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I rented a car recently that had that ability: 3, 5, or 7. I chose 5.

I think the flash interval is pretty consistent across cars. I love FSD on my Model S, but when it changes lanes it has too many flashes (for too long). I really should count, but it feels like 9 or 10 flashes on average.

What purpose do they serve? If the lawsuit wins, Lucid pays some money to its owners, minus a hefty legal fee. But defending the lawsuit is expensive, even if Lucid prevails. In all scenarios, Lucid shareholders lose.

Totally agree, I prefer 4 or 5 flashes. But three does seem to be standard among the cars I've driven.

That article is correct: a chunk of the depreciation was due to Lucid cutting prices. I'm not sure I'd call that "depreciation"; perhaps "market correction" or something. In any case, how much the value of my car had fallen from new was irrelevant to the purchase decision. What was relevant...

Sounds about right. But what I had paid for the 2023 AT wasn’t relevant to the 2026 AT purchase decision.

When I looked it up, kbb.com didn't value my car. (Some information missing, or something like that.) I paid around $94,000 for the car, ordered in October of 2022.

11,200

I recently traded in my low-mileage 2023 Air Touring for a new 2026 Air Touring. My old car was in excellent (but not perfect) condition, and Lucid gave me $45,000 credit towards a new one. That, combined with the $7,500 October credit and the $2,000 existing-owner credit, made the trade-in...

You must live in a town with its own utility! Here in Lincoln, we have Eversource. A friend who recently retired from Eversource told me that about a third of my electricity bill is due to transfers and subsidies. (I'm a recipient of some of those subsidies, with my solar array.) In...

32¢/kWh in my town in MA

My front and back cameras stopped working after updating to 2.8.7, but a soft reset resolved the issue.

I think at this point, one of two things will happen: Either the stock goes to zero (in a restructuring), or the company recovers and the stock price more than triples. I really don't see a middle-ground scenario, as the current path is clearly unsustainable. Lucid builds great cars, but having...

The fob was working on the showroom car, but I’m not sure about the one my wife drove. I was in the back and the SA was shotgun. Didn’t pay close attention!

I did a walk-in test drive in Natick, MA yesterday with my wife. Great car.

Given that my AT is restricted to under 50kW at V4 Superchargers, I don't think you have much to worry about.

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FWIW, I think that $200 charge is legit. They need to repair the wheel, and $200 to fix wheel rash is very reasonable. I paid $300 per wheel a few years back to fix an admittedly deeper rash.

Totally agree. All these analyses that determine the "money factor" or true interest cost (down to the basis point!) just serve to obfuscate what's more important. Since the residual value assumption dominates the lease-or-buy decision, it's important to figure out what it is for you. For...

Got it, thanks! So if my (opportunity) cost of credit is (say) 4% for 3 years, I can back out an implied residual value from the lease payments. If that residual value is higher than I think it should be (56% seems very high to me), I'd prefer to lease. If it's lower, I'd prefer to purchase...