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Ok, dug in a bit. It seems to be the "crappy" power supplies like Dell and such. Not so much "high end PCs"
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Less presence is great when it comes to avoiding piggies. Having a Shock SS 1LE has been pretty interesting for me, for sure. I appreciate the attention it gets from people, but man I now have to constantly look over my shoulder for piggies. And I personally like Miatas quite a bit, but I can't see myself driving one in North America with all the people trying to compensate for something by driving a pickup truck. Perhaps in Japan or Europe.
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Funny you brought up the miata. I just drove one. I think it’s fun in some way, but again I like to be shoved back in my seat by torque. That is my number 1 priority so I can’t see myself getting one unless I make more money and can justify either Ls swapping it or turboing it. I’d love a miata if it had like 300 whp. That would be a ton of fun. I’m actually genuinely curious what an electric miata will be like in the future if they can get battery weight down. Electrification solves the torque issue for me and they never sounded good to begin with so not missing much if/when they make an electric miata. |
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In Canada we pay over 50 cents of tax on a Litre of gas as the EV's take money away from those taxes how will governments make up the shortfall, and the cost for infrastructure from Hydro power upgrades (Power Plants, Lines)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcm...h=295553303e0a The U.S. collected $44 billion in fuel taxes in 2015 https://www.automotiveworld.com/arti...ehicle-future/
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But for a lot of people who might want a T4/V6 it's about affordability. At the time I was shopping, in my budget, my options were Civic SI, Veloster N, or Audi A4 (not a sports car but quick and comfortable). Most people aren't going to wait to save up money to get the V8 they'll just move to something similar in their price range. |
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I had brought this up in General Auto under the EV Dodge title, I have spent over 20 years designing roads, Highways and before that I designed gas stations in and around Toronto. Costs in just the Hydro upgrades could be huge, and in area's that rely on Coal for energy their will be a larger cost, Texas has already shown that they need to invest in their Electricity sector.
Then what happens when you have EV's that need a battery replaced we are hoping that by that time that we are able to recycle them.
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And the ND2's power delivery surprised me. Miatas in general have this trick where they feel faster than they really are. The short gear ratios are a part of that, probably. It's just that, in the town, I can still floor it and I wouldn't be blowing past the speed limit, while if I want to do that in the Camaro, I have to find a place where I can get away with it. Track is generally a good outlet for that, but even then, it will depending on the track itself. And part of the fun of driving an MX-5 also comes from the stick shift. Miata has a pretty high manual take rate, about the same as the automatic counterpart. I even remember visiting the local Mazda dealer once and there was an old lady, probably in her 70s or 80s, and her ND Miata is a 6-speed. Torque is just no big deal when you weigh under 2500 pounds, particularly with those gear ratios. As for the affordability point, remember that maintenance and consumable are a big part as well. Yeah, you can pick up an E90 3 series for pretty cheap nowadays, but I hope you have some deep pockets for that N54 engine... Camaro SS will have more expensive consumables than the non-V8 counterparts, that's for sure.
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