CarsAndComrades [comrade/them]
I don’t think I’d date anyone who traded an MG for a white Chrysler LeBaron
My dad had a similar old Honda, but his was never this cool
I think it’s once per tax year but I’m not sure. There’s federal and state level rebates that have different rules.
If I’d known about this deal I might not have bought a used EV recently, although I did get a pretty good deal with all the rebates. More on that in our next episode.
I’ll also say that if you want a hybrid with a catalytic convert that’s harder to steal, the cat in a Chevy Volt is tucked up in the engine bay between the engine and the radiator. But the Prius gets better mileage, unless you can plug in the Volt to charge it.
Either way, you should paint a cool airbrush mural on it
My understanding is that all the guards or barriers around the catalytic converter are meant to make it more difficult or time consuming for a thief, so that they’re more likely to skip it and try another car rather spend half an hour risking arrest and/or a broken saw blade.
A cheap aftermarket cat will still be hundreds of dollars, plus more for installation. It might make sense to get one after the factory cat is stolen, but I wouldn’t change it beforehand.
My relative has an 06 with over 200k miles and it’s still running fine, although it did need some electrical component replaced recently that was a few hundred dollars, and the battery is a little degraded so it gets slightly worse mileage.
From what I’ve read, they’re generally cheaper to maintain than the average car. You’ll spend a lot less on gasoline of course, but also less on brakes since the electric motor takes care of some braking.
You can buy various products that bolt on to protect the catalytic converter, or you could hire someone to weld some rebar around it, or if you want to do it yourself, you can wrap it with chain or barbed wire.
We all went on vacation together in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park, and a comradely good time was had by all. On the last night we were all together, we drunkenly tried to recap all the various wildlife we saw, how our cars performed in the mountains, and some recommendations on what to see if you’re ever in Colorado.
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Music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: www.kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com/polygondwanaland //
Links/Sources:
RMNP: https://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm //
https://meowwolf.com/visit/denver //
The record store across from Sputnik: http://mutinyinfocafe.com/ //
https://www.forneymuseum.org/ //
https://www.corvuscoffee.com/ //
“Colorado is Wakanda for white people” https://youtu.be/2XT5aXsE75o
Links/Sources:
https://www.thedrive.com/news/biden-will-tax-imported-chinese-evs-100-percent-report //
https://www.thedrive.com/news/subaru-is-finally-making-a-manual-wrx-wagon-for-mexico //
https://www.thedrive.com/news/even-being-one-of-chevys-best-selling-models-couldnt-save-the-malibu //
https://www.thedrive.com/news/oops-tesla-is-re-hiring-some-charging-personnel-musk-laid-off //
https://www.thedrive.com/news/hertz-charging-a-tesla-renter-for-gas-was-not-an-isolated-incident //
As a Coloradan: please anyone but Frackenlooper
