Recent content by Shelburne

What's a paint goober?

I bought my M3 in 2020. At that time I was encouraged to look over the car with a fine toothed comb (so to speak) to see if there were any defects such as yours. I spent nearly a half hour doing just that before finalizing the sale. All I found was what looked like a scratch on the front...

Several people have said "don't". I agree but also add, "Why?" The audio and ambient lighting in the M3 draws very little battery power. Even if you can do it, it's just not worth the cost and effort.

Living in New England, I hand wash my M3 from some time in May till some time in October. The rest of the year, when the car gets its dirtiest from road salt, I take it to a touchless car wash. But here, you're just wasting that money unless you can be sure of several days without rain or snow.

What is a foam cannon?

After two days of using the freee FSD, I was moderately impressed. It worked well on the interstate. As I approached a car ahead of me in my lane, the moment my speed dropped by 1 MPH, it would turn on the car's blinker and move into the left lane to pass. It handled 5 different roundabouts...

I get the best efficiency with the battery preheated, the cabin HVAC system off, an ambient outside temperature of between 50 & 65 degrees, no wind, level ground, a speed of about 50mph, no passengers and no cargo...so not exactly real world conditions. Your car's efficiency is gonna be what...

A few hours ago, I got a notification about a software update. The release notes said it was only minor bug fixes. I updated it anyway. As soon as the update was completed, I got an email from Tesla telling me that I now had FSD for free for 1 month. I live in a small rural village where there...

Over the years, I've learned to never retrofit a car, any car, with devices not made by the original manufacturer. I've never had a problem myself (because I've never done it) but I know quite a few people who have lived to regret it.

From 1990 thru 2008 I bought a total of 5 PC laptops (Sony, Toshiba, IBM) They all sucked, none lasting more than 4 years and all needing repairs during that time. I switched to a MacBook Pro laptop in 2008. I replaced it in 20013 with what was then the latest MacBook Pro only because I wanted...

The car is new, so take it back to Tesla and have them either clean the windshield to your satisfaction or else replace it. One question though, and it may sound a bit dumb, but have you checked to be sure this defect is on the outside of the glass or the inside?

A friend of mine backed into my 2020 M3 while it was parked on her property. She also asked if I would let her pay for the repairs rather than go thru insurance. We both are covered by the same insurance company. We both asked our agents (different agents, because we live in different parts of...

We had a power outage here very early this morning, after a night of high wind and heavy rain after which the the temperatures dropped well below freezing. I tried to heat the cabin and condition the battery via the app, but Bluetooth and our internet were both out of commission and the App...

When I bought my 2020 M3LR in September of 2020 the posted range with 18" wheels was 323 miles. I ordered my M3 with 19" wheels. Over the next year the car seemed to have a max range of 306 miles. This was, of course, a very non-scientific study

I've owned my M3 for 3.5 years now. I have always authorized my OTA software updates, but I have never found that an update changed any of the settings in my car