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Forum: The Trailer Park

Jun 25th 2023, 3:57 pm

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Let's talk about cars

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Posted By Giantaxe

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It's a complete joke. I wonder what percentage of drivers here are capable of parallel parking, for example?

In reverse, many Americans who move to the UK complain bitterly about the UK test. I...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Nov 22nd 2022, 5:25 am

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Right, only driving directions. The other limitation is that you don't get lane guidance. If by re-routes you mean adjusting your route if you've taken a wrong turn, pretty sure that works offline....

Forum: The Trailer Park

Nov 21st 2022, 5:54 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Maps can be cached on Google Maps to do route finding/navigation absent a cell service.

Forum: The Trailer Park

Nov 21st 2022, 5:04 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Assuming you have a smartphone, what are the advantages of using a SatNav?

Forum: The Trailer Park

Nov 15th 2022, 4:59 am

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I went through similar reasoning, thinking initially I’d get a plug-in hybrid. But plug-ins by definition need a much bigger battery than a hybrid and, because they also have an ICE, that battery...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Nov 12th 2022, 7:20 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Below 20 (?) mph fake engine noise is a legal requirement here for electric vehicles (and hybrids when the gas engine is not running). Silent moving vehicles can be a hazard for pedestrians,...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Nov 12th 2022, 6:35 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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18% of new car sales in California are zero-emission vehicles (which, bizarrely, includes plugin-hybrids). That's by far the highest percentage for a US state. By comparison, over 75% of new car...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Nov 12th 2022, 2:06 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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I didn’t realize until the Twitter kerfuffle that Musk didn’t found Tesla. He joined about six months after it was incorporated. He was, however, by far the biggest early investor. Also amusing that...

Forum: The Trailer Park

May 19th 2022, 8:25 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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I still have my ‘99 BMW E46 323i. Effectively a second vehicle now with almost 300k on the clock. It’s been extremely reliable except… the effin window regulators. I think I have had 8 replaced now,...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Apr 21st 2022, 10:57 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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I am not a fan of plugin hybrids as I feel they are the worst of both worlds in the sense that you have both an internal combustion engine _and_ a large battery. That takes space up not only under...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Apr 8th 2022, 5:08 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Search for my posts on this thread about my 2020 Honda CRV hybrid. It's 21 months old now. Done a few road trips in western states sleeping in the back of it (that was a primary consideration for...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Feb 3rd 2022, 4:00 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Well , my BMW 3 Series is now over 23 years old and approaching 300k miles. Yes, repairs (well, parts especially) are very expensive but the car is remarkably reliable still and of course...

Forum: The Trailer Park

May 25th 2021, 1:01 am

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Ha yes you’re correct. I’m so used to thinking the other way around. At least I got the combined average right!

Forum: The Trailer Park

May 24th 2021, 8:07 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Time for a short update on my Honda CRV hybrid. It's now passed 11k miles. Over that period, we've averaged 36.9mpg. EPA says 35 city, 39 highway and given our mix of driving that is likely exactly...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Feb 3rd 2021, 12:03 am

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Yes, as you pointed out it's a requirement for any Hybrid or electric vehicle from this January (I think) onwards. So you'd better get used to it as a driver or pedestrian...

On my Honda, it makes...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Oct 14th 2020, 4:31 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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I agree with this. I downshift descending the Sierra Nevada - either east or west and on the aforementioned Grapevine on I-5. Also there are a couple of steep off ramps from freeways in the Bay Area...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Oct 13th 2020, 4:04 am

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Aside from CVTs, you can downshift in an automatic, either through the gear shift or paddle shifters. The fact that most US drivers don't - even, as you say, descending from the Sierra Nevada - is...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Oct 13th 2020, 2:41 am

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Yes, but a heat exchanger from exhaust gases requires the gas engine to be running too. I also read that some hybrids have the ability for the "heater core" to retain heat so that there residual...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Oct 11th 2020, 12:17 am

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Posted By Giantaxe

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So back to my Honda CRV hybrid. I am going to presume that the heater is driven solely off the gas engine's cooling system. Because, I can be driving along with the gas engine not running, turn the...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Sep 28th 2020, 12:23 am

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Posted By Giantaxe

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I haven't found anything that allows Honda car controls to be controlled from CarPlay.

Not on CarPlay. I can actually use my 'phone as normal and, for example, fiddle around with the The...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Sep 26th 2020, 10:51 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Thanks for all the links. That workaround still works! Plus, unlike the Google Maps App, the car volume control works as I would expect. So I'm still puzzled about Google Maps.

The Economist app...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Sep 26th 2020, 9:43 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Ha, that works... partially. I still can't reduce the volume to a level I would prefer. But at least it's a step in the right direction.

So now I'm baffled as to why I can use the car's volume...

Forum: The Trailer Park

Sep 26th 2020, 9:39 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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For some of us, it's not just about money. It took me a long time to come to the belief that a hybrid was worth considering. What convinced me is twofold. Firstly, they do reduce gas consumption....

Forum: The Trailer Park

Sep 24th 2020, 5:00 pm

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Posted By Giantaxe

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Many coal plants in Colorado with long term contracts with the Powder River Basin.

Forum: The Trailer Park

Sep 24th 2020, 2:10 am

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Posted By Giantaxe

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That depends on how the electricity is generated. If you live in a state like Colorado with its dirty coal-fired power stations, then certainly there's little advantage. Other states and countries...

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