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THE Electric Vehicle (EV) Thread pt 16

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Re: THE Electric Vehicle (EV) Thread pt 16

Unread postby theluckycountry » Tue 20 Jan 2026, 18:37:40

I have no doubt they do, but that doesn't pump up the tires, which was my point in needing to go to a service station. Anyone who doesn't check theirs regularly and keep them within 2PSI of the rated doesn't understand what a decent ride is like. Cars handle perfectly only near the rated, go lower and they wallow and corner like crap. And there no such thing as great tires for holding pressure, they all lose it and the heavier they are the faster they lose it. Low profile tires like on many sports cars today are very susceptible to issues like dented rims if they go too low, also economy goes out the window! Many small high economy cars run 40 PSI just to get lower rolling friction, VW for example. Get too far below that and consumption goes way up.
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Re: THE Electric Vehicle (EV) Thread pt 16

Unread postby careinke » Tue 20 Jan 2026, 22:40:40

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'I') have no doubt they do, but that doesn't pump up the tires, which was my point in needing to go to a service station. Anyone who doesn't check theirs regularly and keep them within 2PSI of the rated doesn't understand what a decent ride is like. Cars handle perfectly only near the rated, go lower and they wallow and corner like crap. And there no such thing as great tires for holding pressure, they all lose it and the heavier they are the faster they lose it. Low profile tires like on many sports cars today are very susceptible to issues like dented rims if they go too low, also economy goes out the window! Many small high economy cars run 40 PSI just to get lower rolling friction, VW for example. Get too far below that and consumption goes way up.


ROW-B's tires run at, you guessed it, the answer to the universe, 42 PSI. I pump them at home, with a micro pump I keep in the car. Virtually Free.

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Re: THE Electric Vehicle (EV) Thread pt 16

Unread postby AdamB » Tue 20 Jan 2026, 22:53:01

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('careinke', '
')ROW-B's tires run at, you guessed it, the answer to the universe, 42 PSI. I pump them at home, with a micro pump I keep in the car. Virtually Free.
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Maybe that's Elon's answer. Nissan asks for 36, I've run them as low as 30, tried them at 38, noticed the 30 in terms of ride, liked the 36 or 38, use the Nissan default answer. A micro pump? Something wrong with a full bore compressor for that plus all the other things you can use them for? I've got one of those battery operated gizmos that jump starts your car, powers AC stuff if you want to charge your laptop while camping, tire pump, roadside light, USB charging ports, one of those DeWalt do it all things. Emergency tool for the trunk when on walk about mostly, but it does good in a pinch if I don't want to unravel the hose for the compressor.
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Re: THE Electric Vehicle (EV) Thread pt 16

Unread postby careinke » Tue 20 Jan 2026, 23:12:49

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AdamB', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('careinke', '
')ROW-B's tires run at, you guessed it, the answer to the universe, 42 PSI. I pump them at home, with a micro pump I keep in the car. Virtually Free.
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Maybe that's Elon's answer. Nissan asks for 36, I've run them as low as 30, tried them at 38, noticed the 30 in terms of ride, liked the 36 or 38, use the Nissan default answer. A micro pump? Something wrong with a full bore compressor for that plus all the other things you can use them for? I've got one of those battery operated gizmos that jump starts your car, powers AC stuff if you want to charge your laptop while camping, tire pump, roadside light, USB charging ports, one of those DeWalt do it all things. Emergency tool for the trunk when on walk about mostly, but it does good in a pinch if I don't want to unravel the hose for the compressor.


The 42 PSI is the cold tire pressure, which is why I check them after overnight charging. I have bigger compressors, but they are a pain in the butt, loud, and meant mostly for nail guns and blowing out the concrete floor in the Boathouse/woodshop.

I'm on 19" all season wheels, what size are yours?

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Re: THE Electric Vehicle (EV) Thread pt 16

Unread postby AdamB » Tue 20 Jan 2026, 23:45:18

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('careinke', ' ')I have bigger compressors, but they are a pain in the butt, loud, and meant mostly for nail guns and blowing out the concrete floor in the Boathouse/woodshop.


I've got a classic 1HP Sears, most likely as old as I am. Has worked for the decades I"ve owned it. It isn't terribly loud though, so that's good.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('careinke', '
')I'm on 19" all season wheels, what size are yours?
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205/55 16's. Pretty normal looking small car tires, I've seen some of those tires that Tesla's come with, YIKES big. What do they cost to replace, and are you allowed to do it or is it something that needs to get Tesla involved? All my EVs and gas/elec hyrids have been pretty normal sized tires as compared to like 18-20" wheel stuff.
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Re: THE Electric Vehicle (EV) Thread pt 16

Unread postby theluckycountry » Wed 21 Jan 2026, 03:31:47

I was walking around the CBD of the capital yesterday, peaceful and carefree, never saw a cop, they don't need them basically, no crime, no crazy protests where a bunch of nutjob leftists will beat you to the ground for wearing the wrong (conservative) cloths :lol:

I will admit that a couple of times, going into a toilet complex, and then alone up a dimly lit underground walkway, I was keeping a lookout for trouble. But I'd just left a bullion dealer and had $26,000 in the pockets of my cargo pants. Only in Queensland Australia can you feel ok about doing that, Queensland and say St Helena Island in the South Atlantic 8)


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It's tempting... But the maintenance costs are a ripoff and the looping rear pipe cooks your leg. Plus I'd have to sell one of the others to make room and I'm happy with the set I have now. No BS Harleys of course! I don't know how people get sucked into those bags of shit. Pretenders wanting to look cool but like 70 years out of date.
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Re: THE Electric Vehicle (EV) Thread pt 16

Unread postby AdamB » Mon 26 Jan 2026, 21:32:36

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('theluckycountry', 'I') was walking around the CBD of the capital yesterday, peaceful and carefree, never saw a cop, they don't need them basically, no crime, no crazy protests where a bunch of nutjob leftists will beat you to the ground for wearing the wrong (conservative) cloths :lol:


Spoken too soon by the our representative Aussie idiot and homophobe.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," Australia's federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday.

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