Recent content by mechapreneur

Form is going to take some getting used to, but this looks totally like some of the futuristic crazy vehicles we see in sci-fi movies. Function is checking all the boxes for me. I love the dent resistant panels. No paint to chip, no rock chip damage to worry about. Nothing to rust. Damn. If...

All I know is that my 2015 screen showed no signed of yellowing for two years, then it had tab bond failure and got replaced. The new screen yellowed within six months, but no tab bond failure so maybe the yellow glue is better? I guess I can just wait until they come up with a more permanent...

Our 2015 shudders under hard acceleration when the suspension is High or Very High. Doesn't shudder at Normal, so I guess this is a different issue? Service center always tells me not to accelerate on High, but GPS ride height puts it up to High near one of my freeway onramps for good reason...

I started noticing the yellow screens on loaner vehicles a couple years ago. But our 2015 did not have this problem so I didn't care. Until our screen died and we got a replacement. Within six months, we had a yellow border on our screen. This seems to be a systemic problem. I sent Tesla a...

I've driven a ton of loaner Model S cars from the 75 up through the P85D and honestly they all feel the same for daily acceleration. They're all quick of the line compared to ICE cars. The 19" vs 21" wheels make more of a difference in daily "feel" since our P90DL tracks on rails and doesn't...

I see a lot of people estimating their range based on the readout when fully charged. That's a very misleading estimate. If you really want to know how your battery pack is aging, you have to charge to 100% and then drive it down to near 0% before charging. This is best done on a road trip so...

We got the new maps a few weeks ago and I'm not impressed. Turn by turn has made a couple mistakes that the old system did not. The larger fonts on display are helpful I suppose, but overall this is ranging from meh to wtf?

If you want to blow speakers and amps, keep adjusting that EQ up. Remember, you can adjust EQ down to accomplish the same effect. I'm generally -3db midrange and +3db base/treble instead of +6db bass/treble. I guess I haven't noticed that they cut me back from ±12db to ±8db because I never make...

I have had two loaners recently that both had this discoloration. Our Dec-2015 MS never showed any, but we just had the screen replaced for tab-bond failure so we have a new MCU and I'll have to keep an eye on it. We garage our car so it isn't out in the sun all day, I wonder if that's related...

These are normal used car issues. Leather seats are really resistant to stains and smells, but show wear very fast if not cared for. You may need to see it in person and if it bothers you, look for another model with better seats. Or buy new, which is a heavy premium to avoid some worn seats...

Bah. Compared to a high performance gas car, they are much more efficient. We get 380Wh/mi average with ours which is 88 MPGe, I believe. And that's with a lead foot! That's still way better energy efficiency than any gas powered vehicle. And we only charge it once a day (or every other day)...

I grabbed the torrent mentioned above. I'll seed as long as I can. Just browsed a few sections, this is fantastically detailed, far better than I expected.

I thought there was more to the performance upgrade than just a bigger motor. Specifically, I thought we got a stiffer suspension and staggered tires.

I have clearance issues with the front tires striking the wheel wheels, so I hear knocks and rubbing when in reverse at 3/4 turn or accelerating when the suspension is on High or Very High. Service center treated it as an alignment issue, but I suspect something isn't tightened down properly.

I'd have to seriously consider a McLaren. But we needed a family car and the Tesla was a hybrid of super-car and family-car that just isn't possible with anything else. Maybe a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S would have been okay.