Recent content by Twochewy

I'd say it's fairly common. I've had it happen 3 times in the year I've owned my car. First one the screen went completely black (while I was driving). I pulled over and it rebooted on it's own. The 2nd time I was backing out of my garage and noticed the backup camera screen was black, continued...

I use an automotive squeegee to clean my windshield. Bit of Dawn dish soap and water and it comes out perfect. Wipe the blade before every pass to prevent streaks. Far better than Windex for bugs and road grime.

I'll just say it. I think BMW has lost it's way. Wonderful history and some fantastic cars along the way, but they're fumbling the future. Wanna see a nice front end? Look no further than Porsche.

Yeah, I had a BMW before my M3 and my wife drives an Audi Q5. The Audi has nice finishes inside and is quiet on the highway. Very comfortable long range cruiser. My BMW had impeccable steering and handling & was fun above 5500 rpm. But...laggy throttle response and way too many buttons. Funny...

Yeah, you're right. But you need to turn the temp up again or it gets too cold (A/C running continuously). Not a big deal, but interesting that Tesla designed it like an ICE car where heat is "free" (i.e. engine waste heat).

Not exactly. You can turn off the A/C, but not the heat. When I leave in the morning my car turns on the heat, then the A/C after a short bit. Heat the car then use A/C to cool it 10 mins later? I just leave climate off until I need the A/C. I wish there was a way to turn the heat off. It's a...

Those are real examples of auto wipers not working properly. Wiping when they shouldn't, or not wiping when they should. They must be operated in manual which requires the touch panel. With any other car you can do this without taking your eyes off the road. This car requires you to hit tiny...

I see you're in CA... My wipers auto run on mountain roads in filtered sunshine (Hwy101, Hwy410). Sunny day, no rain, but forest filtering the sunlight. They just spread squashed windshield bugs. Wipers in manual. Raining at night, especially when lacking street lights. Wipers in manual...

Actually, not too surprising a driver crashed his car adjusting manually. I think Tesla made a mistake removing the wiper stalk. Unfortunately, I drive in the rain a lot. Auto wipers are OK most of the time and it's possible to use voice commands, but for edge cases (when it's most dangerous to...

Reminds me of the old days of computers. Where every year or two a major CPU/software update would obsolete current tech. Then everything got so fast, went to the cloud, and it didn't matter much anymore. Electric cars won't change quite that fast, but I hope for the day when range & battery...

I was able to get incentives when I took delivery on my LR AWD in 9/2019. At the time they offered paint/wheel upgrades and free supercharging for 2 years. I got the exact car I wanted and the supercharging. No way to know if it will happen again. You have a lease until December, so I'd wait to...

@robl45 My 9/2019 LR AWD is the same as yours. Got 279 (@90%) when new, down to 260 this spring, got a couple back this summer (warmer temps). Only 5200 miles on the car, never charged to 100% and only supercharged twice. Lifetime wh/mi is 255. Electric car batteries degrade over time. Way too...

I'm in Seattle, so not sure it applies to Canada. When I took delivery I got referral miles and 2 years of free supercharging (end of quarter promo). Referral miles showed up in my loot box and expired after 6 months. In my Tesla account supercharging went from "pay per use supercharging" to...

Well if it makes you feel any better I've got a Sept 2019 LR AWD with only 4,800 miles. Got 310 when new, went to 304, and now at 290 (261 @ 90%). Only supercharged twice and plugged into a Tesla wall connector at home. Thought miles might come back now that it's summer, but no luck (and cycling...

I’ve had my LR AWD for 6 months and had 2 repairs done. First was a fog light that went out. Mobile service came to my house and replaced it. The experience was great. Second repair was a rattle in the passenger door. Had to take it to the SC. Was a broken clip and they replaced it. Tesla gave...