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These will further significantly complicate hurricane evac plans because a couple nimrods trying to evac in these will run out of juice on the highway, blocking lanes. _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | |||
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could be, but that nimrod won't be me. We would take my car in that event regardless. | |||
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I got that, and was making a general observation, not accusing you of planning such. _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | |||
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Having seen about a dozen of these things, I tried to think of something nice to say about them. Nice paint. I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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I'm part of the group that wouldn't buy one solely because of the name too, but your use case sounds ideal for an electric vehicle. It would have plenty of range for most of the things you need a vehicle for, and you have a second vehicle for the times that would be a consideration. Plus, you're already set up for it so you really could drive it for next to nothing. "The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy." "I did," said Ford, "it is." "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?" "It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards." "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in." | |||
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Matt Farah does a two year review of his wifes Mach-E and he's not the type to sugar coat something just because he owns it. It's kind of interesting being from California and he said he has never one time pulled up to a charger and it worked the first time no problem and also charged at the indicated speed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv9-RAO9j6I&t=1228s | |||
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I've owned a Mach E GTPE for over a year and absolutely love it. I have a convertible for a pleasure vehicle which I take on road trips because buying gas is just much easier. For commuting around Phoenix it can't be beat. I installed a level 2 charger in the garage and start every day at 90%. Ford recommends staying between 10% and 90%. On a 50 amp breaker you'll add about 28 miles of range per hour. 110V charging would add 3 miles of range per hour. If you charge to 100% the last 10% will slow charge to protect the battery. Ford made a deal with Tesla allowing Ford EV's to use Tesla superchargers starting some time next year. This is huge for people that do take them on road trips. Cold weather is not your friend. People have been reporting 25% to 30% drop in range in freezing temps.Even in Phoenix I noticed a small drop in range over the winter. Overall, it checked all the right boxes for me. The kid in me would like a Corvette but my aching back would like an Avalon. LOL I also need something I can throw the dogs in. This EV crossover has all the right trade-offs for me. Anything else just ask. Tried to give you an unbiased review. | |||
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I test drove one today and I was very impressed. Late afternoon I got a call from the dealership about my Escape. The mice/rats? had eaten all the heat shield material in the engine. They told me that it was going to be a minimum of a grand just to clean out the mess. They said they had to disassemble the front of the car, bumpers and all. Then disinfect it just to see how much damage was done. So essentially it was going to be a grand just to tell me how much damage the rodents caused. With that information I decided to cut bait (pun intended) and I bought the Premium Mach E Mustang. I pick it up tomorrow morning. I think I'm going to enjoy the car. we are researching EXTERMINATORS!!!   ----------------------------------- Get your guns b4 the Dems take them away Sig P-229 Sig P-220 Combat | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If the rodents can do that much damage to a fossile fuel vehicle then the question is how much damage will they do to a EV....Just one rodent is all it is going to take ...................... drill sgt. | |||
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That’s why I’m going to get the exterminator service and set it up on a continuous schedule. ----------------------------------- Get your guns b4 the Dems take them away Sig P-229 Sig P-220 Combat | |||
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Enjoy. I’ve been in a Tesla LR Model 3 for a year and half. If it works for you then it works. Just enjoy. Train how you intend to Fight Remember - Training is not sparring. Sparring is not fighting. Fighting is not combat. | |||
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We had to replace a good amount of wiring harness in a customer's Camry a few years ago because of rodent damage. About five thousand dollars worth, if I remember right. Her homeowner's insurance covered most of it. We found some cayenne- or capsaicin-impregnated tape made just for that purpose to wrap the new harness with; apparently, rodents don't like spicy food... The tape was available from one of the manufacturers - I don't remember for sure; might have been Nissan or Hyundai. Was not Toyota. | |||
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So a $1K job ended up costing you $50K  Nice looking I like the white color. | |||
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My wife has a friend who had a nice SUV with 60,000 miles on it and it needed a $600 repair and she didn’t have the money for it. So she bought a new $45k instead. And she complains about money all the time and works 3 jobs. | |||
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It does seem that rodents are more attracted to the "eco-friendly" soy based wiring harnesses that manufacturers have been using. https://www.freep.com/story/ne...-vehicles/578398002/ | |||
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To all of you who are serving or have served our country, Thank You |
If the E mustang works for you that is all that matters.
LOL watch rodents eat Carolina Reapers. | |||
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Just regularly use a vehicle and the mice won't feel confident that they'll be left alone to spend the time and effort to set up shop. It's when a car sits for more than a few days is when rodents become a potential issue. Several of our friends rudely found that out during COVID when they started working from home and started relying upon online shopping rather than going out into the world for their goods and material needs. Some of their cars sat unused for weeks and even months and behold, became infested with mice and rat homesteads. As for the Mach-E: I too hate the Mustang marketing tie-in but the wife and I have driven the car and frankly we both liked it a lot...all except for the price. There was a ridiculous "market correct" markup in play at the time and we weren't having any of that. We ultimately went with another dinosaur juice SUV (the Mazda CX-50), but the Ford was very tempting. Aside from possible range anxiety with long trips and the sketchy reliability of all charging stations NOT run by Tesla, the only thing I REALLY don't like about EVs are with the batteries. However rare battery fires actually are, every time I see footage of a lithium battery fire in a vehicle and how they quickly become out of control I cringe at the thought of that happening in or around our house. Maybe if I were to have a non-water fire suppression system installed in the garage to go with that Level-2 charging outlet...yeah, it's only (more) money... (EDIT) Oh I forgot...congrats to the OP on buying the Mach-E. -MG | |||
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| Conservative in Nor Cal constantly swimming up stream |
My Mustang in the wild…    gif upload----------------------------------- Get your guns b4 the Dems take them away Sig P-229 Sig P-220 Combat | |||
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Strange that the dealerships would still be trying to extract a market adjustment on a poor selling vehicle. You should have pointed that out to them so they knew you were in the know and came back to earth on their pricing. https://thedriven.io/2023/06/0...-sales-slump-44-pct/ https://fordauthority.com/2023...rst-quarter-2023-q1/ | |||
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Are any of your neighbors experiencing any rodent problems because your problem will continue if they do not take steps to get rid of them ?????? .................................. drill sgt. | |||
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