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  1. Zorba

    I think I am “over The Slate”

    Oh Goddess yes. If I'm online shopping for something and I get that - bye! I guess there are people who fall for that, but I sure don't.
  2. Zorba

    I think I am “over The Slate”

    I never see ads anywhere. Like you, the once in a while I get a roadblock because of my ad blocker and/or PiHole, I just go elsewhere. That is but one reason I left the Apple and Microsoft ecospheres behind and returned to Linux after a 25 year hiatus. Forcing ads on me is the fastest way I can...
  3. Zorba

    I think I am “over The Slate”

    I didn't know it had failed, but good riddance if it has. I don't want ANY VW bus to EVER clog the road again. Hated them then, hate them now. As for the "Its too expensive" crowd - go buy something else. Myself, I'd be willing to pay more to be able to skip the crap that ALL N. American...
  4. Zorba

    AM/FM Radio is a safety issue

    Oh for Goddess's sake - if you want one, add one. All this "it should be standard" bleating is what has gotten us to where we are now. NOTHING should be "standard" on ANY vehicle beyond a motor/engine, 4 wheels and a steering wheel with a seat. Let's people choose what they want and cut the...
  5. Zorba

    Not that stripped compared to my 80s Toyota mini truck

    Then that doesn't change anything - I figured THAT out a decade ago. I'll just keep my old junk running.
  6. Zorba

    Anyone else have Chris Barman randomly like your FB posts?

    Stay off of facebook and similar sites.
  7. Zorba

    Not that stripped compared to my 80s Toyota mini truck

    Ye Gods - is this crap going to be standard? If it is, I'm OUT.
  8. Zorba

    New Toyota Hilux: This Is Toyota's First Electric Pickup Truck

    Excellent. Maybe I should buy a new Toyota after all.
  9. Zorba

    New Toyota Hilux: This Is Toyota's First Electric Pickup Truck

    Don't even whisper that, some gov't IDIOT will mandate it.
  10. Zorba

    The Hypothetical Vehicle I Would Chose Over The Slate

    Yea, so I (eventually) found out. How damn unfortunate. I guess I'll just keep my old junk running, since nobody seems interested in building vehicles without all the garbage. Sigh...
  11. Zorba

    The Hypothetical Vehicle I Would Chose Over The Slate

    Too expensive by 3X, and will no doubt have screens and tech crap out the wazoo. In other words, the same garbage everybody else is making, except its made by VW which means RUN, FORREST, RUN far away!
  12. Zorba

    The Hypothetical Vehicle I Would Chose Over The Slate

    I hadn't heard of this - but yea, they've got my attention.
  13. Zorba

    New Toyota Hilux: This Is Toyota's First Electric Pickup Truck

    Like the Slate, 150 mile range is plenty for my use case. And there's even going to be a Diesel version. Single cab, 6 foot bed, what more do you need from a mini-truck? BUT Close perusal of the article reveals the "usual" techno crap and screens, and the EV price apparently is horrid -...
  14. Zorba

    Motor Trend: Slate Talks about the Truck’s Style, Safety, and a Front End You Can Design

    Glass headlites all the way! Plastic headlites should be outlawed. Oh, there is no such word as "lense"...
  15. Zorba

    EVs are more reliable than ICEVs..... GO!

    The problem with EVs is the same as its always been: Batteries. Batteries are expensive, don't last, and just in general they suck. The other problem is, with ALL modern vehicles, the stupid and un-needed/unwanted "technology" - but its even more ridiculous on EVs. The Slate is supposed to be...
  16. Zorba

    Jeff Bezos's $25,000 EV Truck Has One Fatal Flaw • Jeff Jablansky | MotoMan Podcast 006

    That's exactly right. I worked for an outfit in the 80s that was a pioneer in JIT and CAM. Everything was guided by barcode. There is exactly zero reason NOT to have options and build by LINE ITEM. ZERO.
  17. Zorba

    Jeff Bezos's $25,000 EV Truck Has One Fatal Flaw • Jeff Jablansky | MotoMan Podcast 006

    As long as it remains an OPTION, not the thrice damned "standard" that plagues the modern car industry.
  18. Zorba

    Dear Slate - you need to show these things before I'll buy

    Yea, I'd just as soon buy via email rather than having to talk to some stealership idiot. I've walked out of more dealerships in disgust than I can remember. Most of them I had notified in advance that I would walk out if they started their games. I could tell they didn't believe me and were...
  19. Zorba

    Introductions & Welcome Thread 👋

    I'd just as soon not even have a fob, but I could certainly live with one. Sure beats needing a smartphone!
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