My P2 has a bunch of chips and little scratches that I would like to touch up with OEM paint. Does Polestar have an official touch up kit or touch up pen? My last car was a Mazda and it was easy to find an OEM paint pen. I tried googling this but I don’t know what would actually match well.
I picked up a 2022 LRDM yesterday and I love it, but I am also having some buyers remorse. Help. I am afraid of the inevitable wheel of fortune and suspension issues a lot of people seem to have. I want to keep this car for a long long time. It is still under the 8yr/100k factory warranty. This was kind of an impulse buy and now I am afraid haha. Incredible car to drive though :)
I am about the pull the trigger on a used 2022 P2 LRDM, but I am concerned about this failure point. It seems it will happen at some point in the car’s life and may need to be serviced multiple times.
The P2 I am looking at has 51k miles on it. If the strut mounts are still original, is it just a matter of time before they fail? I don’t want to buy this car if it means doing this repair multiple times outside of warranty.
I just want to know how common it really is and how many owners here have higher mileage P2s with the original mounts.
Thank you!
The mod team harasses and demonizes trans women who are victims of abuse. Speak up, and you get erased. It is really, really disappointing to see. Tech bros ruin everything.
Bluesky isn't a safe space for trans people. PDS's won't be enough to save it.
Bluesky is essentially becoming X, but open source.
As I do more and more research on this car, I discover new potential problems that scare me.
I have seen multiple reports of brake system failures on Reddit, one of which caused the driver to run into a fence (at low speed). And it seems to me that by design, there is no redundancy in the braking system so you can’t just use the hydraulic system alone if the regen fails.
The front strut mounts that are prone to failure due to not being designed to handle the weight of the car.
The rear axle needing replacement due to “Wheel of Fortune” clicking during regen braking.
And all of the little software bugs that come and go such as windows randomly going down.
I currently have a Mazda CX5 and it has been rock solid. I am really looking into getting an EV though and the Polestar 2 seems to have great build quality and performance for the price, and I love how it looks.
Should I really be concerned about these things when looking at used P2s? Are there model years I should avoid like launch editions or 2022 MY?
Or should I wait until the 2nd gen P2 comes out in 2027 for prices to come down further on 1st gen models?
Most of the time, I feel like I barely changed other than facial hair and skin. I can def see the changes looking at these pics tho!
I know countless posts have been made about this before, but everyone's struggles and transition goals are different! I just have been thinking and refelcting on my younger self a lot lately and how I didn't connect the dots and realize I was trans. I realize now, a huge part of why I didn't explore myself more: I wasn't given the space to.
My dad was old fashioned and raised me as the "man of the house" and pushed certain roles on me (and not my sister) simply because I was born male. I felt boxed in by everyone around me. My main escape when I was young was video games, and it was in the virtual space that I was able to explore my gender and identity. My time playing FF14 was probably the biggest sign, but again, I didn't connect the dots to the real me until much later.
It wasn't until my dad passed away that I started to have room to grow and explore myself. I met my current girlfriend a few years later and she was so open to everything that I wanted to try - be it kinks or dressing up in fem clothing. It was then that I started to connect to my true self. I realized I was trans so quickly after I was put in a healthy inclusive environment. The part of me that I was supressing for decades was finally emerging and blossoming.
Today, I was thinking about my life as if I were a girl all along. That sparked a realization. I will rewrite my history - not in a way that is inaccurate or inauthentic. Quite the opposite. I was a girl all along. This reframing helps me cope with the mourning of my younger self. I see it as a powerful form of self-compassion. Transition was an inevitability because I was a girl to begin with. By seeing my younger self as a girl, I am are essentially going back and giving that child the recognition and love she deserved all along. I am turning my mourning into reclamation.
Seeing everything in this framework helps me be at peace with myself so I can give myself the space to live a fulfiling life as a woman. Thank you for reading. I love you all. ❤️