Recent content by C.Ford

Well, this is weird. My 2012 85 in the same color and same interior had the same instrument cluster cycling issue on Friday morning (4/14). Rebooted the screens and it resolved. The evening before, I had a TPMS error so I added some air to the affected tire. The next time I drove the car, the IC...

Adding another data point: 2012 Model S 85 120K miles (pre-sensor, pre-autopilot) upgraded to MCU 2 last Friday. One week prior, touchscreen/MCU 1 failed - would not boot up touchscreen, stuck on last settings which meant climate control ran for a week straight, no audio, able to drive and...

Last Spring I took my MS to Wilmington for the Azalea Festival. I parked in the Market Street deck to charge and stayed at the Hilton Riverside. It was a short walk to the hotel and right in the middle of everything downtown. I would have left the car in the deck overnight, but there was a...

I stopped by to charge on my way home and ran into a tech from Tesla Service. One of the 8 towers was getting some work done, but the rest worked fine. They should have the grand opening soon. I still find it odd that I have 2 Superchargers within 85 miles of my house and I live closer to a...

pgiralt, the rest area is on 64, on the eastern side of town past Washington County Hospital and the Rehab center. It is not marked as a rest area on Google Maps just looked for the looped road around what looks like a park.

I cruised through Plymouth yesterday checking parking lots along 64 from the eastern edge of town to Williamston. I saw no definitive construction recognizable as a charging station. However, at the edge of town there is a major remodel of a rest area/visitor center and out front there was a...

There are 2 J1772 chargers at the Buncombe County Interchange building (59 Woodfin Pl). I spoke with someone at the front desk and they said that public use of the chargers all day for free was allowed. Officially, no overnight parking, but I don't know if they really check. Also, the Visitor's...

A fellow Model S driver sent me an email today with this picture. He said it was almost ready to open. He didn't mention charging there, so I don't think they are live yet. Soon, though by the looks of it.

A fellow Model S driver emailed me this photo today. He said it was almost ready to open and was behind the Texas Steakhouse off exit 22. He didn't mention charging here, so I don't know if the Superchargers are live yet or not. Still exciting.

This weekend, I pulled into the Burlington Supercharger with 16 miles range left. I started in Asheville with 249 miles range to travel 189 miles. I made Burlington to Asheville a few days before starting with 257 miles of range and ending with 60 miles left. For the return trip, however, the...

3223 here on 5.8. This weekend I got 120kw in Burlington,NC, but 90kw in Rocky Mount, NC. Weird. I had my choice of charging bays and picked one in the middle. No other cars were charging. Are some bays 120 and some 90, or should they all be 120 capable?

I just had my S in for the 12,500 service. I live 140 miles from the service center and I have the 4 year service/ unlimited Ranger service plan. They picked up my car and left me with a loaner Performance Plus 85 with all the bells and whistles on Monday. Wednesday, they trailered my S back to...

Apparently, SB 327 has been amended by the Commerce Committee to restrict the definition of "unfair competition" as far as service goes to warranty repair requiring direct involvement of a franchised dealer without compensating said dealer. The bill, in current language, does not bar a...

Just the $13.60 for the safety inspection.

Plug Me In - I am in Edenton. We had our 300th birthday celebration this weekend and a lot of state dignitaries were in town for it. Governor McCrory was on hand, but I couldn't get close enough to talk to him. He was too busy kissing hands and shaking babies, I guess.