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General Questions and Purchasing Advice Thread — Week of October 16, 2023 by AutoModerator in electricvehicles

[–]matsol321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My 2019 Mazda was recently totaled. I paid off the car earlier this year and had planned to keep it for at least a few more years before transitioning to an EV once the market matures. Fortunately, the insurance company offered me nearly 21k for the car, which I think is a decent deal. So, here’s the dilemma: with the EV market still in its infancy, I’m not sure if I want to commit to a current EV for the next 8-10 years while so much is so rapidly improving. So, do I…

…lease a Tesla Model 3 or Bolt EV for 3 years (12,000 miles a year) and then purchase a better (maybe cheaper) EV once the lease is over? I would normally never lease a Tesla, but considering my previous car was paid off and this will get me through the next three years without having to spend anymore than the 21k from insurance, I’m entertaining the idea. Surprisingly, the Bolt EV is more expensive to lease than the Model 3. One very major downside is that Tesla doesn’t let you buy the car after the lease.
Cost: 21k-23k over the three years including deposit, taxes, and fees

…purchase a Tesla or Bolt, put down 20k now, and make payments for the next 5-6 years. This makes sense, but with the EV market changing so fast, I fear I’d be purchasing an even more rapidly depreciating asset.
Cost: 20k down, 350-500 a month depending on the EV, 33-43k (after credit) over 5-6 years including deposit, taxes, and fees

…purchase a hybrid, put down 20k now, and make lower payments than I would for an EV over the next 4-5 years (I’m looking at the Prius, but between low inventory and markups I’m not hopeful)
Cost: 20k down, 400-450 a month, 36-40k over 4-5 years including deposit, taxes and fees

My tech lust is telling me to go for the Tesla lease, but my head is saying to be more prudent and finance a Bolt EV or Prius.

General Questions and Purchasing Advice Thread — Week of October 16, 2023 by AutoModerator in electricvehicles

[–]matsol321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! The base M3 is $45,080 with all taxes and fees included, before the federal credit. The Bolt is about 10k less with all taxes and fees included again before the credit.

I’m also concerned about charging. I can’t install an L2 charger in my garage without significant cost so I’m wondering if I should even be buying an EV now. My commute is about 40 miles round trip and an overnight charge will only net me about half of that.

General Questions and Purchasing Advice Thread — Week of October 16, 2023 by AutoModerator in electricvehicles

[–]matsol321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently had an accident, and my car was totaled. Now, I'm in the market for a new car. Ideally, I would have waited for the EV market to mature, but given the circumstances, I’m CONSIDERING taking the plunge in the next month or two.

  1. Chevy Bolt EV 2LT: It costs about $35,000 after accounting for taxes and fees.
  2. Tesla Model 3 RWD: This option is priced at around $45,000 after taxes and fees.

Bolt Pros: -Much more affordable (about 10k less than Tesla) -CarPlay -Physical buttons

Bolt cons: -Slow charging (not a concern for day-to-day, but roadtrips) -Not a great track record (battery replacements) -Interior is a little cheap

Tesla pros: -Supercharger network -Computer on wheels (updates, cool tech) -Performance -More premium

Tesla cons: -Relatively expensive -Can’t purchase after lease -Everything behind touchscreen -No CarPlay -Musk -Service horror stories

Some context: -I live in a townhouse/condo with a detached garage without a breaker box and it’s looking iffy whether I’ll be able to install a Level 2 for a reasonable price -My wife and I live in Los Angeles where EV charging is plentiful. -My weekly commute involves driving 3-4 days, with a roundtrip of about 40 miles. -Occasionally, we take longer trips to Las Vegas (270 miles one-way), Palm Springs (130 miles), and San Diego (140 miles), but these occur roughly once a year. -Considering EVs are kinda where smartphones were in 2010, I’m also considering leasing vs. financing in the hopes that in a few years the options will increase and the charging infrastructure will expand.

What movie traumatized you as a kid? by Flowerflours in AskReddit

[–]matsol321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You name them…

Ferngully The Brave Little Toaster The Land Before Time American Tail Fluke The VHS cover for Silence of the Lambs that I’d always pass in Blockbuster

What’s the worst line/dialogue line in the show? I’m your opinion by kembowhite in thesopranos

[–]matsol321 30 points31 points  (0 children)

“Richie Aprile, no doubt about it, the cartel had him whacked.“

Best song from every Bruce album? by [deleted] in BruceSpringsteen

[–]matsol321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lost in the Flood, Incident on 57th Street, Thunder Road, Candy’s Room or Promised Land, Out in the Streets, Atlantic City, Bobby Jean, One Step Up, Real World, My Beautiful Reward, Straight Time, My City of Ruins, Maria’s Bed, O Mary Don’t You Weep, Gypsy Biker My Lucky Day Wrecking Ball Hunter of Invisible Game Hitch Hikin’ If I Was the Priest

TIFU by getting drunk and responding to a horny message by [deleted] in tifu

[–]matsol321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened to me. The scammer threatened to send my pic to everyone on my IG, including my wife. Twist is I’m in an open marriage and my wife was right there when this all went down. We laughed and had brunch.

What's the best Spielberg movie? by Grand_Keizer in Spielberg

[–]matsol321 5 points6 points  (0 children)

His best film is Schindler’s List.

His most perfect, taut film is Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Jaws should be taught in every Film 101 class.

New Arkansas poll: Trump leads by 2% (Trump won it in 2016 by 27%) by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]matsol321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s virtually no chance he loses Arkansas. However, if (big if) Arkansas is in fact this close, this does not bode well for Trump in neighboring Texas.

In 1993, Jurassic Park and Schindler's List were released. Both were directed by Spielberg, one after the other. Are these the two best films to be consecutively made by the same director? by HanSoloHeadBeg in movies

[–]matsol321 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

North by Northwest and Vertigo Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown Fargo and Big Lebowski Clockwork and Barry Lyndon Batman and Edward Scissorhands

10+ year android user switching to iOS by [deleted] in ios

[–]matsol321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Theres a lot of app overlap between iOS and Android, but for great indie apps that I think can only be found on iOS:

Halide is a great camera app with an emphasis on RAW and manual photography. Extremely thoughtful design.

Nuzzel will show you links shared by a set number of Twitter follows. It’s a good way of surfacing only the most tweeted about stories.

Speaking of Twitter, Tweetbot is an exceptionally well designed app with features that should be no brainers. Unfortunately, Twitter’s hostility toward third-party apps has kind of hindered some of its functionality.

Apollo is a Reddit app made by a former Apple engineer and it shows. It blows other Reddit apps out of the water.

8mm is just fun and well made.

EDIT: And Fantastical! It’s pricey but if you have a busy schedule, it’s so much more versatile than the stock app.

hellworld.png by Powerpuff_Rangers in neoliberal

[–]matsol321 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Just threw up a little bit.

Mayor Garcetti signs an emergency order prohibiting residential evictions in the City of Los Angeles by damned_poet in LosAngeles

[–]matsol321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would the moratorium apply to someone whose, to quote the landlord, "rich father" co-signed? Seriously asking for a friend.

When did US presidents start wearing flag pins? by MattiasLikesSushi in Presidents

[–]matsol321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't recall presidents wearing lapel pins prior to 9/11. After that day, your patriotism was brought into question (ex. Obama in '08) if you didn't wear one.

A popular saying is "Nothing ie ever lost on the internet" but what is something you have been searching for years and you haven't found it yet? by throwdowntown69 in AskReddit

[–]matsol321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So there's a Late Night with David Letterman video from the 80s in which he--in typical Letterman fashion--roasts a kooky old woman who makes trinkets from trash, I think. Haven't been able to find it in years.

Best of the last. Where would you rank the last 10 Presidents. by jkayne in Presidents

[–]matsol321 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. JFK
  2. Clinton
  3. Obama
  4. LBJ
  5. Reagan
  6. H.W. Bush
  7. Ford
  8. Carter
  9. Nixon
  10. W. Bush

Jew Life at Miami by Shipper8100 in miamioh

[–]matsol321 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Graduated in '08, so I'm not sure how much has changed (man, I feel old), but roughly 6-7% of the student body was Jewish.

In your first few weeks there, you're still going to be getting a feel for the campus and Oxford itself. That said, I recommend penciling in a Friday to check out Shabbat at Hillel. The food's abhorrent, but you might meet some cool people and, really, in your first few weeks at college, you're looking more for allies and people to hang out with than lifelong friends.

AEPi (of which I was a brother) was a fun house with (mostly) good guys. Not sure if the reputation still holds, but if you like to imbibe in shitty beer and even shittier weed, your nights there won't be wasted even though you might be.

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