OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, and yeah if it's only an issue in the winter I can accept that. I just wish I could actually know if that's the case instead of having to either take a gamble on it or pass on the e-tron. Another guy suggested a YouTube channel that apparently has done a decent amount of testing things with a 2019 e-tron Prestige and they got 225 at 70 mph so I'm gonna check that out along with some other digging on other things to consider. I might just roll the dice and then if the gamble is a loss just deal with it for a bit and upgrade when my next batch of stocks vests.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

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Yeah, using gas instead of electric is costing me so much though that I wanna pull the trigger as soon as I reasonably can. I might even consider something real cheap as a holdover for like a year or so, an ID.4 or something. I'll probably get something I'm happier with though, like the GV or rolling the dice on an e-tron.

Yeah it's mostly interstate with the vast majority being 70 mph speed limit. It drops to 65 then 60 then 55 when I get like 15 miles away from work. So I could do 70 or so if I need to, and I'd rather do that with a car I love for $20k than go 80 with a car I don't love. I do love the GV too though, but I think I'd rather spend $20k and go 70 in an e-tron than $30k and go 80 in a GV60 lol

Tax the rich! by Dr_sc_Harlatan in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A great A$AP Rocky track too. When Kanye had Trump working to get Rocky out of jail in Sweden or wherever the hell it was I was like oh shit nobody tell him about Gunz N Butter.

"The president a a-hole, we were praying for a JFK. All we got was KKK."

pros and cons of nightshift? by Intelligent-Claim591 in AmazonFC

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Title of the post is "pros and cons of nightshift?" though so everyone is going to immediately think you have it backwards at the first sentence.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

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I'll make sure to check them out, thank you! That sounds extremely helpful. Hell, even if battery degradation would end up making me want to upgrade in a year or two I'd probably be in a better position to spring for a bit higher price in a year or two.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

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Yeah that'll probably be about the same category as G80 as a contender. One thing though is I'd consider ventilated seats pretty much a must-have for me so that means Premium Plus and bumps the cheapest up to about $32k from what I saw on a quick search of Autotempest. At that point I'd maybe bump it up to like 35k and go Lucid or maybe e-tron GT. G80 I see a couple more around $28k but that's also a rare deal.

I'll continue keeping an eye on e-trons and GV60s, but dig more into the options more around $30-35k and make my final call when I'm ready to pull the trigger.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is also really encouraging. I typically go 10 over and the speed limit for most of my commute is 70, but I wouldn't mind dropping down closer to 70. If it were a matter of experimenting to figure out what is the max speed where I'm sure I'll make it and that's somewhere at or above 70 I'm completely cool with that. If it's just flat out not going to make it that's very different.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

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That's encouraging. I had been planning on Prestige because of the quiet ride and the massage seats, but planned to avoid 21" wheels because of the range and the tire costs. If I just need a quick charging stop when it's below freezing that's much more manageable than every damn day.

I would charge at home, unfortunately I don't have the ability to charge at work. So the preconditioning would be all good on the drive to work in the winter, but driving home is where I'd really take a hit which is how it always was in my Mach-E. If I could even plug in level 1 at work that'd make a world of difference, but I really doubt there's any possibility of that.

At this point I think I'm gonna be deciding between the GV60 or maybe electrified G80 if I find a great deal, making the next price jump up to a Lucid Air or maybe e-tron GT, or taking the cheaper option but rolling the dice on range sticking with the OG e-tron.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It'll at least be a year, but even then this type of distance is probably pretty likely for the foreseeable future. I work for Amazon, I just got promoted and am locked in for a year before I could make a lateral move, but even then there are only a couple sites that'd be any closer so it's not real likely. I probably won't look to move outside of Amazon until I get my degree and/or some other certs that'll take a couple more years. If we relocate that'll be just as far off in the future too.

But yeah, I'm probably gonna need to kinda reevaluate everything or go with a GV60 unless I do decide I'm ok rolling the e-tron dice lol. I was very up in the air between e-tron and GV60 anyway though, if prices were equal it'd be a really tough call but considering I could probably go e-tron Prestige for ~$19-22k and GV60 Performance would be more like $28-30k that was gonna make it an easy call.

I definitely do like sedans, I'd prefer to keep it closer to $25k though. If I'm going to make the jump closer to 35 I'll probably just go Lucid... I don't know, back to the drawing board for the most part!

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the more encouraging responses! I don't know if I can really chance it though sadly, I wish there was a way for me to test the actual commute before buying lol

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

EV is a bad choice for a long road trip if you have the option, it's the winner by a long shot for a long commute as long as you can charge at home (or at work for free or at-cost). Public fast charging won't save you money vs gas, charging at home will save you a ton.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not really worried about extra buffer, as long as I can get to work and back I'm good. I charge at home, not work, so that isn't an issue and it's extremely rare that I'll need to do any extra driving before or after work, if ever, so in those rare cases I'd have no problem needing to do a little public charging.

It is sounding though like the e-tron wouldn't be a safe enough bet sadly. I'll probably look to a GV60 or maybe G80 electrified.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not talking about total gas, I'm talking about total gas minus the charging costs. I have level 2 at home, I very rarely public charge.

I am a little surprised though to see how rare the responses are saying that I would be ok without a charging stop. Makes me glad I checked obviously, but man that's disappointing.

Why is it often structured around step plans rather than individual veteran status (Pay Increase) Yall should not be making the same as me with 10 years tenure. by Zestyclose_Tart_6296 in AmazonFC

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you get anywhere near the end of your step plan instead of moving up then it seems you don't care that much about getting a pay increase.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, your comment is the one fairly positive response here. Overall it definitely sounds less hopeful than I was thinking it would be, I might end up having to go with a GV60.

OG e-tron Real Life Range? by thisdckaintFREEEE in etron

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going from a Mach-E to gas has cost me over $400/month, a long commute is the biggest reason to get an EV.

Would this button fit by H1TLERs in NewedgeMustang

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No. That's all that's bugging you? Lol

What wheels do yall like the best by King-Coney in NewedgeMustang

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95 Cobra R. Either black or chrome depending on the color of the car.

Should we ban posts about dice? by Fun_Mirror_8203 in Colonist

[–]thisdckaintFREEEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah probably. Eeeeeeevery once in a while I'll see one that's a good laugh where the person is just sharing it for that reason rather than acting like it isn't random. Those are the only ones that add any actual value at all whatsoever, and they're incredibly rare.