TexasRedneck

My IT guy just stopped laughing.....as a registered "White Hat", he knows his way around things - not only is it going to be possible, it already is on several different levels. In his words, "If it connects, it can be hacked."

My business IT guy is shaking his head over all this. He points out that NASA - nor NSA - has been 100% successful in stopping hackers, who crack systems just to say they did. Now, give someone an axe to grind - or terroristic tendencies - and this could turn into a nightmare no one can imagine. His opinion is it isn't "if" - it's "WHEN". And as already noted...people puking, boarding sick - even just the run-of-the-mill vandalism....I don't think it's going to end well, but we'll see.

A good scan tool is your friend. An experienced mechanic is your bosom buddy.....

Congrats! Although I might comment that the general rule is that you haven't REALLY taken delivery until you've posted a pic here...lol I don't worry about the mileage, personally - my wife lived in Germany for 9 years and drove some fairly hot performance cars - she gutted the front drive train on her Pontiac GTP three times with her lead foot.? Enjoy!!

Thanks in large part to you and our sales person! I come from a long line of practical jokers, so I've learned how to "shine on" someone from some real pros....lol The tracking I was able to do with your input allowed me to be prepared in case the car came earlier than the order tracker said, so I was able to "prime" the story a few days early with her.... I'm an avid 1911 collector, and more than once she's prodded me to buy a few fairly expensive pieces she knew I really wanted - so I spoil her when I can! Again - thanks for EVERYTHING you do!!

Well, @cyberdman - it showed up yesterday morning. With a bit of plotting, managed to get the wife to the dealership on a ruse yesterday afternoon and presented her with her new ride as a surprise....lol She's in absolute LOVE with the color - closest thing to maroon for her Texas Aggie heart I've seen in a while. Many thanks for all your help and patience!!

Nice! Congrats on the new truck!

LOL - my bad! A customer I was talking w/on the phone just before I left the office.......sorry 'bout that!

Thanks, Dan!!

Good morning sir! Any update on ETA/location? Order Number: 2231 VIN: 5LM5J9XC3NGL05068

Maybe it's been covered....but as a non-EV owner, what is going to happen when we need a rental? We have an Aviator and a Ram 3500 CC 4x4 - when then wife was rear ended a while back, I absolutely rejected the sedan they tried to put us in. But more importantly - we aren't set up in ANY fashion to recharge a vehicle here.....and the vast majority of the country is in the same boat. I have a feeling some of the other rental fleets are already making marketing plans to point that out.

The whole "climate change" issue is being massaged by the folks after one thing....control. We talk about the "increasing temperatures" while a few years ago, they were claiming another Ice Age. This planet is going to evolve through means far outside our control - one volcanic eruption negates the cumulative effects of 20 years of "clean" energy (at the least). Windmills? How long does it take a windmill producing to offset the assets and pollution created by the manufacturing process to create it, then develop the site and install it? And THAT doesn't happen in a vacuum - there's the loss of agricultural usage, the negating of the land's ability to be used for housing - and the wildlife killed by those big blades striking flying birds (which happens a LOT more often than they'll tell you). Now, let's talk about the lubrication each of those windmills have that require replacement annually. Oh - and let's not forget the blades on those monsters, made from a non-recyclable material that requires disposal in a landfill....material that will never biodegrade. Each blade has a finite service life, then must be replaced. Solar cells? Dear Sweet Baby Jesus, THAT is a pipe dream that's been chased for over 40 years....and it's still a ponzi scheme of epic proportions. When you run the numbers, even the major utilities have to admit (through the higher rates for solar-produced power) that there IS no return on the "investment" - and you have nada if there's no sunshine. Average productive lifespan of 20 years....then more for the landfill...and more expensive mining/refining/manufacturing to make the replacements. And what the blazes are the power grids going to do with all the power draw requirements for these EV's on grids that are already running near their maximum load capacity? And the BIG gorilla in the middle of the room.....just how are they going to make all that additional electricity that's going to be needed......

Order Number: 2231 VIN: 5LM5J9XC3NGL05068 Anything new? The order tracker says bulit/shipped.....any way of knowing where it might be? If I'm reading it right, it's being trucked in - which usually is just a matter of days from Chicago to New Braunfels, TX. Thanks!!

IIRC, they didn't start any builds until late summer. Have you provided the order number and VIN to the guys here to see what they can tell you? Based ONLY on what I've seen here, it sounds to me like it's actually been shipped, and is in transit.

Unfortunately, no one's going to address that issue until we're way too far down the road to turn around, I'm afraid. At that point, it's going to be a true cluster-#!!)