Recent content by josh

Funny, their page designed to convince me that GPS is bad is actually a pretty good argument for GPS. This basically says: there is a chance that, by using GPS to block false alarms, you will miss a real one. (and, you may still get false b/c cheap door radar drifts frequency. Which is...

When this was revealed in the original edmunds review, I was bummed that I was not able to get it, but now I am not, the thing that makes this a cruiser is the curb weight. Even when engineered to perform, you never forget its there. It's cool though, it's a great cruiser! - - - Updated - - -...

In case this is useful for anyone. I realize it's one man's view and many will disagree with these choices, but having actually now owned two Model S with radically different specs, I have a clear preference: My first was a p85 performance with every option, my second was a 60kwh, lightly...

Nope, skipped the windshield.

Just got my wife's Model S windows tinted today. I think it looks great. With the child seats and summer approaching, it's necessary -- way too hot in the back for the kids otherwise. After research I went with ceramic tint from Formula One, which received very strong reviews. There...

While I don't know what these guys did, sadly I do know that I could project myself into this situation for sure. With a superfast car, I've definitely swung around into an ending right lane with confidence that I can jet by some geezer in the left and go on my merry way. And, I've also...

Mass Brothers in livermore did a really nice job for about half that price -- $400 for a set, but I brought them naked wheels to do. They do many race teams, like Flying Lizard (a top bay area team) and super credible.

Interesting -- I did my Audi too -- looks like I have the same setup! Had them powdercoated Satin black by Mass Bros in Livermore, looks killer. Actually bought a second set of OEM wheels for track tires, and those are now the black ones. I still run the silver for my road tires and black for...

to the question of check not cashed yet: my stickers arrived the morning after check was cashed so it's a short turnaround at that point

Exact same. They must have done a batch. DMV finally back from Xmas vacation. I just put one on the back and skipped the sides. Hopefully can get away with it. Worked ok on my roadster and leaf

Oh please. The S is a fabulous sports sedan and I love it. But to compare it to all these cars is to miss the point. It's dramatically superior in many ways: seats 7, all electric, cheaper than many, etc It's quite similar in one way: 0-60 MPH acceleration But the comparable is a big Merc...

Stickers remove pretty easily with a blow dryer. They do have unique numbers but I would seriously doubt anyone would ever check. It's pretty obvious the car deserves (or not) to be in the lane, the whites are unlimited, and it's $8, why would you lie? I ran a single sticker on my roadster...

I think they do make a run. The bet they are making is that in time, the product will come out of the factory with no due bill items and everything working. In the meantime, they're accepting the cost of re-work in exchange for being able to push some product out the door.

Got a call from a tesla service rep today -- will call him back tomorrow. Whether because of forum member actions or just regular, nice to get a call back! Josh

Has anybody had a challenge scheduling service? My car has a couple of delivery niggles, most prominently a seal problem on the passenger door which makes a lot of wind noise at highway speed. I was cutting them some slack as they tried to pump out cars before 12/31, but now I'm getting...