Recent comments in /f/newjersey

Low-Pollution2414 t1_j6l6w1r wrote

We live in Somerville - highly recommend checking it out! We are next to bridgewater, bedminster is a 10 minute drive (I go to a gym there sometimes). There’s tons to do here, and so much is close. We are walking distance to Somervilles downtown - they do a ton of stuff, especially in the summer! Good luck with the move!

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StrategicBlenderBall t1_j6l6n6w wrote

I’ve owned three Teslas lol, you could have taken my word. As soon as you get a VIN number you’re about a week or so from delivery. Anyway, they raised the cost during COVID to slow down demand (which didn’t work), so the cars are now back to pre-COVID prices.

They also dropped the Ultrasonic Sensors, but that was like $100 savings per car.

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rancid_bass t1_j6l684p wrote

Ok. Finally did the research. Tesla cars are built within a quarter and shipped about a month or 2 after. The price drop in ordering for 2023 models began in the last quarter of 2022.

Now, my original statement stands. What in the manufacturing process makes them cheaper?

Edit: idc if you're in favor or opposed to electric vehicles. I'm asking for the sake of manufacturing and consumer product concerning safety.

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JKastnerPhoto t1_j6l4o0b wrote

Sure. To me, I would never live on land that was once industrial (specifically chemical or toxic) or used as a garbage dump. Somewhere down the line in homeownership, basements seep water, pipes leach, sewage backs up, and old crap from yesteryear comes back to haunt you. I don't trust anyone from the 80s, 90s, or today truly knows how to remediate everything and I want nothing to do with land like that. Like I said, commercial purposes is fine, but I would never want it for housing. At the very least, transparency is key. Disclosing the land's history to perspective buyers is important for their peace of mind.

>I just like to know where someone is coming from when they say things.

I'm coming from a guy who grew up in the 80s/90s in an area that was near questionable land use. I'm coming from a place where people all around our area were getting sick and wondering why the lot by my old development never grew anything despite being surrounded by woods (spoiler: it used to be a junk yard.) I'm now scratching my head as to how my mom got the kind of cancer she has now. I think it's unfortunate but the polluted land we used for industrial crap needs a lot of time to heal. There's no easy solution, but in any case, I do my homework and will never live in such a place.

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preppysurf t1_j6l2cmo wrote

Build quality on the Volvo XC40 is lightyears ahead. BMW iX also phenomenal but is too big IMHO. Loved my XC40 Recharge but I do too much driving and had to get a plug in hybrid instead. The Tesla I test drove looked like a blind 4 year old assembled it. Terrible quality

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