EV owners of today and tomorrow

[Grumpycat]

Let's revisit this post in a year and reevaluate your statement then.

Just look at 2016-2020. And consider Biden didn't rescind many of Trump's tariffs.

 

[Grumpycat]

Wish I could take advantage of falling prices on used Teslas but living in rural Michigan makes it a poor decision. Closest dealer is 200 miles away and no local support at all. I rarely see an EV unless on the freeway and they are likely cars from the cities downstate.

Would like to support Musk but reality is reality.

You live in Michigan so you have been taught all your life that automobiles "need support", and "gas stations".

 

[LouNY]

Every time I see "supercharger", my mind still goes to the venerable Weiand 6-71 that we all used to bolt onto our small blocks:

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There should almost be a law against repurposing words.

It reminds me of Starbucks sticking the name "macchiato" on their stupid vanilla caramel latte concoction... which is nothing at all like a macchiato.

My mind goes back to the various different pieces of equipment that I've run with the Detroit 2 strokes that all had Super chargers and some had super charges feed from a turbo charger. From 2-71 generators, 4-53 Dynahoes, and various 6-71's and a few 8-71's (trucks).
None of mine were that shiny and polished.

 

[WinterDeere]

My mind goes back to the various different pieces of equipment that I've run with the Detroit 2 strokes that all had Super chargers and some had super charges feed from a turbo charger. From 2-71 generators, 4-53 Dynahoes, and various 6-71's and a few 8-71's (trucks).
None of mine were that shiny and polished.

Diesels are slow. I never had that sort of patience.

They had to be shiny, since they stuck damn near a foot out of the hood of most small pony cars! First 6-71 I ever worked on went onto a roller motor in a 1976 Corvette Stingray, and you damn-near needed a passenger spotting, in order to make right-hand turns in that car.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Diesels are slow. I never had that sort of patience.

They had to be shiny, since they stuck damn near a foot out of the hood of most small pony cars! First 6-71 I ever worked on went onto a roller motor in a 1976 Corvette Stingray, and you damn-near needed a passenger spotting, in order to make right-hand turns in that car.

Are there laws on visibility when running a blower sticking out of the hood?

 

[scootr]

Took cousin Jeff's cyber truck hunting and I was extremely impressed with it. Only access to the hunting property is an unplowed seasonal road and it went right in and out, no issue. Put 2 deer in the bed as well as the rifles and my buddy Tom rode in the back seat and said all kinds of room. It's but ugly but it's very practical, especially on unplowed seasonal roads in upper Michigan.

That's all good but I still can't get past the the design. I know the intent was a futuristic look. But the result is the ugliest truck ever. And I chuckle at every one I see, Haha your truck is expensive and butt ugly.

 

[scootr]

Are there laws on visibility when running a blower sticking out of the hood?

Yes, technically. There are laws for windshield obstruction. Just like there are laws for bumper height...

 

[WinterDeere]

Yes, technically. There are laws for windshield obstruction. Just like there are laws for bumper height...

yep... you got it: "technically".

I used to drive a truck up on 40" mud tires with 17" of lift (13" suspension + 4" body), and bottom edge of the bumpers were up around belly button height. There was one cop in an adjacent town that used to give me constant crap about that, and my lack of mud flaps. I eventually modified the the truck, adding second bumpers and mud flaps just to get him off my back, and then he started giving me crap about headlamp height.

As to obstructed windshields, I've had more than one vehicle with a blower or massive high-rise intake and carburetor sticking up to more than half windshield height. I have to imagine there must be some law against it, but I've honestly never been called on that one.

Speaking of that old truck with high bumpers, I did have one a-hole in a little MG convertible cut me off in that one day, to where I had to slam on the brakes to avoid rolling right over him. The thing that really irritated me was that it was an intentional move, not an error of not seeing me coming, he just wanted to get in front of me to the light. I rolled up on him so far at the next light that my tire lugs must have been sitting basically over his trunk lid. I'd guess he'd have been seeing nothing but my front differential and steering stabilizers, in his rearview.

Speaking of which there was one time in that truck on the Boulevard at Long Beach Island, that I somehow forgot there was a small car in front of me at a light. When the light turned green, and I stepped on the gas. I was very lucky that the guy in that car in front of me was about a half second quicker in doing the same, as I couldn't see him at all, and might have rolled right up onto the back of his car.

 

[scootr]

yep... you got it: "technically".

I used to drive a truck up on 40" mud tires with 17" of lift (13" suspension + 4" body), and bottom edge of the bumpers were up around belly button height. There was one cop in an adjacent town that used to give me constant crap about that, and my lack of mud flaps. I eventually modified the the truck, adding second bumpers and mud flaps just to get him off my back, and then he started giving me crap about headlamp height.

As to obstructed windshields, I've had more than one vehicle with a blower or massive high-rise intake and carburetor sticking up to more than half windshield height. I have to imagine there must be some law against it, but I've honestly never been called on that one.

My Buddy had a big lifted Chevy and there was a cop that waited for him every morning .... big PIA and lots of fix-it tickets.
I worked out my trucks, Never liked the idea of making the bed higher.

 

[WinterDeere]

My Buddy had a big lifted Chevy and there was a cop that waited for him every morning .... big PIA and lots of fix-it tickets.
I worked out my trucks, Never liked the idea of making the bed higher.

Yeah, mine was just a fun toy, a 1978 Bronco. There were just two years (78/79) where Ford built the Bronco out of their full size truck body and chassis. It was basically a 1978 Ford pickup with skinned on rear body replacing the pickup truck bed. I think they all shared same hood, front fenders, windshield, dash, doors, and even tailgate.

My "work truck" at that time was a little boxy Volvo 240, which was a tank of a car. I even hauled a big block Ford 429 motor to the machine shop in the trunk of that car, the only time anyone has probably ever seen a big block Ford in a Volvo.