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#41
Electric Vehicles (EVs) / Re: What's good economy for an...
Last post by Blizzard - Oct 07, 2026, 01:00 PMQuote from: dkazzed on Oct 07, 2026, 11:48 AMThe joys of driving smaller EVs. I might get down to 15-16 with no HVAC load just driving to a nearby grocery store, but honestly my IONIQ 9 still costs half as much to "fuel" as my 300cc motorcycle.Quote from: Blizzard on Oct 06, 2026, 06:55 PMOften on winter mornings I'm comfortable with just the heated seat and no HVAC.
I can too, but honestly I tell my partner to use it how she pleases. I was vehmenetly against remote start with gas vehicles but I tell her to remote warm the EV to her heart's desire. In the winter. It's scheduled to warm to 20C by 7:45am every weekday morning, then she just uses the app whenever she's able to leave work. That's why our plug usage is as high as 55 kWh/100km.
I have no information about my plug/charger usage, since there's no wifi in my condo garage, which effectively turns my smart charger into a "dumb" charger. When I'm in the garage I see a few wifi networks that I assume belong to people on the ground floor, but since I'm on the 2nd, no chance my signal is reliably travelling that far. I can't imagine my charger consumption is that much higher, since I don't idle much and also never pre-heat or pre-cool the car.
#42
Off-Topic / Re: Vacation Thread
Last post by Oliver - Oct 07, 2026, 12:45 PMI'm off to South America on October 31. Should be a really interesting trip as I'm going with my dad and two brothers. My dad is from Uruguay and all of our trips there have been heavy on family visits and this one is going to be a bit different as we'll get a chance to see more stuff rather than just staying with family in small villages. This will also be the first time the four of us are traveling together since we were kids. I think the last time I was in Uruguay was in 2017 or 2018 so it's been a bit.
Here's the itinerary:
- Fly to Buenos Aires where we will spend four nights
- Take the ferry across to Colonia del Sacramento, rent a car, drive to Montevideo (about two hours away) where we will stay for two nights
- Backtrack a bit to spend the weekend in Colonia Delta where my dad grew up, staying with my aunt and uncle.
- Go east of Montevideo to Punta Colorado for three nights. This is the coastline with resort towns that are popular with Brazilian tourists and where my grandparents used to vacation as well.
- Head across the country to Colonia Gartental to stay with another aunt and uncle for two nights.
- Spend our last night in Colonia del Sacramento before taking the ferry back to Buenos Aires to fly home.
Also have a vacation planned for next summer already, only because we had some Air Canada credits that were expiring. We're flying into Vienna and out of Dubrovnik (which is a new destination for AC) and also plan to spend a few days in Montenegro.
Here's the itinerary:
- Fly to Buenos Aires where we will spend four nights
- Take the ferry across to Colonia del Sacramento, rent a car, drive to Montevideo (about two hours away) where we will stay for two nights
- Backtrack a bit to spend the weekend in Colonia Delta where my dad grew up, staying with my aunt and uncle.
- Go east of Montevideo to Punta Colorado for three nights. This is the coastline with resort towns that are popular with Brazilian tourists and where my grandparents used to vacation as well.
- Head across the country to Colonia Gartental to stay with another aunt and uncle for two nights.
- Spend our last night in Colonia del Sacramento before taking the ferry back to Buenos Aires to fly home.
Also have a vacation planned for next summer already, only because we had some Air Canada credits that were expiring. We're flying into Vienna and out of Dubrovnik (which is a new destination for AC) and also plan to spend a few days in Montenegro.
#43
Show and Shine / Re: Firm's 2001 XK8
Last post by Oliver - Oct 07, 2026, 12:32 PMIs your dad's XK a coupe or vert?
The blue looks great, especially with the matchinng top. I always thought these cars look absolutely fantastic.
The blue looks great, especially with the matchinng top. I always thought these cars look absolutely fantastic.
#44
Electric Vehicles (EVs) / Re: What's good economy for an...
Last post by dkazzed - Oct 07, 2026, 11:48 AMThe joys of driving smaller EVs. I might get down to 15-16 with no HVAC load just driving to a nearby grocery store, but honestly my IONIQ 9 still costs half as much to "fuel" as my 300cc motorcycle.
I can too, but honestly I tell my partner to use it how she pleases. I was vehmenetly against remote start with gas vehicles but I tell her to remote warm the EV to her heart's desire. In the winter. It's scheduled to warm to 20C by 7:45am every weekday morning, then she just uses the app whenever she's able to leave work. That's why our plug usage is as high as 55 kWh/100km.
Quote from: Blizzard on Oct 06, 2026, 06:55 PMOften on winter mornings I'm comfortable with just the heated seat and no HVAC.
I can too, but honestly I tell my partner to use it how she pleases. I was vehmenetly against remote start with gas vehicles but I tell her to remote warm the EV to her heart's desire. In the winter. It's scheduled to warm to 20C by 7:45am every weekday morning, then she just uses the app whenever she's able to leave work. That's why our plug usage is as high as 55 kWh/100km.
#45
Off-Topic / Re: Little things that make yo...
Last post by Johnnymac - Oct 07, 2026, 11:22 AMMight be getting another dog to add to our pack. We currently have a 8.5 year old female boxer and a 6 year old male boxer. I'd like to get something that is smaller so it's somewhat easier to walk two at a time, right now we walk the two boxers separately because our male can be a bit excitable.
I've been looking for Staffordshire Bull Terrier breeder for over a year now and there just aren't any in the Maritimes. The closest seems to be in Ontario.
Messaged one breeder that is just outside of Ottawa, we have family in Ottawa so would work well. Thinking that it'll be at least a year or more before we'd get a puppy because there is a wait list and she only has one litter per female in a year (I believe she has two females).
After going through the questionnaire that they required, talking with the breeder about our dog owning history and what we are looking for, they informed us that they have a female currently pregnant that they'd like to put our names on for. They mentioned an X-Ray next week to see how many puppies are in the litter.
When googling how long a Staffy pregnancy is turns out to be about 9 weeks, then asked google when an X-Ray will show the number of puppies and it said around week 6-7. So we could be looking at getting a puppy around the holidays this season, or early January depending on when it's born and how long the breeder keeps the puppies after being born (most breeders stick to 8-10 weeks).
Here's a picture of the mother, her name is LOLA (which is funny because that's the nick name we gave my younger sister who is named Laura).
I've been looking for Staffordshire Bull Terrier breeder for over a year now and there just aren't any in the Maritimes. The closest seems to be in Ontario.
Messaged one breeder that is just outside of Ottawa, we have family in Ottawa so would work well. Thinking that it'll be at least a year or more before we'd get a puppy because there is a wait list and she only has one litter per female in a year (I believe she has two females).
After going through the questionnaire that they required, talking with the breeder about our dog owning history and what we are looking for, they informed us that they have a female currently pregnant that they'd like to put our names on for. They mentioned an X-Ray next week to see how many puppies are in the litter.
When googling how long a Staffy pregnancy is turns out to be about 9 weeks, then asked google when an X-Ray will show the number of puppies and it said around week 6-7. So we could be looking at getting a puppy around the holidays this season, or early January depending on when it's born and how long the breeder keeps the puppies after being born (most breeders stick to 8-10 weeks).
Here's a picture of the mother, her name is LOLA (which is funny because that's the nick name we gave my younger sister who is named Laura).
#46
Off-Topic / Re: We bought a beach...and a ...
Last post by Tortoise - Oct 07, 2026, 10:12 AMI presume these people have been using the trail for years, so it's understandable that it may take some time to change their behavior. Hopefully they figure it out soon.
#47
Off-Topic / Re: We bought a beach...and a ...
Last post by blur911 - Oct 07, 2026, 09:39 AMDammit, someone is driving an ATV across my property again. They're ignoring the signs and driving around the tree and sign I blocked it with...time for a bigger tree, maybe some boards with nails...
Gotta move the trail cam, only got a shot of his hitch, but enough to see it's the same guy both times.
Gotta move the trail cam, only got a shot of his hitch, but enough to see it's the same guy both times.
#48
Moan and Whine / Re: Rant about auto parts supp...
Last post by blur911 - Oct 07, 2026, 09:31 AMParts came. In the meantime Partsavatar lost another sale to me because I can't trust their delivery dates.
#49
Electric Vehicles (EVs) / Re: What's good economy for an...
Last post by Blizzard - Oct 06, 2026, 06:55 PMOver the 2 years and 18,000 km I've had my Bolt, I've averaged 15.2 kWh/100 km according to the car. That's consistently translated into anywhere from 12.5-14 in the summer to 18-22 in winter. I drive more in the warm months than in the dead of winter which is why I skew lower, and I'm lucky enough to park in a heated garage overnight which helps for sure. Often on winter mornings I'm comfortable with just the heated seat and no HVAC.
#50
Electric Vehicles (EVs) / Re: What's good economy for an...
Last post by dkazzed - Oct 06, 2026, 06:33 PMThat's handy! I wish my Hyundai kept track of that.