Recent content by Bill135

Two kyacks.

Carry two kayaks. No big deal. Use one Malone cradle and pads on the other side to carry the other kayak flat. Tie the rear off to the tow hitch and the front off to a soft double loop strap attached the frunk. I use cut pool noodles to protect paint at the contact points. Carrying kayaks...

50- 80 w/mile. What Bike Rack has less drag: Roof Rack or Hitch Rack

We just completed our trip to FL from Harrisburg with two bikes on Thule rack with the front tires off and a car full of luggage. Temperatures on departure were in the low 30s with no wind. Car was charged to 100% and warmed up. I added the last few % while we were getting ready to leave...

We will be traveling from Harrisburg PA to FL this coming weekend with two bikes on back and a car full of luggage. I am Planning on 360W/mi and keeping speed under 70 mph. Weather should be ok as it is supposed to warm up on Saturday.

Not sure what happen to the photo. It’s gone and the car zeroed out the trip meter since last charge after it finished charging. Oh well....you will just have to take my word .

One more data point. My wife and I drove from Harrisburg to Cranberry Twp on the PA Turnpike yesterday and today; a trip of 230 miles. If you have driven this road it’s not exactly flat as it goes through and over the PA mountains. We started with the battery preconditioned and a 90% SOC...

FWiW, I had a VW Passat and a Subaru Legacy and for both of those cars I was only able to get 30k out of the OEM tires. In both cases, the replacement tires went well over 50k. I suspect they were manufacturer intro tires.

On the install make sure the glass roof sits below the rails. When the pads are tightened there should be no contact with the glass. There should be gap of 1/32”-1/16” between the underside of the pad and the glass. If the pad is on the glass it will crack when you tighten it down. For my...

When torquing down the pads I hand tightened the nuts and used the wrench to align the nuts, about a half a turn. Rack is tight and doesn’t move. I was super careful when doing this as I had read about problems. There is a photo of the clip pockets in early in this thread. Model Y Roof...

I put the rack on and requested Mobile service to come out and check my install as I had trouble with the driver side front pad. Tech said all was good. The pad should not contact the glass. There should be a slight gap between the pad and glass. On my rack the gap is about 1/32”-1/16”...

C J Automotive. Just down the street from the service center. Easy in and out. I called and made an appointment. I had an 11;00 delivery. I Made the appointment for after lunch. Apparently they do a fair amount of work for Tesla. Inspection plus sticker $50. Quite a racket as they...

Everybody was masked up. The DA was there to answer questions, basic car orientation, help us set up with our phones, process paperwork, etc. I wouldn’t call it touch less, but rather cautious help. Good no rush experience. For service I will be using the Lancaster SC as I am in...

I took delivery at Devon two weeks ago of VIN 60,8xx. I paid by ACH the day before. I was able to spend as much time with the car as I wanted prior to accepting delivery. My thinking was, worst case I would reject and wait for another car or cancel order and get a refund from Tesla. I...

Yes, it was in answer to a question posed previously in this thread. Pictures will be a while. Supposed to get a lot rain tomorrow.