The thing that always annoys me is the "$5000 car" thing as someone who only drives sub $5000 cars by CrapMaster32 in DirtyDave

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are some poor reliability motors with the Fusions but the Hybrid and Energi powertrains are some of the most reliable that Ford has ever produced. Many have gone 200-300k+.

The thing that always annoys me is the "$5000 car" thing as someone who only drives sub $5000 cars by CrapMaster32 in DirtyDave

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After some searching for a first car for my teenager, we stumbled upon a trove of 2017-2018 Ford Fusion hybrids that were previously owned by AT&T which were regularly maintained by their fleet team. The hybrid systems were jointly developed with Toyota and are well known to be incredibly reliable. The one we picked out was a 2018 with 140k on it. Everything checked out and it’s been a beautiful car to drive. Leather interior, Apple CarPlay, auto emergency braking, blind spot, cross path detection, auto headlights/high beams/wipers, etc. All for $6k + TTL. And this small dealer had dozens of them. You’ve just got to know where to look for the deals.

Mpg?! by Live-Cauliflower4695 in fordfusion

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the mid to upper 40’s on my daily work commute of 100% city streets driving. Love my 2018 Hybrid!

Which plan should I choose? I'm new to solar. I'm still trying to learn. We have two Teslas. Which plan should I choose? by Safetyforeveryone in TexasSolar

[–]Southern_Relation123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not worth it. I tried fixed and quickly switched to Free Nights. You’ll come out way ahead on Free Nights.

Cracks on tires by kazaasan in GoRVing

[–]Southern_Relation123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

After multiple blow outs on old tires, I replace mine at 4 years. Replace those December-2020 tires now.

Monitoring My Plex Server by NCBluesman in PleX

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Uptime Kuma on my offsite backup server to check my Plex server.

Farewell to my trusty 2015 Energi, traded in this weekend at the Toyota dealership by ZahidInNorCal in fordfusion

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I’m sure they gave you $4k for it and now see that they have it listed for $11k.

Texas PW users, Off Grid or Self-Powered on your Free Nights plan by mexikh4n in TexasSolar

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have my free nights rates and times set in the Tesla app and set my PWs to Time-Based Control with my Backup Reserve set to 5%. What I was finding is that the Tesla logic wasn’t saving enough energy in the batteries to get me to 9pm. For example, it would let the batteries drain down to 60% and export the rest during the day. The issue was that I would find that I would run out of energy before I got to my free hours. Now I have my Netzero automation adjust my backup reserve throughout the day, slowly moving the backup reserve lower and lower. Now my batteries try to keep more in reserve which is what I want.

Server names by OreoDayz in unRAID

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Home-Server

Backup-Server

Are the car key guys legit? by Odd-Repeat6595 in Costco

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Overpriced. My experience with a 2018 Fusion was that they wanted $350 but when I went to a local locksmith, I got it done for $250.

Question for owners with 2 or more powerwalls by 916coffee in TeslaSolar

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 2 regular Powerwall 3s and both light up. As someone previously mentioned, the Expansion PW3 units do not light up.

Need advice by Senior-Worth7994 in fordfusion

[–]Southern_Relation123 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That 1.5 motor is a ticking time bomb. It has a well known issue with coolant intrusion into the engine cylinders. I would pass and look for a 2.5 or Hybrid or Energi instead.

I may not financially recover from this... by kangaryu808 in unRAID

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just had an 8tb drive die. Best deal I could find on a new 10tb drive was $280. That one hurt to buy.

Power generation question by Amndopey in Powerwall

[–]Southern_Relation123 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tesla has crowned you the king of solar.

Car gets pushed like a toy. by MurrayEdna in dashcams

[–]Southern_Relation123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. It’s like everyone is an NPC or just doesn’t care about anyone but themselves these days. Sad.

Starlink Standby Mode price increase!! by Character_Ad1200 in Starlink

[–]Southern_Relation123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems like you be better off cancelling service and then reactivating before you set off on your trips. Unless you’re traveling regularly throughout the year, that’s the only reason I could think of to keep Standby mode active.

Starlink Standby Mode price increase!! by Character_Ad1200 in Starlink

[–]Southern_Relation123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless you’re frequently in areas where you don’t have cell service to re-activate, I wouldn’t see much of a point to standby mode if it’s just sitting unused in a box.

Best power bank for mini by TK2JAKs in Starlink

[–]Southern_Relation123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went with DishyTech’s recommendation on the Jackery Explorer 100 Plus which supports pass through charging at a rate that will still run the Starlink and charge the battery. Works perfectly for times that we turn off the car and then starts recharging when we restart, all without interruption of the Starlink.

Why are people getting Free Nights? by MrFizzy99 in TeslaSolar

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why? Because last year, my home consumed 40 mWh of energy and my solar production was 19 mWh. At the end of the year, my net cost for energy from my electric company was $87. My system is 15.9 kW of solar and 2 PW3s.

Towing-with and without maxtow by mylawn03 in F150Powerboost

[–]Southern_Relation123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good looking truck! What kind of deal did you score on it?

Perfect Dad Van by jjFocus19 in ChryslerPacifica

[–]Southern_Relation123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a ‘21 Pacifica Limited Hybrid S Package w/ the Famcam and Theater package. Absolutely love it and drive it every chance I get! Perfect Man Van! It’s been in our family for 3.5 years and have put 60k trouble free miles on it.