Recent content by mal_tsla

Update: check in full came today.

Due to some last minute changes post-funding but before delivery (mostly involving FSD transfer) and positive net trade-in equity, we ended up with a negative downpayment on our MVPA. It is over $10,000, so naturally I'm wondering when/how/if I'm going to get my money from Tesla. Has anyone...

Just wanted to share some photos of our Y in case anyone is looking for wrap ideas. The body is Avery Dennison Satin Cool Teal Metallic and the mirrors and lower front bumper are Satin Black.

It has matrix headlights. It can make any pattern not just the word Tesla.

Did TSportline stop ruining their wheels with a stupid brand stamp in the rim?

I believe the US is Zone 2 https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/767410O/3m-scotchprint-car-wrap-film-series-1080.pdf

Now I'm wondering if maybe I met your wife at capital gymnastics. We were admiring the white I-Pace (I had not seen one up close before). Sad to hear it didn't work out. I was telling her that my wife's X is quite a bit larger than the I-Pace looked -- that would be my only point of hesitation...

Wrap in xpel Stealth PPF. Looks awesome, deletes all paint imperfections, or orange peel, any wavy metal bends, and protects the car from chips/scratches. Not free but something to think about.

that's just the older 7 seat design before they moved to the more inexpensive bench for the 7 seater X. also, the FWD have a memory -- if they have driven under something low, like a garage/shop entry/exit or even one of those height marker beams, they will open low until the car is driven out...

PS4s would have far superior grip and response compared to any All Season tire. But you need to decide how much is enough vs range you need. We take our car on long trips so thats an easy decision for me, but it's a personal thing.

M3P comes with PS4 tires for performance reasons (my car easily hits 1.1G lateral grip with no tire slip or noise). They eat energy. You can trade performance for range by getting lighter/smaller wheels and less performance-oriented tires.

They gave away every unit to YouTubers Why bother actually making them? Hehehe

TACC also does the extremely annoying "fleet speed" -- which, when it makes mistakes like it does consistently on several roads around here, has you slowing to 40mph on the highway (with no cars around, and not because of phantom braking, as the car visibly overrides the set-speed) or refuses to...

ah, I look at the financial rescue bill as more of a "prevent the total collapse of the US economy" measure (possibly worth socialized intervention) and less of a "socialize their losses" but I get the general gist

Your taxes are paying for Tesla's unemployment claims? Companies pay unemployment insurance tax, shouldn't that cover it?