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    OT - For Car Lovers: Some Recent Exotic Spottings

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      An electric loaner has its problems.  My 110V outlet charges it at approximately 2.5 miles per hour.  I drive around 50-100 miles per day.  The math doesn't math.  Tonight I am using my 220V outlet from my dryer.

      Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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      Ozzie_Isaac said:
      An electric loaner has its problems.  My 110V outlet charges it at approximately 2.5 miles per hour.  I drive around 50-100 miles per day.  The math doesn't math.  Tonight I am using my 220V outlet from my dryer.

      And therein is the issue. 
      Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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      lousubcap said:
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      And therein is the issue. 
      And tonight I learned my 220V dryer plug is not the same one that Porsche provides with the charger.  So back to 2.5 mph.

      Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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      Look man, it’s 2023. The Jetsons had us using spaceships by now. Your desert oasis can’t charge your electric loaner Porsche fast enough?!? First world problems lol
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      Ozzie_Isaac said:
      An electric loaner has its problems.  My 110V outlet charges it at approximately 2.5 miles per hour.  I drive around 50-100 miles per day.  The math doesn't math.  Tonight I am using my 220V outlet from my dryer.
      Don't you have a gas generator?  Put it in the trunk.

      (Electrical Engineering Degree from Iowa FTW)
      Clinton, Iowa
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      Ozzie_Isaac said:
      An electric loaner has its problems.  My 110V outlet charges it at approximately 2.5 miles per hour.  I drive around 50-100 miles per day.  The math doesn't math.  Tonight I am using my 220V outlet from my dryer.

      just have them drop over an old copper wound hobart generator, should be up and going in no time. not so surprisingly, ive got three of them if you need a loaner =)

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      you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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      Ozzie_Isaac said:
      An electric loaner has its problems.  My 110V outlet charges it at approximately 2.5 miles per hour.  I drive around 50-100 miles per day.  The math doesn't math.  Tonight I am using my 220V outlet from my dryer.
      Basically it was so shiny you forgot to ask any questions and just drove off?
      South of Columbus, Ohio.


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      Can you put it on blocks and drive it in reverse to charge it? Ferris Bueller style?
      South of Columbus, Ohio.


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      Foghorn said:

      Goals!  Beautiful car and what appears to be a happy old man.

      Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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      ColbyLang said:
      Look man, it’s 2023. The Jetsons had us using spaceships by now. Your desert oasis can’t charge your electric loaner Porsche fast enough?!? First world problems lol
      Ha!  Yeah phrased that way does make it sound like petty complaint 😂

      Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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      Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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      Ozzie_Isaac said:
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      Goals!  Beautiful car and what appears to be a happy old man.
      Yeah.  It's a pretty cool ride.  Wouldn't mind having one even though I don't know what model it is.  I also had to wonder - given the advancements in car engines - would my 2010 Ford Taurus hold up against it in a race?

      XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

      San Antonio, TX

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      Foghorn said:
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      Yeah.  It's a pretty cool ride.  Wouldn't mind having one even though I don't know what model it is.  I also had to wonder - given the advancements in car engines - would my 2010 Ford Taurus hold up against it in a race?
      Chances are your 2010 Ford Taurus would absolutely destroy it.  That is a first generation 911 and looks like a late 60s model.  My eye isn't great but based on the wheels and the lack of rocker trim (exposed circle panel in front of driver side rear wheel).

      1960s era 911s had 2.0L air cooled flat sixes making between 120 and 190 hp, depending on trim.

      Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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      By the tag I assume this guy is an attorney. He was decked out in a bright red suit with shiny red shoes. Headed in McDonald’s. Should have gotten a pic. He was more exotic than the car. 
      Snellville, GA


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      Ozzie how do you end up with an electric loaner when you don’t have a charge point? Can they not swap that thing for a 911 that likes gasoline? 
      Snellville, GA


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      Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:
      Ozzie how do you end up with an electric loaner when you don’t have a charge point? Can they not swap that thing for a 911 that likes gasoline? 
      Haha the loaner is never an upgrade.
      "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

      "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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      The dealer is quite wise. Give the EV loaners only to people who can only drive it 2.5 miles for every hour they have it. Genius! 
      Snellville, GA


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      I can see them smiling when they asked Ozzie if he had a charging station, and he said no, but I’ve got an extension cord. 
      Snellville, GA


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      The dealer should have included an adapter for you. He's remiss for failing that.
      Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range
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      Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:
      By the tag I assume this guy is an attorney. He was decked out in a bright red suit with shiny red shoes. Headed in McDonald’s. Should have gotten a pic. He was more exotic than the car. 
      Ronald?
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      I was curious so I went to the website listed on his tag. Theflylawyer.com  


      Snellville, GA


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      Ozzie_Isaac said:
      An electric loaner has its problems.  My 110V outlet charges it at approximately 2.5 miles per hour.  I drive around 50-100 miles per day.  The math doesn't math.  Tonight I am using my 220V outlet from my dryer.
      30% tax credit to add a 220 V line and charger. Meanwhile download an app called PlugShare to reveal all of the public chargers, either 220V AC or high voltage DC. Some of them are free to use.
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      Ozzie_Isaac said:

      The wheels even have the same ratio in rotating.
      Owensboro, KY.  First Eggin' 4/12/08.  Large, small, 22" Blackstone and lotsa goodies.
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      Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:
      Ozzie how do you end up with an electric loaner when you don’t have a charge point? Can they not swap that thing for a 911 that likes gasoline? 
      I would have loved a 911.  I had the choice of a Taycan or a Macan.  I was curious about the Taycan so deliberately chose that.  They provided a 220V charger, that I thought would just plug into my 220V outlet, but it has a different plug.  I have an extra extension cord for 220V and.debated splicing it into their charger, but decided I didn't want to burn my house down.

      They may be surprised when they get it back.  It had 17 miles when I got it, and it has 240 now and I will have it till Monday afternoon.

      Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:
      I can see them smiling when they asked Ozzie if he had a charging station, and he said no, but I’ve got an extension cord. 
      They didn't even ask questions, guess they just assumed I had a charger spot for it.

      Gulfcoastguy said:
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      30% tax credit to add a 220 V line and charger. Meanwhile download an app called PlugShare to reveal all of the public chargers, either 220V AC or high voltage DC. Some of them are free to use.
      I will check out that app.  There is a mall not too far away that has an entire bank of chargers.  I just don't really know if I can plug into them.  I don't know of they jave standard charging plugs or not.

      Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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      Ozzie_Isaac said:
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      I would have loved a 911.  I had the choice of a Taycan or a Macan.  I was curious about the Taycan so deliberately chose that.  They provided a 220V charger, that I thought would just plug into my 220V outlet, but it has a different plug.  I have an extra extension cord for 220V and.debated splicing it into their charger, but decided I didn't want to burn my house down.

      They may be surprised when they get it back.  It had 17 miles when I got it, and it has 240 now and I will have it till Monday afternoon.

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      They didn't even ask questions, guess they just assumed I had a charger spot for it.

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      I will check out that app.  There is a mall not too far away that has an entire bank of chargers.  I just don't really know if I can plug into them.  I don't know of they jave standard charging plugs or not.
      For AC 220 you need a J1772 cable, for DC fast charging you need a CCS cable or in rare locations a Tesla Supercharger if it’s equipped with a Magic Dock adapter. But just enter your vehicle model in the app and it will only show the ones that you can use.
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      Gulfcoastguy said:
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      For AC 220 you need a J1772 cable, for DC fast charging you need a CCS cable or in rare locations a Tesla Supercharger if it’s equipped with a Magic Dock adapter. But just enter your vehicle model in the app and it will only show the ones that you can use.
      I like it when the only decision is green handle or black handle.  This EV car thing feels like searching through a junk drawer for a cable and seeing what can actually fit my port.

      Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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      @BigreenGreg - great event right there.  Post more pics if you've got 'em.  
      Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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      Ozzie_Isaac said:
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      I like it when the only decision is green handle or black handle.  This EV car thing feels like searching through a junk drawer for a cable and seeing what can actually fit my port.
      Wasn't the Tesla plug recently adopted as the standard for North America? Shouldn't take long for your junk drawer to be filled with some other kind of crap.


      “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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