Recent content by mike

My car was technically driveable mechanically speaking but I had only one working/visible brake light and and no left turn signal. The CHP officer said I could drive it home (~2 miles) but said to have it towed to the body shop to avoid any other issues.

Nope, no alarm clock notification in the corner. Not sure if that was added in a later update or something. I’ll probably wait a few days and see if I get an update notification. :-)

Good news - I picked my car up yesterday evening - only took 85 days. ;) After a supplemental invoice the total ended up being $11,256 in damages. Hopefully I’ll be able to update the software at some point - currently stuck at 21.9. I had gotten notification months ago that an update was...

Some good news to report today. I called the body shop line again to re-confirm the 9/6 ETA for the quarter panel and to my surprise they shipped it out today and it should arrive at the body shop on Friday (they even provided FedEx tracking #). I'll probably follow up with the body shop early...

Got a bit of an update calling the body shop support line today. 3 out of the 4 components shipped out on 8/7 to the body shop (trunk side trim, rear bumper / upper cover and rear body panel). Bad news is the rear quarter panel is still not expected until 9/6 and then will still have to ship to...

Ugh. Think I'll have to buckle in for the long long haul.. Called the body shop and confirmed they were still waiting on the quarter panel and bumper.... and when asked how long it would take after parts arrive he wouldn't commit but he though 3-4 weeks or more. After this I called the Tesla...

Ouch! Friday the 13th really got you. I've thought about this a little bit and think I really need to be looking in to a diminished value claim at the very minimum. If the repair estimate is anywhere near reasonable at ~$8300 then I don't think there is a strong argument for a total loss...

Cool - just try to stay safe out there. :) Accident was at Madison and Manzanita in Carmichael. The only Tesla certified body shop in the area is Kniesel's Collision in Rocklin. I'm considering swinging by there just to chat in person but don't want to pester too much.

I've owned it since 6/1. Had it for four weeks, now in the shop for five week. :-/ At first I was surprised that the quote for repair came in so low and thought it would be better to have it repaired since I'd get the car back sooner than waiting for a new one. Hopefully that's still the case!

I'm not really sure exactly how they'll do it but I did find the article / video below. Looks like from this it looks like the replacement panel goes about to the mid point of the door opening on the bottom but may only extend up the C-pillar. This time-lapse video of Tesla Model 3 body repairs...

Unfortunately my 4-week old Model 3 was rear ended on 6/27 by a 86 year old driver in a Ford Ranger 4x4 pickup without a license or insurance. Luckily there are so far no issues from my insurance provide but I am growing a bit weary on how long the repair process may end up taking. So far my...

June for mine as well. (4/18 invite and config)

Seems very likely that using the 1 foot roll out method would account for a reasonable amount of the improvement. For the P100D the first 1 foot took 0.26s. I would assume this would be higher for non P models, maybe 0.3-0.4s. 2017 Tesla Model S P100D First Test: A New Record - 0-60 MPH in 2.28...

With the lack of the a driver instrument cluster, and knowing that a lot is being held back for the second part reveal, I wonder if they will implement a windshield HUD system similar to what is amiable on other luxury brands / Corvettes...

Is there something similar to a lemon law in Denmark? Lemon law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This specific car sounds like it would be a good candidate in the US for protection under lemon laws. Sorry about the troubles.