I was kind of surprised at how big the center caps were on my new wheels. I found some decals that are the same diameter and mocked one up. The silver Mustang logo seems to speak to me but I was thinking that the lug nuts in chrome might make them pop more. What do you think? 🤷♂️🐩
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Freshly pulled off of my ‘21 GT-PE. 1 set of 20x8”J rims in very good condition. Includes 19 lug nuts (one was missing from the box when I got the car back from the tire shop). Minor clear coat scuffs on one wheel that can be polished out without affecting cosmetics. $700 for the set. SF Bay...
On my way home, I saw 6 MMEs. Just on the 3/4 mile drive from my office to the freeway, I saw three of them, then once I pulled onto the freeway another pulled in behind me. When I exited, I saw two more heading into my town. That’s the most I have seen on my drive home from work. If any of you...
We should do another Mach-E Meet-Up! Hit the poll for your favorite date(s). Suggestions on where to meet up would be great. We have done Alice's in Woodside and Breajker's Cafe in Redwood City. How's the back parking lot at Ford Greenfield Labs in Palo Alto sound? Or something in Pacifica...
I woke up stupidly early this morning so I popped over to YouTube and watched the Historic Trans Am race from 2021 at Laguna Seca. It was kind of interesting to see Jim Farley was driving an orange Mustang fastback to the win. 😊🐩
Brief (maybe not so brief so TL;DR at the end) synopsis of my first HVBJB failure:
Note that my 2021 GT-PE is almost always in Unbridled, so that’s how I had the drive mode set.
Friday, August 18, 2023, started driving home from work. All appeared normal. The first street was a resident street...
Looks like Magic Docks have been installed in one location in Canada, eh: 😎🐩
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/tesla-installed-the-first-magic-docks-at-superchargers-in-canada/ar-AA1fIX54?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=26b2abf1e571458cf6534e1e88228670&ei=32
WiTricity recently published an article comparing their modified MME's wireless charging to a J1772 L2 plug-in charge. 😊🐩
In the video, they do get an SVS notification on the dash, so I don't know if that's an issue related to the charge rate. 🤷♂️
https://carbuzz.com/news/california-wants-to-make-bidirectional-charging-mandatory-for-new-electric-vehicles
In a nutshell, CA wants all new EVs sold in the state to have bi-directional charging in 2027. Could be an interesting change. 🤷♂️🐩
https://www.kbb.com/car-news/study-ev-owners-not-happy-with-home-charging-either/
I don’t necessarily agree with the study since overall I am just fine with my home charging. YMMV. 😊🐩
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I talk a lot of smack about Kick to Open (KtO) not working very well on my car. Well, a few weeks ago a neighbor was talking to me about my car and asked if my car had KtO. I told him that it did and said it didn't work for crap. Of course, my car had to shave this Poodle's topknot. I kicked...
A friend invited me to go hunting tomorrow morning. I’m going to see how the MME fares with all of my junk in it. My biggest concern at the moment is possibly getting stuck. Next is the HVBJB. I will post back after I do the RT. 😊🐩
Today on the way back from work I stopped off at a store. I locked my car after I parked and went shopping. Walking back to my car, the lift gate opened when I was about 3 feet from the car. It's never done that before. Pretty sure the Kick to Open sensor didn't open it since I was pretty far...