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They're already on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/etc. while they're driving. At least with autonomous cars they won't be endangering everyone around them.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
In most circumstances autonomous cars are safer. Does it have to be safer in every circumstance for you to consider it acceptable?by Boxsterra - Main Forum
by a large margin. And they're still getting better by leaps and bounds. Just saying.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
n/tby Boxsterra - Main Forum
Generations before you would say the same thing about today's cars with ABS, traction control, stability control, ABD, air conditioning, power windows, automatic choke, automatic timing adjustment, yada yada. These are all devices that take something away and give you something else in return.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
Just as likely as adding back a Flat 6 will be adding a Round 1by Boxsterra - Main Forum
It doesn't layout exactly what you're looking for but I believe there's enough here for you to figure it out: Wiring diagram in this thread:by Boxsterra - Main Forum
the cost of Boxsters has not gone up in the last 20 years if you adjust for inflation. The base prices are slightly lower and there are more options.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
These cars all operate using fixed gears so if there is ever a time when it's in gear and the wheels aren't spinning at a fixed proportion (based on the gear) of the engine speed, then the clutch is slipping.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
B8 (engine electronics control unit) C1 (engine electronics) C2 (ignition)by Boxsterra - Main Forum
there's a video of me pulling a 4wd truck out of a snow bankby Boxsterra - Main Forum
They could drive up the vertical side of a block of ice but when you go them on the dry road they were squirrely and awful.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
(All #s are current averages for the USA) Gas car fuel economy: 25 mpg Gas cost: $2.50 / gallon Electric car efficiency: 26 kWh / 100 miles Electricity cost: $0.12 per kWh Miles driven per year (US): 13,476 --- Energy cost (gas): $0.10 / mile Energy cost (electric): $0.03 / mile Energy cost savings (electric versus gas): $927 / year --- Notes: - Maintenance on electric cars is also much loby Boxsterra - Main Forum
There's nothing stopping anyone with an electrical outlet from selling electricity to electric car owners. 2019 Tesla Model S range is 373 miles. And it will get better. You only have to fill to 100% quickly if you're driving twice (or more) the car's range in one sitting. If you need to go 400 miles and your car only goes 350 then you drive 300 miles, then charge 100 miles in 12 minutes (curreby Boxsterra - Main Forum
"Porsche claims that the Taycan can add 60 miles in 4 minutes and 80% range in 15 minutes (most chargers offer 80% range in double the time)" Sourceby Boxsterra - Main Forum
Porsche claims 15 minutes to 80% using their fast charger and 30 minutes to 80% using almost any other charger. This is still their first modern electric car. It will get much better.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
and as I said, electric car tech is moving very fast and will be several times better within a few years.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
Today the Taycan takes 22 minutes to charge to 80%. In a few years it will be faster to charge an electric car than to the equivalent gas fill time.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
before the Boxster is electric-poweredby Boxsterra - Main Forum
What great pics and storytelling. Thanks for sharing, Guenter!by Boxsterra - Main Forum
When the car is cold does it still show 175°? Losing coolant due to a faulty coolant cap doesn't mean that the car overheated. It can happen because of air in the system and it can happen because the cap failed. Both are common.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
...tell her to trade out the Benz for a Porsche j/k Happy holidaysby Boxsterra - Main Forum
On the parts diagram there are 4 motors, which suggests 4 flaps (heat/AC mix, defroster, center vents, footwell vents). But as I said above, unless you're fixing air diversion or stopping the foam shower you only need to address one of them. Parts # 6, 11, 14, 16by Boxsterra - Main Forum
The fix depends on what you're trying to achieve. If you're looking to get rid of all foam bits or make sure air only comes out where you have set the HVAC system you have to take the whole system out, which requires removing the dash and a lot of labor. If you're looking to just fix heating and A/C performance then it is much easier. I've seen two shortcuts doing this. (Note that there are maby Boxsterra - Main Forum
The flap he fixes around 9:00 looks exactly like the Boxster heater flap. And because there's still foam when he takes it out, you can see how much the foam needs to stick out past the edge of the metal part of the flap. Great find.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
but it seems to be a common design on lots of different cars so there is probably a reason, not necessarily a good one.by Boxsterra - Main Forum