Recent content by bencpeters

Not all of us live so far from mountains... Skiing for me is only 10-20 minutes of driving depending on which trail head I go to, and doesn't have to involve steep roads. Plus, I ski almost every day in the winter and only a relatively small fraction of days actually have appreciable snow...

I talked to a ME (mechanical engineer) friend of mine who specializes in carbon fiber about this - he said if there was a bidirectional weave, he'd have no issues at all drilling, it shouldn't matter. However, after looking at some articles about the manufacturing process for the i3, he said it...

I'm considering buying a REX that is located about 1000 mi away from where I live. If I end up getting it, I'll probably just ship it, but I was wondering a bit about the feasibility of driving it back as a road trip after reading some of the long distance accounts here. I'm a software engineer...

I'm very interested in getting an I3, but need to be able to put a roof box on it for transporting skis in the winter. I was dismayed to learn that there are no roof rack options available "out of the box" for the car, but I was wondering if anyone knows whether aftermarket rails like these...