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Agree. Better is often the enemy of good. Chasing perfection can result in frustration.

FSD is now designed to "learn" these difficult situations, and figure out a solution. This is why they call it FSD (Supervised). Driver is supposed to be aware of how FSD is doing in these situations, and take over when necessary. I would be uncomfortable letting FSD take full control in a...

Help is on the way. Nag was developed to appease Federal regulators. Elon just mentioned that they have a new release, coming soon, that will mostly eliminate the nag. Will depend more on interior camera to determine focus of the driver.

At least we know how a Frog feels, when the water is constantly being heated up.

While it is wise to have matching tires on your car, there is no legal requirement that pertains to used cars.

3 & Y have glass roofs. Will make very little heat difference which color you choose.

US has already shown that Universal Basic Income can work. Seniors get Social Security every month...without working. Poor get Welfare every month...without working. City kids and adults get free SNAP cards...without working. Workers get vacation, sick, bereavement,birthing, strike...

The non-Tesla charging thing is relatively new. Owners should work it out among themselves how to most efficiently get all their cars plugged in.

Both kinda ugly. CyberTruck looks like the future. Surburban looks like the past.

All media has an agenda.

That would mean a total increase in income of at least $2,400,000. per year, for just clicking a few buttons. Imagine some will purchase the $8,000 package as well as more signing up over the next few months. Additional bonus for garnerning $millions more value in free advertising. Latest...

Interesting that most all the college protests look identical. Same tents, same chants, same garb, same signs, same news coverage, and same outrage. Looks to me to be a bit contrived and professionally produced, than a spontaneous student led demonstration. They rarely allow back and forth...

Paint that shows car wash scratches is often due to color than other factors. My "free" pearl white paint shows no car wash scratches. Mostly due to the color. A black car, on the other hand, will show lots of fine scratches.

When I purchased my 2017 Model X, it did not come with automatic wipers. 6 Months later automatic wipers and headlight dimming were added as a free feature with an OTA download. They both got even better over time, with development. This is not unusual with Tesla. They invent something and...

Tesla windshields seem to be little different from other windshields. None of they are built with optical precision, but are two sheets of flat glass sandwiched with a thin plastic membrane between them (safety glass). They are flat float glass, sandwiched and then heat molded to the final...

Factory and factory body work is most always going to be more expensive than using an independant shop. Certified usually means additional training and equipment.

When I replaced my Yoke last month, service noted I was due for a tire rotation. They could do it at the same time the remote service was being done. Ended up taking it to local tire shop, where they did it for free. Due to staggered tires, I could only rotate them front to back.

This is the Elon way. Produce the first batch and send it out into the field. Service will get reports of items that are imperfect. Make on the run improvements so that later customers will not have the same issues. Over time, the product will get better and better. Alternative is to delay your...

Performance means more than just acceleration. Most staggered set ups are designed for better handling, braking, feel and balance.

Our community was hooked up 50 years ago, with undergrounded utilities. Can't imaging the costs to maintain a connection would be very much.

I see Cyber being it's own brand, with spin off Sports Cars, Vans, Smaller and larger trucks, delivery vans, commercial vehicles. The base concept is solid, just need additional variations. Original military jeeps had similar origins. They were utilitarian ugly. Poor handling, easy to roll...

The Cybertruck is not an exercise in styling, but more to answer "What if?" questions. What if you could build a working truck, without a body stamping plant, paint shop, gas/diesel burning engine, transmission, exhaust pipes and multi speed transmissions. Make it bullet proof, more...

Yes...Rental companies tend to do that.

Large legacy ICE trucks have their own share of ugly. Usually it is only their owners that find them beautiful. Example is an F-350 dually, lifted, huge mud tires, bolt on light racks, bed with 5th wheel gear, front winch, bull balls hanging from rear hitch, gun rack, flags waving, huge exhaust...

Rental companies charge high refueling charges because they need to cover both the fuel, and the labor to have them topped off. Would rather have their cars returned with at least as much fuel as when they drove off. Refueling is a pain for doing, so they charge a lot as well.

People often will confuse caring about a persons personal political views with the products they make. Non believers in God will often be eager to have life saving emergency surgery performed on them, even if the surgeon is religous. Much of the hatred towards Musk is ginned up by writers with...

Sounds like the CyberTruck was launched with an initial suite of software, plus the capability of having it updated over time. Imagine that additional features and functionality will be added OTA as it becomes approved and available. Example is that my 2017 Model X came with it's initial...

Sometimes just lower temperatures will show a lower range. Lots of variables.

We build shoes for walking around. We build bicycles for getting around the neighborhood. We build busses and autos for getting around the city. We build trains and highways to get around the continent. We build aircraft to get around the world. We build space craft to get around the Galaxie.

Better is often the enemy of good. Nothing is perfect. This is the Way.

If you do not see it when driving, I would just let it go. No assurance your replacement yoke will be any better. Tiny bit of black sealant would make it go away. The horn placement would be much more important to me, and be grateful for the upgrade.

"Good Morning Dave" A Tesla Oddessey.

Tesla could also be using the LIDAR in production line and testing.

Some accessories are rated for 16 volts. Others are not.

From what I understand, most Russians live a non-prosperous life. Oil fields and farm lands are sparcely populated, and living condtions relatively poor. Only the people living in Moscow and members of the Communist party are the entitled ones. Few Moscovites are drafted into service. Putin...

Mercedes uses their maintenance reminders mostly to drive ownes into their highly profitable service centers. I remember the huge red warning alert that my Mercedes was due for Service A or Service B. Did not explain that that entailed. Needed to take it in to shop to have sales writer upsell...

Tesla installs it's cameras to provide the best FSD capabilities. Other companies provide cameras to provide a birds eye view for the driver. People need to decide which system is best for moving forward. The best drivers aid is...no need for a drivers aid, the car drives itself.

Quit picking your nose :)

Could be either a puncture, poor bead seal or porous wheel. Local tire shop can easily sort it out. Tires have their own warranty, separate from car.

Most every auto manufacturer needs to deal with cracked windshield, rear and side windows as well. Auto glass is molded and tempered. The glass is under compression all the time. When something released that tension, the window needs to be replaced. Safelite is a huge company, doing thousands of...

Tesla is aware of this desire. Imagine that, in the future, a toggle will be made available to enable this option. Right now is a transition. Nothing will be perfect.

Latest justifications for Solar seems to be to calculate time of use benefit of having a storage battery + Solar. You no longer get much $ selling your excess production back to the Utility. You will generally use less energy than the panels generate, during the peak productive Solar production...

If you own a profitable small business, you can purchase a base Model X and get the instant $7,500 Federal Tax credit. Also qualify for any available Utility or State incentives. You can also use Section 179 (SUV Loop Hole) plus accelerated depreciation allowance to write off the entire...

California is not doing all this work to reduce electricity costs, but to blunt the savings Solar customers get by investing in Solar. California purchases much of their electricity from neighboring state that burn coal for generation. They turn a blind eye to this pollution, while praising...

Utilities are supposed to provide an infrastucture to provide service to their customer area. If they need to do upgrades, because usage in increasing, it is up to the utility to shoulder those costs and recoupe them by the rates they charge their entire customer base.

I believe that Elon took a hard look at their Supercharger crew and decided they were moving in the wrong direction. Felt it would be better for the company to start over, with a clean sheet. In other cases he has moved people around, fired the poor performing or replaced key staff. Why does...

Tesla service centers usually stock these batteries, and are priced lower than most other places. It is a routing thing for them to replace those batteries every few years. The newer cars have smaller, lighter, more powerful and longer lasting Lithium Ion batteries.

few independant mechanics will have much experience doing fluid replacement on cars with factory lifetime fills. Few will stock the special fluids and even fewer still will want to do it at low cost. The low cost places stay in business by doing all the routine required maintenance in ICE...

Maybe this is why they discount inventory cars.Your Opti=Coat installer will most likely buff it back to a high gloss finish.

I imagine that Elon must have seen something going on with Supercharger roll outs that caused this drastic action. I see lots of newer locations that make me scratch my head. New chargers going in, close by other locations that are not that busy. Very large stations going up in the middle of...