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[sublime1996525]

Originally Posted by scottycards

I rent a car for road trips. Their car, their problem if it breaks, rentals very close to even on cost when you figure wear/tear, mileage, etc.

Just got done booking one for a quick trip to SHOT Show in Vegas in a couple weeks. I could fly, or drive at company expense, but this way I have a car while there and don't have to deal with air travel.

$90 to put 1,000 miles on their car? Deal. $.09/mile.

This is a good idea.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by scottycards

I rent a car for road trips. Their car, their problem if it breaks, rentals very close to even on cost when you figure wear/tear, mileage, etc.

Just got done booking one for a quick trip to SHOT Show in Vegas in a couple weeks. I could fly, or drive at company expense, but this way I have a car while there and don't have to deal with air travel.

$90 to put 1,000 miles on their car? Deal. $.09/mile.

does that include the cost of recharging it?

[Egnalf]

I would if I could but I cant so I wont. Battery life would be problem some days which I drive a lot.

[scottycards]

Originally Posted by DAB

does that include the cost of recharging it?

Unfortunately, it doesn't. The gas will be much more expensive than electric charging would be.

I will mention to the counter agent- I'm there somewhat regularly- that they should start renting EVs. Would save my company a few extra bucks.

[ThePirate]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

What happens when your car is fully charged, you're not around to move it, and there's a line of people behind your car waiting their turn to charge up?

When I lived in an apartment long ago, if there were clothes in the dryer already finished and no one was around, your stuff got unceremoniously piled up on top of the dryer.....unfolded.

Haven't run into this yet but many of the busier chargers have a time limit to move your car. If you charge to full somehow a timer goes off and you are billed a goodly amount per minute (forgot how much) by Tesla. It's easy to keep track of because you can see on the Tesla app on your phone how long you have to filled. If not a monitored charger, you just piss people off. Some will stop your charging by moving/removing the charging cable for you. Gets people pissed off when they need a charge and some ass has left his car in a charging spot when not charging at all.

[ThePirate]

Originally Posted by DAB

this is one of my objections - recharge wait time/location

we do a regular trip from NM up to WY about twice a year. we stop over in Cheyenne each way. stay at the same hotel each way. there is an Exxon gas station about 1/2 mile away, so we top off there when we arrive. filling the 36 gallon tank takes about 8 minutes, then fetch dinner, back to the hotel, call it a night.

what do i do with wife and doggie and all our stuffs if i have to go somewhere downtown and wait 2 hours for the battery to charge up. i really don't want to just wait around doing nothing. and it's not like i can park it at the charging station and walk back to the hotel the 5 or so miles away.

oh, and the truck (it would have to be a truck, not a car) has to be able to make it from NM to Cheyenne in one 10 hour day, including midway stops. it's only 480 miles.

Are you really JoesC5 under another name here?

[ThePirate]

Originally Posted by 69camfrk

I won't be buying any dumb shit like a Tesla until those bastards have a nuclear freakin' reactor. Otherwise, quit ruining my life!!!

[UD] how does Tesla ruin your life?]/UD]

[ThePirate]

Originally Posted by scottycards

Unfortunately, it doesn't. The gas will be much more expensive than electric charging would be.

I will mention to the counter agent- I'm there somewhat regularly- that they should start renting EVs. Would save my company a few extra bucks.

Forgot to mention that I paid $0.00 for the electric charging.

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by ThePirate

Glad to see the Tesla love is still around. Just got back from a long trip to N.C. The only charging time that was a pain was in Ga. where the only charger for a long while on 95 was in the parking garage in Savannah Airport. 8 chargers, 2 out of service and the rest filled, mostly by those poor Model 3 Teslas. They should have their own chargers and leave us high dollar car owners alone. There was a line waiting for a space and I was the 6th. When we had been charged up and leaving there were 12 in line and it had taken about 1 1/2 hours to wait and charge. While charging, we went into the airport and got some ice cream at $3.30 a scoop and it wasn't even that good. The airport info desk did validate our parking ticket though, after I had to show them my Tesla key. No waiting at any other Tesla charger on the trip. Not as good as I would have liked but no problem either. We simply went to a restaurant while charging everywhere else.

Oil embargo flashback moment.

[MadInNc]

Still have a deposit on the Cybertruck..... would fit my local DD needs Have time to decide.

Till then my F-150 KR and me enjoy the time together

[Bill]

Originally Posted by MadInNc

Still have a deposit on the Cybertruck..... would fit my local DD needs Have time to decide.

Till then my F-150 KR and me enjoy the time together

Pics of DD needs? Can post Behind the Barn if necessary.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by ThePirate

Haven't run into this yet but many of the busier chargers have a time limit to move your car. If you charge to full somehow a timer goes off and you are billed a goodly amount per minute (forgot how much) by Tesla. It's easy to keep track of because you can see on the Tesla app on your phone how long you have to filled. If not a monitored charger, you just piss people off. Some will stop your charging by moving/removing the charging cable for you. Gets people pissed off when they need a charge and some ass has left his car in a charging spot when not charging at all.

Wifie's Bolt has a locking charge plug and the car alarm goes off if you unplug it while the vehicle is locked.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by ThePirate

Are you really JoesC5 under another name here?

no. i've been here a long time as me.

and before that, i was me over there since about 1997/8-ish

[Vegas]

[ThePirate]

Originally Posted by DAB

no. i've been here a long time as me.

and before that, i was me over there since about 1997/8-ish

I was just fooling with you.

[ThePirate]

Originally Posted by Vegas

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Nobody wants clean, just a classy car with mad acceleration.