Recent content by idaten

Hitch based tire carrier is the way to go. take a look at this one - it even has room for a Jerry can, so you can confuse us all. Seriously I've considered the utility of having that hitch receiver, and there are some nice choices now. Hitchgate™ Spare Tire Carrier – Ford

In California they'd happily try to paint over potholes.

The lane departure warning really should be Thunderbird, by Hans Zimmer (ok, so you don't have to search - its the song playing at the end of Thelma and Louise).

It says right on the page you linked to that it is not compatible.

owner since April of '15 (P85D) Reserved 3/31 Ordered 7/4/18 (cash) Got the call 8/24/18 Got the VIN (72xxx) 8/30/18 Picked up 9/3/18 in Fremont - I don't know that i've ever waited 2 1/2 years for anything before. P3D+, DBM, Black int, EAP, FSD The ordering process and communications leave...

Reserved 3/31 Ordered 7/4/18 (cash) Got the call earlier this week, got the VIN today (72xxx - seems an early VIN, hope the build is current era, already checked Carfax, ha.) Pickup in Fremont scheduled 9/3/18 P3D+, DBM, Black int, EAP, FSD former/current owner ('15 P85D. Lovely car. Parking's...

Charging at 5rmph is 14 hours (for 70 miles). That's a lot of time for the car to be unavailable on daily average. If you can charge at work though, its a piece of cake. The Bay Are is full of people doing exactly that.

This is making me rethink adding a hitch, as it seems that trimming out a hole in some plastic panel is needed. Thoughts?

I was test driving the P3+ at Tesla Headquarters yesterday and had the opportunity to ask the sales folk whether the 19" would fit over the PUP brakes. They went and found one of the product engineers who told me that "they certainly will". It looked to me like there was plenty of room as well...

If they can measure wheel rotation accurately and gauge initial distance then they're set.

Well, the tech may actually be there. You don't need a sensor that can image at distances of 1 ft. You need a sensor that can image at (say) 10 ft and other means to figure out how far you've traveled. I bet that could be added by software.

Just in case anyone from the delivery centers is reading, i think it's time to consider a classic Le Mans start for picking up your new P3. If you want to start your drive by one jog around the car for inspection, sure go for it, but know that the other drivers will already be launching theirs.

As i pointed out, the TireRack site lists a 2018/M3 OEM tire selection for staggered wheels. That's *all* I have to go on. The rotors on the new performance package are larger (as confirmed by Tesla Dublin and a call to the M3 Hotline, with the requisite 45 minute wait). Both said the 18's...

The upper-lower links change would also be a give-away, I think, that the wheels are staggered. So... rumors of a somewhat different suspension are true, albeit perhaps trivially so.

FWIW, i was told no. the rotors are a larger diameter. Not that I believe TireRack has inside knowledge, but they list 235/35-20 Front and 275/30-20 Rear as OEM sizes for the 2018 Model 3 with staggered wheels. That's a lot of rear width. That would also imply that the tires are the stickier...