Recent content by 49er

As a child I came to understand the difference between white (pronounced WITE, with no “h” sound) and white (WHA-HITE). The problem is the ambiguous relationship between the written word and these two colors. Tesla has likely programmed some robots to paint white and others to paint white, hence...

Pardon my basic understanding of the approach, but it seems the vehicles would be better off on rails to remove the need for left/right steering. The autopilot software would only have to worry about velocity. It just seems safer at high speeds also. So why not use rails? Edit: I’m referring...

Why do you not want to install rim savers? I have no experience with them so Indont know they pros and cons.

You can tell someone stole the hood ornament off the one with the black induction wheels

You will have a pretty good chance to buy one in 6 months. With the economy headed for a recession, they will take your order for a higher trim, $70K MY or you may even find one in inventory. if it were me, I’d first push hard they replace given all the issues. If that doesn’t work I would...

You don’t want to press for a return?

Instead we will have thread titles like “my truck’s rolled steel exoskeleton wasn’t folded properly” I can’t wait to see those pics

So you're describing my dream config -- Black 85 P+ w/grey interior and carbon fiber. I've seen several black Model S in real life, some with silver 21" wheels and some with grey 21" wheels. I prefer the silver wheels. I like the contrast of the silver off the black; I'd call it an "executive"...

Now I just need to find a Model S demo car with the 85kWh battery and 75k miles or more on the odometer, and I'm all set. :biggrin:

Assuming 15mpg, she's used 10k gallons. Unless she's buying Evian gasoline, it's more likely she's spent $30,000 - $40,000. Still, it's an insane amount of fuel and money to burn for one vehicle.

More, especially if there is piano black inside. :biggrin:

But it's a Signature, not a Performance.

I'm guessing you didn't run the A/C much, given that it was a beautiful Bay Area day today. Right? Just bringing this up so people can factor in the weather to your experience with the 60.

I was in the Menlo Park store in mid-December and asked for a test drive. I was told only reservation holders are allowed test drives, and that there is a two-month waiting list. What if Tesla had inventory on-hand that could be purchased on-the-spot. Let's just say ~10 cars/week off the...

The problem is not that Tesla lacks dealerships. The problem is that Tesla has not built the competency to perform customer-satisfying "doorstep" deliveries at the current rate. Delivery is one of Amazon's key strengths. Unlike Amazon, from the beginning Tesla has had to build the actual...