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What the gently caress is THIS thread? oh. hi. My name is Charlie and I am a truck-a-holic. It's been 0 days since my last terrible decision. I had a 2011 Ecoboost that ate the timing chain at 42000 miles. Then again at 90ish. So I got a 2019 Ecoboost that started stretching the timing chain at 46000 miles and the cam phasers started going to poo poo so I decided to solve that problem by removing the engine.  2023 Lightning XLT, standard battery.  I brought it home Monday night and already regret getting a standard battery. But there wasn't anything with an extended battery that I could afford so here we are. I've been through a full charge already, and I got about 200 miles, so slightly better than 2miles/kWh. All in all it's been a great week. It's easy to drive, it feels just like my last truck except quieter and smoother and a little faster off the line. I don't have to worry about towing anything because I haven't had a trailer in a while and the boat has been long gone. I think it'll be a good fit. Should be perfect for commuting. I'm a little disappointed that it costs considerably more to charge than just filling my tank with premium, but frankly, I'm just glad to not be driving around a timebomb (I hope). The 360 view camera makes me kinda nauseous but maybe I'll get used to it.
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Wayne Knight posted:Neat! What are your home electricity rates? How much would it cost to charge the battery fully? (I don’t know how big the standard battery is). $.12/kWh home. Standard battery is 98kWh. About $12/charge and that is supposed to get me 200 miles but I have not been achieving that even with the heat off and very conservative driving. That works out to roughly $.06/mile at best. Conversely $3.80/gal for premium (on the high end of prices). 20-26 miles/gallon. 25ish gallons/tank. I get at least 500miles/tank even with my gas truck running as lovely as it was. So, $95 (high estimate) per tank means about $.19/mile (or $.14 at 26mpg average). I guess I am saving money. I must have math'd that wrong initially. Furthermore, I have been charging for free at work this week. No clue why they're not $$charging$$ but I am not complaining. I get an SREC credit that I can sell on the state energy market every time my home usage falls below my solar panel's energy production. So not charging my truck could mean the difference between paying a power bill or pocketing $35. Cactus Ghost posted:why a truck? just wanted a truck? not being a wiseass, just curious since you only mentioned commuting I do truck stuff pretty often, and unfortunately can't keep a trailer in my neighborhood. So, I'm stuck with a vehicle that has an open bed to do truck stuff like hauling motorcycles or going to the dump, transporting manure or trees, or getting construction materials. I haven't been camping or biking in a while (having babies kinda puts a damper on that), but I always enjoyed having a truck for those sorts of activities as well. Much more preferable to just dump all of your dirty camping/biking stuff into a truck bed rather than into the cabin of another sort of vehicle. If I could have two vehicles than a minivan or suv or wagon and a beater truck would have been fine. But yeah, I've always had a truck of some sort, and since the chicken-tax makes it not economically viable to have a small truck, I'm stuck with big truck. I don't disagree that trucks are much taller than they need to be nowadays, but I haven't had any issues with visibility. To my knowledge I haven't ran over small children, or children of any size, or any humans or pets. I have had deer run into the side of my vehicle but I don't think having a shorter vehicle would have prevented that. I will say though, I do like the front facing camera in the Lightning, and I REALLY like that I can put up any of the camera views on my screen at any point, not just when reversing. Vegetable posted:Why can’t you just be open to the idea that someone might need a truck to transport a couch once every four years? Think of it this way, since I have a truck, that means all my my friends don't need their own trucks to move couches. So I'm actually saving the world from more trucks. It's a net positive  e: exhibit a. I haven't even had the truck a week and it's already being used to help a friend of a friend renovate their house. 
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BAD AT STUFF posted:HOA? this. I mean I guess I could keep a trailer, but I don't want to have to pay to store it somewhere then drive out of my way to go get it every time I needed it. Nitrox posted:This may come as a surprise, but very few construction trades actually make use of a picture truck. Cargo vans are the default tool and supply carriers. And everyone who needs the extra seating capacity, will compromise by getting a pickup and then a designated trailer. Not surprising at all. Having your tools stolen really loving sucks. That being said, the frunk is really great for storing tools AND makes a makeshift workbench. I already got to put it to use by throwing my hot air station and soldering iron in there and using the outlets and space to do some electronics repair for a friend in a single trip instead of having to drive to them, bring stuff home, and then go drop it back off with them.
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Cactus Ghost posted:i figured it was for that sort of homeownery type stuff. how much room is in the trunk? enough to curl up and take a nap. Also, I jinxed myself. Chargers at work are no longer free AND they cost $3/hr plus $.20/kWh.
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https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/18/24104786/rivian-tesla-supercharger-access-adapter-free-r1t-r1s Oh I didn't know Tesla was even planning on opening charging to Rivian. I know Ford is able to now.
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Silly Burrito posted:Throwing it into the ocean just makes the ocean saltier. speaking of Ocean... https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-startup-fisker-slashes-prices-ocean-suv-amid-debt-troubles-2024-03-27/
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priznat posted:At the L2 chargers at work seen a few different vehicles and the F150 lightnings are by far the largest I’ve seen on there! I parked my Lightning next to a Rivian at work on Friday and yeah... I didn't realize how much smaller they were until then. I've seen them in person a few times but it just didn't register until it disappeared behind my truck as I walked inside.
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ilkhan posted:The Maverick is perfectly sized for getting groceries and hauling bags of soil for your downtown apartment's balcony garden. The maverick would be the perfect in-between "truck" if the modern Ranger wasn't so fat. That being said I would probably buy an EV ranger OR Mav in a heartbeat. The turning radius on my Lightning is awful and makes parking such a pain. Gnoman posted:If you routinely transfer things that are tall, an open bed has serious advantages. The stuff I take whenever I go camping fits easily into a short-bed pickup, but wouldn't fit into a van or SUV at all. The sky's the limit.  GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Apr 22, 2024 |
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