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  1. ccap41
    Shooooot, his own EV9 has recalls. But you'd never know it from him. bEtTeR wAtCh OuT fOr Ev9's
  2. ccap41
    Is 20% greater than or less than 64% degradation?
  3. ccap41
    I know you're put into a corner when you'll do anything to defend your EVs and your Escalade. It's tough to admit that your Escalade isn't wore out but you're trying to say 20 year old cars are all worn out at the same time.
  4. ccap41
    No, it is not. A 20 year old ICE vehicle is not losing any SIGNIFICANT amount of range or power output. So you're basically saying your Escalade is a piece of junk at this point? It's 20 years old. I think we both know it's probably pretty close to OEM status when it comes to output and range, right? Even if they aren't as simple as a good tune-up away, they are still way closer to factory output and range than a 20 year old EV will be.
  5. ccap41
    Less complex auto....that needs pampering. Keep it cool, but not cold. Don't park it outside in the heat or it will degrade faster. Look for shade, especially when charging. Don't charge it too fast, or it will degrade faster. Know what battery chemistry you have because keeping the state of charge between 20% and 80% is best, unless you have a LFP battery. LFP batteries can accept full charges and last longer, possibly. There's been a study going against that, too. You and everybody else here knows I like EVs. I would love a Lightning or an R1S/R1T. I'm just not going to sit and read a BS article that tries to say EV batteries last longer than an ICE, because that's not what it's saying. It isn't saying it lasts longer than an internal combustion ENGINE. The batteries can last longer than the VEHICLE. An internal combustion ENGINE will still outlast an EV's battery. ~64% capacity after 20 years makes most anything out today worthless at 20 years old, unless you are the original owner. Nobody is buying an EV9 with ~150 miles of range in 20 years. People will still but an ICE vehicle that's 20 years old because they're almost certainly just a tune-up away from near-new running condition.
  6. ccap41
    So you're saying the source you linked to say EVs last longer than ICE, is wrong?
  7. ccap41
    What's even more ridiculous is that you basically need a climate controlled garage to really keep your battery in proper condition. So if I bought an EV without a garage, it will degrade faster than having a garage. It's a shame people buy EVs and then drive to work and park their cars OUTSITE...🙄 "Hot climates also increase battery degradation, so keep your EV in the shade if possible, especially when charging it."
  8. ccap41
    So you're telling me your Escalade is making around 220hp now?!? Or would you say it feels just about as strong as it did when you first bought it? I would bet a good amount that it's making around 90% of it's original power numbers. And one great thing about ICE is that they aren't getting worse year over year for just sitting or hardly getting used. Your article states that a battery will degrade year over year regardless of it being used or not.
  9. ccap41
    No, that is not the headline. "EV Batteries Can Easily Outlast A Typical Gas Car’s Lifespan: Study" What you said and what the article is about are two different things. A car's lifespan is almost always down to getting wrecked and totaled. "Over this generous timespan, EV batteries suffer from about 1.8% degradation per year. This means that you’ll lose 1.8% of the original range every year–not ideal, but certainly not a dealbreaker. After 20 years, if nothing goes catastrophically wrong, you can still enjoy 64% of an EV’s original range. The data comes from analyzing over 10,000 EVs." Oh wow, 64% battery capacity after 20 years? That makes most any EV pretty much done by 20 years. Nobody is buying an EV9 with 150 miles of range, and decreasing by the year. A 20 year old ICE vehicle still is making 90% of its total output and range.
  10. ccap41
    It doesn't look much different than the spike last year, May-July 2024. That hurts to read.. IL isn't too far behind, but 61.4c/gal is brutal for you guys. Good for you for buying an EV in that climate.
  11. ccap41
    Ohhh okay. So that is basically their "race" or "sport" mode. Thank you for the clarification!
  12. ccap41
    If you zoomed out a little bit and didn't try and focus on just a handful of months, this trend started in 2021.
  13. ccap41
    What place of business has 6 to 9 months of stock on hand? If Walmart/Costco/Kroger got zero shipments starting today, their shelves would be empty so much sooner than 6 months. I cannot imagine many companies have that much inventory just sitting around. That's a lot of wasted money on their side.
  14. ccap41
    Yeah, unfortunately, that still doesn't exactly answer the question though. Is V-Max a mode in which I can just drive around in and get all the power when I want it or is that just a sprint from 0-XXXmph and as soon as I'm done or touch the brake it reverts back to the previous mode? The description sounds like it's just a sprint.
  15. ccap41
    Oh absolutely! That's a beautiful interior.
  16. ccap41
    Yeah, as long as you keep up with it, it isn't as bad as some make it out to be. Once or twice a year wipe-downs keeps them looking really good for a long time.
  17. ccap41
    This interior combo would have been freakin' sweet for my Navigator. I don't think I saw a single one of them when I was looking though. I saw a fair amount of this combination on the used market. Maybe it didn't wear well, but none of them looked attractive used. Or maybe it just didn't photograph well.
  18. ccap41
    I mean, I think the blue on black looks really sharp. So, yes. I would be perfectly okay with that. It's better than solid black, at least. I'm also not opposed to all black interiors though. My Navigator and my wife's SVR are all black and I've never gotten in thinking, "ah, it's so dreary in here". Would I prefer some more color? Sure. I don't hate them though and both had other options available, if ordering new. Buying used makes it more difficult to be picky on your interior choices if the rest of the package is what you want. Also, probably 90% of them had black interiors anyway. It really is just what the masses must prefer. If I had to choose, I'd take less color options and better materials than more color options and more hard plastic. I'm sure that's what it boils down to for the more mass produced vehicles.
  19. ccap41
    Completely agree. I just don't like ALL tan or grey, but I do like tan and grey.
  20. ccap41
    I think they're the same level of cheapness. We have just gotten used to nicer interiors. Just a couple weeks ago I was in the back seat of a buddy's 2023 or 2024 GTI and it felt extremely cheap feeling. I can't imagine a 2003-2004 GTI really felt any nicer back there though. It's just as cheap, we just expect much better for 30-35k vehicles, which is understandable.
  21. ccap41
    I get that, but it was cheap. We (myself included) are always wanting more affordable cars but when they make them, we complain about how cheap they are.
  22. ccap41
    Holy smokes, I completely understand how you feel! St Louis City has been on a roll this year, too. They've been redoing most any sidewalk corner approaching an intersection along with new lighting, which is all nice, but that means streets are blocked off, too. Now they're also tearing up actual street surfaces and blacktopping them. It'll be really nice in a month when stuff is finished down here. Right now my construction situation is pretty awful between the drive to STL and actual downtown STL.
  23. ccap41
    I thought it was a Sonic. It works for the vehicle it was put in though. It started at like 14k when it first came out. The Spark's was basically the same design that just looked newer(because it was). That's exactly what it was back then. Big tach with a small digital speedo + other information. This was my Triumph Daytona's instrument cluster (not my picture):
  24. ccap41
    They're just using AAA's website for their data. A ~50c/gal swing in two days is insane.
  25. ccap41
    This is supposed to be in line with inflation, which is understandable, to an extent. I believe this may be the smallest year over year increase since 2017. i think this year is just a 3c increase. And, in all fairness, I've noticed a ton more road construction since 2017. Yes, it's inconvenient, but there were a lot of bad roads. Now, there are a lot less and there's still plenty of construction in the area. In fact, it's currently taking me about 15 minutes longer to get home for the next couple weeks due to "emergency bridge construction". It sucks, but I understand it and also appreciate the nicer roads.
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