Recent content by alexGS

Funnily enough, I don’t get to stand in front of a shareholder meeting a day or two before I sell my TSLA shares :D A perfect ruse! No-one is going to care in the slightest what I would do, sorry to break it to you…

This seems such a blatant lie. Back in April, Elon sold $8bn of TSLA to fund his Twitter idea, and said then there would be no more TSLA sold. Yet, here we are. Feels like this could easily happen again next week, or next month, or whenever, for the rest of the $46bn. By expecting to buy the...

As far as I understand it, the 18” and possibly 19” Tesla wheels will not fit because the centre hub is different on the Performance versions. TSportline have a nice selection of wheels designed to match the original Tesla style. They offer 18” and 19” wheels that DO fit the Performance. 18"...

I’ve seen a number of Model 3s with the black interior and almost always, the seats have dust, creases, and shiny patches. My white interior has none of those ailments, so I think the people concerned that the white will ‘show every mark’ or ‘stain easily’ are perhaps forgetting how much black...

I made a 1900km road trip recently :) This is the coastline near Kaikoura, New Zealand, which was dramatically reshaped by an earthquake about ten years ago (some land was lost to the sea and other rocky parts were exposed). Funny to be part of a changing landscape with a car that’s changing...

I switched from a 2008 Gallardo Spyder. The remarkable thing about that car was the lack of any refinement or evidence of any suspension tuning - poorly matched springing and damping exacerbated the body flex (from being a convertible), the 4WD was ineffective (twitchy under power), and the 5L...

Thanks - yes, it will definitely damage the clearcoat in the sense of thinning it, I just wonder how much of it will be removed to achieve the necessary improvement. This is exactly where I am at with this (I absolutely agree with you), and why I have done nothing so far about it - I didn’t...

Hello good people of the best Model 3 forum... :) My question is, has anyone successfully wet-sanded their Model 3’s original paint to remove orange peel? I’ve had mine for about 17 months now, clocked up 34,500 wonderful kilometres, generally very happy with the car. In the first few weeks I...

Six minutes into that video, I was starting to get a real sense of déjà vu. Well-presented, but I was sure I’d seen things twice or three times over. I think someone needs to work on editing and continuity. Fortunately by about 26 minutes in, it’s very useful to see how the seat covering...

Great resource especially for those new to the forum :) One acronym that confused me was ONR (Optimum No-Rinse, I think) favoured by those who wash their cars without a hose. But also used as an interior cleaner and general detailing spray. -Alex

I think I spotted the other, the word ‘increase’ instead of ‘decrease’. It matters not, a tiny blemish in a consistently excellent presentation. I just want to take this opportunity to thank you for all the work you put in, and your insights, particularly into market conditions (Coronavirus...

The black plastic bar-shaped piece with a press-in clip is, I believe, for securing a wiring harness. Tape (plastic or fabric) is wrapped around the wiring and around the bar, then the clip pushes into a plain 8mm hole in sheet steel. The chrome ‘J’ says it is made from ABS, then bears the...

Then you want your wash as quick and easy as possible. I don’t use buckets. I spray the car with foam from a sprayer on a pressure washer (not much detergent needed for this), then either clean it with a mitt or, for a quick wash, just rinse it off with high pressure water. Dry with an air...

Yes; my opinion is that a high tyre pressure (harder tyre) hitting a hole is more likely to cause a cracked wheel rim than a lower pressure in the same tyre. -Alex

I enjoy not having to worry about my side mirrors when driving on sunny days - a reflected white bar from the dash effectively crosses out the mirror glass and saves me from looking at what’s behind or coming up beside. I find the white seats really easy to keep clean. A weekly vacuum seems to...