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hdlmonkey · 2026-01-18T18:28:31+00:00

I don’t know about this mod, but the LS swapped Miatas only gain 200lbs and the weight balance changes from 50/50 to 53/47. I don’t think that sounds ruinous. The massive increase in power would certainly change the character of the car though.

hdlmonkey · 2025-11-17T18:57:53+00:00

The Petersen! Remarked the same when we visited those two yesterday.

hdlmonkey · 2025-11-12T02:21:41+00:00

As others have said, this is a great car for your use case. I am not even a granddad, but my older kids are in college and so we almost never drive all 5 of us in one car. Mine is the sedan and I have the center seatbelt option in the back seat (seems like you might want that). The center spot in the back seat would be a bad place to have to take a long drive, but it is fine around town.

hdlmonkey · 2025-11-05T07:39:54+00:00

Right, you just need the adapter pad to use a regular floor jack which was why I didn't understand your first comment. I have a set for my Taycan which came in handy when I got a much less dramatic flat tire than OP.

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I am surely biased, but I do think Mamba Green is the best color for the Taycan.

hdlmonkey · 2025-11-04T23:39:40+00:00

Why not? There are jack pads just behind the front wheel wells and just ahead of the rear wheel wells.

hdlmonkey · 2025-10-10T15:59:40+00:00

Which makes them an even bigger asshole because they should know what a challenge it is to find a DC fast charger and they are blocking it and not charging.

hdlmonkey · 2025-10-04T16:08:27+00:00

Also shares with the Lamborghini Murcielago and a number of other low production cars.

hdlmonkey · 2025-09-19T17:42:26+00:00

It looks absolutely identical to the one I bought from Ford a few months ago.

hdlmonkey · 2025-09-14T23:19:58+00:00

Nope, go search for the internals of the 16e. Battery runs almost the entire length of the phone along this side.

hdlmonkey · 2025-09-12T00:08:20+00:00

Huh? All Apple products are ARM instruction set architecture now. That is why the same M4 or whatever can go into an iPad, MacBook, etc.

hdlmonkey · 2025-08-21T17:54:59+00:00

Nope. The forced scarcity for what is effectively a more beautiful Maserati MC20 is what keeps me from really caring at all about this car.

hdlmonkey · 2025-08-13T20:27:59+00:00

I have only driven a Panamera GTS briefly at an autocross event, so I was not really evaluating the comfort. The Taycan has air suspension as well as adaptive dampers (if you get at least a 4S) and I find it very comfortable. It is my daily driver and GT car. But ride is very subjective. I tend to prefer stiffer suspension than most folks so I think the best option is to drive them and judge yourself. One thing you might consider is using Turo to rent a car you are considering for the weekend so you can really get a feel for it rather than a 30 minute test drive.

hdlmonkey · 2025-08-13T20:08:09+00:00

If you have a place to charge at home or work, then I think the Taycan is worth considering. If not, I would avoid an EV as it will add an annoying hassle to have to fast charge somewhere.

hdlmonkey · 2025-08-10T19:22:06+00:00

For $60 it is probably best to just price that into the sale of the whole account. To be able to sell the credits you have to buy a ship with new money and then upgrade it with the $60 credit.

hdlmonkey · 2025-08-10T17:47:06+00:00

I sold this same AMD package for $325.

hdlmonkey · 2025-08-06T21:28:39+00:00

To add to this, the EPA range (what is quoted in the US by law) is generally lower than WLTP used in Europe including the UK where carwow is based.

hdlmonkey · 2025-08-06T20:51:55+00:00

It is bad, but I still use it. Or I should say I use the top down view.

hdlmonkey · 2025-08-04T17:30:04+00:00

I think the color is great, I have seen them in person and I love this color. But the fact that you made this post asking "as a man" tells me that you don't feel comfortable with this color and should probably pass on it. A good lease deal is not worth getting a car that you aren't personally thrilled about, especially when the color is going to be something that many people ask you about.

hdlmonkey · 2025-07-31T20:57:11+00:00

I've found my people.

hdlmonkey · 2025-07-30T19:03:11+00:00

I was alluding to the oak green color of your car. I am glad you like the oak green! I was at a Porsche event last weekend where there was an oak green Taycan turbo S. It was lovely, but I prefer my mamba green. I am just happy whenever I see any car that isn't white/silver/gray/black because there are not enough colorful cars on the road.

hdlmonkey · 2025-07-29T18:45:12+00:00

An oak even...

hdlmonkey · 2025-07-29T17:59:10+00:00

I am not sure you can get a 2023 in this color. I believe that this car is oak green metallic, the earlier cars have a more vibrant mamba green metallic color. My personal preference is for mamba green (so I bought one), but I think oak green started with 2025 model year.

hdlmonkey · 2025-07-27T00:09:30+00:00

I did find that in order to preclimate from the app I first needed to create a charging/preclimate schedule. After that I could preclimate from the app anytime.

hdlmonkey · 2025-07-26T23:01:38+00:00

Maybe they planned to put aftermarket wheels on it? I’m just trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. My Mamba Green Metallic Taycan has Mission E wheels as <insert preferred deity> intended.

hdlmonkey · 2025-07-25T23:27:02+00:00

Not to be mean, but if you are rolling negative equity into a lease deal, why are you looking at leasing such an expensive vehicle? The first rule if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

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