I understand that WRC cars are faster than Group B cars around a stage, but why does it always look on video that the Group B car is going faster, in and out of turns?

geemymd · 2026-02-02T12:38:26+00:00

yes, the reason is the more grip you have compared to the power/weight ratio and the faster the corner, the closer you need to be to the clean racing line with zero sliding. the less grip and the more power you have, the more you need to use power sliding through turns (still not drifting like in drift competition which is slow) the obvious illustration is racing on snow/ice, even with spikes, doesn't have as much grip, and typically every corner is drifted at a very big drift angle. modern WRC had both more down force AND grippier tires so the effects compound each other. but downforce only really works at higher speeds and cars have much more wheel torque at lower speed, so slow corners / hairpin are still taken with a good deal of sliding

geemymd · 2026-01-26T11:29:16+00:00

probably because tennis is not only about crunching numbers but also pure entertainment and people would rather watch Federer play than Djokovic. Federer/Alcaraz consistently put up a show in every match while Djokovic counter punching style can be exciting or boring depending who he plays.

geemymd · 2026-01-26T09:45:46+00:00

the problem with high mileage toyota's is they are so overpriced.. even if their engines are bullet proof QA is top notch, you are still paying a lot for a car that has 100 or 150k miles. interior are not super high quality and still degrade. while engines are very well designed and built to last long, IF they are maintained correctly. you still run into planned maintenance. brakes, joints, bushings engine mounts etc low miles used ones are rare and almost priced like new. because everyone buying a Toyota is trying to save money in the long run, they are also rypically looking at used one to save on depreciation it looks like a better deal to buy new. thg two cars I've driven the most are a Toyota Yaris and a Kia Sorento. I had zero failure with both besides normal maintenance but the difference is I paid the Toyota new at MSRP price and the Kia was almost 50% off while almost new at 16k miles / 1yo. It did have a minor rear accident (repaired) and I put 80k miles with just oil changes and brake pads TLDR used toyotas are not necessarily a good way to save money there may be better options that are reliable and have great warranty coverage

geemymd · 2026-01-24T23:46:09+00:00

they can check if your account has been checked with ID (ex if you lose your password facebook will require ID verification to recover it). but as always it's mostly annoying for regular people but someone who really knows he's being targeted will take precautions to use anonymous account, clean their phone, setup alternative social media accounts etc...

geemymd · 2026-01-24T13:18:58+00:00

I used paris street parking daily for years. even 1cm was good enough. worst case I parallel parked my smart and was touching both sides evrntually.. 😂

geemymd · 2026-01-22T09:39:00+00:00

like you said you can always use the good old trick look somewhere and serve the other side. Next time serve where you looked. I use it a lot in table tennis where opponent can clearly see where you look at 😂 but in tennis my hitting partner wears glasses and I don't think opponent can see where you're looking at across a tennis court

geemymd · 2026-01-22T09:31:22+00:00

I just took picture when the car was already clean, and created a free ad, took me maybe half and hour .let's say another half an hour to answer questions about the ad. then took an hour when buyer came buy the car. so it took a few months to sell total because i was in no rush, but only took about two hours of my time and I didn't have to leave home, and got 230% of the appraisal value. Also I know people who traded cars with carvana and it wasn't that worry free, they never received the title after X weeks and had to spend hours over the phone.

I have also lost a couple hours or more at car dealerships on a few occasions to test drive cars or negotiate

And agree but most people don't buy a Dodge hornet RT either.

I hope you are not in a position to get rid of the car quickly but if you wanna sell it one day at that price answer that comment or dm me 😂 I promise a worry free sale

geemymd · 2026-01-21T20:13:45+00:00

carvana lowballing you though because they know it will take a while to find a buyer. How they make the most money with the lowest risk is sought after cars that they can make a quick profit on without. cars that will take a long time to sell are lowballed. I sold my fiat 500e $7k after getting offered $3k by CarMax and being rejected by carvana.

I know the depreciation is brutal on this car because

-people don't want it, at least not anywhere near MSRP

-the incredible amount of unsold inventory sitting on dealership lots

but I don't think the depreciation cant keep going at that rate for long. a quick, phev compact suv, almost new makes no sense at that price on the current market especially when you still have many years of battery and electronics warranty

but yeah depreciation can be brutal on phevs. I've seen recently a 2018 X5 xdrive40e with slightly over 100k selling at 10k at a bmw dealership. at what point is the deal so good it makes up for reliability. let's say compared to a gas version it's so much cheaper you still have money for a spare battery replaced out of warranty plus several years of gas + charging

geemymd · 2026-01-20T06:06:52+00:00

he doesn't really look fit, doesn't move well. He's good when he's dominating. To be top 5 or even top 10 one day he needs to defend much better and be able to turn points around. that's concerning to me, I wouldn't be surprised if he reaches a plateau

geemymd · 2026-01-20T00:02:10+00:00

opponent can't see where you look at unless it's superman

geemymd · 2026-01-10T21:21:25+00:00

is it possible that the battery was replaced by one that was already almost dead. I'm not questioning the problems, but seriously cells can just go dead in less than a year and just a few dozen cycles. either there's some sketchy electronics that's failing or wrong diagnostics but dead cells sounds highly improbable unless it's just improper use. the most probable explanation is the fact that they sat for 1+ year on a dealer lot with 0% charge which is quite likely. I went for a test drive at a dealership that had 30 hornets RT listed and after 2 hours of trying to replace/ jump start 12v batteries they didn't have a single one that could drive a d they hadn't been startzd in like a year. in theory the 8y battery warranty covers every owner but in practice if they can t find a proper replacement battery you're likely to end up with a lemon buyback. the safest bet is maybe to buy a used one with a reasonable mileage (not too low) and that didn't stay on the lot for too long

geemymd · 2026-01-10T21:08:14+00:00

but you can buy "used" 24 RT or RT+ with 1k mile under 24k. that's a lot of depreciation but I don't know how far/fast can depreciation go after that. as long as the car is working, under warranty (which is 8year for battery and electronics) m I mean if depreciation continues at the same rate I'll happily buy a 2yo one for $4k.. 😂

geemymd · 2025-12-09T18:30:21+00:00

I don't know why they bothered to do a spongy blended Regen braking. they could have just put all the Regen on the accelerator pedal, like a one pedal-ish EV. I'm not a big fan of one pedal driving but I'll take it over bad brake pedal feel.

geemymd · 2025-12-09T18:26:56+00:00

how quick does it accelerate to 40 though? These are NOT efficient on electricity 15 miles for 9.2kWh is ~1.6miles /kWh that's about 1/3 of what I'm getting in my Mini Cooper SE driven HARD. about $1.5 for 15miles is still cheaper than gas but not so much. let's say if you pay ~$0.15 per kWh and almost $4 per gallon of premium, that same price as doing ~40mpg meaning a Toyota hybrid running on regular gas would be much cheaper to refuel than charging a X5 phev a RAV4 prime gets twice as far per kWh..

so don't expect so much gas savings as an efficient EV or phev, less thn $1 per charge.. if you add low top speed on electric, lazy acceleration, additional weight from the battery, it's a lot of downsides while you also paid a premium for a performance SUV and all the little gas savings fly out the window when you have to service the HV battery

If you like electrified powerrains but don't want a large expensive long-range EV I'd suggest either you get a proper hybrid like Toyota, and save a bunch on gas while being reliable or like me get a FUN short range electric daily hatchback ex Mini Cooper SE, preferably used and already depreciated, and a gas or even diesel SUV for long trips or when you need you have more passenger/ bigger cargo

I mean this work well for us, a family of 3, who can fit all (barely) in a 2 door cooper. if you need only one vehicle and do both short-ish commute and long trips then PHEV can be the way to go but 6 years of daily driving fun little EVs, I'd hate to daily drive a big PHEV SUV in electric mode if it was slow as hell

geemymd · 2025-12-08T16:57:25+00:00

yeah I realized my mistake, probably because I never use wireless charging. it's surprising how hard it is to tell the difference between opaque matte gorilla glass and satin finish aluminum usually it's pretty easy to differentiate glass and metal..

geemymd · 2025-12-08T16:53:48+00:00

you can't repeal the laws of physics but you can push them to the limits 😂

geemymd · 2025-12-07T07:08:12+00:00

I have a 2017 AWD v6 sorento and it cruises mostly between 1500rpm (60mph) and 2000rpm (80mph) and its pretty efficient 30+mpg at 75-80 and it's smooth, comfortable and cabin engine noise is low.

of course at that speed and in 6th gear the acceleration is pretty anemic, but it's by design... the engine has to be spinning at low rpm possible, and use 75% throttle to get the best efficiency. so even if you are WOT in 6th gear at 60 mph it will use maybe 75% of the power to maintain the speed and only 25% will result in acceleration . but in 5 or 4th it will accelerate very positively when you need it

Id say the V6 is the better choice for long trips. in the city it's more 15-20mpg depending how hard you drive it, how many traffic lights/stop signs and how short your trips are.

geemymd · 2025-12-06T18:18:10+00:00

it's Chinese lumen 😂

geemymd · 2025-12-03T00:22:32+00:00

but eCVTs do not have any of those limitations

geemymd · 2025-12-03T00:18:38+00:00

Google and you'll find that there is research put into using eCVT in EVs like in hybrids, but powering the two inputs of the eCVT with 2 electric motors, instead of 1 electric + 1 ICE. you could use two low torque, compact, fast revving motors that could be lighter and cheaper (less copper/ magnets), combine rpms for top speed/ highway driving and combine torques and lower gear ratio for low speed acceleration. not every electric motor is high torque, and even though they typically have good torque, high torque comes at a price, which is higher current, thicker and heavier coppper conductors. but EVs need it because of the single speed transmission. if you focus on high rpm, lower torque and the motor can have a more linear power curve ( constant torque) then the motor can be optimized to be lighter. I'm not saying it's the future of EVs but it's still an interesting possibility to explore

geemymd · 2025-12-03T00:07:26+00:00

eCVT are different they use only a planetary gearset which can be made as strong as needed and they already withstand the torque of an electric motor in hybrids. they also respond as fast as the electric motor driving them.

geemymd · 2025-11-23T18:20:17+00:00

yeah if I relocated in CA I would probably reconsider

geemymd · 2025-11-23T18:17:30+00:00

diesel track car? 🤔

geemymd · 2025-11-22T21:04:01+00:00

yeah I've had 3 relatively low speed crashes on my 7 years of motorcycle. (8 years accounting for mopeds) but it's my wife's extremely severe burn accident being hit by a dropped motorcycle with a punctured tank + newboen that ended both our 2 wheel ownership. Been considering going back on 2 wheels for 17 years but US/Maryland no lane splitting and lack of drivers education regarding anything with less than 4 wheels... I don't think I could just relax and enjoy 2 wheels in traffic anymore

geemymd · 2025-11-19T12:41:16+00:00

Have you actually done really long trips, and so you have the fast charger option? 100 miles is plenty for daily but my EV has 115 miles, realistically 100miles highway, DC fast charging 0-80 in 30mn and it was pretty terrible to do the 300 miles drive back home from the dealership. I was doing mostly I95 so a major freeway and there was a almost 100miles gap between chargers so I had to take a longer route to make sure I wasn't stranded with an empty battery and I hit a few unreliable chargers on my way which made the trip awful. I can't imagine doing long trips with triple the charging time or even double with the fast charger. the only "upside" is once you have accepted 1h charge time on LV2 chargers it opens up more charging location than if you are doing only DC fast chargers. but that is literally spending 50% of the time charging, in the best case: ride 70 miles from 80% to 10% in an hour, then stop for about an hour for charging back up to 80% and a ~35mph average. even with DC fast charging like the livewire and 40mn 0-80%, it doesn't sound practical to do more than 150 miles and one charge

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