Recent content by Johnny5

Orphans. I’ve been part of the Pacific Gold Rush Ramblers (Northern California chapter of the AMC Rambler Club), and I’ve had friends in groups dedicated to Packards, Vanguard CitiCars, GEM cars, HMV Freeways, and other niche transportation fetishes. I'm pretty darned confident Slate has more...

I test drove one of those Rangers, as well as one of those Th!nk City cars. I liked em both but they were far over my budget at the time. The Th!nk was at a dealership in San Francisco.The sales guy REALLY REALLY wanted to help me buy a new Explorer pickup. He kept saying "A guy like you....."...

Yas! Fleet trucks, electric, I want one!. I'm driving an old fleet truck now. Before it I had a Aerostar delivery van. My partner drives a Transit-connect. Electric durable fleet truck, without dealing with retail sales people? That is a truck and experience built for me personally. I wish to...

It seems like another vehicle might be better to start with a self driving project. That's just a gang of hardware to add.

I've a few times noticed the Hyundai Ioniq pedestrian drone sound and found it pretty pleasant. Without really thinking about it I've been imagining the Slate would make that whirring noise most 80's era Fords had with sketchy power steering pumps. My '89 Aerostar was particularly loud. After...

Something I've riffed on for years about the EV industry; it's really hart to be completely honest when you know exactly what your audience wants to hear.

I'm sure someone will be coming up with winch options, maybe even someone from the UTV accessories industry. If there's not a hardpoint some kind of subframe could happen, like trailer hitches on the 60's era VW bugs. I don't know any specifics, I'm just theorizing.

I was wrenching on a Bobcat branded UTV the other day, thinking how similar it is in construction to our Slate. All the body panels are just juked onto a skeleton, that's in turn built onto a frame. You can get all manor of farkles for this Polaris/Bobcat; doors, winches, tops, engine upgrades...

Seems to me there's enough thought about the lights, that there might be aftermarket options. It seems like every part of the truck is just a playground for 3d printer enthusiasts. I kinda of wish my old truck had some better backup lights, as I'm often backing into dark camp sites. My...

Hey thanks homie!

Repairpal doesn't seem to have an app anymore. It's just a website. Is this likely to change? I feel like I'm missing something.

Good job! I'm interested the company and the factory, as much as the fine details about the truck itself. Now more than ever any given vehicle is part of a larger system.

I dunno I guess ya could stick Slate body panels on an SXS, maybe even an electric one. SOOOOO EXTREEEEEEME!!!!! Seems like if your looking for an extreme anything, there's better options than an affordable basic 2wd pickup. That Rivian quad motor looks like a pretty buck wild vehicle to me!

Good times! About a 5 foot bed? Maybe 6? That's what my 95 Nissan had. Among other adventures I moved across the US with it. I made a bed cover out an old plywood sign that used to advertise new apartments that I couldn't afford. Not unlike the signs in the vid.