Anyone ever use Turo?
01-04-2023, 09:28 AM
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My whole thing was I thought I could get free charging the week i had it, here and there, and I wasn't able to due major lack of infrastructure. Even the hotel I stayed at only had two slow chargers and were ones I had to sign up for and pay.
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01-04-2023, 12:51 PM
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Brain, I’m looking at 991.1 4S, daily driver. What do you have? Thoughts as a DD?
Edit: Sold Model 3 in April for what I paid 1.5 years and 30k miles later lol, thanks Elon and inflation.
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01-04-2023, 01:09 PM
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I thought about a 991.1 base, but really wanted AWD in this area since I am DDing it.
I was driving a Tacoma dual cab there for a while, and every time I got in my CX5 I was like oh this thing is so small and peppy. Now I get in the CX5 and im like this thing is huge and slow and awful...
the community really sucks, the just know how to take things to dealer and pay for ****. there are some gems out there, but most just know how to write checks.
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01-04-2023, 01:37 PM
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I wanted a 996 Turbo, but ended up with a 997 C4S 6-sp DD. Love it, everything just feels great and raw in it. steering feel, connection to the road, mass tractions.
I thought about a 991.1 base, but really wanted AWD in this area since I am DDing it.
I was driving a Tacoma dual cab there for a while, and every time I got in my CX5 I was like oh this thing is so small and peppy. Now I get in the CX5 and im like this thing is huge and slow and awful...
the community really sucks, the just know how to take things to dealer and pay for ****. there are some gems out there, but most just know how to write checks.
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I thought about a 991.1 base, but really wanted AWD in this area since I am DDing it.
I was driving a Tacoma dual cab there for a while, and every time I got in my CX5 I was like oh this thing is so small and peppy. Now I get in the CX5 and im like this thing is huge and slow and awful...
the community really sucks, the just know how to take things to dealer and pay for ****. there are some gems out there, but most just know how to write checks.
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Thoughts on market dip? 6 month for big discounts?
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01-04-2023, 02:14 PM
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I bought at the peak of the market, so dont ask me. ROFL. but its come down a lot since Jan and probably will continue to. but you're paying a tax with a manual and/or S and/or 4. I was smart and paid all three taxes!
watch rennlist listings for the best deals. bringatrailor is another tax.
I joined 996 and 997 facebook groups for info and listings and found a pretty decent deal.
the handling is hard to describe, but my stock *** suspension is better than anything else ive ever felt. the weight in the rear is a weird feeling but it just goes where you want it to. I really want to get the DSC controller to improve/tune my shocks and have sport mode be useable. current sport just makes the shocks full stiff and the **** just bounces all over -- people say the DSC controller completely changes how well the car drives.
watch rennlist listings for the best deals. bringatrailor is another tax.
I joined 996 and 997 facebook groups for info and listings and found a pretty decent deal.
the handling is hard to describe, but my stock *** suspension is better than anything else ive ever felt. the weight in the rear is a weird feeling but it just goes where you want it to. I really want to get the DSC controller to improve/tune my shocks and have sport mode be useable. current sport just makes the shocks full stiff and the **** just bounces all over -- people say the DSC controller completely changes how well the car drives.
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01-05-2023, 12:43 PM
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speaking of optimistic mileage...
https://www.ktvu.com/news/tesla-fine...3YJ-3HMGyPj8Rk
https://www.ktvu.com/news/tesla-fine...3YJ-3HMGyPj8Rk
Tesla fined $2.2M for exaggerating driving range of its vehicles: report
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01-06-2023, 09:44 AM
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Not surprised in seeing someone get lawsuit happy over that topic.. the range questions are probably the most common ones I get from people up here in the cold north.. I think the article is a little extreme is stating a 50% range drop, because (while possible), I think that use case is extremely isolated and the owners in those environments are well aware of the battery limitations in that temp (just like there are ICE limitations in that temp). In the big cold snap we recently had, I saw about a 30-35% range drop overall during typical driving scenarios. A friend of mine reported a circumstance where he was in bumper to bumper traffic in -15F air temps where energy usage on a per/mi basis was over twice as high as his normal average for that period of time, but guess what? all the ICE vehicles were also in the same circumstance of burning more fuel than what they were rated for per/mi too... so I can't necessarily get behind all the stones being thrown at Tesla here.
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01-08-2023, 02:03 PM
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Not surprised in seeing someone get lawsuit happy over that topic.. the range questions are probably the most common ones I get from people up here in the cold north.. I think the article is a little extreme is stating a 50% range drop, because (while possible), I think that use case is extremely isolated and the owners in those environments are well aware of the battery limitations in that temp (just like there are ICE limitations in that temp). In the big cold snap we recently had, I saw about a 30-35% range drop overall during typical driving scenarios. A friend of mine reported a circumstance where he was in bumper to bumper traffic in -15F air temps where energy usage on a per/mi basis was over twice as high as his normal average for that period of time, but guess what? all the ICE vehicles were also in the same circumstance of burning more fuel than what they were rated for per/mi too... so I can't necessarily get behind all the stones being thrown at Tesla here.
side note: If you break from 150 ish to 30 on the street, hard, you will log multiple brake overheat warnings
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01-08-2023, 08:36 PM
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Cobalt makes race compounds for Tesla, fyi.
My work installs a lot of MCS on teslas, just to make them handle not like a truck. Couple that with the cobalt pads and an alignment, the locals enjoy track days with a supercharge across the street after every session.
My work installs a lot of MCS on teslas, just to make them handle not like a truck. Couple that with the cobalt pads and an alignment, the locals enjoy track days with a supercharge across the street after every session.
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01-09-2023, 06:56 PM
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Thanks for sharing Scott. Fun read.
I'm no EV hater but I'm hesitant to make the jump even for a daily. I look in my junk drawer at the pile of old electronics that are no longer useful due to their batteries no longer holding a charge, or super outdated hardware/software, etc. and see electric cars going the same way. If I were to get one it wouldn't be a car I'd plan on keeping for life. And I try to avoid the buy new cars and trade them in every few years dance that many people like to play.
My boss has a m3p and it rips. So no doubting their performance in that regard.
I'm no EV hater but I'm hesitant to make the jump even for a daily. I look in my junk drawer at the pile of old electronics that are no longer useful due to their batteries no longer holding a charge, or super outdated hardware/software, etc. and see electric cars going the same way. If I were to get one it wouldn't be a car I'd plan on keeping for life. And I try to avoid the buy new cars and trade them in every few years dance that many people like to play.
My boss has a m3p and it rips. So no doubting their performance in that regard.
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01-12-2023, 10:48 AM
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Thanks for sharing Scott. Fun read.
I'm no EV hater but I'm hesitant to make the jump even for a daily. I look in my junk drawer at the pile of old electronics that are no longer useful due to their batteries no longer holding a charge, or super outdated hardware/software, etc. and see electric cars going the same way. If I were to get one it wouldn't be a car I'd plan on keeping for life. And I try to avoid the buy new cars and trade them in every few years dance that many people like to play.
My boss has a m3p and it rips. So no doubting their performance in that regard.
I'm no EV hater but I'm hesitant to make the jump even for a daily. I look in my junk drawer at the pile of old electronics that are no longer useful due to their batteries no longer holding a charge, or super outdated hardware/software, etc. and see electric cars going the same way. If I were to get one it wouldn't be a car I'd plan on keeping for life. And I try to avoid the buy new cars and trade them in every few years dance that many people like to play.
My boss has a m3p and it rips. So no doubting their performance in that regard.
You buy one of these as a super commuter and dump them in a sweet spot of value. Not a collector car “GT350” that you would consider keeping long term. You buy them to be grey man fast, at least in Texas. Cops don’t even blink.
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08-03-2023, 10:14 AM
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Interesting feedback compared to my real world experience as an owner of a 2018 Tesla M3 Performance.
Range Estimation:
I've found that the range estimation by your battery icon to be overly optimistic, but if you jump into the battery efficiency/usage display, it is much more accurate. I have no idea why there's a discrepancy between the two. At the end of the day, our car has a 85kWh battery pack and uses on average 330Wh/mi during the summer with the A/C on. This usage varies a lot in the cold winter months depending on outside temp and the speed you are traveling, but we see around 400-500Wh/mi if I had to throw a dart at a wall and give you a number. The basic math tells you then that my summer range is 85000/330 = 257mi and winter is around 85000/450 = 189mi.
Range Estimation:
I've found that the range estimation by your battery icon to be overly optimistic, but if you jump into the battery efficiency/usage display, it is much more accurate. I have no idea why there's a discrepancy between the two. At the end of the day, our car has a 85kWh battery pack and uses on average 330Wh/mi during the summer with the A/C on. This usage varies a lot in the cold winter months depending on outside temp and the speed you are traveling, but we see around 400-500Wh/mi if I had to throw a dart at a wall and give you a number. The basic math tells you then that my summer range is 85000/330 = 257mi and winter is around 85000/450 = 189mi.
Trip itself was great. Tesla I'm not sold.
I had major "charging" anxiety the entire trip. Out in Napa Valley there weren't that many chargers, only one real bank of superchargers. I'm used to an abundance of free chargers in every parking lot out my way.
The car was very over-optimistic about it's mileage range. I had the 405mi extended range model stuck in Turo mode. But I ate through charge like I'm eating cake. I dont quite remember the exact mileage, but I made about a 75mi drive out there from SF and it ate about double that in charge. Granted it was +100°F so I was running the a/c heavily since the car is a glorified greenhouse... but still.
I had major "charging" anxiety the entire trip. Out in Napa Valley there weren't that many chargers, only one real bank of superchargers. I'm used to an abundance of free chargers in every parking lot out my way.
The car was very over-optimistic about it's mileage range. I had the 405mi extended range model stuck in Turo mode. But I ate through charge like I'm eating cake. I dont quite remember the exact mileage, but I made about a 75mi drive out there from SF and it ate about double that in charge. Granted it was +100°F so I was running the a/c heavily since the car is a glorified greenhouse... but still.
https://electrek.co/2023/07/27/tesla...report-states/
Tesla vastly overstates its vehicles’ range, report states
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01-20-2024, 11:21 AM
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I’ve definitely heard the horror stories but I chalk that up to negativity bias. People are less likely to share their positive or uneventful experience unless prompted. I’ve rented 3-4 times from Turo and have had nothing but good and uneventful experiences. As long as you protect yourself by taking pictures and documenting everything when you pickup, you should be fine.
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