Recent content by Stuart1

Last year I traded in my 2017 Model S with 162,000 miles, only a loss of a few miles of range.

I have a 2020 Model S and on my 34 mile drive to work each day I would get phantom braking at the same two point on the road every day. As of the last software update a few days ago there is no phantom braking!!!!!

I wish that Hertz would spend $75 for a key fob. Then the passive lock and unlock would work and everything would be easy. I rented a Model Y in Phoenix recently and used the huge plastic thing that they provide. It was almost impossible to lock or unlock the car with it. It was also...

The efficiency is very low at the start of a drive under most conditions and then increases as the drive goes on. Usually you need to drive at least 30 miles before energy consumption drops to the rated value. So including the high values at the start you would have to drive 100 miles...

I rented a model Y from Hertz for a trip in Arizona two months ago and just used traffic aware cruise. On the trip from Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Village the car would hit the brake every mile or so, daytime driving, nothing on the road, no car close. It got so bad I had to turn it off which is...

I use Autopilot for about 95% of my driving. I use it every day on my drive to work. It used to be perfect a few years ago but now it brakes everytime at a certain location on the highway. It is not an intersection, there is no overpass, it happens day or night, in any weather, there is not...

I am very happy that the album art is back with USB music. Also glad that it uses the art that is in the files not art downloaded from the web like they did for a while. When they downloaded form the web the art was missing on some songs and they shod the wrong artist on others. Also the...

I love the original design. It was unique and beautiful. The slit grill on the Model X and new Model S is just plain UGLY. The model 3 is just scary. Like something from a horror picture. I hope that change the Model S front back to the original design by the time I replace my Mode S. If...

My Roadster did not have a 12v battery. The 12v was just supplied by stepping down part of the main battery. Even if you ran the main battery down to 0 miles it still worked because there was a separate section of the battery used. I worked just fine. Later Roadsters went with the 12v lead...

pwm frequency I am pretty sure that they are talking about the pwm frequency. PWM noise will increase with motor current and so it will change with speed and acceleration. It will change with speed because as you reach the speed you are accelerating to you will let off the accelerator and the...

This car has been sold through this forum. It had 80,000 miles at the time of sale. I drive 30 miles each way to work. It only takes 35 minutes so it isn't too bad. I replaced the original summer only performance tires with all weather performance tires so I drive it year around. The...

Note the fire yesterday that claimed actor Paul Walker and another in a Porsche. No other car involved. From CNN: "Deputies arrived at the scene to find a vehicle on fire, he said. Once fire crews put the flames out, they found two occupants, both of whom were pronounced dead at the scene...

Actually I think a high powered laser would be the ticket. Vaporize the sucker! - - - Updated - - - I wonder about the fact that in 6 years there was never a Roadster fire, and for a year zero Model S fires, and then in 6 weeks three Model S fires due to unusual accidents. Tesla stock is...

The limitation on the 0-60 time is actually traction. If you put normal tires on the P85 you would not get the same 0-60 times. To accelerate even faster then the P85 you would need softer tires that would last an even shorter period of time, more weight on the rear tires (ie like the...

VIN 5YJRE11B4810009401 I am the original owner. I have had it for almost 5 years and I am looking to get something new. I am considering a model S and seeing if I can improve on what Tesla is offering for a trade in.