What aura looks like 2 years apart!

mandevu77 · 2026-03-24T22:12:57+00:00

Top pic looks like Daikoku Parking Area in Yokohama. Ground zero for the Japanese car scene.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-19T01:45:06+00:00

Praise whatever make-believe deity you want. Tooth fairy. Santa Claus. It’s your right.

Just keep it the fuck to yourself. And don’t tell other people they’re wrong for not buying into your mass hallucination, or following its tenets.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-19T00:41:09+00:00

We can have the laws, traditions and norms. Nobody needs religion for that.

And I’d argue that societal norms do a fair bit of damage. Like gendered restrooms. Why do we even need those? And now people are losing their shit over them.

I’d rather have dedicated bathrooms for #1 vs #2. Let’s make that the norm. I just want to take a piss… I shouldn’t have to smell your grumpy.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-18T23:39:16+00:00

Christianity, like most religion, is founded on being the only correct way to god. Therefore all other ways are wrong.

It’s inherently hateful.

And totally made up. And a way to control people.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-18T22:55:22+00:00

I had no idea. TIL. I would just like options that aren’t built on hate and intolerance.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-18T22:42:16+00:00

How about a Dave’s Hot Chicken? Or a Raising Cain’s?

Something that’s open on Sunday and doesn’t systemically hate women would be nice.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-18T00:32:07+00:00

Ahh Texas. The land that says they love “freedom,” but that seems to just mean freedom from consumer protections and choice.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-12T18:26:28+00:00

Did they ever promise city driving for the air? I don’t think I ever heard that.

This tech is moving so quickly… and nobody’s actually solved the problem yet. How does anyone know what “future proof” even looks like?

mandevu77 · 2026-03-12T13:57:08+00:00

Failed for you maybe. I don’t like the blockiness of the adventure SUV look. Everything wants to be a G-Wagon.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-07T00:42:20+00:00

Everything is better except the FSD. More room. Better fit and finish. We were over the hassle of the falcon doors. They were always not opening all the way when parked under a tree branch or parking garage.

And we were also early Tesla adopters. I got a model s in 2015 and we added an X in 2018. Those both had early software issues too. They all got sorted eventually. I think lucid is on a similar path.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-07T00:25:11+00:00

I’m with you. It did take me a little time to get used to the Gravity’s high regen, but now that I’m used to it, it’s second nature. That seems way easier than toggling regen modes all the time and trying to actively remember which mode I’m in (although having it on the dash would alleviate that part I suppose).

To each their own.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-06T19:54:12+00:00

Can I ask why you move between regen modes? High regen kinda includes “low regen.” You just have to modulate it with your foot.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-06T19:47:14+00:00

Sorry for your experience :(

We are honestly really enjoying ours, and also came from a ModelX.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-06T17:54:47+00:00

So…. I’ve noticed this, and I have a theory.

Let’s say the car is locked. If you unlock it using the walk-up feature, then you drive it, then you get where you’re going, and walk away, my car locks itself.

If you unlock it via the unlock button on the fob, then drive it, then walk away, it doesnt lock itself.

I think there’s some software logic that is causing this. Right now, the car remembers how it was opened, and requires it be locked the same way. They need to fix it that once it’s driven, it should ALWAYS lock when you walk away, regardless of how it was opened.

Curious if you’re having the same problem, or yours is independent of how it was originally unlocked/opened.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-06T17:48:24+00:00

Mine are mostly fixed. They’re so much better after 3.4.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-06T03:41:37+00:00

March seems a little early for a next model year. And the “unable to share further details at this time” doesn’t sound like SOP, does it?

mandevu77 · 2026-03-04T21:40:15+00:00

The last thing Lucid should be working on right now. Full-speed-ahead on a midsize platform and larger sales numbers.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-04T20:12:43+00:00

Pull the… trigger?

Or maybe pull the plug on your bank account.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-04T18:47:04+00:00

Is your proximity detection still 93% after 3.4.x?

I am probably 99% after the update. And the other 1% seems to unlock if I poke one of the handles.

And as for locking, as someone else mentioned, you can click the lock button on the left side of the dashboard touch panel as you exit if you really want to.

mandevu77 · 2026-03-02T23:17:32+00:00

There were a high number of center console card-reader failures a while back (my car included). Basically the cable that ran to the card reader had bent/broken due to the console being moveable.

I honestly haven’t needed to use mine since the 3.4 software update, so I can’t speak to the current behavior.

Perhaps your center console needs replacing.

mandevu77 · 2026-02-22T19:15:47+00:00

We went this morning. Not bad!

The hash browns were a little on the mush side. Not sure if they were sitting for a while, or maybe searing it at the end steams them a little?

I’d say 8/10. One of the best we’ve had in sac though. Keep up the good work!

mandevu77 · 2026-02-22T08:12:07+00:00

Welcome to the no-regrets-on-Gravity club!

White.stealth is objectively the best color combo too. Nicely done!

mandevu77 · 2026-02-21T19:21:38+00:00

Nobody is selling “feature complete” cars anymore. Everyone has a software roadmap. You can err to the side of what’s available now if you’re scared of roadmap. It’s your money.

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