Recent content by Belisarius

You cannot stop it, on this cheap metal. You can slow it down. Go to an experienced bodyworker, patch it and ptfe it with a very good film e.g. Suntek. That will UV, pressure, scratch and abrasion protect that area plus it will be invisible. You can order small transparent protecting film...

Ninja, you are 100 percent correct. It is not just the paint, but the metal types, AND the galvanisation, AND the overall prep. Not all steels are the same, with the same composition and metallurgy.. They are not all cold pressed or cold phased pressed. 2000s Hyundais and Mazdas were nothing...

Ninja is correct. Folks, I live in Canada, Ottawa Montreal QC City where winters are as bad as they get. Have seen 1 winter driven Model 3s- not all- with bad bad bad side scraping and rust commencing. Like for year 1? My older Civic needed 7 years to develop that. It actually reminds me of the...

because they are CHEAPLY MADE where you may not think it matters.. You might get away with it in Chicago, but keep the fol in mind. Have seen some Model 3s in Quebec, and they look atrocious after their ONE winter to date. French reports pretty much killed Tesla sales in Quebec. The entire car...

Your replies are amongst the best constructed arguments out there. They are strong. Now, regarding wider tyres, on my German I run 245 front 275 rear and no sandblasting whatsoever. I also run ppfe on the hood, fenders and A pillar. That aside, have seen some Model 3s in Quebec, and they look...

plus they get lighter per lap, plus they are ULSAB AC fames with over 37.000 n.m/degree static bend and torsional rigidity, superior suspension and all this slightly inferior to Porsches, in some ways a lot. in actual performance metrics the differences between the Model 3P, for sustained track...

you are joking right? The fastest S does it 9-10 minutes which is average traffic time on the autobahn. The 3P failed in <5 km circuits by the 3d lap. understeers quite a bit. not an ULSAB nor ULSAB AC. when i owned a top of the line Acura GSR and a Civiv i never expected miracles, why would...

Cannot believe that people substitute winter tyres for AWD. Even on my Bavarian, in Sports +, AWD with TC disabled, gentle brake touch and gas, and, in snow with the BEST hakkapelitas or X Ices money can buy, I do perfect dougnuts. Winter is nasty for all cars, especially heavier ones with...

I feel for you. Keep in mind that I know a few people whom saved 70,000 USD for the AWD, they thought buying their first and only premium car, an EV, and they feel duped. Duped and financially irreversibly duped.. What you want sound like a Porsche, or a BMW. BWM makes not descent EVs yet (not...

The most aggressive denials and insults usually come from Southern US or Norway, owners accusing of trolling anyone claiming a 30-50% range loss, because Norway is Arctic (avg Oslo winter temp is -4), etc. A site for tesla Canada is a good idea IMO as with windchill, we are talking arctic...

No it is not. Read on it. there is an entire literature on how and why it can attack the very thing you are trying to protect. If you love your Tesla, learn from others. If needing to dish 1000$ to replace rubbers year 5 go ahead... Polydimethylsiloxane (PDS) is a basically inert, water based...

Actually, you are out to lunch. First, GASKETS AND SEALS are NOT Door seals.... Are they? So your argument fails right there. Secondly, you have no clue what is in various silicone sprays. Or what type of rubber the seals are, and what plastic trims lie underneath. Hexane, Naptha, solvent...

Because premium ICE cars, Porsche AMG BMW AM JAG and many more, have a commercial off the shelf approach to seals that costs 500$ per car. In most cases (sub-premium Mercs do not count), the type of rubber, its thickness, layering and hydrophobic properties are the result of many years R&D into...

Something that I learned over the years from master detaillers, all will tell you the same, YOU NEVER USE SILICONE OR OIL ON CONTACT WITH PLASTICS RUBBER AND ESP PAINT. The organic or lubricant chemistry attacks all plastics and I learned the hard way that Gummi Pfdge is a few bucks, Porsche BMW...

he has clients coming from the US for a reason, he is the only one that does what he does with passion and not messing the car up. Krown wil as they will not spend hours reaching all nooks, and what you have is oil-free zones where saltwater gets in, traps and rots. he has pictures of that.