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Hats off for a very clearly and thoroughly framed question. Vibrations in the steering wheel would most likely have to come from a rotational imbalance somewhere, so that leaves the wheels, hubs, bearings or axles as the likely source. Try to eliminate one variable at the time and hopefully you...

OK to talk about the eventual future judgement on medical issues?

You wouldn't think so, based on the comments 'round these parts. My most recent Tesla experience is about 6 months old at this point. I. m. o., the TACC in Teslas at that time, was a lot crummier than what I have in the eTron now. This is likely due to the Audi having the integrated LIDAR...

Thank you! I'm quite interested in such aspects. It's clear-cut when either the human is driving or the machine is driving and the human is relieved of any duties. However, watching a system that is known to have a not-quite-acceptably-low probability of failure, knowing that the time to react...

Did you take some time observing the "driver"? Was he really paying attention to the road at all times or did he seem to tune out at times? There surely is some threshold where baby-sitting a well-operating system becomes enjoyable as opposed to tedious/annoying. Based on this one ride, did you...

That would be a reply about as intelligent, polite and tolerant as one would expect from your crowd. Now watch them mods develop an issue with my reply rather than your name calling ...

Based on that label, I’d speculate they’re not so much reacting to the car but to you.

Those employees do what they're told, i.e. do whatever it takes to get customers out with as little work performed as possible. I bet a lot of them hate to be in that position but I have met several at the Dallas SC that seem to thrive in that kind of environment. Slim chance of a better...

Bjorn posted some analysis on this, looks like Tesla locked out some of the battery capacity:

You seem to make a bunch of assumptions about me, not sure what you’d be basing them on. And quite interesting that you should feel that I attacked someone ... or perhaps something. Some of your beliefs maybe? I merely expressed my opinions ... actually not even that, I merely threw some...

Civility has been restored, resistance is futile!

Thank you! That’s pretty far from the rated miles. Is that typical for the AWD model or do you have mostly high-speed or very congested traffic?

Yes. Only those who want to.

Since the solution to whatever such impending doom is always "give us more money" and since those who proclaim such doom ask of you to behave as they say, not as they do, then yes, it's just yet another conspiracy.

Have any of you observed any ill effect to the 12V battery from continuous Dashcam use when the car is left parked for several days at a time? Does the Model 3 only top off the 12V when driving? I have a Blackvue 650 in one car and it can definitely suck the battery dry if I leave it on for a...

This here is the part that should scare every investor. It describes perfectly how Tesla operates. "Hey, can you help me out and have your employer earn $50-60k in the process? Nope!" Now let's imagine a dealership employee doing that in the context of a vehicle sold at MSRP. In today's...

Reason for my question: Such a rapid drop in rated range is very unlikely to be plain degradation, rather it's more likely an issue with the pack. There are reports here (saw one thread recently) of a condition where the rated range drops precipitously as the battery reaches a low state of...

Right, thank you! Already got that. Should the OP feel like answering my question, please feel free to ignore it.

you get that high a reading in any car if you place the meter near the center console.

Do you know what your current rated range at 100% translates into in real life miles?

YouTube is already full of Tesla car-a-woke videos. :)

If I may go against the grain here, a bit of brake pedal play was normal in our 1960s design Renault. Haven’t come across that in any normal car in a few decades.

Be adamant though that they be very careful with your steering wheel. They scratched mine quite a bit when they adjusted the alignment and I remember reading several other complaints on this topic.

Let it be. Not being able to afford a Raptor does things to people ... Also, as far as coal rolling goes, that was pretty weak. I’ve seen 520Ds do better than that!

That’s the spirit! (OK outside of Whole Foods in Cupertino, generally a bad idea in Texas though) :)

Absolutely you should question that, after all, it’s ok when “we” do it. Must be one of them deepfakes. I truly love threads like this one, the mental gymnastics used to justify or defend such behavior are only surpassed by the “service is great and my Model 3 had been trouble-free”...

It couldn't have just been a demo since they haven't sold those in a while and the mileage is too low for significant service loaner duty. It's likely a buyback or a return and it's probably been sitting around waiting for repairs or such. If properly discounted, and assuming Tesla still does...

Would you mind also calling out all the Tesla owners pretending to charge at Electrify America in Livermore? (screenshot from PlugShare)

Not long, but the reminder is not intrusive at all. You'll be far less tempted to take your hands off the wheel compared to the Tesla because any gentle touch will register. Not having to constantly pull at the wheel means you can just rest a hand on it and let it do its job. In a suitable...

Hehe, sounds like they were at least pretending. I was asked, in a gentle fashion, if I was too thick to understand that they just won’t fix the scratches they left on my car.

I have TACC on an Audi and a VW, plus Lane Keep on the Audi. I find the cruise control on both to be better than on the Tesla, probably because of the additional LIDAR. It’s smoother and has way lower tendency to slam into stationary things, although it’s not to be trusted 100%. Between the two...

We know that; you’re spoiling a perfectly good joke! Wait, can you actually plug in a locked S? Would it start charging?

Similar thing happened to us, we got a tax bill for a car that we no longer lease. Took a grand total of 5-10 mins on the phone with Audi Financial to get it straightened out. This is what normality looks like and Tesla should not be given a pass for their endemic clusterf across all...

When? Is this actually happening? That’s a rather drastic statement! So you know better than the millions of BMW owners around the world? What’s your plan for the Alfa Romeo buyers then? Obviously they can’t be trusted with car purchasing responsibilities, no?

Zuma? :)

Hehe, I dare you to buy a Model 3, then you’ll see what everyone is on about. The S is a largely-normal car, with Tesla’s electric powertrain but otherwise with a bunch of conventional off-the-shelf components that work. With the Model 3 Tesla set off to reinvent the wheel every chance they...

I don’t think that was entirely true. Yes, they allocated large amounts of resources toward solving the owners’ issues but higher end dealerships do the same to their more valued customers. Tesla seemed to do that for everyone, but then every Tesla owner had actually bought a high-dollar vehicle...

given the pain involved with fixing the smallest of things, I’d go with return.

That's not by accident.

It also saves a ton of money. All dealerships invest in sales and service staff and facilities, allowing the mfg to focus on building vehicles. Furthermore, the competition between dealerships puts a cap on their costs and forces them to improve their services. Tesla has no such pressure to do...

Nah, it won't. That would be proactive and Tesla doesn't do proactive.

Left-field suggestion: Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier, the Märzen variety in particular. Make sure it's properly chilled. https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/aecht-schlenkerla-rauchbier-marzen/1269/

Strangely, they do a lot of that. Rather than put in some 5 effin' minutes of work, they'd rather spend half an hour arguing about it and antagonizing the customer. I had a similar situation where a very antagonistic service manager was flabbergasted by the fact that I had the audacity to not...

I got it! I have the answer! Mystery solved! The reason Autopilot is as jerky as it is, is that it was developed, tested and intended for Americans. For our European readers, we must explain that there's no such thing as off the gas and not on the brake in the US. It's highly illegal and...

You need to stop making sense, stat! We don't take kindly to that kind of thing around here. :)

Yeah, I had a couple of those myself. They were not there originally but appeared at some point after I took the car in for service. What happened was they sanded down a paint nib and left the dull spots in the process. Saw the same on several cars, including some test drive vehicles at the...

I believe that was proven to be false in the real world, no? I'm guessing they needed more differentiation between the SR and LR.

Why don't you just stay sit tight and continue to enjoy the car you have? If it's anything like the P85+ Signature I had on loan for a while, it's one of the best Teslas ever made. I have driven every last one of them and none felt as nimble and satisfying as the P85+. The combination of...

I did.

That was meant to be just an IT geek joke. However, I never ever experienced consumption that would have given me more than some 260 miles of range for a full charge.