Recent content by PatInANutshell

My understanding is that Tesla does this to prevent the dog from triggered warnings/alarms that are enabled by Sentry mode, but I agree it's silly. I'd be fine with functionality limited only to outdoor cameras.

Here’s a few additional tips: - You can accesss YouTube TV via the Apps icon in the top-right corner (looks like a grid icon, this isn’t really super obvious at first) - Some channels require you to verify your location, but location is not a feature the Tesla browser apparently supports. To...

None of these tricks worked for me, so here’s how I fixed it (with some additional steps specific to me). - To avoid having someone read my emails if I ever forget to sign out, I created a new Gmail account, but this isn’t strictly necessary. It did help with a next step. - I invited my new...

Also, as an FYI to many, my MY did not come with a front plate holder. I did purchase a SnapPlate but after trying it out, returned it. I then asked the Service department to install the OEM one which seems like it fits and holds much better...and it's free. It might damage my paint in the...

I asked to have it installed purposely because of the fact it can be used by any officer as a reason to pull you over anytime here in WA. I've also seen countless cars get a ticket from the city for more minor things than that. My thought was that it might not be pretty, but the hassle isn't...

I do quotes based on actual coverage numbers, that way I can compare apples to apples. For example, deductibles will impact significantly a premium coverage, so you can't compare $250 deductible with a quote for a $500 deductible. That said, all things equal it was still considerably less than...

That is one problem, but the issue was more serious. There seems to be various sleep modes the car can go in, similar to a computer. The problem is that the car would come in and out of sleep with the device attached, causing a significant battery drain. You can actually hear it as the relay...

I installed the first one multiple times without issue, so not quite sure why you had so many problems. I did re-arrange one end of the original cable so that it would be angled differently. The cover closed completely and held well. Note that I’ve since removed the cable because I found the...

I’m waiting on the elegant floor mats from 3D max to come out, they seem much nicer than the OEM or the rougher 3D max currently available. Accessories I got include the Roadie (FYI you can build one for $50 using the software license), the Jeda usb hub (which has yet to ship), the screen...

Why would 12 months matter more than 9 months or 15 months after production started? Picking 1 year after production started seems as arbitrary as anything else.

I really don’t understand this "drink the kool-aid" view of Tesla so many people on this forum seem to have. It seems perfectly reasonable for the OP or anyone else to want a newly built car rather than one that is potentially months old. Even more so if he’s paying the same amount of money...

Joking aside, I had that same problem with my MY with a 14xxx VIN. I don’t know for sure what Tesla did, but they definitely fixed it. I went from 1.5% loss daily to something closer to 0.25% or less. I had noticed that my car would turn on and off fairly frequently (I could hear it from the...

Along the same line, I was thinking of purchasing a spare set for my MY Perf with 21". A friend of mine mentioned that regular MY wheels might not work on the performance model because of the brake upgrades. Does anyone know for sure?

This might be the worst experience I’ve heard about with a MY. I thought I was having a bad experience with the SC in my area, but they definitely didn’t treat me that way and while my car was in the shop 3 times (for a total of 5 weeks over a 3 month period!), they at least fixed all the issues.

It probably would have been easier to keep the mileage and update topics separate. Like many others, the point you made on the first is stronger than the second. Can you clarify if you raised this issue of mileage when you picked up the car (or why not)? I would have immediately walked into the...