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    2024.8.7 brings UWB phone key to HW4

    Received the new software update tonight. I’d been wondering why my Sept 2023 build with HW4 didn’t get the UWB phone key feature and voila, it shows up in this update. Needs the up to date phone app. It only showed me the upgrade option on the app when I toggled Bluetooth off and back on.
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    MSLR 2023 Winter and Hill Driving Review

    Drove up to Tahoe again last weekend. We faced the huge snowstorm at the Donner summit, which thinned out traffic to almost nothing . Once again, the car performed great - the tires seemingly got better after a few minutes over snow. The wheel wells tend to accumulate a lot of muddy snow though...
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    MSLR 2023 Winter and Hill Driving Review

    Great to hear that. I'm definitely surprised how much better the car is than what I thought were pretty well grounded expectations after owning an older S. This is definitely a very different car in cold weather and high altitude conditions.
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    MSLR 2023 Winter and Hill Driving Review

    Drove from the Bay Area to Lake Tahoe this past ski week with the family and 2 small/medium size dogs and a bunch of cold weather gear (sleds etc). Here's a quick review of the experience. tl;dr - the car did extremely well with both hill driving to altitude (8200ft) and weather (15 degree...
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    California DMV - Plates & HOV Stickers

    The current burgundy as well we the prior two generation (green and yellow) stickers run through Sept 30 2025. That's a fair bit of time. https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/current-clean-air-vehicle-decal
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    California DMV - Plates & HOV Stickers

    CAV decals appear to take 3 months to process. 9/2023 purchase, got plates first week of October and applied, got burgundy stickers last weekend. I expected to get the hideous green ones but am happy I got burgundy.
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    To upgrade or not

    Ambient lighting ? I wish they'd just let us display the trip card and other features that used to be possible to show on the fronl dash, not on the main display. They've curtailed the set of information that could previously be shown on the front dash. It's a sign that even spending on S/X...
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    I can't decide!! Used S vs new Y

    Went from a 2016 MS with coil to a 2023 with the latest air suspension. The most notable thing is that my spouse no longer gets motion sickness on hilly roads. She *does* get motion sickness from sport or insane mode acceleration, which is why I didn't bother with the Plaid.
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    Keep 2016.5 90D or move to 2023 LR?

    I sold my 2016 75D for a 2023 LR. Total all inclusive cost was in the low 50Ks thanks to the price I got for the old car. What I like about the 2023: * Vastly greater range, excellent combined consumption close to rated range. * The ventilated seats and far better climate control * Air...
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    MS Plaid vs Taycan vs EQS

    Having owned two Model Ss across close to 8 years now, and having put ~110000 miles on them, my view is that range anxiety is not a function of just range - it is a function of two variables - the available functional range and the ubiquity of the charging infrastructure. If your car has ~350...
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    Tesla offers to transfer lifetime free supercharging to new vehicle

    I sold my 2016 75D with FUSC last month, ordering the new S the day after the price cuts. I had SC01 and premium connectivity. Tesla offered 14K trade in for it. Carvana etc were ~18K. I sold it for nearly 30K private party. The two main discerning buyers both knew about and wanted to confirm...
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    Model S Trailer Hitch Installation

    Interesting. Looking at the Torklift site, the pre-refresh cars get two hitch options - 1.25" and 2". The new refresh only gets a stainless steel 2" option, which is what I have. It came with a SAE grade 5 bolt for the receiver.
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    Model S Trailer Hitch Installation

    I had the torklift hitch installed on my 2023 MS this weekend too. Anticipating potential tailstrikes, I took off the receiver except for when I need to use it. I also found it concerning that there's just that single bolt, but I expect to have the receive on only during summer months in...
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    Differences Between Mid-2018 Model S and Mid-2023 Model S

    One of the most interesting personal observations after a month of ownership is hill driving. My spouse is prone to motion sickness. To the point of needing a break to throw up roadside on occasion. This used to be fairly routine and anticipated in the past. Didn't seem to help even if I babied...
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    What's your S 75 range at 90%?

    Miles. I have no idea how to price it anyway. On FUSC cars, it does not display the prices - it always shows $0.00 worth of charging anywhere.