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[MMARSH]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

After a ride in my honorary nephew's new Chevy Bolt, I can see the usefulness of electrics for some people. Those whose usual driving habits allow access to fast charging systems...he said a 200 plus miles range. Not bad...and it's enough for his lifestyle. I was impressed with the instant torque of an electric.

Of course, I promptly challenged him to a race...from my home to Burns Oregon and back. He'd have to stop to charge for hours while I could gas up the Mustang in minutes.

As I've aged, I've found that the gas and go thing doesnt work for me anymore. After a couple hundred miles I need to stretch, take a pee break and grab something to eat. In that time i can charge back to 80%. So unless I'm really in a hurry, waiting for it to charge has been a non issue for us. It's actually become our car of choice trips.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by MMARSH

As I've aged, I've found that the gas and go thing doesnt work for me anymore. After a couple hundred miles I need to stretch, take a pee break and grab something to eat. In that time i can charge back to 80%. So unless I'm really in a hurry, waiting for it to charge has been a non issue for us. It's actually become our car of choice trips.

Good point...it's been years since I've made a long drive of 500 miles or more in a single day. However, I still like to have that option. My Mustang has a smallish 16 gallon tank, so it's range not much more than his bolt. To be sure I'd win our fictional bet, I'd also insist the run be made on a winter night here. Winter temps in the teens and lower are common in Central and Eastern Oregon, so his lights and heat would eat more juice.

Matt is a "lock artist" when it comes to playing pool for money...only gambles when he knows he's going to win. So, I'm sure this "race" will never happen.

Like I said, I was favorably impressed with his bolt as far as street driving is concerned. You made a good choice for your area of the country, where charging stations are probably more plentiful than here.

[GH85Carrera]

Oh man, I regularly make 900 mile drives in my old 85 911. Next summer I will once again go from my house to Flagstaff AZ. 911 miles to the hotel last time. On my way to Palm Springs, Ca.
I did 4,000 miles in a week this year down to Key West and back.

And if my wife is not with me, I just eat some jerky and keep rolling. With a 21 gallon tank in the 911 it will go 500 miles per tank.

[Embraer]

Sounds like a perfect car for Maxim

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Embraer

Sounds like a perfect car for Maxim

ROFLMAO. There's a blast from the past.

Hmm, funny, when I saw your name the following thread popped into my head:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/678150-champagne-question.html

[Embraer]

Ha! I replied to that thread! in short...the parties were a massive success!

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by MMARSH

As I've aged, I've found that the gas and go thing doesnt work for me anymore. After a couple hundred miles I need to stretch, take a pee break and grab something to eat. In that time i can charge back to 80%. So unless I'm really in a hurry, waiting for it to charge has been a non issue for us. It's actually become our car of choice trips.

That describes how my wife and I travel to a "T". No real hurry. We leave ourselves plenty of time to get where we are going. We take the scenic route and stop often.

I think the only concern for us would be a function of where we like to go. I'm not sure there are charging stations, much less quick charging stations, in many of the more off the beaten path places we like. Our Boxster has enough range to travel through some remote areas without concern, because there is always at least some little "ma and pa" gas station. If those start to become equipped with charging stations, electric might become more attractive to us.

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Oh man, I regularly make 900 mile drives in my old 85 911. Next summer I will once again go from my house to Flagstaff AZ. 911 miles to the hotel last time. On my way to Palm Springs, Ca.
I did 4,000 miles in a week this year down to Key West and back.

And if my wife is not with me, I just eat some jerky and keep rolling. With a 21 gallon tank in the 911 it will go 500 miles per tank.

When I'm pounding out the miles on my own, or on one of our epic journeys with my R Gruppe buddies, this is how we roll. I have many, many 1,000 mile days and 4,000-5,000 mile weeks in the seat of my '72 hot rod. I even went as far as to put the 100 liter (26.4 gallon) tank in it just to extend my range.

My wife would never put up with that kind of pace. Or with being in that car for that long. Two completely different approaches to, and reasons for, the road trip. I can definitely see where an electric might fill our needs for the wife and I trips, but they just aren't there yet for the monster runs we undertake as a club. Maybe someday.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by Embraer

Sounds like a perfect car for Maxim

Maxim, I mean MAXIM.

I assume he's still alive.

[svandamme]

Probably planted in some care facility for veggies.. sits in a chair all day... drools...
they feed him baby food and he has an old uggo nurse to wipe his behind and put on a fresh diaper twice a week

[tabs]

Nobody needs crazy fast...cause no one here is Parnelli Jones...all crazy fast leads to is a bigger fine on the ticket..or maybe a stretch with Bubba as your bunk mate or even the dirt nap in the bone orchard.

Fast is good enough.

[svandamme]

agreed, most of them big hp new Porsche buying yuppy customers can't even use the big hp they got on board..
the only reason they manage to drive em daily is from all the helper systems they stuff in them at the factory.
Then on the Porsche club track day, because it's a bit wet, they keep everybody else with older lesser hp, lesser helper system cars.. because they are scared in the turns...

I love trackdays when it's wet... it evens the field

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by tabs

Nobody needs crazy fast...cause no one here is Parnelli Jones...all crazy fast leads to is a bigger fine on the ticket..or maybe a stretch with Bubba as your bunk mate or even the dirt nap in the bone orchard.

Fast is good enough.

What we NEED? Food, clothing, shelter.

Beyond that? We pay our money and make out choices.

Problem is, there are people out there who think they have the right to make choices for me.

Personally, I'm sticking with my old, slow, and obsolete Mustang. More power to those who "need" over 700 horsepower. A mere 315 ponies with V-8 torque works for me while others want more, others are happy with less. Some like going to cars and coffees, some like track days, some like to park outside pool halls.

[pavulon]

Was MAXIM pre-M21sniper?