Recent content by gizmonty

Just a follow up to this. I got the 19" PS4s on my car about a month ago. The Tesla service centre basically said they don't recommend them but so far they have been fantastic (I presume they just haven't been formally tested by Tesla on the vehicle so they won't make a recommendation). They're...

Hi all, I have a 2014 Model S P85 that need new tyres. I have had Michelin PS3 tyres previously and fairly happy with them. I notice that the PS4 tyres are now available in the correct size (245/45 R19 102Y). Does anyone have any experience with these for the Model S? I know they are popular on...

So my aging Model S was parked outside in the hailstorm that went through Melbourne on the weekend. Not much I could do about that once it started. After it had passed I went out to check the damage expecting tragedy. Every other car on the street had significant hail damage (although no broken...

I've got to take issue with this sorry. Time is not part of the definition of energy and is irrelevant for measurements of energy. Energy is measured in Joules and power is measured in Watts. They are related by time where 1 Watt is equal to the expenditure of 1 Joule of energy over 1 second (1...

I have a 2014 P85 in Australia. I was recently on a long winter drive to the snow. About 30 minutes into the drive my heating failed. Not a lot of fun but I decided to press on. I had to stop to supercharge at one of the new dual-cable superchargers (Euroa) and my car would not supercharge. This...

Thanks for the info so far. No I’m not on Facebook, and I never will be, and neither should anyone else be. But that’s a discussion for elsewhere. The torklift looks interesting but expensive. Is there any further information about the TOCA person who installed one? Or was it the torklift as...

Hi all. Does anyone know of somewhere in Melbourne to get a towbar installed on a 2014 Model S? I don’t want to tow anything. Just carry a couple of extra bikes in addition to the two I’m carrying on the roof. The service centre didn’t seem to have any idea. Cheers in advance.

I’m bumping this thread. These superchargers are well overdue. I’m trying to plan a ski trip this year and have to assume they won’t be there; which is annoying! Does anyone know how to make some noise about this issue?

I too have been getting pretty annoyed about Spotify on my Model S lately. I thought it got a bit better after V9 for a few days, but then turned into a real mess. I have a wild hypothesis about it though. I have one of the original AP1 cars like many others here and it connects to Telstra 3G...

The support for the Australian Government is currently pretty close to their level of support for EVs.

A quick look online and I can get cover with RACV with agreed value of $110,000 (probably too high) and $2000 excess for $1712. Unless InsureMyTesla respond to my polite inquiry with a substantial reduction in premium, I think I'm about to go through a relationship breakup. I should say that...

Not a great business model for something called InsureMyTesla!

Been a while since I've posted here. I just looked at my invoice for this year's premiums with InsureMyTesla. In 2016 I paid $2196 ($1000 excess). In 2017 I paid $2470 (a bit of a jump but not enough to warrant going shopping). This year they want $3897! I will certainly be going shopping. I...

Thanks for the advice given here. I just went with another set of PS3s. the PS4s don't seem to come in the right size (at least not in Australia) and the Potenza S-04 don't appear to be available here at all. Maybe the PS4s will be available here by the time I have chewed up this set!

Hi all, I have a 3.5 year old P85 Model S due for a new set of tires. I have just chewed through a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 3s which have lasted 26000 km which is not too bad given my fondness of the pedal on the right. I've arranged to install another set of PS3s at the service centre next...