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Originally Posted by ldjessee00
Hersbird,
Time to find? The car does that automatically. It is literally part of the trip you plan on the app/car. I guess I could break out a paper map to plan a trip on a computer that has more computational power than all the devices I have in my house...
And yes, there is additional time to exit and get back on... but I am not cannonballing when I take car trips. There is usually no rush or need to squeeze every second to be on the road. 110 charges like 3 to 5 miles per hour. Not great, for sure. I have not seen a concrete boat ramp not have 110... I have seen gravel boat ramps not have power. Also most parks have RV parking, which has 240 at 50 amp plugs. Charges EVs pretty decently for AC.
Two human beings, with varying bladder capacity, dietary needs, and joint issues means at two to three hours we were wanting to stop anyway. And I remember when I was more... dedicated to trying to cram as much time in the car to see how fast/quick I could get to my destination, so I get that where I am at now is not where everyone is.
I disagree about EVs and towing in concept, but do see how now in practicality it is not going to work for your case. I think that Tesla, and other manufacturers, will learn from these EV and hydrogen semis, and by the time the Tesla Cybertruck (or the Ford F150 EV) comes out, maybe they will have learned how to do it better.
I would not recommend renting. I know some people say if you do not need it 95+% of the time you might be better off, but I own a Subaru Outback and I am not sure how often I 'need' AWD.
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I don't need awd, fwd would be fine but RWD like a Tesla is out. RWD sucks in Montana, I don't know why anybody wants to torture themselves to try and prove otherwise. I know it can be done, I have bought RWD cars and trucks up here plenty, all toys, and I dive a RWD truck for work everyday. I had a Subaru before the Touareg, I think having 3 cars is more expensive than 2 overall when you count liscense and insurance so I want something that has the ability to tow our camper. The Subaru a first gen manual Forester didn't get as good of MPG as the Touareg anyway and the Touraeg is 500% nicer to drive. We also have a minivan my wife uses that doesn't do as well as the Touareg. If she would take the Touareg I would go with a $5000 used Spark but she likes the minivan so oh well.
110 outlets are not common here at campgrounds and boat launches. Heck cell phone coverage isn't common.