A few years ago now my neighbor bought a Prius. He died a few months later. It was decided that his wife should move to Florida to live with their daughter. I was asked to drive her down and fly back.

I have to admit the car drove just fine, easily went the speed limit and did not fail at all. It got right around 60 MPG on the trip. My motorcycle doesn't do quite that well.

 

Probably didn't cost as much either.

 

I don't know about you guys, but I would definitely consider owning that new Tesla

 

I would rather spend the money on something that doesn't have to sit and charge overnight, so I could drive it again the next day.... The 'long range' version is about 60K........

 

The semi or the roadster? I recently read Musk is proceeding with a hatchback for the Model Y (something many people have been demanding, myself included) and will follow with a pickup.

Tesla vehicles have a minimum range of 250 miles on a battery charge. That's about three or four days of driving if used conservatively as a daily driver. You need to break out of your old ways and think different. I'd love to own a vehicle I could drive back and forth to work that I plug in each evening to stay topped off. The future is now, and we're living in a paradigm shift.

 

I am just a luddite.

 

Is that a synonym for "old and cranky"?

 

Why yes, yes it is.

 

I'd say it is both. I have no use for most of the tree hugging libtards who drive a Prius but I also don't like the car it self. But to be honest I am not much of a car person either. I like some sports cars and performance cars but I have always owned trucks and prefer a truck any day over a car.

 

Here, here. You couldn't give me a twin turbo gas, mds gas, direct injection, emissions diesel, hybrid, or electric vehicle. Vehicles with real motors died in 2008. No one asked for them, no one needs them. Just more communism at work.