why don’t you drive an EV?

things of that nature

its a little bit unfortunate imho too that for a car thats obvs so aimed at enthusiasts that they didnt give it a more tunable engine, i mean im sure there are some trade offs there but still

ppl are putting entirely new engines in there to go faster, its kind of against the spirit of the miata but ppl are going to want more power so you should put an engine in there that can without too much trouble be turned up to ~250hp imho, they would prob sell a lot more of them, hit an entirely new demo of car freaks

My great aunt had a mx5 in her 80s. It seemed a bit rubbish and plastic tbh. She wasn’t like a cool aunt.

my second grade teacher, mrs quinn, who to my mind was more ancient than god, had a yellow RX-7. i remember watching her pop the hatch and put some groceries in. blew my little mind.

http://smclassiccars.com/uploads/postfotos/1979-mazda-rx-7-sportscar-yellow-rwd-manual-transmission-orig-52k-miles-10.jpg

my realtor had a regular car and a weekend miata, which he sometimes showed up to tours and stuff in. it was kind of funny because he was a bug dude for such a small car.

he was a member of a miata club and their only rule was that each outing had to end with them getting ice cream somwhere lol.

immaculate vibes

that rules i want in

my dad one of the original bmw z3's in the 90s and I went on a z3 drive with him one time and it was 20+ z3s (and a couple m3 hatchbacks) winding their way around backroads and through small towns. It was fun to see ppls reactions as they realized what was happening.

lil guys gang

rogaine rangers

beamer teamers

before

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/tigv7s/flying_tesla/

after

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/tiqn5t/aftermath_of_the_flying_tesla_as_filmed_by/

Saw a Tesla Model X with the falcon wing doors today in front of me when I was dropping of E for gymnastics. Really seems like a pointlessly complicated way of making a car door and doesn't look particularly cool.

xp https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/728c86c033c317003782339d486ae415b21f3982/0_236_960_576/master/960.jpg

(Art Pepper on Fargo hill, just around the corner from that flying Tesla wreck scene)

"Tesla Model X door issues" - About 25,200,000 results (0.44 seconds)

Hyundai/Kia are basically sending every EV they can make to Europe right now so they minimise the ding they’ll get from selling crap ICE SUVs and failing to hit the emissions standard. Australia’s got a combined waiting list of 10k plus for the I5 and EV6 and only a few hundred have been sold.

It’s a shame because they are some of the best EVs on sale today.

It also doesn’t help that they are wasting resources trying to make fuel cell cars a thing. Massive Korean government subsidies and they can’t give them away. It’s a daft idea and the loss of focus is painfully obvious whenever you talk to anyone from the company.

One of my neighbors has a Kia Niro - it looks really nice in person and at first glance I assumed it was something more expensive.

o wait nm, it is kind of expensive. I guess the MSRP I was looking at was for the non-EV version.

love my niro ev, it's great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4JraQ6KrVM

cant imagine i will ever be in the market but as someone who drove the 77 bus in HS this makes me feel like will have to drive this one day

i really like how the hyundai ioniq 5 looks, has some future 80s tron styling without being retro feels like it could a way forward, except for the stupid wheels which i hate, i know its a areo thing but they cant be doing that much, carmakers make normal ev wheels and door handles challenge

https://i.imgur.com/qQBxWOt.png

ah i guess they do offer some more normal ones, kudos

https://i.imgur.com/hF2E1wb.png

on their site i cant even find how to buy the bad wheels idk

https://i.imgur.com/CWxmL2M.png

this car is expensive btw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BReRIxqO_Lg

a smaller lower version of this car, a hatchback if you will, would be pretty sick

https://i.imgur.com/3TdOCl9.jpg

Every single one of these fuckers.

We have 2012 and 2020 hondas that we will probably drive into the ground, but I am sort of excited to eventually get an EV if/when it's finally time to replace the 2012 (it has <90k miles on it so should be good for a while).

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39596743/2023-toyota-gr-corolla-revealed/

why don't you drive a hot hatch

i love it

sick

you guys already get the gr yaris though! xp

actual lols at "hot hatch"

back on track

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Honda_e_Advance_%E2%80%93_f_18102020.jpg/2560px-Honda_e_Advance_%E2%80%93_f_18102020.jpg

have you seen a cuter burger?

i love the honda e, it super sucks theyre not sold in the us

Turns out my Mach-E arrived at the dealer yesterday. The salesperson I had started the order with had left the dealership since my last conversation in February. My order then got poached by someone else there before her replacement took over. I find out more when I get there tomorrow. Super-excited!

(sorry everyone) "I'll"

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-electric-vehicle-statistics-sales-uptake

BC previously set 2025 as its target for meeting 10% zero-emission vehicle sales, but it is now five years ahead of schedule.

In 2015, the proportion of electric-battery car sales was just 0.8%, and it grew to only 1% in 2016 and 1.5% in 2017. But the rate of growth began to accelerate in 2018, when 4.1% was recorded. This was followed by 8.7% in 2019, and 9.4% in 2020.

vancouver being a mid-size, compact city and having smaller streets makes it ideal for EVs (to a lesser extent, electric scooters and electric motorcycles maybe). there's been a lot of supply shortages, but once supply chains get back to some sense of normality, i assume the EV market is going to blow up here

I wanna test drive a Mach-E and nobody has any

My state has 2,000 all-electric vehicles on the road.... and 34,000 Chevy Silverados.

Soon you'll be able to have both:

https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/silverado-ev

119 days later:

https://www.quartzcity.net/ilx/mm-e_1.jpg

https://www.quartzcity.net/ilx/mm-e_2.jpg

hott

kachow

Couple of notes on Mach-E ordering...

Check out the "No ADM (Additional Dealer Markup) Dealer List" thread on Mach-E Forum. Don't even consider going to a dealer that's not on the list as you're just going to waste your time and money.

If you're in the USA, once you reserve an order online spend the $30 to join the Mustang Club of America. After 90 days of membership you'll qualify for X-Plan pricing from Ford. Depending upon what state you live in, X-Plan can get you up to $2500 off of MSRP along with some additional discounts. Here in CA, I got the max MSPR reduction along with all my DMV fees waived - a big savings!

love a good deal, love it more when i learn about it from the forums

Also, check to see if the Ford Options lease program is available in your state. Even if you were planning on just paying for the car outright, the program gets you a $2500 reduction on the total price. Even if you pay it off in the following month it is still advantageous.

Cool!

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