EV Thoughts Thread: cause the old farts did their usual thing

[FLYARMY]

All of you guys with garages and lifts, make me sick ! I may have to seek therapy. I have 5 cars and no garage.

 

[ngoni]

All of you guys with garages and lifts, make me sick ! I may have to seek therapy. I have 5 cars and no garage.

Maybe Santa can get you one this year:

Garages for Sale | Garage Sheds and Multiple-Car Garages

Prefab garages of all shapes and sizes. From garage sheds to two-story multiple-car garages, we can help you create the perfect detached garage!

shedsunlimited.net

 

[FLYARMY]

Maybe Santa can get you one this year:

Garages for Sale | Garage Sheds and Multiple-Car Garages

Prefab garages of all shapes and sizes. From garage sheds to two-story multiple-car garages, we can help you create the perfect detached garage!

shedsunlimited.net

Unfortunately for me, when I bought my current house in 2005, I planned on building a 2 car garage with lifts and a loft in the back/side yard. After adding a huge dormer and spending alot of money on home renovations, I was ready to tackle my mancave. THEN, I was told by my town that I could not build a garage as planned, due to how my property is zoned !!! IF I had known that in the beginning, I NEVER would have even bought the house ! I am retired now and I am on the lookout to get the hell out of very expensive NY and move down south....somewhere..... and start again. This time with a huge garage, custom built. Hopefully before I die ! Tennessee is looking promising.

 

[Berserker]

Picked it up today!

2025 Lucid Air Pure
Single-motor, RWD. 430 hp, 406 lb-ft.
Rated for 372 miles of range on these optional 20" wheels. It would be 420 miles on the stock 19" wheels.
Car and Driver got 0-60 in 4.3 seconds and the 1/4 mile in 12.6 seconds.
4500-ish lbs.

 

[FLYARMY]

I always felt that the Lucid was the best styled EV made. I would have kept the 19 inch wheels for the better range. That's just me.

 

[Berserker]

I always felt that the Lucid was the best styled EV made. I would have kept the 19 inch wheels for the better range. That's just me.

To get all the discounts I had to take a vehicle that was already built and assigned to Houston. My preference was the 19" wheels in the Stealth (dark) coloring, but they were not available. I had to choose between shiny 19s and dark 20s. The dark 20s look way, way better- especially with aero covers removed.

Still, I was leaning towards 19s for the range - until I drove a car with them. They are very, very weak sauce tires for a car with sporty pretensions. I was able to get the car to push in a not very aggressive turn. (One of the SavageGeese guys also commented that he felt the front end on the Pure with 19s gave up too early when he was driving it.) That was the straw that pushed me to the 20s. I'll probably never take a road trip where the extra range matters, but I'll be feeling this car in turns every time I drive it.

Still not sure I made the right choice, but the deed is done.

 

[jbawden]

As I advised weeks ago, the 20" wheels are 100% the right choice. It's a significant range hit for sure, but what you gain in performance and aesthetics is well worth it. You need to get those aero covers off ASAP as they trap rocks and debris that damage the coating. Make sure to get the get the center cap kit from the service center.

 

[quikag]

Congrats on the pick-up! So, any preliminary driving impressions particularly as it's relates to your BW? Pros/cons, etc.?

 

[ngoni]

Congrats on the pick-up! So, any preliminary driving impressions particularly as it's relates to your BW? Pros/cons, etc.?

Probably gets more range than a 5BW

 

[565565]

Probably gets more range than a 5BW

My daughter's Powerwheels probably gets more range than the BW.