My rental car this week is a Toyota Corolla 1.5L 3-cyl engine.ramblin_ag02 said:
Similar commute for me and I went with a Corolla hybrid. Toyota so it should be well made. I come out ahead on the hybrid if gas is over $3 a gallon. 150,000 mile warranty on all the hybrid stuff
agracer said:Used to be able to buy used Tesla's with FSD included...looks like now you may get it free for a few months then it's a subscriptionAggietaco said:
I don't know what your route looks like, but if it's a lot of highway, I would absolutely be looking at a Tesla with FSD.
HollywoodBQ said:My rental car this week is a Toyota Corolla 1.5L 3-cyl engine.ramblin_ag02 said:
Similar commute for me and I went with a Corolla hybrid. Toyota so it should be well made. I come out ahead on the hybrid if gas is over $3 a gallon. 150,000 mile warranty on all the hybrid stuff
That car is absolute dog S. Especially since gas is about $2.20 / gallon.
I will say that the Air Conditioning is pretty good though.
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Radar Cruise Control sucks donkey balls.
As you approach another vehicle, it will slow the car down just enough so you don't notice and you think to yourself "I was catching that car, but now I'm not" and then you realize you're now going 5mph slower and lost time with this stupid feature, have to change lanes..oh wait, that car you passed 5-minutes ago is now in your blind spot, got to wait for them and the 3 other cars behind them, then move over, pass them all again...
Lol. Glad I could help. I'm not doing my job unless half the people agree and the other half disagree.Quote:
I agree. My Maverick has this, drives in traffic
I get the feeling that some people just plow right through the traffic in front of them.htxag09 said:
Do yall just not pay attention when driving? I always use the assisted cruise control and always am aware when approaching a car and slow down. I mean it's kind of common sense, I'm not going to get closer than x to the car in front of me….
Visiting the town where I grew up in Saudi Arabia1agswitchin4lanes said:HollywoodBQ said:My rental car this week is a Toyota Corolla 1.5L 3-cyl engine.ramblin_ag02 said:
Similar commute for me and I went with a Corolla hybrid. Toyota so it should be well made. I come out ahead on the hybrid if gas is over $3 a gallon. 150,000 mile warranty on all the hybrid stuff
That car is absolute dog S. Especially since gas is about $2.20 / gallon.
I will say that the Air Conditioning is pretty good though.
What country are you in?
The system slows you down right about the time you're thinking "i need to start my plan to move over and pass this guy without screwing over anyone in the passing lane who might be catching me"....then it slows you down just enough that you don't notice, and your plan goes to hell b/c now your timing for moving over, passing, and getting out of the way of the faster moving cars has gone to hell.htxag09 said:
Do yall just not pay attention when driving? I always use the assisted cruise control and always am aware when approaching a car and slow down. I mean it's kind of common sense, I'm not going to get closer than x to the car in front of me….
Sea Speed said:
Yes it does but there aren't a ton out there on the model Xs I've been looking at.
OP you can lease a model 3 for like $160 per month. Absolute no brainer.
I remember seeing very low leases recently as well.Sea Speed said:
That's so weird I swear I looked at it a couple of days ago and it was what I said.
agracer said:The system slows you down right about the time you're thinking "i need to start my plan to move over and pass this guy without screwing over anyone in the passing lane who might be catching me"....then it slows you down just enough that you don't notice, and your plan goes to hell b/c now your timing for moving over, passing, and getting out of the way of the faster moving cars has gone to hell.htxag09 said:
Do yall just not pay attention when driving? I always use the assisted cruise control and always am aware when approaching a car and slow down. I mean it's kind of common sense, I'm not going to get closer than x to the car in front of me….
The best is when it slows you down right as you change lanes and you lose all momentum.
If it had a light or chime it would be 10x better.
And yes, I'm always scanning my mirrors, on ramps, traffic, etc when I'm on the freeway (cruise control). I even slow down sometimes to let a truck move over b/c I can see another truck getting on the freeway is going to cause the truck in front of me problems. So I tap the brakes and flash my lights so the truck can get over, then move back to the slow lane and let me bye.
the pointsts7049 said:agracer said:The system slows you down right about the time you're thinking "i need to start my plan to move over and pass this guy without screwing over anyone in the passing lane who might be catching me"....then it slows you down just enough that you don't notice, and your plan goes to hell b/c now your timing for moving over, passing, and getting out of the way of the faster moving cars has gone to hell.htxag09 said:
Do yall just not pay attention when driving? I always use the assisted cruise control and always am aware when approaching a car and slow down. I mean it's kind of common sense, I'm not going to get closer than x to the car in front of me….
The best is when it slows you down right as you change lanes and you lose all momentum.
If it had a light or chime it would be 10x better.
And yes, I'm always scanning my mirrors, on ramps, traffic, etc when I'm on the freeway (cruise control). I even slow down sometimes to let a truck move over b/c I can see another truck getting on the freeway is going to cause the truck in front of me problems. So I tap the brakes and flash my lights so the truck can get over, then move back to the slow lane and let me bye.
oh noes, you arrived 2 minutes later than you could have!
CanyonAg77 said:
The point isn't arriving 2 minutes later. It's disrupting the flow and smoothness of traffic. It makes it hard to guess what other drivers are doing and interferes with your ability to handle traffic
Example: four lane road. driver A is going 73 in a 75. I'm driver B going 75. It's pretty obvious I'll need to pull over and pass. But I see driver C getting larger in my mirror very quickly. He must be going 80.
As I'm trying to decide whether to be a jerk and pull into the left lane, I watch C Surely he will pass us both. Nope, he gets on my butt and stays there. By now, my cruise had me at 73, so I override and pass A. C is on my butt the whole way. When I finally clear A, C may or may not move over and pass me
It's just a lot of unnecessary slowing down and speeding up, and clogging up the flow.
