Recent content by Gavinhirst

I would say charging during the day will just empty your batteries. On the odd occasion my MX has still been charging when the batteries come back online (I top them up from off-peak), they discharge at full noise. This will be what happened if you charge midday unless you have a way of sending...

I thought the exact same thing. I have a couple of mates with M3 on order, but it will be 2020before they see them here in Oz, but I’m hopefull they have these kind of things ironed (or maybe aluminiumed out :), by then. The MX I own handles fantastically, and if the M3is even close there will...

I think it is unwise to ignore someone like Munro with his extensive industry experience, and I think that while Joe average Tesla owner (is there such a person), might not care about the panel gaps, I took the overall point about re-work and production output as the key issue here. I think...

Here they tend to be designed to make sure they don’t hang low. In the D4 they sit where the spare is, so that means you also need to put a rear wheel carrier on (or 2 if you are going into the desert). Make this an extremely expensive mod which I could never justify

So good to others that understand the significance of what we face and that it is all about more energy in the system

Yep I am in the same boat as you, in fact I never want to spend that kind of cash on a car ever again! I tell people I had to sell a kidney, and my kids kidneys as well :). Having said that, road tripping over the holidays with the Model X started so many great conversations I felt that...

This is not a pick up. What we would call a Ute in Oz. The FJ is built on the Landcruiser Prado chassis and they all come with this tank configuration from factory. can't see why you couldn't do this on a pick-up, but I've not seen this kind of fuel capacity from any brands (in Oz) that was...

Yep, this kind of thinking is very much a part of things here in Oz too

Thanks for the insides from someone that clearly uses a truck as it is designed to be used, at least from a tradie’s perspective. Agree about much of what you say regarding perception of the truck (or any model) capability. I mentioned Range Rover in an earlier post where the number of vehicles...

I was always blown away by the D4 turning circle. Way better than even the Model X

Well it is interesting that just about all these features are available in current (and past), Land Rover and Range Rover models and I would suggest that 99% of these buyers also never see a dirt road let alone rock steps of sand dunes. The Tesla currently site sin the Rangie price bracket, so...

Would anyone have the original 2” Bosal receiver surplus to requirements? I can not get one through Tesla locally here in Australia.

Ok, time to put together the wish list. Current Model X owner and previous vehicle was Discovery 4. 200kwh battery or 1000km range (actual not “rated” say hwy speed). For outback (Australia), trips this is a must Mr Musk @elonmusk Think approach and departure angles, so placing wheels as far...

Any chance you not longer require the Bosal 2" receiver? I am in Sydney Australia and Tesla have not made this receiver available locally. I have a number of accessories that use this system and I can't use with my Model X. Happy to pay of course.

I notice a shudder in two situations, neither are at high speed, Under full acceleration from standing start, sometimes accelerating out of a corner. Just cruising -anywhere from 65 to 120 kph, Quite subtle and I don't really feel it through the steering wheel Don't think it a wheel balancing...