Recent content by GottaGetRidOfICE

A week ago I took two longish trips in my 2016 Model X. Enough already! I am ordering a 2024 Mercedes EQS 580.

I had forgotten that I had posted this. Over time, my sweet dog decided that the X is fun and she hops right in whenever I open the gull wing door. Ruby Rose, time and pleasant destinations might be what it takes. I’m not a vet or behavioral psychologist, but I wonder if associating the car and...

We unfortunately couldn’t use Tesla PW (their gateway is limited to 200A and it would have required a few hundred feet of trenching), so we installed two Sonnen batteries (2x16kw). Switchover time seems to be longer than PW, as digital clocks go to flashing 00:00. I was home once during an...

We are installing 2 Sonnen batteries (2x16kw) that will work with large solar array and 8w generator. I expect to survive any outage without pipes freezing, and probably comfortably. Our Boston area geothermal (vertical closed loop) sees 50 degree underground. Sonnen is not the cheapest...

Well, it might be expensive, but Tesla: 1. Couldn’t tell me when I could have it 2. Felt they needed a big trench from garage to utility room 3. Could only promise backup of a small subset of my needs and specifically nothing in my garage 4. Could not backup my geothermal Whereas, Sonnen is...

Yes. That’s why I reluctantly canceled my order and went with a Sonnen battery solution.

She has never been inside the X, so no unpleasant experiences, and is around it all the time in the driveway. I will try using a treat, although that's tricky since we have her on a restricted diet (allergies).

I have a large dog, 95#. She doesn't mind going in my wife's Range Rover or the kids' Volvo, but she digs in her heels when I try to put her in my Model X. I wonder if there's a sound at a frequency I can't hear? The "step up" is not an issue for her, and she needs much more human pushing to...

I'm going to put my 20" performance tires back on my P90D X in the next few weeks, but am curious if anyone found a 19" summer/all-season alternative that works for the X. I much prefer the ride of the 19" on NJ's potholes. I'm disappointed to have to "waste" a set of rims eventually when the...

There is one intersection near home that is really awkward in the X. It is a relatively steep downhill, with the main road going off to the right, and my path home being a slight left. The temptation in other cars, with better visibility, is to take the left without much slowing down, traffic...

Gregkeys, you probably won't like what I say here, but here goes: I don't think that a car as expensive as the X should be bought by a family that can't write a check for the purchase price. If that's not something you can do, buy a CPO S, or a lower-priced new S (with tax incentives). I love...

I believe that you can only set it for 5mph faster than the posted speed on non-divided highways. On divided highways, you can exceed that. Strangely enough, I go slower when on AP. Without it, I can't stand the tedium of driving, so I speed. With AP, I remain calmly attentive, unstressed, and...

I dunno. When I brought my X into SC complaining that the accelerator pedal creaked when moved and needed some lubrication (or so I thought), SC reported that debris had accumulated next to the titanium plate and was causing the creaking. I don't know, but they removed the debris and the noise...

Not a huge thing, but in NJ, in addition to no sales tax, you also don't need inspections (AFAIK, you do in some states), discounted EZpass tolls, and HOV lanes. ETA: if you use any tunnels, especially the Holland, the air is wonderfully improved with the HEPA filter.

I reluctantly came to the same conclusion with my wife. She loves her Supercharged Range Rover, whose price all in ($100+ Sales tax + gas + oil + etc) is roughly equal to my XP90D ($132-$7.5). She is glad that I love my X, but she isn't ready for an electric vehicle, and wants another Rover. It...