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Post by Big Blue on Jan 29, 2021 14:13:34 GMT
I think Coke Zero tastes the best out the lot of them Burn him! As my nephew said when he tried Zero: “that has nothing to do with Coke!” The UK marketing director is a neighbour with a daughter in the same class as one of mine. I always tell her full fat Coke is called “the real thing” for a reason. |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 29, 2021 14:19:02 GMT
I'm still slightly shocked when I see adults, fully aware of the amount of sugar in a real Coke, knocking it back like a thirsty man in the desert. Makes me cringe.
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Post by Blarno on Jan 29, 2021 14:28:42 GMT
Pepsi Max Cherry is where it's at boys.
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 29, 2021 15:06:53 GMT
If you look closely on the wheel, I think those two arrows on the far left are the indicator controls (override if Hal9000 has a fit).  Am I the only one who thinks that steering wheel has been modelled on the face of a koala!? |
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Post by Blarno on Jan 29, 2021 15:07:32 GMT
Digital koala
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Post by racingteatray on Jan 29, 2021 15:15:42 GMT
I'm still slightly shocked when I see adults, fully aware of the amount of sugar in a real Coke, knocking it back like a thirsty man in the desert. Makes me cringe. At home, I never drink it or any other fizzy drink (sweet or otherwise) myself. Apart from tea/coffee/alcohol (mainly wine), I normally just drink tap water (via a Brita filter). I gather the diet drinks are possibly equally bad for weight gain - something about the aspartame or whatever it is in there that makes it taste sweet without containing sugar makes your body crave sugar. That makes sense to me - in the office we have a refreshments trolley that passes around at about 4pm, beautifully timed to catch you just when a Twix and a can of caffeinated fizz feels like a good idea so I would regularly indulge if I was at my desk when the trolley passed. Now, being at home hasn't completed knocked that concept on the head - we'll usually have a cup of tea and a biscuit or two around 4-5pm at home as well. But I am wondering if the complete cutting out of diet soft drinks (I never drank the full fat ones) is one of the reasons I've lost so much weight since lockdown began. I was 76-77kg and now I've levelled off at 68-69kg - crept up to 70 after Christmas but has dropped back again since. |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jan 29, 2021 15:24:39 GMT
I'm still slightly shocked when I see adults, fully aware of the amount of sugar in a real Coke, knocking it back like a thirsty man in the desert. Makes me cringe. At home, I never drink it or any other fizzy drink (sweet or otherwise) myself. Apart from tea/coffee/alcohol (mainly wine), I normally just drink tap water (via a Brita filter). I gather the diet drinks are possibly equally bad for weight gain - something about the aspartame or whatever it is in there that makes it taste sweet without containing sugar makes your body crave sugar. Yes, something about your body still thinks it's had sugar, so it overproduces insulin to counter it, which makes you crave more sugar. |
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Post by franki68 on Jan 29, 2021 15:57:53 GMT
I think we had a thread on it a while back. The standing qtr mile in under 9 seconds apparently, over 1 second quicker than a McLaren P1. The acceleration is more than ridiculous, but the 520+ mile range is excellent, even if it ends up in the low 400s as that plus the Supercharger Network makes it a very usable car indeed. Does a range count if the car breaks down ? Second most unreliable make after land/range rover. |
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Post by johnc on Jan 29, 2021 18:46:14 GMT
Surely one of the mainstream manufacturers can get an interesting electric car up and running with a genuine range of 400 miles+. I don't know if it has changed but when I had my first ride in a Tesla S I couldn't believe it didn't have door pockets. It might not seem much but living with a car that has nowhere to store anything would be a pain in the neck.
Maybe electric cars will be like TV's. It wasn't long ago that an OLED TV would cost £5K+ and now they are about half that. That's the kind of price drop we need to see. However I would like to see some kind of super licence for anyone allowed to buy a sub 2s to 60 car!
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Post by michael on Jan 29, 2021 19:26:19 GMT
However I would like to see some kind of super licence for anyone allowed to buy a sub 2s to 60 car! Where do you draw the line? Can of worms that doesn't need to be opened. |
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Post by PG on Jan 29, 2021 21:05:42 GMT
When I went out tonight to pick up our takeaway (from one of our local pubs), I tried to drive with my hands never going off the bottom half of the steering wheel. I was on country roads so I did require to do some direction changes. It is possible. Weird feeling but possible.
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Post by johnc on Jan 30, 2021 13:07:59 GMT
However I would like to see some kind of super licence for anyone allowed to buy a sub 2s to 60 car! Where do you draw the line? Can of worms that doesn't need to be opened. I agree but there really are far too many people on the roads who don't have a clue with basic thing like indicating, lane discipline and spatial awareness. I know how quick the i-Pace is and this Tesla takes half the time to get to 60mph. In the i-Pace if you go for an overtake, you need to pull out first before burying the throttle. I foresee a few Teslas being parked in the car in front's boot when all they wanted to do was overtake. |
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Post by michael on Jan 30, 2021 14:43:17 GMT
Apparently that steering wheel may not meet Federal safety standards.
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Post by rodge on Jan 31, 2021 7:34:44 GMT
Apparently that steering wheel may not meet Federal safety standards. Probably not, but it’s not the first time Musk has pushed boundaries. |
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Post by Tim on Feb 1, 2021 9:47:50 GMT
Where do you draw the line? Can of worms that doesn't need to be opened. I agree but there really are far too many people on the roads who don't have a clue with basic thing like indicating, lane discipline and spatial awareness. I know how quick the i-Pace is and this Tesla takes half the time to get to 60mph. In the i-Pace if you go for an overtake, you need to pull out first before burying the throttle. I foresee a few Teslas being parked in the car in front's boot when all they wanted to do was overtake. Spotted an old dear in a Model 3 in Tesco car park yesterday. I'm sure that she never uses the performance available to her but the opportunity is always there to do it by mistake. Even the base one is a lot quicker than the Golf Tfsi she probably drove previously |
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Post by PG on Feb 3, 2021 17:28:19 GMT
Apparently that steering wheel may not meet Federal safety standards. Probably not, but it’s not the first time Musk has pushed boundaries. From a quick google, there does seem to be some confusion about what the steering "wheel" should be under federal standards. I'm not sure what UK or European standards are. Being round can't be required in any of them - or else flat bottomed wheels would not be allowed not the infamous quartic wheel of the Allegro, or the upcoming BMW iX squarey wheel. |
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Post by racingteatray on Feb 4, 2021 12:05:40 GMT
The Tesla Model S was always a great looking car that has not dated at all since its launch. It looks fantastic, inside and out, in those pics. Whereas one of our neighbours opposite has acquired a brand new Tesla 3, complete with annoying green flash on the numberplate. I've never really liked the 3 myself - I cannot get past the fact it looks ever so slightly like a rubber duck bath toy from the front 3/4 angle, and interestingly, presented with an opportunity to look at it more closely, my wife promptly told me the exterior design was old and boring - "like something from 10 years ago". |
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Post by bryan on Feb 5, 2021 16:22:54 GMT
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Taking dog for another medical appointment. After a two hour drive home listening to her whinging I was wondering what kind of Boxster I could have got instead... [/quote]
Porsche or hound?😂
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Post by Andy C on Feb 5, 2021 18:18:10 GMT
Probably not, but it’s not the first time Musk has pushed boundaries. From a quick google, there does seem to be some confusion about what the steering "wheel" should be under federal standards. I'm not sure what UK or European standards are. Being round can't be required in any of them - or else flat bottomed wheels would not be allowed not the infamous quartic wheel of the Allegro, or the upcoming BMW iX squarey wheel. |
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Post by ChrisM on Feb 5, 2021 18:49:03 GMT
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 5, 2021 23:08:16 GMT
I thought it must be because Captain Scarlet had one in his interceptor vehicle. |
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 15, 2021 10:49:08 GMT
Plaid now with customers.
Fornicate a mallard it's fast.
60 mph in 2 seconds, 150 mph in 9.1 seconds, 60 to 130 mph in 4.7 seconds.
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 15, 2021 16:27:14 GMT
Yes, but it's difficult to assess that from that video - it doesn't give me the sense of speed I got from say the video of that Tuatara thing. It needs to be shown dusting a Chiron or somesuch similar in the adjacent lane.
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Post by Martin on Jul 15, 2021 16:44:43 GMT
That's 'just' the Plaid, they've dropped the Plaid+ haven't they?
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 15, 2021 19:17:25 GMT
Yes, Plaid plus cancelled.
Given the song and dance made about the Rimac Nevera last month, I think this is a much more impressive product given how accessible it is and how close it gets to a £2 mil hyper car with almost double the power.
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Post by Tim on Jul 16, 2021 7:37:48 GMT
I read precisely zero of the Rimac articles. I think the advent of electric cars is making me lose interest, certainly in new stuff  |
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Post by PetrolEd on Jul 16, 2021 9:01:35 GMT
Rimac is an interesting one as I like the background story more then then car itself.
As for the Tesla, I've only ever seen one Tesla ever giving it the beans which was rather impressive but seems a total waste of time as the acceleration in this Plaid must be a rather horrible experience.
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Post by Big Blue on Jul 16, 2021 9:24:53 GMT
One of the Partners at my place has an i3 as the runaround and the torque onset of that causes much angst with his family apparently. I can’t imagine what a Tesla nutter bastard would feel like.
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Post by racingteatray on Jul 16, 2021 11:12:11 GMT
One of the Partners at my place has an i3 as the runaround and the torque onset of that causes much angst with his family apparently. I can’t imagine what a Tesla nutter bastard would feel like. As kids we always loved it when my father gave the car the full beans - I recall an early turbocharged Volvo estate that used to make a noise like a departing jetliner if provoked - Dad used to tell us "get ready for take-off". I'd hate to have kids that disapproved or disliked that sort of thing. My wife is away and although I miss her, I have to say it is nice to be able to use the performance of the car as I would wish without the usual spousal squeaking. I had to dash into Ipswich this morning (nearest office location) on an urgent errand, and dispatching ambling tractors and whatnot gave me ample scope for yowling blast pasts in Sport+ of the sort my wife only tolerates if we are late for something she cares about being late for (at which point she mutates somewhat improbably into the world's biggest speed freak). |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jul 16, 2021 12:40:44 GMT
Rimac is an interesting one as I like the background story more then then car itself. As for the Tesla, I've only ever seen one Tesla ever giving it the beans which was rather impressive but seems a total waste of time as the acceleration in this Plaid must be a rather horrible experience. Dead Men Drive Plaids. |
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