... it was funny to me....

[lykuno]

 

[davisev5225]

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-Uwe-

How'd they manage to off-center the wheel hub? That's some black magic right there!

 

[Uwe]

-Uwe-

 

[lykuno]

 

[Uwe]

-Uwe-

 

[davisev5225]

With the number of adults that ignore those indicators as "my car just wants money", I'd say a scarier version would be to set up a speaker that plays "expensive sounds" that your car can make.

 

[lykuno]

 

[Uwe]

^^^ Does she have a father? ^^^^

-Uwe-

 

[Eric]

^ You at least know it's not a TDI person because they'd be 44+ PSI...

 

[BlueR32]

You at least know it's not a TDI person because they'd be 44+ PSI...

or maybe 60 PSI just for good measure.

 

[Uwe]

or maybe 60 PSI just for good measure.

No, that would be an EV owner.

-Uwe-

 

[davisev5225]

No, that would be an EV owner.

Gotta love those EV tire costs. They swapped 10k oil changes (LOL!) for 10k tire changes instead.

 

[Uwe]

They swapped 10k oil changes (LOL!) for 10k tire changes instead.

I would think much depends on how the car is driven. In 1986, I sold my '77 Rabbit to my (then) 16 year old brother because I had upgraded to a 1984 GTI. The Rabbit had brand new tires on the front. My brother killed them (and the clutch) in 10,000 miles.

Anyway, I'm hard-pressed to believe that an EV would go through a set of tires in 10,000 miles if it was driven sedately. But I do understand that the instant torque is addictive, and unlike 3-pedal cars of old, requires no skill at all to apply.

-Uwe-

 

[davisev5225]

Anyway, I'm hard-pressed to believe that an EV would go through a set of tires in 10,000 miles if it was driven sedately. But I do understand that the instant torque is addictive, and unlike 3-pedal cars of old, requires no skill at all to apply.

Yeah, I was being a little facetious with that value. The actual industry average is currently between 20k-40k miles for an EV. Still far less than the ~50k-60k I can get on my performance sport tires, even with a bit of "spirited driving".

EV's are heavy, so they wear out tires faster, but we don't give them durable compounds like we do on work trucks because "muh rolling resistance".

 

[Uwe]

EV's are heavy, so they wear out tires faster, but we don't give them durable compounds like we do on work trucks because "muh rolling resistance".

I've got a 2021 RAM 1500 Ecodiesel with ~41,500 miles of 95% highway use. I do not drive it in a "spirited" manner at all -- I have other vehicles for that. I could probably get 50,000 out of the tires, but I'm down to about double the height of the wear bars and I'm seriously thinking about replacing them now.

-Uwe-

 

[Eric]

 

[Santos]

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I kinda want to play it.

 

[lykuno]

Tuesday humor ...

 

[lykuno]

Part Deux ...

 

[lykuno]

Heh!