Recent content by hmp10

I keep high deductibles, but they’re the same on both cars, so still a clean comparison.

The Air DE is $868.67 per 6 months, and the Gravity DE is $690.48.

FWIW, I just got my insurance bill from State Farm for our Gravity that is supposed to be arriving at the end of this month. State Farm classifies the Gravity as a "Sport Wagon". Having seen one three times plus recently test driven one, I think that's a good call.

That hatch in the Tesla compared with the trunk upper cross beam in the Air is part of the reason our Model S started developing squeaks and groans in the rear quarters by 10,000 miles, and our Air remains quiet and rock solid at over 36,000 miles.

This article is 15 years old. So much has changed about tire design and construction in these 15 years that I don't really know how far its observations go at this point. There are so many variables at play here. Some things remain the same. As wheel diameter increases, more of the...

I dumped our Tidal subscription over a year ago. Either Tidal or the car terminated the login connection, and I was unable to log back in no matter what I tried. After spending a couple of weeks trying to get a response to my requests for help from the woefully misnamed Tidal "customer...

Huh? The Pirelli PZ4 is a max performance summer tire.

My brother has a 2018 Model 3 that he's ready to shed. But he is so intrigued by the prospect of the mid-size Earth that he is hoping to hold off until he sees what Lucid introduces in late 2026. However, assuming that Lucid even meets the teased introduction date, if its road to production...

Do you mean on the Gravity? If so, all three wheel sets have both staggered widths and diameters.

Although all three wheels sizes on the Gravity have tires of the same cross section widths, their tread widths on the ground vary considerably. For example, all three rear tires are 285mm in cross section, but their tread widths are: 8.6" for the Hankooks, 8.9" for the Michelins, and 10.0" for...

I'm not placing any bets. However, it at least let me get slots lined up for the PPF and radar installs. Both installers said they can roll with a little bit of slippage on the delivery since we're in "off season" in Florida. Baby steps.

With June knocking on the door, it now seems Lucid was fortunate that the plans fell through for a press event around the first Gravity Dream delivery in Scottsdale at the end of April. Seen today it would look as embarrassing as that highly-touted "start of delivery" event last December now...

FWIW, I once had a Corvette with the removable T-top. I kept a roll of paper towels in the car to stuff into the cracks between the windows and the roof during a rainstorm or when going through a carwash. 🥴

Yes. One to replace our 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid and the other to replace our 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan. We had long been planning to replace the Odyssey with an EV when one came on the market that could match the Odyssey's passenger room with sufficient range for road tripping. (As we have...

We've been given a "target delivery" date of June 27 for our first GDE, a green/Tahoe/21-22". No VIN yet on the black/Yosemite/22-23".