Recent content by SmokingRubber

Just turned in my leased 2017 Bolt and bought a 2020 Bolt. I can't figure out how to remove the old Bolt and it won't let me add the new one. It keeps saying try again later. I've been trying for hours. Side note: I'm sad they eliminated the unlock button on the back door. Camera looks...

I don't crank it that loud very often ... but when a good song comes on sometimes you just gotta do it! Besides, only Guns n Roses songs really hurt lol.

I'm pretty happy with the Bose system. It sounds very clean for a stock setup. I have a $4k system in my FJ Cruiser so I know what a great system sounds like. The Bolt's Bose system doesn't even come close at extreme volumes, BUT it still sounds pretty decent. It doesn't HIT like my FJ does...

Good question. I suppose you'd have to be a Chevy Engineer to know exactly how different levels of resistance are created. It's definitely software based, because it knows when the battery is full and unable to accept any regen. That probably doesn't answer your question, but since I don't...

Well, the Bolt wll pass with flying color. I took my car to Jiffy-Lube for the inspection and it was free (they bill Uber). It was a walk-up inspection. No wait, no cost, and no problem. I was in and out in less than 10 minutes. I recommend it to anyone looking for a little extra cash...

No, there are no signs posted yet because there's no dashcam installed (in the Bolt) yet. The sorority girl's conversation is an example of something that was really only funny because of the way she said it. The way she said it just made me chuckle. They weren't overly drunk or behaving in...

I'm sure power to the Homelink buttons can be disabled when the vehicle is OFF. The whole point of having a hardwired Homelink button is so you don't need to have an always-on remote control clipped to the visor.

My previous experience with dashcam was great. It saved me some hassle when a branch bounced off my hood while I was driving. I was on a country road with no witnesses, so it would have been just my word on how the hood got dented. Thankfully I had the dashcam and my claim was "investigated"...

I'm looking at buying a dashcam in the very near future. I have a BlackVue DR600 in my FJ Cruiser. Love it, but I need a passenger-cam (second IR camera) in the Bolt for Uber driving. Everyone loves the Bolt btw. I hear "it's like a spaceship" at least 4 or 5 times a night. The blue light...

Oh man the GUI on searching for songs on a memory stick sucks. It's hard enough to find a song but trying to find ANOTHER song after that is really annoying. Once you go into a folder, getting back out is terrible because you basically have to start over at the top directory. Very bad design...

Are there any new features on the 2019 Bolt?

The EVGo in Salinas (next to Knob Hill) times out in 30 minutes. You can restart it via the app, but another service charge applies. IMO this should be illegal. Why in the world is there another service fee other than the fact they are getting away with it? That being said, at least it's...

If DCFCers were as common as gas stations, that would affect my opinion. Right now, chargers are not as frequent so not only do I have to spend more time filling up, I also have to drive way out of my way to find a charger. If infrastructure for the Bolt was on par with Tesla, there's no doubt...

I'm all for more DCFC ... but for me ... I will still take my ICE car on road trips. DCFCers are comparable in cost to gas. At least it's not enough of a difference to entice me into spending +60 minutes at some out-of-the-way charging station every 2½-3 hours of driving. Example: Pismo...

Antonio from Venezuela spent $629.03 on electricity to travel 15,000 miles. He saved $820.96 @ $2.32 a gallon. If Antonio lived in Los Angeles, he'd have paid $4 a gallon for gas, or 0.22 a kWh. He'd have saved $1,435.49 if he lived in California.