Recent content by westcoast

Yes, my original post was rather melodramatic and a little inane. I'll own it. It's just sheer frustration that Tesla is undermining themselves with these decisions that keep jacking the cost of ownership up. Now that I'm a little calmer: 1. If they want/need to perform overly detailed...

Thanks, nice to know Mycroft. We loved the car. Went to an event and truly loved it. The continual nickle and diming though has changed our view of the entire project.

My major problem with this whole deal is not so much the $600 per se, but the fact that the cost of this thing keeps rising seemingly monthly for the buyer. How can I commit to keep my reservation when they keep adding new charges every month or so? Here's what I saw when I first heard...

"A. This is a new car, Tesla's first, and they want to see it way too often to make sure they understand how things are wearing, and catch design issues." Absolutely, but this is THEIR problem. There are two MAJOR problems with this. 1. If they want to check the car to gain data...

Cancelling. I hate nothing more than to be nickle/dimed by companies who sell expensive products. There's nothing that pisses me off more.

We will likely be cancelling our 2 yr reservation. I guess if it costs that much to maintain a battery with wheels then the technology isn't nearly reliable enough yet. I was under the impression that this vehicle would be significantly less to maintain than ICE vehicles. That simply is not...

I understand that the expected behavior of a purchaser is to replace the battery with something bigger and better 5 or so years down the line. By then, we all hope that there will be cheaper, higher density batteries. Makes sense. I'll probably be one of them. However, there are some...

Those rear facing seats are for approx 6 to 9 year olds. They do not take car seats. You probably don't need a camera for an 8 year old. Well, hopefully not.

Thought I'd ask a question i raised in my "driving EVs out of range" thread: Does anyone know if a charge-port locks the charge cable in place while the car is being charged? Can 14 year old boys who watch beavis and butthead and have far too much time on their hands walk along and...

Hi there. I took a ride at the LA test event and fell in love with this car. Fantastically designed vehicle. I wanted to buy it on the spot. I keep coming back to a nagging problem though, and one that I think is going to haunt this industry for a while: the *unpredictability* of...

So what is optimal charging in the case of a lightly used car? I.e. It's used daily but only say 20 miles a day? A. Keep it plugged in all the time, so it's sitting at full charge almost all the time B. Charge it fully, but only plug it in when it reaches 20 percent, which might be once...

Thanks for the updates. Very interesting things underway.

Even better than a button then. Fantastic design!

Thanks for the clarifications. Can you please explain: " the charge port will also open automatically for a charger. Not much reason to open it otherwise." My car arrives home - driveway. I get out. It stops. How do I open the port to charge? Are you saying that the act of bringing the...

I love the idea of getting into my car and having it nice and cool. Here in So Cal, it's hot a lot of the time, so being able to cool the cabin while away from the car is a great idea. However, it doesn't make much sense to cool the cabin all night, for example. Or, if you're at work...