Recent content by PhilBa

So, my 2013 MS driver's side door handle finally gave up the ghost. As you can see in the photo, it is misaligned and hanging up on the rear part of the opening. I guess my options are replace it myself or pay Tesla to do it. How hard is it to replace? Do I want to (can I?) use Gen 3...

With the latest crop of Model 3 owners turning blue holding their collective breaths, I will repeat my annual caution - the Tesla "coming soon" locations are completely disconnected from reality. Don't depend on them. It's more like a vague intent map. I won't go into chapter and verse of why...

More range is always better. You really don't want to be in the situation where you say "wish I'd gotten the LR".

Their map shows the Renton Service Center but not Lynnwood. Though, this is not a surprise to me given how disconnected/delayed their web site is from reality. I couldn't find anything that described what services they do. I presume that things like body work aren't in every location. Anyone...

Check out the nimrod taking up two spaces. That's an added F'you.

Gasp! 2019. I'm so shocked. Interestingly they actually dropped the Wenatchee "coming whenever" spot so there must be a real person cleaning up the map. But, I predict that 2019 will bring a couple of SCs in locations that were never on the map and most of the "Target 2019 opening" locations...

I'll take WAY OVER. LOL. Mar 11, 2020.

Foreseeable == 2020.

Have to agree with that. It seems like there is always some new or prospective owner that actually believes Tesla's map about future SCs.

missed my sarcasm!

Oh! That changes everything!

Northgate is about to undergo a huge redevelopment including 1200 housing units and a hotel around a "central park" area. I'd be surprised to see a supercharger on the actual site any time soon. Plus, the lightrail station will be opening "real soon now" - kind of on Tesla Supercharger Time...

Optimist!

I was just trying to break it to him gently!

Congrats. You will love it. All the grey supercharger locations in the Northwest on the Tesla supercharger map are listed as "target opening in 2018", last year they were listed as "target opening in 2017". Interestingly, several of the superchargers that were actually built in the last 12...