[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('KaiserJeep', 'T')he Chevy Bolt EV has been shipping for a few weeks now:

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I was looking forward to this one, but color me disappointed. The seats in it are fairly narrow and pinched my butt. The interior is a mix of textured plastics that give a very contemporary feel. Overall, although it drove comfortably and competently, my impression was it was a first car for teenagers.

[Shaved Monkey]

Just had the airbags changed on the Honda for free as part of a world wide recall.
While it was in I asked if they could look at my boot (trunk) lid
It doesnt close easily, if I use the lever by the drivers seat.
But no problems when I use the key remote.
They didnt have the part and they are busy for a few weeks so they gave me a quote
New Latch $300+ and $70 labour


I just watched 2 youtubes
One on replacing the spring on the latch and the other on how to remove the boot lining
Just ordered a box of assorted springs from China on ebay for $10 delivered.

The latch on ebay is about $60 delivered

[Revi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Outcast_Searcher', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('KaiserJeep', 'T')he Chevy Bolt EV has been shipping for a few weeks now:

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I was looking forward to this one, but color me disappointed. The seats in it are fairly narrow and pinched my butt. The interior is a mix of textured plastics that give a very contemporary feel. Overall, although it drove comfortably and competently, my impression was it was a first car for teenagers.

[KaiserJeep]

No, Revi, they are not like that. All 12 EVs in my list are fully compliant with the US FMVSS's and are highway capable vehicles. Very likely, the FMVSS will never be waived for mass produced cars.

I don't want to argue the +/- of the FMVSS. Every new safety standard saved lives on US roads. Every ounce of weight the FMVSS adds requires that the vehicle expend more energy getting around.

If you want to buy and drive one of the 3-wheeled motor-cycle based death traps sold in the USA, which are classed as motorcycles to avoid the FMVSS, and drive on roads filled with 2+ ton vehicles, feel free. Please fill out your organ donor card is all I ask.

US roads are not like any other country. The US vehicle fleet is not like any other country, and should not be.

[Revi]

This is a great discussion to get into Kaiser Jeep. We have had some kind of exceptional ability to burn up much more gasoline than the rest of the world, but it can't continue forever. The reason is that the system that has allowed us to burn as much gasoline as China uses for everything (including manufacturing) can't possibly continue forever. Using gasoline just to drive around is a huge waste of energy. That gasoline could be used to split wood, grind tortillas or for something that derives more energy than it uses. The fact that we set up an exceptional system doesn't mean that it won't end eventually. Or maybe I'm wrong and we can keep borrowing and spending to hold it up forever.

[Revi]

I am not saying that we should have some kind of eco-vehicle fleet in order to fix things. I am saying that we will be forced into some kind of a reduction in the amount of gas per capita and we will figure out other ways to get around.

[KaiserJeep]

If you want to set up gasoline and diesel rationing, go ahead. If enough people agree with you, it'll happen - and it will definitely stimulate the EV marketplace. Those who don't use any fuel - even if it's because they don't own a fuel-burning vehicle - would benefit from their own parsimony and the greed of others, by selling their fuel ration to other Americans.

But we NEED to drive two ton vehicles in traffic composed of two ton vehicles, for safety's sake. If somebody told me that I MUST buy and drive my two precious grandchildren around in a motorcycle deathtrap, I would take up arms and exterminate that person for their impudence. My Jeep Wrangler weighs 4535 pounds empty, gets 10mpg on a good day, and I burned 52 gallons of gas in 2016. It's not what you drive, it's how much you drive - my American-made Trek bicycle put on more miles than my Jeep.

Just stay the hell out of mandated vehicle design, please. Tweak the CAFE numbers if you must, but don't tell us what we must drive, or when and where we can or must drive it. Let people decide how to spend their own cash, it's the most fundamental of freedoms, and the most frequent target of Fascists. (I use Fascist in the most general sense, a Fascist being one who wishes to use the powers of government to alter other people's behaviors.)

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'I') am not saying that we should have some kind of eco-vehicle fleet in order to fix things. I am saying that we will be forced into some kind of a reduction in the amount of gas per capita and we will figure out other ways to get around.

[Revi]

In order to maintain our present lifestyle we borrow about $8 a day each. That's about what it costs for the 3 gallons of petroleum we each use per day. I just took the 1 trillion we add to the deficit per year, divided it by 365 days and then divided it by the number of people (340 million) in the US.

What do you think about that?

[Revi]

We use the same amount of petroleum just for driving around in the US that China uses for everything, and they manufacture things.

[KaiserJeep]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'W')e use the same amount of petroleum just for driving around in the US that China uses for everything, and they manufacture things.

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'I')n order to maintain our present lifestyle we borrow about $8 a day each.

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'W')e use the same amount of petroleum just for driving around in the US that China uses for everything, and they manufacture things.

[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AdamB', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'I')n order to maintain our present lifestyle we borrow about $8 a day each.

[Revi]

[Revi]

The average person spends about $9000 a year on their car in the US. That's the total cost. That means if mom and dad and 2 kids have cars they are spending around $36,000 to keep everyone motoring. Very little money for anything else...

[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Outcast_Searcher', '
')Adam, I think he was just using a simple illustration to show (round numbers) the amount of money we're borrowing for government spending we want, but don't want to pay for.

[SeaGypsy]

12×6×51=3672. 8×5×48=1920. 3672× $1= $3672 1920× $20= $38,400 (why Chinese don't & won't be driving anywhere near as much as Americans any time soon). Time & money.

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'T')he average person spends about $9000 a year on their car in the US. That's the total cost. That means if mom and dad and 2 kids have cars they are spending around $36,000 to keep everyone motoring. Very little money for anything else...

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', '1')2×6×51=3672. 8×5×48=1920. 3672× $1= $3672 1920× $20= $38,400 (why Chinese don't & won't be driving anywhere near as much as Americans any time soon). Time & money.