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    Depreciation on LR RWD

    6.3 miles in 15 minutes is nowhere close to what most people consider highway speed.
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    Charge Cable may not be plugged in correctly?

    There were some reports of the charging lock freezing up in icy weather, my take is Tesla is trying to cut back on service calls. If it's only locked when charging, there will be enough heat coming off the connection to prevent ice buildup.
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    Charge Cable may not be plugged in correctly?

    Yup, seems like the cable-not-locked-unless-charging "feature" is confusing things.
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    No surround sound?

    I've only tried the Slacker service a few times and the quality definitely worse than Apple Music over Bluetooth (iPhone 6S). But that has its own issues: 1) instead of getting the album art from the phone, it gets it from Slacker and it's wrong most of the time and 2) what seems like a full...
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    Model 3 LR RWD vs LR AWD

    Road closed, professional drivers ;)
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    1 Million Miles? What are you on track for?

    A fleet average lifespan of 1 million miles per motor is not an achievement. Every modern mass-produced vehicle gets many times that. By that standard, Lexus probably gets over 10 billion miles per motor. The untested claim is whether a single Tesla drivetrain can last a million miles. There...
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    1 Million Miles? What are you on track for?

    All I'm saying is that my Model 3 isn't off to a great start to 1 million miles with one of its two motors having already been replaced. The exception doesn't prove the rule, but we'll need to establish what an acceptable failure rate is before claiming Tesla has built a motor capable of 1...
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    Close to ordering an AWD in White

    Rivian's pricing goals are overly optimistic, a mass production build will be comparable to Model X in price, unfortunately. If you're not in need of a new car ASAP, I'd hold out to see what the Model Y will bring.
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    1 Million Miles? What are you on track for?

    Forgot to mention that I had my front motor replaced under warranty after two weeks of ownership due to a "power reduced" warning that was diagnosed as some kind of "out of phase" issue. If you don't see how this relates to the ICE issue, you're missing the point: a highly stressed part that is...
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    Model 3 Charge Port Cover - Broken Flap (Auto close or vandalism?)

    It shouldn't try to close if it detects that it's plugged in. I don't think the door-closing motor is strong enough to break the door...
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    Supercharging on Thanksgiving

    I had to pay for all of my thanksgiving supercharging :(
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    1 Million Miles? What are you on track for?

    Low part count doesn't imply longevity: the Mazda RX-8's Wankel rotary engine has only a few moving parts, but would flood if turned off before being warmed up, burned oil by design, got very poor gas mileage, and was prone to eating apex seals. Examples over 100,000 miles are very rare. The...
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    Three days from order to delivery - crazy fast

    If you got the 18" wheels, you have the exact same build as me, but I had to wait 8 weeks (order placed June 26 2018). They've definitely accelerated production!
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    Close to ordering an AWD in White

    The rear cargo area is surprisingly deep; you'd have to flip the seats down and take off the front wheel, but a bike could be transported that way. The aftermarket has produced other ways of mounting bikes on the car, some Googling can help with that. The Model X has a tow hitch that would...
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    2016 Model S 70 (December Production) vs 2018 Model 3?

    1) Supposedly the design is more robust, but there aren't enough high mileage Model 3s out there yet to know for sure. 2) The Model 3 drive units are unique to the Model 3 for now, though the Tesla Semi prototypes apparently used 4 Model 3 rear drive units. 3) The Model 3 uses a new cell design...