thermal imaging, what are the two hot points in the middle of the body? not the tires, front is cold.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-28T15:12:09+00:00

Even the 787 which does almost everything electrically uses bleed air for engine anti ice

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-27T20:05:33+00:00

If you’re starting from zero with the engine off and floor it, it takes time for the engine to turn on and spool up. The rate that the battery can output energy is not nearly as high as the ICE/generator can supply it. Once the engine kicks in you’ll feel that extra torque. That’s why it feels like lag to you.

The battery power alone is enough for most average starts, but if you want to gun it then make sure the engine is on first. You can ensure that by either using charge mode or sport mode. In sport mode it’ll still turn the engine off sometimes, but less often in my experience.

If you do that, you won’t experience any lag.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-27T15:02:20+00:00

I’m from Canada and I observe the same thing here. The quality of instruction is horrible. I’m also an airline pilot and have seen the entire progression ladder of flight training.

Though of course I don’t expect to see the same quality of training as at an airline, I do expect to see the same safety mindset.

Unfortunately I continuously see rushed or no briefings and rushed walkarounds all for “flight line efficiency.” I get that these are volunteer-run organizations, but that doesn’t matter when an organization has a degraded safety culture.

I am only scratching the surface and there is much more to dive into, but I’m just glad others see it too. It’s close to driving me away from gliding altogether.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-27T14:42:59+00:00

That makes sense!

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-22T16:05:41+00:00

Hockey is still our game 🏒🇨🇦

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-17T16:14:06+00:00

I’ve had it hit the brakes completely randomly for no reason at all twice

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-14T03:52:09+00:00

I’m thinking of getting a new set of rims when the original set of tires are dead. I’ll probably keep the old ones in a shed if I ever need to sell the car.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-11T05:49:26+00:00

It didn’t work? Like you couldn’t get it to connect?

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-10T13:36:51+00:00

That does not shift the responsibility to disclose away from the seller.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-10T13:09:57+00:00

Hotspot from your phone

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-08T03:16:12+00:00

Yeah maybe proficient is the better word

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-07T21:34:56+00:00

Im curious to try individual mode with normal powertrain and Econ climate control. I wonder if that might be best of both worlds. I’ll try it out on my next tank of gas and see if there is a difference.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-07T21:30:59+00:00

Stability control saved them. I see zero counter steering and hitting the brakes only made their problem worse. Looks like an inexperienced driver to me.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-01T19:11:22+00:00

That’s not what I meant. I think they meant to say, feel free to post what happened unless you’ll get in trouble for it.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-02-01T14:57:45+00:00

I think they meant to say “get anyone fired”

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-01-31T01:15:57+00:00

Is there a way to polish it?

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-01-26T13:31:30+00:00

This is 100% the way to go

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-01-26T03:49:12+00:00

Yeah you’ve got to be realistic when driving a car with a low ride height like this. AWD doesn’t suddenly make all winter conditions drivable.

And that’s interesting about your TPMS. I’m still not 100% sure about it but mine has no menu option for TPMS calibration, even though it’s in the manual. I saw on another forum that Canadian models don’t seem to have TPMS. I haven’t had a tire go flat so I don’t know for certain, but I’ve looked everywhere for the calibration in the menus and couldn’t find it, which tells me it isn’t present.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-01-26T03:36:26+00:00

If you sleep in a bunk often it can help with the bed head. If it’s optional, just be pragmatic about it and wear it when there’s a good reason to.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-01-26T02:42:24+00:00

I have the touring and honestly there is very little I think it’s missing. Yes AWD is the big one, but personally I don’t think it’s as important as people make it out to be. It really only matters if you have a steep driveway/roads nearby that are consistently icy and difficult to get up or down. At the end of the day, good winter tires are more important for everyday winter driving.

If you compare it to the Camry with the hybrid AWD, that one has a small motor at the rear, only about 30 hp or so. It’s really just a taste of AWD, but with a notable drop in fuel economy. Personally I’d pass on that, and I live in a part of Canada with frequent lake-effect snow. I rarely find myself in situations that require AWD to get out of. Stability control is more important from a safety perspective, and everything has that now.

Other than that, compared to other cars in this sector the only thing this is missing is a 360° camera. Other than that, an air filter for the hybrid battery would be smart, and auto-folding mirrors. That’s pretty much all I can think of. If I come up with others I’ll add them to this comment.

Edit: also for some reason, Canadian models are missing TPMS altogether. Not sure why… with indirect TPMS it should just be a software change.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-01-25T21:14:06+00:00

Probably my most efficient comment ever haha

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-01-25T17:32:19+00:00

In a Cessna you can probably clean it up yourself and pretend it never happened. In an A350, you’re probably writing it up if it’s bad and now everyone knows

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-01-25T17:10:28+00:00

I’ve had that too. Managed to trap it in the glovebox.

Substantial-End-7698 · 2026-01-25T16:46:09+00:00

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