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The original MXM4s were nearly down to the wear bars, so based on this thread, we decided to try the Hankook iON evo (on stock 18" wheels). The tires do seem a step quieter in day-to-day driving, but still no match for that segment of I-90 and similar surfaces. In retrospect we probably should...

Sure, in areas plentiful with chargers and when everything goes right, it's pleasantly straightforward. Do what the car tells you to. However, certain segments of my WA to AZ route require charging to near 100% to make it through a charging desert. Not exactly a selling point to the other half...

I was thinking just that but didn't add it to my post. Perhaps much handwringing about range anxiety could be solved by a) having more public charging (L2 and L3), b) defaulting to percentage instead of miles-to-empty, and c) emphasizing the convenience of overnight charging at home or...

I'd love to have the car quieter for however much longer we choose to own it, which is why I thought it worth spending a Saturday evening doing these modifications. On smooth and relatively smooth roads, it seems like there's a perceptible improvement. On highways and interstates with just the...

Our cars accelerate by wire, and they even brake by wire when you're one-pedaling it. There's no reason steer-by-wire couldn't be just as reliable as those subsystems. I would presume auto manufacturers, including Tesla, would have drivetrain software engineers working on that, and not the web...

Teslas, by default, show "miles remaining" simply based on EPA rated for mixed driving. At least it seems to adjust it for actual pack capacity. Drive on the highway at speed and you'll not make those numbers. Drive conservatively in the city, and you might best them. What of the average...

Indeed! Post trip update... The wind noise is greatly improved with my adjustments to the gaskets, and perhaps the added z-gaskets and A-pillar foam. However, as the window seals heat up in the hot air and sun, they apparently soften and wind / traffic noise starts to leak in again. Whether...

I just completed the rear seat bolster sound insulation and front door A-pillar seals/foam. It took a couple of hours, and I made sure to wear protective gear when handling the ceramic insulation. That stuff is like fiberglass, but heavier and more brittle. I also was going to embark on...

I believe after my car updated, the full auto default was Medium and what I assume is the "pre update" behavior. Now, if you would rather the system use lower overall fan speeds, or higher overall fan speeds, you can tell it that. Otherwise, set it to Medium for normal and what you may be used...

So I just re-read the software update note in my 2021 M3 LR. Here is the text. Note that it doesn't say it eliminates RADAR, only that the car will rely on cameras for certain functions. My car now does limit minimum following distance to 2. I tend to have it set a 3-5, so not a big deal for...

I will have more time to experience this Tesla Vision update on a 1,600 mile road trip this weekend. One trick to turning off Auto high beams and allowing conventional sticky manual control of lo/hi I found last night, at least in my M3: push light stalk away once or twice until the quick...

My 2021 M3 LR is now running 2022.24.8 and on Tesla Vision in place of radar. So far, it’s an improvement. Not one phantom braking event in today’s drive, where before it was a given to have at least one each trip with the car screaming at us. I also noticed it is smoother without following in...

Planning my a drive from San Juan Islands, WA to Fountain Hills, AZ for next week, a trip I have done a couple times now in my LR M3. I lose a minimum of 90 minutes dealing with the ferry to the mainland. That said, I used to be able to just barely do it in two days in a gas car with two...

Ran into perhaps a similar problem with my OpenEVSE that automatically limits available power based on other intermittent high power loads in our house. My Tesla ramps down as required, but never ramps back up. It's almost like the charging power slider is changed. Link to thread

Both the iOS app and the car shows 5/40A once the EVSE has raised the limit, so the car indeed detects the limit has gone back up. It's just that the car isn't ramping back up its actual charging power to the original level in response. I found another thread on here describing a similar...