I hate to destroy that dream, but there’s a ton of oil involved with your Tesla-
True, and gas cars also catch fire. Not sure it’s a factor of safety thing at that point more of a statistical outlier on performance of the material or manufacturing controls but I agree with what you’re saying.
Well, that’s incredibly racist… yikes.
63% of the oil this country consumes is produced within the United States. Of the remaining 37% we import the most from Canada (52% of imported crude), followed by Mexico at 11%, then Russia at 7%, followed by Saudi Arabia at 7% and Colombia at 4%. You may want to direct your ire at where your crude oil money is going elsewhere.
Let’s give it the old “is it racist test”…. Would you go into a predominantly Arabic community and yell “I’m hoping not to buy any more ICE vehicles. I’m tired of giving my money to the Arabs” would you feel comfortable/proud/smart/other?
I prefer the simpler “is it kind” test.
Well said. I’m not a performance guy and the unbridled mode on my Premium is all the power I’ll ever (occasionally) want or need. But I think this thread is awesome, and I trust we’ll never become a bunch of Prius drivers - either in sanctimonious worldview OR driving skills!Thanks, mom! We won’t forget to wear our coat when it’s cold out either!
There’s also a reason the coyote and voodoo engines have the hp rating they have, but that doesn’t stop people from putting a larger supercharger on them.
Gotta love all the Nannie’s on this forum exclaiming how “upgrades could be dangerous”. It’s a Mustang GT performance edition, not a Prius. People are going to upgrade them, want more power, and do with their cars what they want. Whether mom thinks it’s a good idea or likes to condescendingly tell people to buy a lesser performance oriented trim level
Correction: I enjoyed the first page of this thread, with the drunk engineers and the poke at Prius drivers. (I do admit to openly discriminating against them.). Peace and mutual enjoyment of our MMEs in 2022!
Could the person be a racist, sure but I don't think their statement clearly indicates they're a racist. Is someone a racist because they are tired of giving their money to big box stores that are putting mom and pop stores out of business? I don't think so.
I didn't have the breakdown of producers. It hasn't always been that way. I know why it changed though. Nothing like being OPEC whipped.
My protest is the result of a lifetime of observing geopolitical socioeconomic circumstances of the middle east, not racism.
