Recent content by Arnold Panz

I work within walking distance of the Fountains, so am very familiar with the area. It's perfect for a Supercharger, although it's a large, sprawling area, so it depends a bit on which parking lot the superchargers go, because there are parts of the Fountains that are better than others, and...

I haven't been on these boards in a few months. Life got busy, and haven't felt the burning need for new information like I used to in the old days, and when there were scant few of us with a Model S. This is a bit meta, but I didn't realize how much reading these boards was bringing me down...

As part of Tesla and Elon's settlement with Martin Eberhard when Eberhard sued for defamation, they agreed that both could officially call themselves "founder" (or co-founder) of Tesla. So, legally, Elon is a founder, end of discussion. As a practical matter, he came in very early, but not at...

I've seen a lot of comments -- my kids laughed once telling me that they were waiving at an older couple behind us and saw them exclaiming: "Who puts their kids in the truck of a car like that?!" It's always a shock to people (sometimes more shocking than the frunk) when I show off the car...

Aviators99 and I used Others Electric, and he did a great job for a very good price. Contact info is: jlmyers8(at)hotmail.com. (561) 654-8452 is Joe's mobile number (the owner)

This was discussed when they first built the S. Apparently, it's not so much regulatory requirements as a safety issue -- having the latching be manual and not automatic means that buggy software can't cause the frunk to inadvertently open while driving, which would obviously be a major safety...

Great for Tesla, but not for Kia -- he is their #1 celebrity endorser! Reminds me of when Tiger Woods was sponsored by Buick. It was highly unlikely anyone was going to see Tiger driving around in one. Glad to see. Blake enjoying himself in his MS.

I had estimated during the Model S rollout that the Sig premium would net Tesla about $7 million extra, not including extra revenue/profits from selling almost fully loaded cars. That's not nothing, and is pretty smart in terms of an easy way to produce extra revenue. The big issue for me at...

South Beach is generally crazy expensive for valet parking, and many of the best restaurants are part of hotels, where the daily rate might be around $40/day to park, so the $20 is a "discount"! Even in less crowded places than South Beach, valets will generally charge more ($10 instead of...

You definitely don't want to be "that guy" when out on a date! You can be super-nice about it if you're showing someone how to use the car. Valets are generally appreciative of the time you take to explain it to them, and most are car lovers and will enjoy a two minute tutorial on the car if...

Two time NBA MVP Steve Nash drives a Model S! He's doing a video series online for Grantland about his attempt to play for the Lakers this year (and beyond) despite his myriad injuries. Right after the three minute mark of this video, the 17" touchscreen appears while he's driving what...

If you search around this site, you can find a few website links for pages that owners made to put on the touchscreen to explain how to stop/start car, what to do with the key, etc. At the beginning, I always took a couple of minutes to explain to the guy taking my car how to use it, and how...

Just keep in mind, we're in good company because Elon is one of us! He and I were born less than two months apart. I'm sure he'd appreciate A Flock of Seagulls radio, and your bad pun :)

I love "A Flock of Seagulls Radio" -- perfect Slacker station for a Gen Xer!

Unless someone has actually been convicted of a crime, yes. Just an accusation of theft, for example, that leads to an employee's termination is an extremely common basis for a grievance. Same with drug use, or selling drugs. I have had numerous cases involving videotape evidence showing...