Recent content by dipstick1

CT resident purchased from Mt Kisco last July , New 18 LR and received full CHEAPR rebate , Dealer took care of all the paperwork and I received the money directly into my bank account. It was $3k then

Took the plunge, added the FSD to the AP on LR3 , I ordered it from the cars web browser. Strange thing happened upon completion of the transaction the Cars touch screen went completely blank and took a while to reboot, like over 30 seconds had a black screen. I am a bit concerned. The FSD is...

LR RWD, after doing a 3000 mile road trip including some cold weather , the extra range helped especially when the temps dipped below 30 degree F.

I find that people have just as much trouble with the outside door handles - never mind in the inside

I had a nice dump truck send a rock in my first 2 weeks of getting the car, it only damaged the very corner , I showed it to a glass guy friend, Glass America - his company does the glass for the local body shop thats Tesla Authorized ( independent shop) He has done a lot of Tesla Glass and...

Same, 17 degrees F , pre heated prior to leaving street parking, after 5 or 6 hundred feet of driving , both headlights flickered for only 5 or so seconds, then fine.

I wanted to add a little fun to the Model 3, Many people ask me where the engine is, or cant believe it has no engine, so I thought I would really confuse them......

As I CT resident I picked up my 3 in Mt Kisco July 18, They took car of everything from the Cheapr rebate to the CT registration , I was charged CT Sales Tax and left on a NY 30 day paper plate. Received my CT plates a few days prior to NY plate expiry in the mail , overall no issue with Mt...

Stats for Tesla app works well and has a reminder setting , By Percentage , Time of Day and even Location of car

Providence 6 to rt 44 into CT then take 84 west to I-87 then I-287 to I-78 it avoids NYC traffic and the roads are much better You cross the Hudson in Newburgh , 381 miles total so charging will be needed

I put rain x on all glass except Windshield, I did however make the mistake of putting it on the very top of the windshield and over the camera glass area, now the auto wiper does not function well during light rain - as the front camera area must be the sensor. The rain beads by it, under...

First Service experience at the Milford CT service center, Have had a strange side mirror issue since new but it took me 3k miles to get motivated to get it looked at. Very nice facility and they took care of the problem promptly, checked for updates, checked the air and tread level in the tires...

I got a rock chip on the bumper cover within the first week and a windshield chip in the second week, Also the front bumper is a bug magnet in my area Central Connecticut. I had the bumper, headlights and mirror covers done ( not the hood and fenders I hope I wont regret that) with 3M and so...

I did order the 6-50 adapter and will replace the outlet , , but have to use the existing until it comes in , 30A was just a even number, the 50A is safe at 80% rating (40A)