Recent content by JWSM3Owner

The difference between the SR and the SR+ is about $4k, and may be worth considering. The range boost is a nice extra cushion. Either way, it sounds like range isn’t going to be a serious issue for you. You can expect an average wintertime range hit of about 30%; it’ll be higher in inclement...

It doesn’t sound like there’s anything to stop you doing this trip! I just did a pretty lengthy road trip in a SR+ myself and lived it. Autopilot in particular makes a huge difference. As others have said, running without heat (just the fan) and slowing down are two viable strategies to minimize...

Agreed. CR seems to take a very conservative stance on driver assistance. Perhaps that’s justifiable, but that article knocks better-performing systems and practically praises poor performance for forcing driver engagement. I agree that Tesla’s system for driver engagement could be better (could...

I thought this might be the root cause too, so I double checked and sentry mode was off. I’m almost certain that it was the navigation update. Like I said, once that was cleared up the car started sleeping again almost immediately. Now I’m looking <1% a day and Teslafi tells me the car is...

My fiancé and I just got back a couple days ago from our Christmas road trip: 1,400 miles to, from, and all around the state of Ohio. I picked up my M3 SR+ exactly 7 days before we were due to depart, and I was thrilled to take my dream car on this trip. I put together a few thoughts for folks...

Just did a long road trip through Appalachia, about 95% of which was driven on AP/TACC. The car randomly/sharply braked for no reason in two situations: coming uphill towards an overpass (presumably the car mistook the stationary overpass for a stopped car) and when approaching an exit with...

Took my aero covers off today mainly because I got a set of the Tesla wheel caps for Christmas and wanted to see how the rims look sans cover. I actually like the look of the aero covers though, so I’m leaning towards putting them back on. The alloy rims are fine but a bit plain, even with the...

You definitely can. They obviously want to expedite the delivery process, though, so may not explicitly offer and may tell you that they are ready to get the paperwork going before showing the car. I asked to see it and they brought it up so I could do a circuit before signing anything. Caught a...

Don’t underestimate the storage capacity of the 3. Fiancé and I just road tripped to see family for the holidays. Our dog took up the whole back seat, and we had two suit cases, two big bags of presents, a bag for the dog, and a couple shoulder bags for our computers and still had room to spare...

Speaking of, I spent 4.5 hours yesterday parked at a ChargePoint terminal to get 68 miles of range and it cost me $6.50. That's more expensive than gas, at least compared to the mpg of my former Mazda3! Admittedly the charger was pretty slow; I was expecting to pay about $3 for 3 hours of...

Picked up my SR+ one day after you and live in NOVA, so I was dealing with the cold snap today as well. Also don’t have home charging (and my building bans using wall outlets for EV charging—working on that!). Noticed a definite drop in efficiency yesterday versus today with the temp drop...

I saw TeslaRaj’s video and ordered the nfc tags before I even got the car. The only real use case for me is the frunk (though automating warming up the car for anyone who parks outside seems like it would be pretty awesome!). I plan to place the tag on the bumper area facing the frunk like the...

Well folks, the wait is over! Picked up my SR+ yesterday and man, is it a thing of beauty! The whole process went very smoothly, and the car itself was flawless save for a misaligned trim piece along the right rear window, and a little residue from whatever protective film they had over the logo...

Thanks, I really appreciate that! I think I’m in good shape, though. Went back a little while ago and it worked on the first try. Supercharged fairly slowly, but the battery was also pretty full full (70%), and it was busy so I was splitting with someone else for a good chunk of time. Took about...

Well, hopefully I’ll clear it up tomorrow. It’s brand new so it’s definitely not salvage.