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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,296
    stand back. genius at work....


     
    Elon Musk apologizes after mocking disabled Twitter employee
    By BARBARA ORTUTAY
    Yesterday

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you're not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.

    Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work — only to find himself locked out, along with 200 others.

    He might have figured, as others before him have in the chaotic months of layoffs and firings since Elon Musk took over the company, that he was out of a job.

    Instead, after nine days of no answer from Twitter as to whether or not he was still employed, Thorleifsson decided to tweet at Musk to see if he could catch the billionaire's attention and get an answer to his Schrödinger’s job situation.

    “Maybe if enough people retweet you’ll answer me here?” he wrote on Monday.

    Eventually, he got his answer after a surreal Twitter exchange with Musk, who proceeded to quiz him about his work, question his disability and need for accommodations (Thorleifsson, who goes by “Halli,” has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair) and tweet that Thorleifsson has a “prominent, active Twitter account and is wealthy" and the “reason he confronted me in public was to get a big payout.” While the exchange was going on, Thorleifsson said he received an email that he was no longer employed.

    Late Tuesday afternoon, however, Musk had a change of heart.

    “I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation. It was based on things I was told that were untrue or, in some cases, true, but not meaningful,” he tweeted. “He is considering remaining at Twitter.”

    Thorleifsson did not immediately respond to a message for comment following Musk's tweet. In an earlier email, he called the experience “surreal.”

    “You had every right to lay me off. But it would have been nice to let me know!” he tweeted to Musk.

    Thorleifsson, who lives in Iceland, has about 151,000 Twitter followers (Musk has over 130 million). He joined Twitter in 2021, when the company, under the prior management, acquired his startup Ueno.

    He was lauded in Icelandic media for choosing to receive the purchase price in wages rather than a lump sum payout. That's because this way, he would pay higher taxes to Iceland in support of its social services and safety net.

    Thorleifsson's next move: “I’m opening a restaurant in downtown Reykjavik very soon,” he tweeted. “It’s named after my mom.”

    Twitter did not immediately respond to a message for comment.


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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,296
    still hard at work...


     
    US investigates Tesla for steering wheels that can fall off
    By TOM KRISHER
    2 hours ago

    DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla's Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while being driven.

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers an estimated 120,000 vehicles from the 2023 model year.

    The agency says in both cases the Model Ys were delivered to customers with a missing bolt that holds the wheel to the steering column. A friction fit held the steering wheels on, but they separated when force was exerted while the SUVs were being driven.

    The agency says in documents posted on its website Wednesday that both incidents happened while the SUVs had low mileage on them.

    Messages were left seeking comment from Tesla, which has disbanded its media relations department.

    In one complaint filed with NHTSA, an owner said he was driving with his family on Route 1 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, when the steering wheel suddenly came off on Jan. 29, five days after the vehicle was purchased. The owner wrote that there were no cars behind him, and he was able to pull toward the road divider. There were no injuries.

    The complaint has a link to a Twitter posting from the owner that included a video of the detached steering wheel and pictures of the white Tesla being towed.

    At first a Tesla service center gave the owner a cost estimate of $103.96 to repair the problem. The service center apologized in what appear to be text messages posted on Twitter.

    When the owner wrote that he had lost faith in Tesla and asked for a refund, the service center removed the charge and wrote that Tesla doesn't have a return policy, but he could reach out to the sales and delivery team.

    The man was later given the option of keeping the car or getting it replaced with a new one, according to his post on Twitter. He posted that Tesla did replace his car.

    Detached steering wheels are rare in the auto industry, but not unprecedented. In February, Nissan recalled about 1,000 Ariya electric vehicles because the wheels could come off of the steering column due to a loose bolt.

    Yet the latest NHTSA investigation adds to a long string of problems that Tesla is having with the U.S. road safety agency. In the past three years it has opened investigations of Tesla’s “Autopilot” driver-assist system crashing into parked emergency vehicles, and problems with suspensions. At least 14 Teslas have crashed into emergency vehicles while using the Autopilot system.

    The agency also is investigating complaints that Teslas can brake suddenly for no reason.

    In February, NHTSA pressured Tesla into recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with “Full Self-Driving” software because the system can break traffic laws. The system, which cannot drive itself, is being tested on public roads by as many as 400,000 Tesla owners. But NHTSA said in documents that it can make unsafe actions such as traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, going through a yellow traffic light without proper caution or failing to respond to changes in posted speed limits.

    The U.S. Justice Department also has asked Tesla for documents from Tesla about “Full Self-Driving” and Autopilot.

    NHTSA has sent investigators to 35 Tesla crashes in which automated systems are suspected of being used. Nineteen people have died in those crashes, including two motorcyclists.

    Since January of 2022, Tesla has issued 20 recalls, including several that were required by NHTSA. The recalls include one from January of last year for “Full Self-Driving” vehicles being programmed to run stop signs at slow speeds.


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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,000
    mickeyrat said:
    stand back. genius at work....


     
    Elon Musk apologizes after mocking disabled Twitter employee
    By BARBARA ORTUTAY
    Yesterday

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you're not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.

    Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work — only to find himself locked out, along with 200 others.

    He might have figured, as others before him have in the chaotic months of layoffs and firings since Elon Musk took over the company, that he was out of a job.

    Instead, after nine days of no answer from Twitter as to whether or not he was still employed, Thorleifsson decided to tweet at Musk to see if he could catch the billionaire's attention and get an answer to his Schrödinger’s job situation.

    “Maybe if enough people retweet you’ll answer me here?” he wrote on Monday.

    Eventually, he got his answer after a surreal Twitter exchange with Musk, who proceeded to quiz him about his work, question his disability and need for accommodations (Thorleifsson, who goes by “Halli,” has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair) and tweet that Thorleifsson has a “prominent, active Twitter account and is wealthy" and the “reason he confronted me in public was to get a big payout.” While the exchange was going on, Thorleifsson said he received an email that he was no longer employed.

    Late Tuesday afternoon, however, Musk had a change of heart.

    “I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation. It was based on things I was told that were untrue or, in some cases, true, but not meaningful,” he tweeted. “He is considering remaining at Twitter.”

    Thorleifsson did not immediately respond to a message for comment following Musk's tweet. In an earlier email, he called the experience “surreal.”

    “You had every right to lay me off. But it would have been nice to let me know!” he tweeted to Musk.

    Thorleifsson, who lives in Iceland, has about 151,000 Twitter followers (Musk has over 130 million). He joined Twitter in 2021, when the company, under the prior management, acquired his startup Ueno.

    He was lauded in Icelandic media for choosing to receive the purchase price in wages rather than a lump sum payout. That's because this way, he would pay higher taxes to Iceland in support of its social services and safety net.

    Thorleifsson's next move: “I’m opening a restaurant in downtown Reykjavik very soon,” he tweeted. “It’s named after my mom.”

    Twitter did not immediately respond to a message for comment.


    i'd tell musk i would see him in court.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,330
    mickeyrat said:
    stand back. genius at work....


     
    Elon Musk apologizes after mocking disabled Twitter employee
    By BARBARA ORTUTAY
    Yesterday

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you're not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.

    Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work — only to find himself locked out, along with 200 others.

    He might have figured, as others before him have in the chaotic months of layoffs and firings since Elon Musk took over the company, that he was out of a job.

    Instead, after nine days of no answer from Twitter as to whether or not he was still employed, Thorleifsson decided to tweet at Musk to see if he could catch the billionaire's attention and get an answer to his Schrödinger’s job situation.

    “Maybe if enough people retweet you’ll answer me here?” he wrote on Monday.

    Eventually, he got his answer after a surreal Twitter exchange with Musk, who proceeded to quiz him about his work, question his disability and need for accommodations (Thorleifsson, who goes by “Halli,” has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair) and tweet that Thorleifsson has a “prominent, active Twitter account and is wealthy" and the “reason he confronted me in public was to get a big payout.” While the exchange was going on, Thorleifsson said he received an email that he was no longer employed.

    Late Tuesday afternoon, however, Musk had a change of heart.

    “I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation. It was based on things I was told that were untrue or, in some cases, true, but not meaningful,” he tweeted. “He is considering remaining at Twitter.”

    Thorleifsson did not immediately respond to a message for comment following Musk's tweet. In an earlier email, he called the experience “surreal.”

    “You had every right to lay me off. But it would have been nice to let me know!” he tweeted to Musk.

    Thorleifsson, who lives in Iceland, has about 151,000 Twitter followers (Musk has over 130 million). He joined Twitter in 2021, when the company, under the prior management, acquired his startup Ueno.

    He was lauded in Icelandic media for choosing to receive the purchase price in wages rather than a lump sum payout. That's because this way, he would pay higher taxes to Iceland in support of its social services and safety net.

    Thorleifsson's next move: “I’m opening a restaurant in downtown Reykjavik very soon,” he tweeted. “It’s named after my mom.”

    Twitter did not immediately respond to a message for comment.


    i'd tell musk i would see him in court.
    For what?
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,000
    mickeyrat said:
    stand back. genius at work....


     
    Elon Musk apologizes after mocking disabled Twitter employee
    By BARBARA ORTUTAY
    Yesterday

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you're not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.

    Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work — only to find himself locked out, along with 200 others.

    He might have figured, as others before him have in the chaotic months of layoffs and firings since Elon Musk took over the company, that he was out of a job.

    Instead, after nine days of no answer from Twitter as to whether or not he was still employed, Thorleifsson decided to tweet at Musk to see if he could catch the billionaire's attention and get an answer to his Schrödinger’s job situation.

    “Maybe if enough people retweet you’ll answer me here?” he wrote on Monday.

    Eventually, he got his answer after a surreal Twitter exchange with Musk, who proceeded to quiz him about his work, question his disability and need for accommodations (Thorleifsson, who goes by “Halli,” has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair) and tweet that Thorleifsson has a “prominent, active Twitter account and is wealthy" and the “reason he confronted me in public was to get a big payout.” While the exchange was going on, Thorleifsson said he received an email that he was no longer employed.

    Late Tuesday afternoon, however, Musk had a change of heart.

    “I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation. It was based on things I was told that were untrue or, in some cases, true, but not meaningful,” he tweeted. “He is considering remaining at Twitter.”

    Thorleifsson did not immediately respond to a message for comment following Musk's tweet. In an earlier email, he called the experience “surreal.”

    “You had every right to lay me off. But it would have been nice to let me know!” he tweeted to Musk.

    Thorleifsson, who lives in Iceland, has about 151,000 Twitter followers (Musk has over 130 million). He joined Twitter in 2021, when the company, under the prior management, acquired his startup Ueno.

    He was lauded in Icelandic media for choosing to receive the purchase price in wages rather than a lump sum payout. That's because this way, he would pay higher taxes to Iceland in support of its social services and safety net.

    Thorleifsson's next move: “I’m opening a restaurant in downtown Reykjavik very soon,” he tweeted. “It’s named after my mom.”

    Twitter did not immediately respond to a message for comment.


    i'd tell musk i would see him in court.
    For what?
    unlawful termination, disclosure of protected health information, libel and defamation. just to start.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • TJ25487
    TJ25487 Posts: 1,501
    mickeyrat said:
    stand back. genius at work....


     
    Elon Musk apologizes after mocking disabled Twitter employee
    By BARBARA ORTUTAY
    Yesterday

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you're not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.

    Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work — only to find himself locked out, along with 200 others.

    He might have figured, as others before him have in the chaotic months of layoffs and firings since Elon Musk took over the company, that he was out of a job.

    Instead, after nine days of no answer from Twitter as to whether or not he was still employed, Thorleifsson decided to tweet at Musk to see if he could catch the billionaire's attention and get an answer to his Schrödinger’s job situation.

    “Maybe if enough people retweet you’ll answer me here?” he wrote on Monday.

    Eventually, he got his answer after a surreal Twitter exchange with Musk, who proceeded to quiz him about his work, question his disability and need for accommodations (Thorleifsson, who goes by “Halli,” has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair) and tweet that Thorleifsson has a “prominent, active Twitter account and is wealthy" and the “reason he confronted me in public was to get a big payout.” While the exchange was going on, Thorleifsson said he received an email that he was no longer employed.

    Late Tuesday afternoon, however, Musk had a change of heart.

    “I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation. It was based on things I was told that were untrue or, in some cases, true, but not meaningful,” he tweeted. “He is considering remaining at Twitter.”

    Thorleifsson did not immediately respond to a message for comment following Musk's tweet. In an earlier email, he called the experience “surreal.”

    “You had every right to lay me off. But it would have been nice to let me know!” he tweeted to Musk.

    Thorleifsson, who lives in Iceland, has about 151,000 Twitter followers (Musk has over 130 million). He joined Twitter in 2021, when the company, under the prior management, acquired his startup Ueno.

    He was lauded in Icelandic media for choosing to receive the purchase price in wages rather than a lump sum payout. That's because this way, he would pay higher taxes to Iceland in support of its social services and safety net.

    Thorleifsson's next move: “I’m opening a restaurant in downtown Reykjavik very soon,” he tweeted. “It’s named after my mom.”

    Twitter did not immediately respond to a message for comment.


    i'd tell musk i would see him in court.
    For what?
    unlawful termination, disclosure of protected health information, libel and defamation. just to start.
    and mean tweets! 
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    TJ25487 said:
    mickeyrat said:
    stand back. genius at work....


     
    Elon Musk apologizes after mocking disabled Twitter employee
    By BARBARA ORTUTAY
    Yesterday

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you're not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.

    Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work — only to find himself locked out, along with 200 others.

    He might have figured, as others before him have in the chaotic months of layoffs and firings since Elon Musk took over the company, that he was out of a job.

    Instead, after nine days of no answer from Twitter as to whether or not he was still employed, Thorleifsson decided to tweet at Musk to see if he could catch the billionaire's attention and get an answer to his Schrödinger’s job situation.

    “Maybe if enough people retweet you’ll answer me here?” he wrote on Monday.

    Eventually, he got his answer after a surreal Twitter exchange with Musk, who proceeded to quiz him about his work, question his disability and need for accommodations (Thorleifsson, who goes by “Halli,” has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair) and tweet that Thorleifsson has a “prominent, active Twitter account and is wealthy" and the “reason he confronted me in public was to get a big payout.” While the exchange was going on, Thorleifsson said he received an email that he was no longer employed.

    Late Tuesday afternoon, however, Musk had a change of heart.

    “I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation. It was based on things I was told that were untrue or, in some cases, true, but not meaningful,” he tweeted. “He is considering remaining at Twitter.”

    Thorleifsson did not immediately respond to a message for comment following Musk's tweet. In an earlier email, he called the experience “surreal.”

    “You had every right to lay me off. But it would have been nice to let me know!” he tweeted to Musk.

    Thorleifsson, who lives in Iceland, has about 151,000 Twitter followers (Musk has over 130 million). He joined Twitter in 2021, when the company, under the prior management, acquired his startup Ueno.

    He was lauded in Icelandic media for choosing to receive the purchase price in wages rather than a lump sum payout. That's because this way, he would pay higher taxes to Iceland in support of its social services and safety net.

    Thorleifsson's next move: “I’m opening a restaurant in downtown Reykjavik very soon,” he tweeted. “It’s named after my mom.”

    Twitter did not immediately respond to a message for comment.


    i'd tell musk i would see him in court.
    For what?
    unlawful termination, disclosure of protected health information, libel and defamation. just to start.
    and mean tweets! 
    He's the CEO of the company.  Therefore privacy, harassment and other employment laws apply.  
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,000
    mrussel1 said:
    TJ25487 said:
    mickeyrat said:
    stand back. genius at work....


     
    Elon Musk apologizes after mocking disabled Twitter employee
    By BARBARA ORTUTAY
    Yesterday

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you're not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.

    Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work — only to find himself locked out, along with 200 others.

    He might have figured, as others before him have in the chaotic months of layoffs and firings since Elon Musk took over the company, that he was out of a job.

    Instead, after nine days of no answer from Twitter as to whether or not he was still employed, Thorleifsson decided to tweet at Musk to see if he could catch the billionaire's attention and get an answer to his Schrödinger’s job situation.

    “Maybe if enough people retweet you’ll answer me here?” he wrote on Monday.

    Eventually, he got his answer after a surreal Twitter exchange with Musk, who proceeded to quiz him about his work, question his disability and need for accommodations (Thorleifsson, who goes by “Halli,” has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair) and tweet that Thorleifsson has a “prominent, active Twitter account and is wealthy" and the “reason he confronted me in public was to get a big payout.” While the exchange was going on, Thorleifsson said he received an email that he was no longer employed.

    Late Tuesday afternoon, however, Musk had a change of heart.

    “I would like to apologize to Halli for my misunderstanding of his situation. It was based on things I was told that were untrue or, in some cases, true, but not meaningful,” he tweeted. “He is considering remaining at Twitter.”

    Thorleifsson did not immediately respond to a message for comment following Musk's tweet. In an earlier email, he called the experience “surreal.”

    “You had every right to lay me off. But it would have been nice to let me know!” he tweeted to Musk.

    Thorleifsson, who lives in Iceland, has about 151,000 Twitter followers (Musk has over 130 million). He joined Twitter in 2021, when the company, under the prior management, acquired his startup Ueno.

    He was lauded in Icelandic media for choosing to receive the purchase price in wages rather than a lump sum payout. That's because this way, he would pay higher taxes to Iceland in support of its social services and safety net.

    Thorleifsson's next move: “I’m opening a restaurant in downtown Reykjavik very soon,” he tweeted. “It’s named after my mom.”

    Twitter did not immediately respond to a message for comment.


    i'd tell musk i would see him in court.
    For what?
    unlawful termination, disclosure of protected health information, libel and defamation. just to start.
    and mean tweets! 
    He's the CEO of the company.  Therefore privacy, harassment and other employment laws apply.  
    absolutely. i'd 100% go after a couple of his billion. and i would win too because he would have to settle.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • TJ25487
    TJ25487 Posts: 1,501
    So is it safe to assume you guys have traded in your Teslas?  ;)
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    TJ25487 said:
    So is it safe to assume you guys have traded in your Teslas?  ;)
    Two of my cars are naturally aspirated V8s.  And they aren't going anywhere.  
  • Halifax2TheMax
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    mrussel1 said:
    TJ25487 said:
    So is it safe to assume you guys have traded in your Teslas?  ;)
    Two of my cars are naturally aspirated V8s.  And they aren't going anywhere.  
    Were they hospitalized with covid?
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    TJ25487 said:
    So is it safe to assume you guys have traded in your Teslas?  ;)
    Two of my cars are naturally aspirated V8s.  And they aren't going anywhere.  
    Were they hospitalized with covid?
    One is currently hospitalized with a leaky rear main seal.  Pulling it apart this weekend. 
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 41,977
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    TJ25487 said:
    So is it safe to assume you guys have traded in your Teslas?  ;)
    Two of my cars are naturally aspirated V8s.  And they aren't going anywhere.  
    Were they hospitalized with covid?
    One is currently hospitalized with a leaky rear main seal.  Pulling it apart this weekend. 
    Damn. Shoulda had a face diaper on that thing.
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,137
    mrussel1 said:
    TJ25487 said:
    So is it safe to assume you guys have traded in your Teslas?  ;)
    Two of my cars are naturally aspirated V8s.  And they aren't going anywhere.  
    Nice....I can't believe you can't get a new Ford Expedition with a V8 anymore. I guess I'll have to graduate to an F-150
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    TJ25487 said:
    So is it safe to assume you guys have traded in your Teslas?  ;)
    Two of my cars are naturally aspirated V8s.  And they aren't going anywhere.  
    Nice....I can't believe you can't get a new Ford Expedition with a V8 anymore. I guess I'll have to graduate to an F-150
    Is it a turbo 6 now?  Everything is turbo these days.  I mean it's great technology, getting that much hp and now torque in something that isn't always on (vs a supercharger or all 8 cylinders).  It's really advanced stuff.  But nothing sounds better than tuned V8.  I'm very old school when it comes to cars though.  

    I will say that GMC did a good job with their V8s where 4 cylinders shut down automatically when you are in cruising mode, like on a highway.  So you can get in the mid to upper 20's which is pretty crazy for large trucks and SUVs.  
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,137
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    TJ25487 said:
    So is it safe to assume you guys have traded in your Teslas?  ;)
    Two of my cars are naturally aspirated V8s.  And they aren't going anywhere.  
    Nice....I can't believe you can't get a new Ford Expedition with a V8 anymore. I guess I'll have to graduate to an F-150
    Is it a turbo 6 now?  Everything is turbo these days.  I mean it's great technology, getting that much hp and now torque in something that isn't always on (vs a supercharger or all 8 cylinders).  It's really advanced stuff.  But nothing sounds better than tuned V8.  I'm very old school when it comes to cars though.  

    I will say that GMC did a good job with their V8s where 4 cylinders shut down automatically when you are in cruising mode, like on a highway.  So you can get in the mid to upper 20's which is pretty crazy for large trucks and SUVs.  
    It's a 3.5L Ecoboost V6 High Output....
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    TJ25487 said:
    So is it safe to assume you guys have traded in your Teslas?  ;)
    Two of my cars are naturally aspirated V8s.  And they aren't going anywhere.  
    Nice....I can't believe you can't get a new Ford Expedition with a V8 anymore. I guess I'll have to graduate to an F-150
    Is it a turbo 6 now?  Everything is turbo these days.  I mean it's great technology, getting that much hp and now torque in something that isn't always on (vs a supercharger or all 8 cylinders).  It's really advanced stuff.  But nothing sounds better than tuned V8.  I'm very old school when it comes to cars though.  

    I will say that GMC did a good job with their V8s where 4 cylinders shut down automatically when you are in cruising mode, like on a highway.  So you can get in the mid to upper 20's which is pretty crazy for large trucks and SUVs.  
    It's a 3.5L Ecoboost V6 High Output....
    That doesn't seem like it would be good for towing.   
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,137
    yeah I don't get it...not that I tow much but I want to be able to if the need arises
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    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,137


    LOL Musk and Sloppy Steve are at war now
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
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    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2