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This post just popped up from a Model 3 owner on a FB group I follow: "Just back from doing the North Coast 500. No range anxiety. Plenty of chargers, albeit needed planning to know where you’re heading. Car don’t miss a beat. A friend in a petrol car had more range anxiety than me at one...

Ships to Belgium/UK/Slovenia/Barcelona via Suez canal then road to destination.

Oh I've got a couple of horror stories when it comes to charging at places which were supposed to have working chargers, but they both happened relatively early on in my EV-owning timeline and you live and learn. I did. I also have plenty of stories I could tell you of almost running out of...

As I said at the end "could this have been done better? I don't know". I haven't been to that site but in similar mall-based sites I've had similar experiences, especially when it comes to finding the chargers in the first place. I realise utilization is a moving target, but other concerns like...

Maybe you're not the type who likes to plan where they're going to stay and visit on holiday? Fair enough, but for me I like to know where I'm staying, what the food's like and take in some 'special places' I've researched and booked to make sure I can get in there. These days, that also may...

Here's a photo of a UK SuC site in a big city (Bristol) which appeared on FB this morning. It's just been opened up to non-Teslas Some of the comments: "That's what happens when you fire all the staff" "Seriously though they’re under used. Was like that last time I went there" "they're well...

Have you considered that the new product and supercharger teams may have lost direction and that's why swift and decisive action had to be taken instead of spending months trying to rectify it (if it was rectifiable). Could this be similar to a building project where you've gotten to a stage...

You either want to be part of the solution or stay part of the problem. The choice is yours for now. If you want to do a driving tour of the Highlands of Scotland in an EV and have range anxiety, you can simply sit down before you go and plan your route/stopovers to make charging part of the...

The suspension bushes which are one of the first things to go on a Model 3 take most punishment during cornering and braking, not accelerating. More stress might be put on the drivetrain but I expect there's overhead built into that especially after 5 years+ of the existing model being out there...

As mentioned above, toe settings.

Squeaking issues are same as Model 3/Y. Creaking when turning the wheel is usually the upper control arm, when going over bumps and turning it's usually a lower, but if a lower it can be due to a worn or torn rubber bush so greasing will be a temporary solution.

I think Russia just got lucky with this one, whatever was on the back of the trucks. The story is a drone op spotted them and called in a missile strike. Questions remaining unanswered are: 1. Where was the rest of the Battery/crew? It certainly wasn't in the immediate vicinity looking at the...

The loss, if it was part of a Patriot Battery, is nowhere near $1B or even the $400M figure which some sources are quoting. The video and frame grabs from the attack show 2 MAN trucks and a small support vehicle. Ukraine uses the same MAN trucks for other purposes so it's not 100% certain they...

Interesting. Can you measure ride height now so we can all see how it compares? This method, so we all use the same reference.

A possibly explanation of different estimates is that they can replace arms singly or in pairs and for warranty claims they will probably try to replace only one, for cost reasons. For the front upper control arms you should check they are using the new redesigned parts (128832x) because they...

This might help. UK biased, but part numbers should be the same.

Unlikely, because software.

Can't say I've ever compared SA at -10 with -9, but at -10 on a dry track in some corners, such as off-camber, I can feel and hear the torque vectoring working away when actually I'd be happier to modulate the throttle. That's with the balance slider in the 50:50-30:70 range, which is the where...

I bet this result won't get as much press coverage as the original story.

In terms of Stability Assist, -10 was never fully off and we never really knew how 0 to +10 related to how the car behaved compared to with track mode off. Setting that slider was more or less guesswork based on how confident a driver you are. I doubt most drivers would be able to tell the...

Ride height is fixed, yes. We'll have to see how the damping compare to a good aftermarket replacement kit with adjustable spring platforms.

FWIW I think there's a good chance there will be a 'boost' software upgrade a bit later to bring the 0-60 time down. Although it'll be interesting to see how much different the 1/4 mile time is once someone's tested it. That'll tell us more about how it's improved at the upper end, which has...

That was a mistake by Rory... 20" all round

OK well I asked about software as I think the warning changed at some point recently, but I'm on 2024.8.9 and the current behaviour when both pedals are pressed is this: If you press the brake first and then press the accelerator as well, the car will move but the power is very much reduced...

Same missiles used to down the A-50. They seem to be working quite well.

@turnbowm What does the warning on your display say when you press both pedals? What software is your car on?

The auto wipers is not a critical safety feature. If it's not working to your liking, just put the wipers on manual, in the same way that if autopilot isn't working to your liking you can drive the car manually.

That photo is of a T0 PS4S vs. generic PS4S. So comparions of the tyre fitted to the M3P at that time. The new PS S5 will replace the PS4S but it's not released yet in the sizes we'd want. The PS5 is more akin to the old PS4. I've been a big fan of Michelin over the years, but I have to admit...

@Knightshade Sorry I couldn't give you credit at the time! I agree re the LR vs P videos and I'm pretty sure Carwow was one of them. Now, while I enjoy some of Carwow's stuff and am not directly involved with the production, I do know a few of the contributers/drivers. Their performance tests...

Not sure I want to prolong the speculation about acceleration figures, but I just stumbled across this I must have saved from a thread on TMC back in 2021. At the time I seem to remember it was a pretty good overview of the LR vs P and included the software 'bumps' we all enjoyed back then...

Did this comparison at a local fitter a couple of years ago. They look very similar but in the flesh you can see differences in overall width and rim protection. I've run Tx, Nx and Kx tyres on my Model 3 over the years I've had it without any issues. You never know how quiet or noisy they'll...

Also, if your car is Intel Atom based, you're going to find at some point it will disengage from Track Mode unexpectedly during a run. When this happens, could you please report it as a service request in the app including a timestamp when it happened. The more bug reports the greater the...

The thing is, the ratio change in isolation may not be noticed by many, but an alignment change can make a car feel more or less responsive to small steering inputs, so that could have been what they felt more than the ratio change. And everything else would need to be equal - tyre type, tread...

It's the value calculated when you carry out the EPAS check or just drive for a while (after resetting it). If your steering wheel isn't absolutely straight when the car is going straight ahead, it needs to know that so that autopilot/FSD works correctly. It's quite common for the offset to be a...

Do you mean offset is now at 0? Whatever your offset was peviously it's probably changed due to re-alignment, but after a short drive it should re-calculate it again.

Yes, Highland ratio is slightly different. 10.6:1 now, was 10.3:1

I've seen a few of these in videos recently. Pros: Might offer slightly better protection against FPV drones with small munitions When parked up next to outhouses, buildings etc. offers some degree of disguise Cons: Turret/barrel only able to point forwards Much reduced visibility for...

I've got 2-way adjustable Ohlins fitted to my M3P along with a lot of other suspension upgrades (i.e. solid bushes) so comfort isn't really the primary consideration there, but the main thing is the harshness and crashiness of the stock M3P suspension is eliminated, so although some might find...

Well, we're still confusing various reported problems in this thread. The OP describes a vagueness when the steering is centred. That's likely an alignment issue. Then there are those Highland owners reporting a fairly pronouned vibration they can feel through the steering which doesn't go...

To be fair, it does depend on which VBOX is used. There have been many different versions over the years from consumer to high end industrial/automotive testing types. An original PerformanceBox doesn't compare to the latest Dragy in terms of accuracy in the same way a Dragy doesn't compare to a...

If that was the only reason they'd put prices up for Tesla owners too.

It is, they are notifying everyone that pricing will be "updated" i.e. going up most probably.

Prices going up only for non-Teslas not subscribed apparently.

No, the two issues are being confused by some. And alignment and balancing are two completely different things in any case.

Yes I know, in fact I am saying just that. A car can be a day old but still need an alignment done. And Highland owners could find this thread in the future when they've done a lot of miles, so the first sentence is still valid. Just because the car is a Highland doesn't mean the problem is...

Does every other manufacturer offer comprehensive breakdown cover abroad? I don't know the answer, but I wouldn't have assumed so even if I'd owned cars with that had it before.

Unless it's a high mileage car and some of the suspension components are badly worn and assuming your tyres are in good condition with the pressures set correctly, this is going to caster or toe not set correctly. Even a small adjustment will make a noticeable difference. Get an alignment check...

Well, you did ask for sympathy... :rolleyes: I don't know what anyone else might be able to suggest. It looks fairly clear cut you'll have to wait for the parts to arrive so they can repair it and then sort out the cheapest/quickest way of getting the car back. If you are quids in because...

Parts won't necessarily come from Berlin. The main European warehouse is in Holland, but regardless they may need to come from further away if not in stock locally. Your point about insurance doesn't really hold water because in this instance it would have been worth it, surely? If you don't...

That vibration issue has been reported on several new Highland models and the theory is it's something to do with the way the cars are tied down in the transport ships when they're coming from China causing the flat spots which balancing isn't going to sort. That's not going to be the cause of...