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  1. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    fair points but... ehh yamahas don't weight that much. :p my 17' runabout weighs almost as much as 210! (in 2014 ish when I was first looking) lol im like 3300 on the trailer i think?
  2. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    I think I said this before, but a PHEV truck with a 4000-5000 lb tow rating and a non stratospheric price would sell like hotcakes, i'd be a customer. Ford...maybe Beef up the maverick slightly. I'm talkin like a 40 mile battery range. only really need 20-25kw battery. The xtra weight of that...
  3. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    Every time I see a new a Tesla SC pop up on routes I take, i'm equally thrilled its there and incensed it's being overlooked. The week we spent in Colorado, our first big trip in the model y, made this clear. Saturday morning near Breckenridge both chargers in SIlverthorne were full with more...
  4. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    Feel like I/we discussed it a few times? but IM aging.. soo........ Iv'e only towed our 3200lb ish boat like 44 miles round trip to the river once. Handled it remarkably. But found a 40-50% range loss. Much more than the 30% drop with the suv. Still though, the cost....its cheaper by FAR! But...
  5. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    Also interesting is how many people think he's American and call him patriotic for his internet hijinx. Um, Patriotic to what??? MONEY and attention that's what. :D Billionaires don't become billionaires by givin' a shit about anyone but themselves and the bottom line that keeps them in the...
  6. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    Same. But If you don't need to drive 100's of miles every day, and you have more than one car in your household, pencil me into the "superfan advocate" group lol EV is 100% better in the situations that it works in-period. But, if it doesn't work, it doesn't, I wont try to convince you. Case...
  7. Peelz

    BOATS & BIKES

    ok here we go with my additions! day 1 pandemic, I bought this completely derelict kawasaki KZ200 for my son for $100. We spent a few months rebuilding it. What I thought was just father son bonding/lesson learning, was way more. My boy became a giant gearhead, and I'm proud. he's 19 and in...
  8. Peelz

    BOATS & BIKES

    Well, life has moved us beyond upgrading to the jet boat (the post covid market didnt help either lol), but still have the little runabout. Boat season is upon us, finally, after a full lack of spring! LOL Yesterday, Got an email notification of this thread, so i popped in. And I was NOT...
  9. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    We agree more than we might think honestly lol Ive heard that about Hyundai. I felt that way about fords for years too... but they came back. Also, Late 90's GM cars... barf. A lot of things we "know" are just experiences we had along the way that create biases. Such as, my anti Hyundai...
  10. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    Hasnt the govt. already been legislating ICE cars to be cheaper for decades? Now, they're just stopping it. I'm weary of taxes subsidizing oil companies, why not electric infrastructure?? My opinion is, Solar, wind, hydro, even nuclear.....ALL better than diggin ancient(and finite) energy from...
  11. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    We dont supercharge often. this was in Colorado.
  12. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    yep I lied to you. I actually have a screen shot of an even 2 fitty 1042 mi/hr! sorry about that... its a recent thing I'm noticing in the cold I guess, plus, we have only been charging small amounts, say, to go an extra 50 miles when the battery is already high.
  13. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    probably still ramping. battery looks low to start. I find once they get to about 20 you'll get the peak, til about 60 then it drops. Ive never seen higher than 210 on any SC though.
  14. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    agree with your manufacturing points-see it every day. The plug in hybrid is excellent. Before the tesla, i was REALLY considering the BMW i3. 80 miles on a charge, and gas engine to continue. The engine being the parallel twin from the bikes(im a BMW motorcycle guy so that was a plus to me)...
  15. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    all good points. Saw this morning Model Y second best selling car to the Camry in Cali-with good reason.... The only Issue I see right now is in your post. Charge time vs drive time. Its a compromise I accepted, for the coolness and cheapness, that is difficult to convince people of. Hell, it...
  16. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    im pickin up what youre putting down. Rest assured, I wouldn't try to convince someone of something I didn't experience myself. I am a realist, and give it straight, even with negatives, such as no you don't want to tow, and cold weather zaps them. lol And yes, longer trips add time (though...
  17. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    COOL. hope it works out for them. I think Dodge has the chance to do it right, seeing what they did with the hellcat etc.... making bitchin cars out of a basic platform. Id like to see one of these companies shoot for a blend of cheap and durable though. rather than just cool and expensive...
  18. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    Nope thats only included with FSD. mushrooms and ayahuasca come standard. Lame/funny... fine line. :D
  19. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    awesome. now get to work so I can have one.
  20. Peelz

    Towing with Tesla Model X

    I want it. The tesla platform has proven itself to me. And I like the futuristic look, that looks like its from a scifi flick. I was online and was close to clicking my reservation spot, but didn't. I am admittedly a Tesla fan(not really musk fan) but really, I need to know the final specs...
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