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Wouldn’t you be afraid of buying a used EV because of the risk of battery issues? I know on the Mazda CX-90 forums the PHEV models are having an epidemic of battery failures.

Not really. Anything I would buy, other than an i3, would still be under powertrain warranty for a while.

I got to drive a BMW i4 today. It was as fast as a scalded cat but the controls were not at all intuitive. In my drive I couldn’t figure how to operate the climate controls. Maybe that’s why I started out with 143 miles of range and ended up with 155. I didn’t need to use the brakes because the regenerative system was set up like a boat anchor. I assume it could be adjusted to be less aggressive but again, not intuitive. We even had a hard time unplugging the thing from the charger until I remember these things had a security feature that prevents some power pirate from unplugging your car by locking the plug until you unlock the car.

I believe the regen braking level is fixed. I like it. The 4xe has a regen setting but I wish it was aggressive as the BMW- although a lot of people don't like it. The i4 to me is another boring product for the wearers.

@penfan83,
You didn't name one good thing anf you can't think that the person that caused damage to oldfarmer50's property would care about any of those legal issues you detailed.
You can't get blood from a stone is an appropriate expression.

@penfan83,
You didn't name one good thing anf you can't think that the person that caused damage to oldfarmer50's property would care about any of those legal issues you detailed.
You can't get blood from a stone is an appropriate expression.

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You’d think if you’re here illegally, you’d be on your best behavior to make sure they don’t find you but it seems the opposite is true. A criminal is a criminal regardless of legal citizenship or not and/or where they are. It’s in their genes.

jmonroe

@oldfarmer50 We had that happen on our ranch a few times in the years we lived there. This was back in the 1980s. Oddly, I never once saw a person, but twice we saw the mangled carnage of the vehicle, and once the person was able to drive all the way through our field, opened the gate (and left it open), and drove away.

I should be used to it by now. We’ve had a motorcycle fly off the turn and land in the driveway. We’ve had a kid transporting for a car dealer take down a half dozen trees adjacent to the current ones when they were all a lot smaller (I had finally gotten around to planting some shrubs in the gap the week before this happened). I’ve lost count of the mailboxes knocked down or cars that slid off the road.

I’m just getting too old for this stuff. Maybe I should build tank traps by the road. 🤣

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And if someone gets hurt on those pointed pyramids you’ll be sued and lose your house and hoopties. Better not.

jmonroe