Recent content by FLMan

Too bad they don't follow their own rules then. If you place both hands on the wheel you get constantly nagged, but if you use one-hand you no longer get the nags. My dad complains when I drive him around now that I need to keep both hands on the wheel, but I told him that the smartest car...

^ ^ So true A Tesla vehicle using “Smart Summon” appears to crash into a $3.5 million private jet

I would have thought they would move these along at the same pace. What's the point of driving into the city if you can't park when you get there? And have the car come pick you up with all your packages in a torrential downpour (summon)? Screw the Ford kick lifter for the trunk after getting...

They had this issue at the end of last year... people kept pushing their orders hoping for the "imminent" January 2022 tax credit that never materialized. If you don't like the policy this year you have the people who did this last year to blame. Personally, I don't understand it. If you want...

I certainly wouldn't wait on it if you want/need the car. Whatever comes in 2023 could be worse than what you might get now. I took delivery of a 2022 VIN in "late" November 2021. My car still had the data ports in the console (YAY!) which were removed in some of the late December deliveries. I...

While this seems logical, you really do want the mobile team to do this for you because they will program it before they leave and verify it is working - which they can't do if it's installed at the shop.

I got a couple extra cards and leave one in the glovebox for when I have to valet it. Easy enough to unlock and pull it out when needed.

When I picked mine up there was one delivery guy working with some other people, but when he saw us looking at the car, he unlocked it for us and let us sit in it while he finished up with them and got our paperwork ready. We had plenty of time to walk around it and check out the interior before...

I agree that this might be a blessing - the Tesla windshields are not the best. I do 90% highway driving, and 50% of it is under construction. My windshield is cratered like the moon, and I've already patched 3 cracks in it since getting the car less than a year ago.

I read that recently too. I don't think the Model 3 has the adaptive suspension that the S and X have though. Everyone writing the articles acts like it's pothole avoidance, but not really. However, if they are mapping it for this then they could add the avoidance to FSD in the future...

I would not buy it, but I find it useful enough to subscribe to it.

My delivery slot was moved 2x after I confirmed a date and time, but each time they reached out to move it. If it's only a day or so just be sure to reach out if they don't so they know you're still waiting. Otherwise, hang in there, it should resolve itself before you know it.

If you're struggling with the score and the follow distance in particular, then go find some heavy traffic, get in the middle/ left lane (to prevent any merging issues), set your follow distance to max and turn on AP. Note the distance that it keeps between itself and the cars in front of you...

I disagree. Other than the 100 miles on AP requirement, TACC and AP are not required to maximize the safety score. AP is very useful in traffic when someone is about to cut you off since it will absorb the "too close" ding from that. I drove most of my 99% scored miles myself once I found the...

I never saw the point of the safety score or why they turn it off when you get the beta. Anyone can game the system to get a decent score and keep it. It's not hard. What I don't understand is why people go to all the trouble to get the beta just to run their car into scenarios they know the...