Recent content by TR5642

Be careful with your dares. Thanksgiving is coming. Even gas stations get long lines along 5 over the holiday. :-) Also, I'm guessing you don't live in the Bay Area. Everywhere ELSE I've been, I'd think like you do. But here (where there are a lot of Teslas), it is RARE to not find all stalls...

Since they made right by me, I'm not going to publicly shame the specific SC. HOWEVER, if you have a DU replaced, ask for the alignment report. That damage was done in about 1000 miles. IOW they're done before you'll get under the car to check it. (of course, now I'm going to be crawling under...

FWIW, it appears to have been misaligned toe. Left rear was -0.12 before and +0.22 after. Right was +0.03 before. No report on the alignment that should have been / may have been done after DU replacement. But it's aligned now with new tires. SC comped the labor :-) due to possible oversight.

Today I had the pleasure of a rapid tire deflation on the road. :-( Tried the inflater with goo but no way, still hissing. Called roadside and they got me a loaner wheel fairly quickly. (good experience overall BTW) However, when we took the wheel off, the wear was unreal (see below) A few...

Any idea when the Rev Q units went into production? It appears my replacement is a rev Q but is also a refurb. I wonder if Q's have already cycled or if they are refurbed up to Q status?

Built late 2014

Good point. Mine was built at the end of 2014

I have read about many folks getting the drive unit replaced and now it has happened to me. It makes me wonder how common of a failure this really is? It is sounding really common which has me concerned for total lifetime situation. (Yes I know it's under a long warranty) Survey below for raw...

Fascinating chart. Thanks Two things I noted 1) that they don't all have the same curve. I wonder if that's an artifact of limited data points or other testing anomaly or something different about the different configurations. 2) I've long joked to passengers who comment on how quick mine...

Great visual demonstration. (and data) Thanks

In one of those 'long roadtrip random thoughts' exercises, I started to think about the parameters on the battery in various SOCs and how that might impact maximum output of the motor and thus acceleration. It would seem likely that as SOC drops and thus voltage drops on the pack, there would...

Yeah, for anyone planning a trip THROUGH the Bay Area, you'll be much happier if you are not DEPENDENT on Mountain View, San Mateo or Fremont. The outer ones are usually ok.

Sure. DM me if you want attribution info and I'd appreciate the link.

A good question but perhaps missing something. Before I was able to get the HPWS installed at home, I was a regular (usually in the morning when it's more quiet but still often full). I'd bring laptop and phone and get work done. Nice comfortable, quiet office. :-)

Yeah, I'm 3 for 3 at Gilroy being no problem maybe half full