, I can do that". 

-Thursday after work I went at it.  Removed the serpentine belt, unscrewed/removed the AC compressor clutch, removed the pulley and clutch coil.  Went to the Autozone website and ordered a new AC clutch/pulley/coil package with next day delivery.

-Friday (I was off work) the package came about 2.  Installed the clutch coil which took a pretty long time (lots of gentle hammering).  Tried to install the pulley ... and the sucker wouldn't go on.  Bloodied my knuckle and  called it a day.  Figured I had screwed up and was wondering how to get it to the shop with my head hanging low. 

But...!

-Today - After a couple cups of coffee I was back at it.  Armed with fine grit sanding paper ... I gentle went around the edge of the compressor shaft and was finally able to start working on the pulley.  After many gentle taps with said hammer ... sucker went all the way on and I secured it with the snap ring.  Before installing the clutch, I hooked the serpentine belt back up...cranked it and to my surprise the pulley did go spinning off.  Installed the clutch .. cranked it again ... turned on the AC and holy crap...it worked.  No weird noises, sparks or smoke.

So .. I spent ..

$86 for the kit

$30 for the serpentine belt removal tool

$15 for snap ring pliers

$8 for a baby hammer

=$139

So basically I saved at least 400 bucks (if it holds together...ha).

No real reason for this post ... just happy when I fix something which normally isn't in my "comfort zone" especially when it saved hundreds of dollars.  

Old pulley removed.  You can see the ball bearings in the center of the pulley (left) ... when it went out it produced a lot of heat/smoke which I'm assuming started cooking the clutch coil (right).

New install...

Morale of this story ... you can do anything with YouTube and a hammer.

Construction begins January 2020.

Full article at TheDrive

tl:dr ... Instead of charging $300 for AirPlay, BMW is thinking about an annual subscription of $80 (first year free). 

(sarcasm to follow)  Next up, subscriptions to use anti-lock brakes and seat belts.  Using the AC requires a cruise control subscription.

Should I worry about this? It's a car from 2004, so its not very old.

Detroit News...

Ford pins electric future on new Mustang Mach-E

Fifty-five years after Ford Motor Co. introduced the first-ever Mustang, the automaker plans to again leverage that nameplate to propel itself into the future  but this pony car will be an electric SUV.

Officially named the Mustang Mach-E, Ford's first-ever fully electric SUV debuts in Los Angeles on Sunday night nearly two years after the Dearborn automaker first teased the "new all-electric performance SUV" at the 2018 Detroit auto show. The vehicle is expected to be a four-door crossover that borrows design cues from Ford's most iconic model.
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The vehicle would be the cornerstone of a new push into electrification, and Ford would push further there than it ever had before  because it had to. Global automakers expect electric vehicles over the next few decades to become more capable, viable stalwarts in lineups. Ford alone plans to invest $11 billion and bring 40 new electric products to market by the early 2020s - and it needs to set its vehicles apart from competitors.

"It's critical," said Mark Kaufman, Ford global director of electric vehicle marketing. "This product is our first proof-point out the door. This sets the tone for what we're capable of delivering. This sets the tone for what to expect from Ford going forward."

Phase 2 construction has begun. 

Drone video

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/tesla-model-3-handles-freeze/

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Jerome Guillen, Tesla’s VP of Vehicle Programs, is in charge of the Semi truck program. Before Tesla he was in charge of Daimler’s Cascadia semi-truck program.