Recent content by HopeToGolf

2018 (May) LR RWD, 38K miles (everything from 15 mile daily commutes to many 270 mile (one way) trip road trips) , 305 miles at 100% (my battery has been exercised quite a bit and charged on everything from Level 1 to Superchargers…I charge a couple of times a week to about 70% and then run it...

*knock wood* after three years of ownership (2018 LR RWD), this car has been insanely reliable and cheap to operate given what it is (luxury-ish performance sedan). I had one issue that required a real service experience (some sort of suspension issue that was handled under warranty). My...

Use it all the time. I place my brief bag/backpack in there when I go into the office (vs. the back seat/floor). I use it for toting pizza (or other take out) so I do not make the cabin smell, I use it when I do the grocery shopping and the golf clubs and pull cart eat too much trunk space.

Prime-Line SP-9610 without modification does not pop open the frunk for my Model 3 with stock struts. I have to use my fingers to lift the lip to access the frunk. For now, I will keep it since the frunk is much easier to close. Long term I will look for a different solution.

A few times a quarter I need to take long trips (>350 miles). These trips require that I use a Supercharger along the way. Generally, in winter while on snow tires, keeping a cabin temp of 70 degrees, and driving 79 in a 65, I will budget an additional 33% of distance when looking at my range...

Given your criteria I would pass on the R3s. They are great tires but they give up quite a bit on dry and wet roads. In our mild winter last year I found myself wishing I had gone for the performance snow tires. That said, in fresh snow I was happy to have them.

I bought the RTX Contour. They were recommended by my tire shop. This is the first time I’ve used two sets of wheels and first experience with RTX. They balanced style with the price I was willing to pay for a dedicated winter setup. I’m fairly sure I posted a pic somewhere on TMC.

Based on your description, is it safe to say you were not on AP? What lane departure avoidance settings are on? Pretty impressive if the car pulled you back over and was not in AP.

Phantom braking is a problem. With 15K miles logged in the last year and a daily commute of only about 15 miles round trip, I have taken many long trips with EAP engaged. Phantom braking is so scary for me at highway speeds that I change my driving behavior. If traffic is tailing me too...

This winter was not a great test. However, my RWD with Nokian snow tires was unbelievably strong and reliable in bad weather. A few times I was in the office when it snowed multiple inches and I had no problems at all when it was time to hit the roads to go home. That said, it is unlikely I...

Let’s just say I’ve seen a version of this struggle to “see” that the car was on a different “level” than maybe what would be implied via a 2D map. Your question is a good one. I cannot imagine it will work well in that environment if the owner is within range but on a different level.

The car automatically stays on for at least 15-30 minutes.

If handling in the snow is the key driver of the decision between RWD and AWD, go with RWD and snow tires. I did a bunch of research on this topic and apparently the tires are more important than drive train in most situations. I have a LR RWD and dedicated snow tires and wheels. My local...

I have an unused Tesla kit I am looking to sell. I bought it when I planned to buy the winter tire kit with Aeros. Since Tesla went out of stock on the winter tires I was left with the kit. If anyone wants to buy the kit, please PM me.

This has happened to me about 5 times in my 8-9 months of ownership. I can’t replicate it so I haven’t brought the car in for service. Generally I treat it as a glitch and move on. Next time I will submit a bug report.