What's your dream car?

WeedFreak78

WeedFreak78

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ttystikk

ttystikk

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WeedFreak78 said:
No way. I chose the Cummins specifically because it doesn't need any electricity to run, it just needs some type of combustible fuel and air. I should be pushing close to 400hp and around 800ft lbs of torque, should be enough to do what I want and still be dead reliable.
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Solar powered electrical power generation is SHTF proof; it doesn't wear out. So how is electric power inferior?

And electric motors are among the most reliable machines known to man.
 
doublejj

doublejj

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ttystikk said:
It's both a product of ADHD and deliberate distraction.

The truck is a hot mess; the center seating position is ample evidence that neither he nor anyone else on the design team ever actually had a conversation with a real trucker.

The roadster 2 is pure distraction tactics.
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Truckers will learn to adapt to the center driving position.....or be replaced by a robot:hump:
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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doublejj said:
Truckers will learn to adapt to the center driving position.....or be replaced by a robot:hump:
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No. A center driving position in a truck is just a shit stupid idea. Kills the ability to lean out the window, which is essential for backing in tight spaces, and looking down, which is important for avoiding compact cars like Tesla Model 3. And before you say cameras, I'm gonna say mud and snow.

Center line seating isn't even much good in a car, or more cars would have it.

We'll have level 5 automated vehicles eventually- and they'll kill people, too. Just not as many, fingers crossed.

I want to be real clear on this point; Tesla has a lot of great ideas and I want to see them succeed as a car company- but centerline seating in a big rig is not one of those great ideas.
 
WeedFreak78

WeedFreak78

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ttystikk said:
Solar powered electrical power generation is SHTF proof; it doesn't wear out. So how is electric power inferior?

And electric motors are among the most reliable machines known to man.
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I never said electric power is inferior. It's the associated control systems. Whay happens during an EMP event? I don't know any current electric vehicles that would survive, I'll keep on trucking.
 
doublejj

doublejj

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ttystikk said:
No. A center driving position in a truck is just a shit stupid idea. Kills the ability to lean out the window, which is essential for backing in tight spaces, and looking down, which is important for avoiding compact cars like Tesla Model 3. And before you say cameras, I'm gonna say mud and snow.

Center line seating isn't even much good in a car, or more cars would have it.

We'll have level 5 automated vehicles eventually- and they'll kill people, too. Just not as many, fingers crossed.

I want to be real clear on this point; Tesla has a lot of great ideas and I want to see them succeed as a car company- but centerline seating in a big rig is not one of those great ideas.
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Tesla truck will back itself in...better that a tired trucker. Center seating works well in many vehicles, you ever drive a tractor? besides you can only see back on one side. What bout looking back on the other side?.....that's even worse. Center position lets you see equal out both sides. Formula 1 cars sit in the middle....NASCAR sits on the side.:P
 
jonsnow399

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WeedFreak78 said:
No way. I chose the Cummins specifically because it doesn't need any electricity to run, it just needs some type of combustible fuel and air. I should be pushing close to 400hp and around 800ft lbs of torque, should be enough to do what I want and still be dead reliable.
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Just joking about the 4 motors, one would be as powerful as your cummins and with more torque.
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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doublejj said:
Tesla truck will back itself in...better that a tired trucker. Center seating works well in many vehicles, you ever drive a tractor? besides you can only see back on one side. What bout looking back on the other side?.....that's even worse. Center position lets you see equal out both sides. Formula 1 cars sit in the middle....NASCAR sits on the side.:P
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Yes, you can directly see out one side, which is more than none. My cousin was a trucker. My ex wife was a trucker. I've ridden with plenty of truckers. You are not going to convince me that sitting in the middle is better than the corner office.

Besides, you still haven't actually mentioned why sitting in the middle is in any way better? How is needing a mirror for both sides better? Have YOU driven a big rig?

There's a lot of good innovation in that prototype. The seating position is not one of them, plain and simple.
 
doublejj

doublejj

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ttystikk said:
Yes, you can directly see out one side, which is more than none. My cousin was a trucker. My ex wife was a trucker. I've ridden with plenty of truckers. You are not going to convince me that sitting in the middle is better than the corner office.

Besides, you still haven't actually mentioned why sitting in the middle is in any way better?

There's a lot of good innovation in that prototype. The seating position is not one of them, plain and simple.
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I said...."Center position lets you see equal out both sides."
I doubt Tesla will change the seat position & the truck will sell like hotcakes
 
doublejj

doublejj

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ttystikk said:
I'll take that bet.

The other 95% of what it represents is stuff I wholeheartedly agree with. I do hope it sells- with a proper corner office.
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they have no reason to move the seat, it would work the same all round the world, right & left drive. The trucks will drive themselves.
 
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