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Doesn't sound like it. If you test drove 2 cars and can't figure out which one is a better fit for your situation - yeah - sure - take advise from strangers on the internet! Yep, that is the way! a

No reason to feel bad about that - Teslas depreciate so fast, that any residual buy-out values would be grossly above market value of the used vehicle in 2-3 years. As a direct result of Tesla's new vehicle price manipulation and debasement, the cost of owning and bearing depreciation on a...

Indeed. I'm not arguing Elon has zero effect. He has some. It's more negative now relative to the effect he had before he went hog-wild on Twitter. Is it net negative or net positive overall? I'm not certain. I suspect it is very net positive among white supremacists', but I don't know how...

Bro, you so mad at WSJ that you decided to pro-actively denounce it without summarizing the gist of the article? Really? The details are accurate. The sentiment may, or may not be, something that everyone will agree on. The sentiment: Families are sitting around the proverbial kitchen table...

Yep. Grippier tires grip better. Everything. Including loose debris on the ground. It's not the tread - it's the grippier rubber that provides higher grip with the road, and thus higher performance and safety for you and your car! It's the sound of performance. If you are a car guy, you...

Given by whom, exactly? I just test drove TM3 Highland, and found it suspension to be terribly squishy and unsettled. It's as if Tesla decided to mimic a Caddy - soft and plushy ride in slow speeds, wobbly and unsettling and medium/high speeds. I would NOT install hyper-soft Highland...

WAY not enough. Totaled cars regularly go for $10-15K below equivalent used car samples. At least THAT is what YOU should expect to forgo when you will be selling this car down the road, assuming it was rebuild correctly in the first place. Which is always a gamble! Russian roulette is...

No, its 2300MZ-13: https://kokenusa.com/products/z-series-1-4-sq-dr-6-point-deep-socket-13mm $12.52, free shipping. I ordered it on a Sunday, got USPS shipping # on Monday, UPSP picked it up on Tuesday, delivered on Thursday. I have tried all 6 holes, and the socket absolutely DOES FIT...

What about just swapping cars?

WTF are you talking about, Tesla is paying you to schill ?

Like anyone reads that sh*t !?!

At least yours stayed on the road. My wears off into the trees on top of local hills when it looses perspective. Or attempts to impale me on the pedestrian island where the road splits into two. Or phantom breaks when the sun / shadows / landscape take a certain shape. Same error conditions...

Nonsense. 99+% of the accidents do not have video evidence. The truth is fairly easy to unravel, and both the insurance companies and police do this for a living. Over-obsession with video is silly. I've personally been involved in parking vandalism situation where police and insurance...

You got hit on a side. The sequence of events that produce that outcome is very limited, and very self-evident. No dash came required to figure that out. Stop freaking out! Why are you talking to the other driver's insurance company? You should have filed a claim with YOUR insurance...

You have to remember and keep track of things yourself. This is an American car, not a BMW/Audi/MB that keep track of things for you! ;) Sorry, that's no accurate. There are no service reminders on Model 3's. Tesla either doesn't care, or likes to perpetuate the self-serving myth that EVs...

Was that, actually, necessary? Was the car not tracking straight? And did setting the toe outside of the recommended spec (too little) produce the desired results? You have ALL the information in front of you, yet keep arriving at an erroneous conclusion that you need to buy adjustable toe and...

There is a presumption behind the above statement that one has been accelerating hard enough to require aggressive battery temp management efforts. In the winter. That assumption is both season-dependent, and not valid for every-day casual driving. In the latter case, throttle curve mapping...

Who did your alignment? As others postulated, your AFTER rear toe is worse-off then "before" you paid someone to touch it!?!? You saw that print out and paid the alignment shop for malpractice?!! Too little toe-in (and camber) is not good, especially as both camber and toe change as suspension...

I just got my Redwood DFV long stroke coilover kit installed, and after a few days of settling and driving on it, it's just about perfect on mid-range 15 click setting. Increase stiffness is most noticeable over slow-speed road imperfections and speed bumps. Otherwise, the faster you go, the...

That's not true. Selection of throttle mapping has NO impact on range, or battery pack preheating levels. a

Highly unlikely, but the only opinion that matters is that of your insurance adjuster's. s

Best tire money can buy! Tires are the ONLY thing that connects your 4,000+ lb car to the road, and keeps you out of the ditch. Some prioritize performance fun and safety, others cost. It's pretty clear you fall into the second category. I'm firmly in the first. To each his/her own...

A few follow-up Qs and some answers: Why not fly? Driving across the country is for tourists, and teenagers. Driving across the country with a fill-up every ~150-200 miles will be a royal PITA. No way I'm doing that. Rent an ICE car, if you must do the drive! SuperCharger rates are at, or...

Again, fender is not your limiting factor. You did not ask to go super wide, but super TALL. For that, you will be limited by the front upper control arm (FUCA) extending right over the stock wheel+tire diameter, with maybe 1/4" to spare. Unless you completely re-engineer the entire front...

No, we just enjoy driving, with passion and purpose! Life is too short and too interesting to waste it obsessing about tire wear!

Tire warm-up is a by-product of driving. Unless you are competing for money or glory, there is no point in putting any extra effort into tire warm up. Your first few laps on track during a DE event should be invested into warming up your brain and remembering the layout / braking points...

You can't. Not in a meaningful way. Tesla's stupid front upper control arm design limits the front diameter clearance to pretty close to stock. You can go wider, to increase traction and stability in turns and under braking. But not significantly taller. FWIW, I'm on 19x9.5" ET29 wheels shod...

DT quality (and competency) of service varies tremendously from location to location. Depending on the competency of the manager, the people he hires, and whether or not he stays on top of equipment calibration schedule. I've been to top-notch DT locations patronized by local SCCA, PCA, and...

Same size wheels, tires, lug pattern, and offset within 2mm of new vs. old. I call that - "the same". I don't know about that one - can you? Use the car - sure! "Securely" use the car - that is the question only you can answer!

Changing tires is a VERY normal process of car ownership. The more you research, the more "better" than stock/original tires you will find! That's a "not to exceed" pressure for the tire. It should also be stamped on the sidewall. Basically, it's a useless number. Yes - stick with the...

Your picture of the bump-stop documents its width. That measure does not change even if someone where to shorten its length. The picture below is from my MY'19 M3P, and the length of the stock OEM bump stop is 2.75" or ~6.8 cm. Looks like mine are the same as Veiko's. I don't know what...

I had it in "chill" at first, but quickly found it to be non-linear and frustrating. Changed to "standard", Took a day or two to re-calibrate my foot, and have kept it in "standard" for the last 5 years. You don't need to go foot-to-the-floor on every acceleration, and the rest of the time...

For what it's worth, my six (6) bolt holes all had slightly different diameter. The narrowest is 17.51 mm (pic below flipped upside-down so that you can read the measurement), the widest is 18.09 mm. Tesla's manufacturing tolerances are pretty sloppy. The socket from Kokenusa.com is ~17.1mm...

That is a ridiculous customer experience! No-one in the right mind will remember to repeatedly go through that sequence of activities on each and every car exit!

Performance summer tires are ALWAYS the tire of choice for performance cars. In areas with freezing winter temps - invest in proper snow tires! Sounds like you should have bought an even more efficient LR model. P is wasted on you. Agreed: Better seats are an upgrade. Marginal power and...

Definitely not the 1st time. Lots of threads on this subject, just search. I had fixed passenger seat controls 3 or 4 times by now, but one of the buttons has broken off again. I'm not fixing it anymore, until right before I'm selling the stupid thing. You sure you didn't mean the above...

Sorry to hear about your experience. An open door would prevent ANY locking attempt from succeeding. Automatic or manual. Always keep an eye on miscreants hanging around your car. As you leave or return to your car. Even if your car is locked. a

This is all HIGHLY subjective. Model 3 interior is cheap, and plasticky. Anything you can do to hide it (wraps, covers, etc.), might be worthwhile for some, and worthless for others. The only functional additional you can make is a line-of-sight mounted speedometer/nav screen. Again, of value...

It was a BS post on a BS disinformation platform. Most of us have ZERO interest in providing extra advertising revenue stream to social media sites.

Personally, I've used 3 Ton ESCO jack stands (with an occasional hockey puck) for 20+ years. Solid, stable, easy to use. Not the cheapest. https://www.amazon.com/ESCO-10498-Jack-Stands-Capacity/dp/B01J5ZB8K6?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A1AUFI5NHGNZ61

Sounds and smells don't transmit well over ASCII. What does that "reduced traction" mean? Short answer is - yes. Take the car to a Tesla SC. But, please, come up with a more precise description of your ongoing problem, so that they can reproduce and validate what's bothering you. "Reduced...

Shilling for Elon much? Elon had contributed ZERO to Thai kids rescue from the cave, other than inserting himself as a distraction. Elon had NOTHING to do with the rescue, though he tried hard to get a some attention (as per usual) out of a potential tragedy. Elon wants to be in charge of the...

If you are a type of a person who values factory and extended warranties, you REALLY should not be looking into 100+K mile cars. No, there will not be a factory warranty on that car. No, Tesla will not sell you extended warranty (they do make an offer right before 50K factory warranty runs...

It's BAD, and getting worse. Appointment went times have been creeping up north of 3-4 weeks for the last few years. Tesla is simply not expanding SC footprint fast enough to keep up with the number of cars on the road. If you need something minor, a Ranger may be of service (if available in...

A few things to keep in mind for the future: Tesla software updates are 99.9% fluff. And that fluff is never well tested nor debugged. There is absolutely no rush to install them. Especially when you are away from home. You can drive with an inoperative / black screen. Just put the car in...

Then: Do as they told you, or Go to a SC and ask for your money back unless they fix the config right there and then. HTH, a

You two clearly got juked by Tesla. Time to go back, in person, to the SC that promised you FSD transfer, and pester them until they fulfill the promise. I do hope that you have it in writing, somewhere !? Good luck, a