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  1. bloominguez

    EV Thoughts Thread: cause the old farts did their usual thing

    With regard to the keyless entry, I would suggest changing your behavior. Don't keep multiple car keys in your pockets, and put the ones not in use in Faraday pouches. It's good practice, and if you adopt it then your problem goes away. Having said that, I agree that the behavior of our BWs...
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    Order bank open date 2025 CT5V BW?

    That's pretty funny. I suppose we were all new here once.
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    EV Thoughts Thread: cause the old farts did their usual thing

    +1 to working at home, having only a 2-car garage, having 2 vehicles used solely by me ..... and then getting a third vehicle anyway!
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    Pics of your Blackwing in regular parking spots

    I suppose so. There are a few of these in the lot. But the Sprouts grocery store must not be using carts anymore, because they were empty (I think). So I'll just call it a motorcycle parking space. :) Satellite pic from Google Maps:
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    CT5BW Question about lugging engine

    https://www.cadillacvnet.com/forums/threads/zl1-1le-transmission-in-5bw-or-how-the-5bw-is-a-7-speed-missing-6th-gear.4783/
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    Pics of your Blackwing in regular parking spots

    Parked next to this interesting feature. Special motorcycle parking??
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    EV Thoughts Thread: cause the old farts did their usual thing

    60 A breaker for a 50 A outlet seems .... not ideal. If the current does exceed 40 A, but doesn't reach 48 A (or 60 A if 100% rated breaker), the breaker won't do anything; it will let the outlet cook. Wiring would depend on the ampacity more than the type. And if you are required to get a...
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    EV Thoughts Thread: cause the old farts did their usual thing

    The good book (National Electric Code) says that you shouldn't load residential circuits continuously at the nominal amperage. The 80% rule is well known. Most loads are not continuous, that's why this is common practice. Naturally, EV charging doesn't fit this profile...
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    Media dumps

    https://www.autoblog.com/news/what-if-cadillac-gave-us-a-high-performance-hot-hatch-of-their-own
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    EV Thoughts Thread: cause the old farts did their usual thing

    IF you're charging at home, and presumably have a lot of time to charge (overnight, for instance)... AND IF it's generally easier on the batteries to charge more slowly, rather than as fast as possible like you need to do on a road trip... AND IF the 240 V, 50 A outlet is much cheaper... THEN...
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    Brutal Winter Car

    I don't find the GR Corolla "rough to ride in" at all. Drive one, see for yourself.
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    Does A Radar Detector Help Anymore?

    Ironically, seeing an actual cop on the road has less impact, at least here in the Atlanta area. Two hours ago I saw a very common site around here. Red light, several cars drive right through, cop at the intersection just sits there, no action at all.
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    Does A Radar Detector Help Anymore?

    That's not my experience. Waze makes it very easy to report things. Give it a try and see for yourself. And the hard core Waze users that I know are not even remotely close to the stereotypical distracted driver. They take their driving seriously and could probably report a cop in the app by...
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    Did you do or are doing V academy

    Just make a short trip out of it. Catch a Golden Knights game. See the Grand Canyon. See Hoover Dam.
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    What do you do for a living?

    Electrical engineer. I design and build "the cloud." Pretty good gig nowadays, I made the right call to go in that direction in 2008, before it was obvious.
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    Matte on blue BW?

    My daughter just did a matte finish on her blue GR86. I think it looks pretty good. ;)
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    About to Order, Engine Failure Questions

    I don't follow the math. 1 in 50 is 2% (which only makes your point stronger).
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    About to Order, Engine Failure Questions

    +1 to buying MTs while you can, i feel the same way. Same reason I bought a 5BW and a GRC (great car, both practical and fun). Will get to enjoy a Dark Horse when my buddy (a Ford guy) gets his. And I will also buy the new Celica if/when it comes out, only if it's not a hybrid and only if it...
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    Pics of your Blackwing in regular parking spots

    Weather is good, but are the roads still ass-salted?
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    Random questions from a 2025 CT4 BW owner

    I'll sometimes "remind" people about rollback in the right situation. Uphill stoplight, I'll pull forward a little too far then roll back a little, so they see it. Or maybe I just like reminding them that a car like this still comes with a manual transmission. :) No, I'm not so slow that...
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