I read about Bugattis the other day where they have 16 drain plugs and the oil changes are $25,000 because you have to take a bunch of the car apart. That nuts.
Switching Harvester to All EV Model?
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I heard they decided to make butter yellow but only in the BEV-does that change your mind
Oh PBY, I’m there baby!I heard they decided to make butter yellow but only in the BEV-does that change your mind
I still have no reason to move away from the Harvester. Until range numbers advance higher, full electric just doesn’t make sense for the ways I use my vehicle. It also doesn’t make sense for those of us in areas with limited infrastructure. If this were just a commuter, yeah it’d make sense - but not for a truck, especially one meant to get you deep in the sticks. Our long and quick-paced road trips, towing, trail days/weekends, and far-off-the-beaten-path adventures still all lead back to the Harvester.
I definitely understand why it makes sense for many or even most though.
I definitely understand why it makes sense for many or even most though.
Honestly, the Harvester would need a few changes to make me consider it. Longer battery range, equal towing capacity, maybe a diesel option... As it is, the extra maintenance and complexity is more trade off than I am willing to make.
So funny story. 30 minutes ago I decided I wanted a coke with my lunch-working from home this week and needed a caffeine boost. We have a Sheetz just under 2 miles away. Decided I run there and get a fountain coke and as I pulled out of garage I realized I was half a tank so decided I’d fill up too-if I have to endure the gas station might as well kill two birds. Pull into lot-always busy-and EVERY pump was closed. Caution tape wrapped around them all-I would guess it’s 10 lanes of pumps so like 20 people max. The gas station is only 6 years old. How does every pump get shut down. One more reason I’m staying BEV-what a PITA!
Something similar happened to me in 2023. We were coming home from a multi-state camping trip, towing the travel trailer with the Tacoma. It was a holiday weekend. With about a quarter tank of gas left (40-50 miles of range), we pulled off the highway to stop at a gas station. It was super crowded and several pumps were taped off and the lines were a mess. We decided to move on. The next station was about 15 miles down the highway. So we got back on and went to the next station, driving a bit slower on this stretch because caution. Got there and it was also crowded and there were several angry people arguing with each other in the lines. We got back on the freeway, now with about 20 miles of range left and a hill to climb to get to the next station, 15 more miles down the road. We pulled in with the tank alarm pinging and managed to get gas.
That’s the day we decided to sell our travel trailer.
Less than a year later we decided to trade in the Tacoma for a Lightning.
I remember filling up* my 2000 Dodge Dakota years ago. Put the gas nozzle into the receiver on the side of the truck, beep-booped the necessary buttons, pulled the trigger on the nozzle handle…. And immediately started watching gasoline dump out from under/behind the body panel onto the ground. The station employee was…not exactly happy…with me, although to their credit rather than scowling at me as they got the sand bucket they just had a “why is this my life” expression. Turns out the rubber tube or whatever running from gas port to tank had decayed and ruptured.** So many fun experiences in that truck…
*trying to, spectacularly unsuccessfully
**I really don’t miss gas. We love our Mustang Mach-E, although my wife and I both drive ICE Nissan Altimas for work and we have an aging Civic Hybrid. Wife drives her work car a fair bit, I drive mine a couple times a month, and the civic is only occasional in-town trips when the wife is off somewhere in the Mustang so I fill it like twice a year. I reserved a Harvester but after realizing I’d gotten the gas and battery ranges backwards, I’m thinking very seriously about switching to the BEV version as all electric range is more important to me than total range. If I get stuck in the wilderness, I’ll just make sure to have log cabin building supplies on me.
*trying to, spectacularly unsuccessfully
**I really don’t miss gas. We love our Mustang Mach-E, although my wife and I both drive ICE Nissan Altimas for work and we have an aging Civic Hybrid. Wife drives her work car a fair bit, I drive mine a couple times a month, and the civic is only occasional in-town trips when the wife is off somewhere in the Mustang so I fill it like twice a year. I reserved a Harvester but after realizing I’d gotten the gas and battery ranges backwards, I’m thinking very seriously about switching to the BEV version as all electric range is more important to me than total range. If I get stuck in the wilderness, I’ll just make sure to have log cabin building supplies on me.
Perhaps. Oddly they are next to an airport but guessing my hybrid wouldn’t like jet fuel
Although, if the airport services small, piston driven planes they may have 100 octane avgas. If your Accord is a turbo, it might like that, but your wallet won't.
Yeah-amazing what Avgas can do. Daughter’s coach used to run in periodically in his classic Plymouth because he worked at the Gap military base. Good to run through your mower once in a blue moon as well. Would be good to clean the turbo out but mine’s got a 4-banger in it
Avgas is 100 octane but it's leaded so it won't do well in a car.
Personally I reserved the BEV Traveler and am sticking to it. Zero interest in going back to anything that burns fossil juice and all the nuisance and pollution that comes with it.
Where has this guy been? We might disagree on somethings, but i've missed the input.
Been busy with life. Been running a Cub Scout Camp, had to renovate my kitchen, lots of stuff going on with life. I've been lurking here and there though. I've been around! lol
I will explain my reasoning. I go off the beaten path where there sometimes there aren't gas station around for many, many miles. In those situations where you are in the middle of nowhere, it is where I want to have the ability to make it out. I carry Jerry Cans of fuel just for my bikes, but I also have it there as a "just in case" my vehicle runs out of fuel. That is hard to do when you are pure EV. And that is reason enough for me.
My thoughts too. That and the fact that I like to go camping and exploring where there is nothing around for Loooong way. There certainly won't be any charging stations out there. The other problem is crowds. There is a Tesla Supercharging station not to far from my house. The lines on most days are long. Holiday weekends? It went out the parking lot and down the street. No thanks.
I’m thinking full EV. About 80% sure that’s what I’ll do. I want to simplify life and adding an engine doesn’t do that.. and after doing tons of research and looking at my lifestyle and EV would work just fine.
Good for you. Hope the smarter people on here were part of your turning point. They convinced me as well
My thoughts too. That and the fact that I like to go camping and exploring where there is nothing around for Loooong way. There certainly won't be any charging stations out there. The other problem is crowds. There is a Tesla Supercharging station not too far from my house. The lines on most days are long. Holiday weekends? It went out the parking lot and down the street. No thanks.
What kind of condescending remark is that? The "smarter people", i.e. the ones who went BEV? Why do you have to make it sound like you are superior just because of your decision? Why can't you just accept the fact that everyone is allowed to have THEIR reasons, and not be guilt tripped or mocked because they are not part of your group think or don't have the brain capacity to make such complicated decisisons.
I will keep saying it......it's the non-acceptance by the non-BEV crowd that can ruin a place like this.
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