Recent content by Malasada

Awesome, thank you both!

Just tried to have the tires changed at our local Costco for my 2012 Model S with Tesla installed 19" turbine wheels (it originally came with 21"). The Costo installer said that they didn't have the right tool to take off the lug nuts and showed me that their 21mm socket didn't work. Has...

Bay Area FasTrak*— Is the license plate pic method working? I've been going over either the San Mateo or Bay Bridge every day since January 2013 in my S using primarily the front plate for FasTrak toll payment with no issues or nastygrams yet. The carpool lane reader has been correctly...

Just had a 3.25" nail yanked out of a tire yesterday. Went to a local service station and set the air suspension to very high. They pulled it out without having to do any additional jacking and patched it right there. I did call first however and make sure they thought they could do it. A...

I was able to order these online about a month ago and had them installed at the Sears Cupertino store (took about a week to ship the tires out from GA, I was told). Paid about $215 base price per tire at the time and Sears tacked on disposal and road hazard insurance fees (the latter I think I...

Just called PGE to switch from E6 + Smart Rate to EVA. I didn't see EVA as a option when comparing your estimated usage until today, but it seems to make a lot of sense for me due to my 100 mile daily commute and no solar (yet). As an aside, I just went from E1 to E6 just this past December...

The Napa Valley Marriott is directly across the street from this park and ride and there is a Hilton Garden Inn a little ways behind it. I'm staying at the Marriott at the end of June and will check it out for you. The GM also told me that there is a 110v outlet somewhere in the hotel parking...

I hit "off" every time I park since I got the car in late December. I think it just shuts down the display/music, but everything starts back up when you open the car door a second time or step on the brake so it's not putting it to sleep like you are thinking about. Also you can still use the...

Appreciate the heads up, Owner, this will actually will impact my decision on getting the ranger option (live far from either proposed option but work very close to the Menlo Park store now...ugh). Echoing Pure Amps, hopefully it will add to the overall available service slots. Called last...

In case anyone else was waiting a long time for their stickers too: Received car: 12/23 Received plates: around 1/17 and immediately submitted my request for HOV stickers DMV cashed check: 3/13 So hopefully will have my stickers next week.

Thought I was on to something as placing my FasTrak in the area above the 17" screen "T" worked for 4 days in a row going across the San Mateo bridge, but today it didn't pick it up. Would be curious if this area works at all for other Bay Area tolls.

I used this guy over in Oakland. Already had the service so he just put in a 14-50 plug for me about 30' from my panel. Received my car on 12/23 and everything working as it should so far: Beyonergy Electric - San Leandro, CA DS even remarked that he installed it the correct way...

1. 6,886 (1/26/12) 2. Northern Cal 3. P Thanks for all the info! Was wavering between leasing/buying a performance hybrid now and waiting 3-4 years to get an EV, then visited the store yesterday and decided to put down a deposit after getting very good responses to several of my questions from...