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golftdibrad1 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 1:01 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 12:46 pm

Update :

Battery is fried … “high voltage battery failure”. That’s some shit … 3 month old truck with 4209 miles

I don’t think this is going to end well
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Made ford tough

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max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 12:46 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:07 pm My buddies.. F150 threw a "check engine" light and now power is locked at 62% total... app malfuctioned last night etc... showed charge all wrong.
Update :

Battery is fried … “high voltage battery failure”. That’s some shit … 3 month old truck with 4209 miles

I don’t think this is going to end well
Oooof. That's likely a buy back scenario unless he wants to wait it out
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max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 12:46 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:07 pm My buddies.. F150 threw a "check engine" light and now power is locked at 62% total... app malfuctioned last night etc... showed charge all wrong.
Update :

Battery is fried … “high voltage battery failure”. That’s some shit … 3 month old truck with 4209 miles

I don’t think this is going to end well
Zip zap, it's gone to crap.
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My sons first word is car … :wtf: :plac: runs deep
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max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:17 pm My sons first word is car … :wtf: :plac: runs deep
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We’re a long ways off from that, but she’s been liking making a noise that sounds like “agoo” a lot lately. Fun seeing those developments.
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max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:17 pm My sons first word is car … :wtf: :plac: runs deep
:impressive:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:17 pm My sons first word is car … :wtf: :plac: runs deep
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max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:17 pm My sons first word is car … :wtf: :plac: runs deep
Show him pics of the Taco, Hype R, M2 etc and let him pick.
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D Griff wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 8:55 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:17 pm My sons first word is car … :wtf: :plac: runs deep
Show him pics of the Taco, Hype R, M2 etc and let him pick.
Funny enough… in a year or two this would be possible. He does love the bmw roundel though … keeps trying to pick it off
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D Griff wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 8:55 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:17 pm My sons first word is car … :wtf: :plac: runs deep
Show him pics of the Taco, Hype R, M2 etc and let him pick.
I think my kid would prefer if I drove a cement mixer. He doesn’t care about cars but loves enormous trucks.
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max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 12:46 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 12:07 pm My buddies.. F150 threw a "check engine" light and now power is locked at 62% total... app malfuctioned last night etc... showed charge all wrong.
Update :

Battery is fried … “high voltage battery failure”. That’s some shit … 3 month old truck with 4209 miles

I don’t think this is going to end well
Ford gonna ford
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D Griff wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 8:55 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:17 pm My sons first word is car … :wtf: :plac: runs deep
Show him pics of the Taco, Hype R, M2 etc and let him pick.
This is the way.
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max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 1:55 pm
golftdibrad1 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 1:01 pm

:popcorn:
Made ford tough

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Probably super weenie hut jr tough, spongebob reference
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max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:17 pm My sons first word is car … :wtf: :plac: runs deep
My 6 year old cousin said she cannot wait to get her license. My uncle recently got a 2013 x6 i6 diesel (m57) and when we met, she first wanted to show me the car. When my uncle said im going fast, she hands on tight while he goes :stig:
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MexicanYarisTK wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 12:57 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:17 pm My sons first word is car … :wtf: :plac: runs deep
My 6 year old cousin said she cannot wait to get her license. My uncle recently got a 2013 x6 i6 diesel (m57) and when we met, she first wanted to show me the car. When my uncle said im going fast, she hands on tight while he goes :stig:
Fast in a diesel X5?! Cute as heck though
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max225 wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:15 pm
MexicanYarisTK wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 12:57 pm

My 6 year old cousin said she cannot wait to get her license. My uncle recently got a 2013 x6 i6 diesel (m57) and when we met, she first wanted to show me the car. When my uncle said im going fast, she hands on tight while he goes :stig:
Fast in a diesel X5?! Cute as heck though
In a sea of small econoboxes 1.6 diesels and 80-120 hp, yes. Mostly when she grips the handles tight it was when he had his v6 2010 cayenne. She needs to grow a little more to get into his m6
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MrH42 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 3:03 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2024 12:46 pm

Update :

Battery is fried … “high voltage battery failure”. That’s some shit … 3 month old truck with 4209 miles

I don’t think this is going to end well
Oooof. That's likely a buy back scenario unless he wants to wait it out
They ordered the “parts” but they will “likely have to be taken off the assembly line” which is now closed ? 2-3 week eta … so buyback becoming likely indeed
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Crazy how there could be 2 buy backs in my small immediate circle of friends … oems need to get their shit together
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Not to pivot to non-shit cars, but to pivot to non-shit cars... I washed the 86 during a listen-in meeting today. I still :wub: the whorange tony the tiger style, this car looks great. I need to do a bit deeper interior detail, but will be taking the :doge: for a few trail runs over the next couple of weeks so I'll wait, just did a quick interior spruce.

I also test fitted the :baby: seat and it fits just fine in the back seat. It's a pretty easy load in/out as well with the lock in seat, so it'll be a pretty viable solution for the first year. I did squeeze into the front seat with the baby seat behind it... not comfy at all, so it will just be me and the :baby: plus optional :doge:

Still very practical compared to a Miata, glad I got this thing and even if I need to dump it a year from now, well, I got to enjoy nearly three years at that point and I'll buy an overpriced Civic or something.

The seat fits in the :jeep: pretty decently as well. The seatback of the driver's seat is basically touching the baby seat where I need to be. For a very long legged person, it would be a squeeze. Plan is to move forward with the existing vehicles and reassess in 12ish months.
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So at my company we purchased 50 Silverado EVs. Three were delivered that won’t accept a charge. One of those three caught fire and burned to a crisp this weekend.
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D Griff wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 12:55 pm Not to pivot to non-shit cars, but to pivot to non-shit cars... I washed the 86 during a listen-in meeting today. I still :wub: the whorange tony the tiger style, this car looks great. I need to do a bit deeper interior detail, but will be taking the :doge: for a few trail runs over the next couple of weeks so I'll wait, just did a quick interior spruce.

I also test fitted the :baby: seat and it fits just fine in the back seat. It's a pretty easy load in/out as well with the lock in seat, so it'll be a pretty viable solution for the first year. I did squeeze into the front seat with the baby seat behind it... not comfy at all, so it will just be me and the :baby: plus optional :doge:

Still very practical compared to a Miata, glad I got this thing and even if I need to dump it a year from now, well, I got to enjoy nearly three years at that point and I'll buy an overpriced Civic or something.

The seat fits in the :jeep: pretty decently as well. The seatback of the driver's seat is basically touching the baby seat where I need to be. For a very long legged person, it would be a squeeze. Plan is to move forward with the existing vehicles and reassess in 12ish months.
Nice! Convertible seats are a bit larger than infant click in ones. But glad to hear it’s usable.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:21 pm So at my company we purchased 50 Silverado EVs. Three were delivered that won’t accept a charge. One of those three caught fire and burned to a crisp this weekend.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:21 pm So at my company we purchased 50 Silverado EVs. Three were delivered that won’t accept a charge. One of those three caught fire and burned to a crisp this weekend.
Par for the course
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:22 pm
D Griff wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 12:55 pm Not to pivot to non-shit cars, but to pivot to non-shit cars... I washed the 86 during a listen-in meeting today. I still :wub: the whorange tony the tiger style, this car looks great. I need to do a bit deeper interior detail, but will be taking the :doge: for a few trail runs over the next couple of weeks so I'll wait, just did a quick interior spruce.

I also test fitted the :baby: seat and it fits just fine in the back seat. It's a pretty easy load in/out as well with the lock in seat, so it'll be a pretty viable solution for the first year. I did squeeze into the front seat with the baby seat behind it... not comfy at all, so it will just be me and the :baby: plus optional :doge:

Still very practical compared to a Miata, glad I got this thing and even if I need to dump it a year from now, well, I got to enjoy nearly three years at that point and I'll buy an overpriced Civic or something.

The seat fits in the :jeep: pretty decently as well. The seatback of the driver's seat is basically touching the baby seat where I need to be. For a very long legged person, it would be a squeeze. Plan is to move forward with the existing vehicles and reassess in 12ish months.
Nice! Convertible seats are a bit larger than infant click in ones. But glad to hear it’s usable.
Yeah I think the 'vert seat will not wind up working out... but I can have my fun for now.
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Johnny_P wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:21 pm So at my company we purchased 50 Silverado EVs. Three were delivered that won’t accept a charge. One of those three caught fire and burned to a crisp this weekend.
Got a hot deal, I hear.
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