u/sblinn

Yeah, the service records would be very nice to have. That would give you info like were the axles already replaced, etc. Are you allowed to even hook up an OBD two to get battery health?

Yes, luckily got enough above what I still owed Nissan to get into this Polestar.

I was… perhaps over confident after upgrading from a degraded 12 to a new 22 (non plus, 40 kWh version) and the second weekend I had it I took it from Durham NC to West Virginia for a rafting trip. Never left the state again my lord it was not a good idea.

I had VIDA installed and felt pretty confident about using WireShark to sniff out the keys but… I went with their retrieval service and had my keys in 5 minutes.

Ah the first question depends on how you value your time. To get Orbit to provide the required security keys you pay around $300 - it’s the year license plus two PIN retrieval. If you’re up for getting through VIDA ($80 or so for a 3 day license) and running it along with a WireShark packet sniffer you only need the $100 license.

Either way you also need an about $20 OBD2 to ETH dongle and a Windows PC.

I think it came with 2 real fob and 1 activity fob. Somewhere along the way a 3rd (also missing) fob was added.

Oh man I’m so sorry.

Oh cool, TIL what that term means. (My son's Charger had them, I think.) My 2023 with only the "Pilot" package doesn't have any pre-wiring, but it looks like I can use some stick-on LED types. Will check some out!

Aha but here’s the trick: you have the soldiers rebuild the country

The best is going on a road trip and there’s a row of 10 CCS chargers, 8 of which are empty, and the 2 that are in use are the only ones that are also Chademo… and one of those doesn’t work, either.

And seriously just check out Copart and filter on nearest and “runs and drives” and pick one whose body damage (if any!) you can live with until/if you fix it. These cars are SO repairable. (See my day 3 post…)

It’s the season. All the leases coming off in waves, prices low because people are worried about service center access while Polestar can’t sell vehicles in the USA, etc.

I figured $5M this is almost punitively low

The Magicians by Lev Grossman, and Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire.

Whatever it is in USA.

At $20k in the US there isn’t a better deal. (Unless you go even cheaper and pick up a dinged up one for under $10k off Copart etc.) The only things close in bang for buck are a VW ID.4 in the $15k used range or an outgoing 2026 lease deal on a Mercedes CLA. (A used Kia Niro or Hyundai Kona EV is in the ballpark but not the same “bang” class really.) If you can find a nice Hyundai Ioniq 6 you may want to compare your thoughts between the two. (I picked Polestar 2 myself.)

If Colts beat Vikings today no way are they selling yet.

Not to mention the workflow in the EVgo app to add my car as auto identified to the chargers was seamless too.

What. The. Fuck.

Just play this clip instead of almost every other political ad.

My guess is to get this you’ll need an OBD2 dongle and an app on your phone or tablet.

It’s not a both sides thing. It’s Russia invading Ukraine. The war would end tomorrow if they left Ukraine.

Don’t threaten me with a GREAT time