Accepted an estimate for a charger install, put down a deposit, scheduled an install. They came to do the install and decided nah what you really need is a vastly more expensive service. Cool cool.
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Accepted an estimate for a charger install, put down a deposit, scheduled an install. They came to do the install and decided nah what you really need is a vastly more expensive service. Cool cool.
Every single social justice concept — safe spaces, intersectionality, microaggressions, representation — is embraced by the right when they talk about men or whites or straights.
These electric mopeds have exploded in popularity for the new school year. They are really stretching the definition of “bike”, but they are still cool. Wish I had one when I was a kid.
What, and I can’t emphasize this enough, the fuck? Like you had to work hard to get combustible material snuggled up against that pipe.
Just signed up for Zelle for the first time to avoid a 3% credit card fee to pay a contractor. The number of times I had to promise that I was not getting scammed and how there would be no help if I did get scammed was the best advertisement for credit cards I ever experienced.
There’s an exhaust fan that’s simply walled over in my laundry room, but it’s still connected to its switch. So every once in a while you end up flipping the switch for a fun little surprise.
Before and after spray foaming the floor rafters of the crawl space in the cabin. Pro tip: tape your cuffs
The airbag that supported the rear suspension of my GMC motorhome blew while it was some sitting in my driveway. Not only did it sound like a gunshot but the motorhome just instantly fell 6-8 inches. Terrifying to think you I could have been poking my head under there or driving down the road.
As is my wife, but she recently got banned from Nextdoor so it’s not all fun and games.
Spending the weekend at the cabin alone for the first time. Tragically, there is no beer in the fridge. I’ve commandeered the Outback for the task. Leaving my wife with three Swedish cars to choose from. For unknown reasons she refuses to drive the EV. So far she seems to be using the 240.
Without making any assumptions about the suspect. People do not appreciate how incoherent young people’s political views are. Phrases like “Gen Z is turning right” or “Gen Z is turning against Trump” are meaningless.
This is simply untenable. There is no way forward with media and political classes captured by the right. Every time someone commits a crime you have to pray it's not an undesirable or it's purge time, then when it turns out to be themselves again they just shrug and wait for the next one.
as soon as there's evidence the shooter's identity isn't easy to weaponize things magically become complicated
Are these good? In my imagination they are good, but I’m afraid it’s a don’t meet your hero’s thing. Or more like a don’t meet your “cars you have vaguely positive vibes about” thing.
Loading up the car with 120 pounds of expanding insulation foam to take up to the cabin after work tomorrow. Have a weekend of projects planned. The funniest fucking thing could happen if I get rear ended on the turnpike tomorrow.
Vehicle to home power should be a HUGE selling point for EVs and manufacturers should be pushing for integration. Why the hell should people have a separate stationary giant battery for home backup??
Is poly market offering odds on this, because I’d put my life savings on it.
I’m 99% sure the car would run identically on regular, but Volvo recommends premium and I drive it about 1,500 - 2,000 miles a year. Who am I to deprive it sweet sweet octane?
Driving a 1991 Volvo 240 to work and back burns about $10.78 of premium gasoline. Driving a 2022 Polestar2 to work and back de-potentials about $11.00 of premium public charging electrons. I guess things don't change that much.....
It’s nicely designed but not really my thing, but my god Polestar needs to do something about their color choices.
25 MPG on the last fill up -- all things considered thats pretty phenomenal for this old hunk of Swedish Iron.
We should also be building infrastructure to shove all the excess middle of the day solar energy into car batteries while people are sitting at work at a very low cost. As you say, we have the tools.
Last public charging session. I’m going to take the EV to work tomorrow, then plug it in to trickle charge in the garage for 30 hours or so and swap it out with the Volvo 245. See how that works. It’s a lot to ask the old girl to do that long term.
I really don’t want to be put in a position defending the price of a Polestar3. But the has been true that people will pay more for a premium/luxury car. The Hyundai is great but it’s not a premium or luxury car.
I have opinions.
They really think Trumpism will fall under its own weight if they just lay back long enough. It’s such a terrible bet that it’s almost hard to believe.
I haven’t seen it but I feel like the “I p minutes too long” bug has been hitting a lot of movies lately.
I had the world’s most pointless financial conundrum tonight when the girl asked me whether I wanted the winnings from my impulse bought power ball ticket to be a lump sum or an annuity. I can’t do these kinds of calculations on line at the liquor store!
I’m living in a museum over here 😩
Yes and I might end up going with smart load management since it might be the easiest way to get a charger installed to code. But at minimum it’s $1000 on top of the rest of the install. That’s about 9,000 miles worth of gas.
An EV charger install requires the electrician to preform a load calculation. One electrician told me it’s stupid that’s what fuses and breakers are for. The other told me it’s very important he’s seen terrible things happen when cars charge all night. Who’s right? 🤔 (I know what I think)
More preparation for an EV charger. I am finally taking out of service a 50 amp disconnect that used to go to an electric stove in the kitchen. Should have done this a long time ago. These fuses look like they could be the age of the house.
It’s the lack of color that gets me. Nothing can have color anymore.
Not sure those should count — this is a recession indicator.
We are so close to getting him to send the national guard to Gotham, there’s a vigilante there and he could use some help.
The schools was throwing out, so I acquired this weird bit of in between technology. A circa 2009 Sony camcorder that records digital standard def video either on a mini dvd or a flash memory stick. Still works well but the mini-dvd seem hilariously inconvenient 30 minutes per disc.
Well that doesn't include the charger which I already bought, but NJ has a separate $250 rebate on the cost of a charger. The electrician complained A LOT about how frustrating and onerous it is to get a permit for an EV charger, thus the $700 permit fee. We are making this too hard.
It’s slightly less bad then it seems since the utility will kick back $1,500 for a permitted install and then I can take advantage of off peak charging discounts. If they didn’t offer that carrot I’d run the install myself, for probably about $300 of copper.
First EV charger install estimate. $1700 No Permit $2400-$3400 with permit (Stereotypical Italian Accent) That’s Allotta Gas
BUY MY CRX! I need to get rid of my shop/storage unit. (The driver’s side needs a lil love, I’d put it on BaT if it were pristine)
So my car has a full sized instrument screen that can display a map as well so double maps seem superfluous but a lot of mid priced cars are doing away with the full sized behind the steering wheel screen.
Idk I got my first “big screen” car and my initial impression is “why is the screen so damn big?” To show me a giant blurry album cover from XM? So I can see every cross street for a square mile? Now if you pardon me I got some clouds to yell at.
That’s neat! So you can backup games and run them without the optical drive. Smart. Of all the vintage stereo and electronics my daughter has collected optical drives seem to have the highest failure rate.
Rough talley of Mazda owner ship over 7 years and 104,000 miles. $27,500 purchase price - $10,000 selling price. (0 percent loan — those were the days!) About $2,500 a year or .17 a mile. Just basic maintenance and a pair of new end links. — Not bad.
The Mazda6 was hauled away today. Sold to ALGO or Autolenders a regional off lease outfit. Crazy process where they give you an offer based on 4 pictures then have you mail them the title. Then they send a tow truck driver with a check.
I saw your example and yeah honestly I would expect the information for free. I think would do everything in my power to avoid that situation, and probably just buy the parts from the dealership if not prohibitively expensive.
It’s gone from an unloved weird car to an ironically cool weird car. Good for any Murano cross hoarders I guess.
I haven't had any trouble with the Android Auto yet but it all seems so needlessly complicated. I'm also considering disabling the phone based key, because it complicates things. My car also came with 2 other phones as keys already, which seems bad!
It's wild, I saw the thumbnail and thought that seems like something Veronica would have. I've run into her at a few meets around here and I don't think she's ever been in the same car, or anything remotely boring.
As an educator I’m willing to admit we should have prioritized opening schools with the vaccine rollout, in hindsight. But I can’t think of a single school where at least 1 teacher didn’t die of COVID, that shit was scary. Plus “learning loss” is bullshit, always has been.
Or keep your manual car drive it for fun on the weekends and do the boring driving with an EV maybe you will find it’s less boring than your think.
Honest question, does owning a gun make you terrified of the world, or are people who are scared of the door bell more likely to own guns?
Oh I know, but the half assed way they went about making this car “not a Volvo” is pretty hilarious.
I can only assume that Polestar invented the seatbelt in 1959. Interesting…… 🧐
Where have I seen this before?
I consider myself something of a car enthusiast so obviously I needed to do my first enthusiast mod to the PoleStar. Softening up the suspension. I turned it all the way up (down?) to 11. It was on 7 — Polestar currently recommends “Comfort Compliant” in North America.
I’m starting to question why my polish immigrant father in law did not insist on a meat rack at my my wedding. I feel I missed out.
I’ve been driving the Polestar on light regen/1 pedal driving. The transition between 1 pedal and a torque converter auto is more strange than the transition between 1 pedal and a manual transmission.
I guess there is no way to built a 1200 square ft house on a .25 acres of land profitably but these high density yet completely care dependent developments are probably the last place on earth I’d like to live.
When you buy an EV you realize that charging deserts are a thing. And god help you if you want to avoid Tesla branded electricity.
One last day at the Jersey Shore.
What’s it’s listed for? Just MSRP?
Manual Brick 🧱💨 #weirdcarbs #carsky
My insurance company did not know what a Polestar was, and just inputed it manually where it cost the same to insure as my 2018 Mazda6. So winning I guess.
The country is increasingly run by an authoritarian Republican regime, the fact that democrats can’t harness some free floating low information “the government sucks” moderates in this environment is mind boggling.
The agent googled and saw it was a real car, then just asked me some questions like how many doors does it have and how much did it cost. Then the policy was exactly the amount as my Mazda so okay I guess 🤷🏼♂️
Still waiting for some EV startup (probably Chinese) to just say "fuck it, we're doing Art Deco streamline!"
These restored 1940’s trolleys rolling through Fishtown in Philly are obviously historic, but they honestly gave more futuristic vibes as it quietly glided by with their chrome roofs.
It may have been the KIA version but I saw the 3 row at the Philly auto show a year and a half ago and thought — this thing is going to be a hit.
I’d absolutely go back to this. I just bought my first screen only car and one thing I had not appreciated is how needlessly huge the screen is, most of it is basically useless.
W have a very Swedish three car garage at this point! I will keep you updated on our experience.
Moral of the story is you absolutely can negotiate the price on a used Polestar Certified Vehicle and probably should. -- Also it's good to have bad ass friends. Car drives 120 miles home using exactly 50% charge, which is not too shabby for this vehicle.
We drove 3 hours to CT to find the car was in good shape but all 4 wheels have moderate curb rash. My friend Karlita goes starts aggressively negotiating on my behalf, and they take $400 additional off the price and throw in a Polestar Tesla Super Charger Adapter ($350 accessory).
I found this car listed on a Volvo dealer website for $30,500. They did not reply to email or text. Then I saw it listed on Polestar $32,250, I called Polestar CT to get the price and they came back with $29,500 with the certified warranty.
EV Buying Thread Certified Preowned PoleStar 2 I bought a 2022 Polestar2 with Pilot, Plus and Performance Packs and ventilated Napa Leather seats. It has 12,500 miles with Polestar certified warranty for 3 years and unlimited miles.
My insurance company does not know what a Polestar is, its not in their system.
The only time I have ever considered picking up a car to flip is when someone was selling a manual Element in town for $5000.
My commute might be a touch far for level 1 charging, but I can make it work one way or another. Certainly not stopping me from going EV, but these are the sort of things that hurt wider adoption.
Those prices are at least $5,000 less than similarly equipped P2s here in Jersey. That would be a looooong road trip home though. 😂
A someone shopping for cars in New Jersey right now I’m juggling two salesman named Vinny and two named Joey.
I’m obviously preaching to the choir, but someone once pointed out — think how many words are in Thunder Road, yet you know every one. You can’t remember not knowing ever one.
Timeless album, sounds like it could have been made 75, 85, 95, 05 whenever really.
Increasingly of the mind that the "distraction" rhetoric comes from a deeply-rooted belief that what we're witnessing is merely a form of dictatorial cosplay. The problem which is apparently invisible for some reason is that even assuming this were true, laughing it off is unacceptable.
I’m feeling a little under the weather so I’ll let her have some extra screen time.
Really short on 2024's here on the East Coast, and they are a little more than I want to spend. Tempted to wait for the prices of 24's to come down but who knows what's going to happen with the EV market in the coming months. Going to see this one Wednesday. carshop.com/inventory/Us...
Yep the Polestar2 was the only EV I drove that drove and handled like a driver's car. Looks like you have the plus and pilot pack, which is exactly what I am looking for. I wont be upset if I end up with the performance pack too though.
PS how do you like the Polestar, that’s what I’m in the market for?
So this kinda gets to my point. My utility does not support charging rebates with the car's built in charger. I need a professionally installed ChargePoint unit. If I use my Polestar's charger I forfeit any rebate, this stuff is too complicated and varies county by county sometimes!
So I am not claiming that lack of a level 2 charger for a few weeks should be insurmountable for anyone. I drive a little too much for level one charging, but if I swapped cars with my wife it won't be an issue at all. It's just that people don't like thinking about this stuff.
So I can wait and deal with it, but it's enough that I considered just running the circuit myself. It's not rocket science, but to get the incentives it has to be professionally installed. Its just one of the many friction points that come with EV ownership, that I think we have to do better on.
Taking advantage of these incentives means weeks, maybe a month without a charger. Thats kinda a big deal! How do you charge your car while you wait? Especially if you don't want to mess with Tesla? There is a public level 2 charger within walking distance of my house and I have too many cars
As I inch closer to EV ownership my mind turns to the charger. My utility and state actually has great incentives for EV chargers. $250 rebate for a charger, $1500 for a professional install and $.105 cent rebate per kWh for the energy to actually charge your car, great! But there's a catch.
Ugh I have to listen to these things every weekend. If I buy this maybe I can figure out a way to fight back.
Ehh to be fair that’s mostly in the tools. People spend years of their lives and countless dollars to make wood ever more square. Big clamps and wood putty can do wonders.
In a woodshop teacher, it’s good to know my skills are still needed.
It’s hideous but he’s clearly having fun with it so I can’t hate it.
A quiet little protest sign in my neighborhood put up by someone who would probably rather not draw attention to themselves. It’s little things like this, that simply didn’t exist 8 months ago, that sometimes get to me.
Sometime ago this bedazzled Wrangler blew right by terrible into being good again. Every time I walk by it has something else. #CarsOfBordentown
I love a fancy point and shoot I wish I never sold my GR-1 but there is no way I could ever spend $1000 on one. Luckily my XA scratches this itch.
