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As a result of a screw in my front tyre, I ended up at the local Jax yesterday. The rears are worn on the inside after 25,000kms, the tyre tech that I did well to get that as he's seen others in with less kms, and Model Xs with as little 15,000kms needing new tyres. He reckons that I'll get...

The cheapest Model Y RWD on carsales in March was around $58k. The recent flurry of price cuts have been reflected almost immediately in the price of second hand MYs.

How do you manage podcasts on the Tesla?

People expressing their opinions on here is the whole point of the forum, in much the same manner some are self appointed Tesla cheer leaders on the forum. You should ask yourself why you feel so uncomfortable about people criticising decisions by the company. It's understandable for owners to...

Here's the story of one high mileage example in Australia

You used to be able to set a 1 (useful in heavy Sydney traffic to avoid people cutting in front of you) when the radar was enabled.

I tried it today and it feels like the delay between lifting off the accelerator and the Regen starting is shorter, and then once it has transitioned to full Regen it does feel like it decelerates at a slightly higher rate. I like it. Overall I really like the new UI experience, my only...

For those claiming these were just guesstimates from Musk, these sound very definitive and certain to me.

My map is still showing the pre-interchange world and the car is showing me on the surface roads. When I drive through there I "end trip" and avoid TACC so as to avoid it braking for a left turn on the surface road.

I had a crack on my Model Y glass roof about a month after taking delivery. No marks or chips on the outside, and the crack could only be seen from inside. Reviewing sentry is that it was most likely cause when parked under a gum tree on a windy day. Around $2200 to replace it at Telsa. Sucked...

And doesn't understand the concept of Opportunity Cost.

When a new revision comes out like this that only a couple of numbers ahead of what you're currently on, you should just immediately take it on the premise that they've pushed it quickly to address the bugs on the version that you're currently running.

There's nothing in regulation about the phone being on the charging pad, and if you have any doubt as to whether it's secure let me know if you've ever had the phone come off the cradle. The wording is clear, and the Tesla phone cradle complies. As for the example of your son's fine, that's a...

The Tesla phone holder / wireless charger complies with this definition, why not leave the phone sitting there and then answer the call that way?

Haha, it continues to be a learning experience. The reason for this thread's existence and continued popularity is that it's been an invaluable forum for sharing knowledge and gotchas related to new software versions. Those that bravely go early usually help the rest of us who prefer a more...

I'm on 23,000kms on a RWD MY and am unlikely to see 30,000kms without requiring new Hankooks. I started a thread on it about a month ago and I found out that I wasn't the only one. The wear may not more or less than any other car, however the original EV tyres do have their peculiarities. I...

One colleague finally has his 3 in for some panel work, it's been a three month wait due to parts. Another colleague has been waiting since January for Tesla to supply a bonnet for a Y. You'd expect that replacement bonnets would be needed in decent numbers by panel beaters for repairs. The...

I haven't seen them policing it once since post COVID. This transit lane directive has saved a colleague 20 minutes daily on the morning commute along Military road.

I'm still on 2024.2.7 and have no connectivity issues. Immediately accepting software releases because you want to be on the latest version means that you have be ok with being part of the cohort that finds the bugs that Telsa missed.

Got it, it's a FB group. Thank you.

Worth a read to get a sense of the broader change that still needs to occur in the Australian claims and repair sector. https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/electric-car-insurance-claims-delays-problems/

Could you please post a link to this group?

As anyone who has worked in corporate IT will attest, legacy tech and thinking is hard to kill.

This is the one thing that you can do to help keep your car cleaner for longer, and make it easier to wash. It's a must for any new car, $1000 well spent with a GTechniq detailer. My preferred car wash products are from NV, however it often comes down to personal preference.

He covers his experience with different types here (recommends sticking with the Michelins):

My car performs in exactly the same way. I've noticed that I'm now driving around the shortcomings. You can't turn it off with Tesla, their approach is that they know better than the driver.

For Toyota it's a classic case of your strength becoming your weakness. Their legendary reliability (disclaimer- I'm a fan boi) comes partly from their conservative approach to sticking with tried and tested technology, re-using existing modules that work (e.g. commonality in suspension parts)...

My mum recently returned to her car to find a note under the windscreen from a witness who saw the other car reverse into it causing minor damage. Building CCTV captured the incident and the rego, and she filed a police report and then a claim with AAMI. AAMI initially wanted her to pay an...

Three on the tree!

ANCAP is following this direction. Traditional buttons and switches to be encouraged for top safety rating – report

Good summary from somebody who understands leasing.

For those wandering about the LR range, there's a Bjorn Nyland video for that. :) Your mileage will vary as you won't be driving in a Norwegian winter.

Bjorn's had a chance to review the headlights

Enjoyed the view off the coast of Brisbane for a number of weeks, sailed back to Shanghai for a quick spray, before returning to our shores?

I agree that there was phantom braking with the radar and vision, but it was a superior system simply based on the fact that 1) it would keep working in heavy rain / low visibility conditions, 2) it wouldn't slam on the brakes if a pedestrian stood close to the kerb, and 3) you could use it with...

And here you are arguing with plenty of owners who had a pre 2022 with USS enabled where TACC worked relatively well, and here we are 2 years later and the development of Tesla Vision still hasn't restored TACC to the same level of capability as before. Owners don't forget that, and get reminded...

I'm curious as to whether anybody has replaced the original Hankook 19" tyres on their Model Y RWD in Australia, and if so what did you go with? When new, I thought that the Hankooks suited the car really well and had no complaints. It's now done 22,000kms, and with all the rain we've in Sydney...

My NL provider was given my order details, they then contacted Tesla to reissue the invoice with the NL's correct details so that they could arrange payment of the car prior to pick up. Once you commit to going with you NL provider, you'll likely need to sort this with them.

I drive this once a week, and as I get onto the Iron Cove bridge heading east I hit "End Trip" on the Nav to avoid TACC phantom braking. Putting aside the issue of the map update, I'm surprised that given the limitation GPS accuracy that it was deemed good enough to allow TACC to use it to...

Toyotas allow you to disable the adaptive cruise control and switching to plan cruise control by holding down the cruise control button. Their engineers had the foresight to anticipate situations (sensor not working / blocked) where their customers might want to go old school.

I'd be surprised if Tesla let the tech titans into the tent, why cede the UI particularly when the rumours of the Apple car persist? The car manufacturers only wish that they could have the kind of brand loyalty that people have to their phones.

What you're describing won't come as a surprise to any long term owner, if you can get a refund on the Advanced Autopilot do it. From my 30k kms of dealing with this stuff: Use the cruise control in most places, but disable it by lightly tapping the brake whenever approaching any intersection...

AI is anything that doesn’t work yet. :D

You're either going to get real good at pressing the stalk button or looking away from the road to find it on the screen, or just end up wishing the auto wipers would work reasonably ok.

Title of the video suggested that this was as good a thread as any to post this.

This has been my experience, however it does count as a claim when renewing your insurance and get factored into your premium. It's not the "free hit" that I had incorrectly assumed that it was.

I had my MY glass roof repaired last year by Tesla, AUD$2400 or thereabouts. I drove it for a while before noticing the crack in the glass, Tesla Chatswood needed it for the day to do the job. Based on the tools that they left in the car after I picked it up it's a specialised job, I wouldn't...

Exactly 12 months ago Tesla decided to give all owners who didn't have it, a month free of EAP whether you wanted it or not. My experience was mainly limited to using it on a Sydney - Melbourne return trip using the Hume Hwy, and I preferred the car without it using just the bog standard...