Recent content by Hixson

Good afternoon to everyone - been a while since I've posted on here! Been keeping my eye on buying a Tesla ever since my wife and I decided to pass on our model 3 reservation all that time ago. We've found a used model S for sale at a dealership here and I have a quick question or two that I...

LOL Sportstick you sir have the exception. I suppose in areas with extreme cases, upsizing is a no-no. However, don't you worry about hitting a pothole in the stock aero wheels and losing a hubcap cover?

Ive not driven a Tesla so my opinion may have no leg to stand on here, but I cant for the life of me understand why potholes are keeping people from buying the 19" wheels? I live in the state of Iowa, where bad roads and potholes are abundant. I drive a 2015 Camaro with 20x9 and 20x10.5 wheels...

White seats are an option for the PUP?

35k base + 5K PUP + 1.5k Wheels = 41.5K and what I believe to be best bang for your buck so long as EAP isn't a deal breaker. For me, I'm young and coming from driving a 450HP Camaro. I think Im going to want to drive this sweet model 3 around on my own for a while. The car is getting glowing...

Has anyone seen a picture of a model 3 with a front license plate bracket and plate on it? I wonder what the cars front will look like in the states that require a front plate. I think im going to risk the ticket in Iowa and just avoid the front plate

I think so too - I just wonder what kind of a price they would pull. My current car is a 2015 Camaro and when I bought my aftermarket wheels the stock ones with just 10,000 miles on them had trouble moving at $400 for the set. Id imagine Aeros will be going well under $1000 don't you think?

while were mulling over the possibility of buying someones aero wheels off them, what do you think the going rate will be for buying from forum members? just the wheels, so not factoring tires

I agree @Trips - seems like the wheel upgrade from Tesla really only makes a ton of sense for people living south or coastal. Here in the Midwest, snow tires are pretty important - don't feel like you can spend $1500 AND buy aftermarket wheel and tire for winter...

They certainly can. I would just prefer to have 2 sets of wheels, one with winter and one with all season. That way when the seasons change I can just swap wheels in my garage and go. If I only have one set of wheels, then I need to take my wheels to a tire shop twice per year and pay them $120...

the plan is to reuse the all season tires from the stock aeros on the new aftermarket wheels

Now that we have the specs for both the 18" wheels and the 19" wheels it shouldn't be hard to find a combo that can fit the $1500 range. My plan atleast is to purchase aftermarket 18" wheels. That way I can use the stock tires from Tesla on my aftermarket wheels, and buy snow tires for my stock...

I appreciate the responses. I just cant see myself paying $1500 for the wheel upgrade AND buying a second set for winter tires. Looks like the only options are to buy aftermarket for my pretty set, or buy someone elses aeros for my winter set. Will be on the lookout as delivery date starts...

Hi guys - I do quite a bit of reading on this website as well as others but have not seen this question asked/answered yet. I live in Iowa, so about 4 months of the year I will be driving through snow or less than ideal conditions. I have read everywhere that a tesla with snow tires is leaps and...

first and foremost - thank you for the awesome spreadsheet. Ive been crunching the numbers in my head and trying to explain them to the fiancé but this will make it much easier! I am new to this EV world and you all seem knowledgeable so I have 2 questions for you guys. (1) where exactly do...