That ' poor build ' was the first Tesla's . They were fixed under warranty, but gave the maker a bad time .
The marvellous dood handles as well as the sunroof mechanism , & along with window winder's wore-out quickly,
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You're forgetting! .
No spare tyre .
Evey puncture counts as a ' breakdown ' & as such needs a " lift tow truck '' .
To reach a tyre repair shop .
Tesla's have their own " carry that spare wheel " vehicles, to change the ' flat-tyre ' .
( not always an electric vehical ( my neighbour has a model3 Tesla )) .
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If we in Aus only want a cheap commuter vehicle.
' Use public transport ' .
It has everything you desire.
I fancied a mercedes electric, but they are way out of my reach.
Next BMW i4 electric. Still too dear . My dear .
Oh dear. Back to Tesla . Missed out on an immaculate model S 85 d .
So still looking for that one in a million car to stire my enthusiasm.
A couple of cheap 'Renault Kangoo e z electric ' vans .
on " Grays " auctions.
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England , in the 60s ' poured concrete ' , and " turned the key " in the door .
Of a full block of flats .
In just three weeks .
the floor's had heating wires in them , so no need for stand-alone heating .
It was a record at the time .
No more horses on Derby horse race track ,( Derby races ) .
The pub was of course, The Grand National.
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I've been told " there's a " high mileage club " on FB . ( electric cars ) .
Talked about half million kilometres, & more than one , one million Kilometre evee.
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RR has it's own farms and pedigree bovines , just to keep their leather in pristine condition .
Hence no barbed-wire , or even ' raspberry bushes ' .
SUPPOSEDLY , the best leather in the world .
My " Italian Leather " lounge suit only lasted 4 or 5 years before the arm-rests had holes in them .
Very thin were it had to be shaped over the " arm-rest " .
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PS. : who gets to eat the meat , from the world's most expensive beef .
😭 I missed buying a nice , red , model S 85d tesla .
One owner , immaculate còndition , but with high mileage ,
Ten years of travelling, Newcastle to Sydney five days a week .
110,000 Kmtrs
with lifetime of free tesla super charging.
Iv'e just topped up our Pajero $ 75.00 . For half a tank .
As an asside our Pajero has 125,000 on it's odometer.
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My cheap electricity has gone from 32 c p Kwh.
and is going ( according to Red energy ) , 39.somthing , per Kwh .
So 40 cents per kwh to charge an ev will not be that cheap .
( 40 c, p,kwh into a 60 kw battery. tesla S 85 kw )
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At one time the poms came here for holidays ! .
Now anytime more than 30 days should be a government paid, sentence in an over-sea's prison ,
which ever country that needs some money for locking up our criminals
it was done for Australian " criminal immigrants " . .
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Or, an " air-cooled " two-stroke.
I once parked behinda VW beatle ( air-cooled )at a ' ski resort ' and was roundly told-off, " your block will freeze & crack at this hight, with it's very low temperatures " .
So I had to drive a mile back down the mountain to the ( common man's ) carport .
No problems with ' water in the sump ' or ' Freeze cracked block ' .
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All IC motors create h2o ! .
When cold the piston will not have expanded to seal the bore .
That's the big problem of short trips . Then that steam vapour condenses onto the still cold metal
And also onto the cold oil . Then that condensate sinks to the bottom & stays out of the heat .
Awaiting the return trip to add a little more.
my oil is nice & clear , so no worries .
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PS. : A smaller motor , than my 4lt V6 ,
Would help to warm-up as less cold metal ' mass. ' to heat .
I must check those ' revs ' , as they were only a guesstimate .
But the car will stay " all alone " , locked up , in the garage , the battery looses a little bit daily by it's ' alarm system ' and all the electrical gadgets.
It's one reason to go ' electric ' .no warming up , & getting a sump half-full of water .
I didn't think that I had ' overfilled ' the sump after the last oilchange !,
But the oil level is above the full mark now .
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Check the angle of his hips !.
I couldn't manage the slider as there wasn't any leg strength to push the foot forward .
Also I did enjoy the attention. LoL
Nice new hip ! , so no attention.
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Welcome to my world .
It's getting faster as I'm getting older .
It takes twice as long to get my socks on , or walk a couple K's.
Than it did , before you were born . LoL
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it's, still an insurance scam here in Australia.
NRMA has a higher policy price for pensioners !,
Because
Pensioners don't pay full registration cost .
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BUt at 3,000 revs it won't get the high 'amps' . Or the 12 minutes trip doesn't charge much either.
I'm not rural, but relegated to that mandatory 50 k maximum speed .
PLUS those five red traffic-light's .
Oh , I do miss that ' open road " to anywhere.
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PS. : Karumba is calling