Recent content by WindyCity

Great information. Thanks. All we can do is hang tight.

I've been at 99 for two weeks and no Beta. I was hoping that other club members would give me an assurance that it was coming soon. Oh, well. Elon said in the earnings call that 60,000 owners have it, and my impression was that the company thinks the more the merrier. So what gives?

Elon's behavior in the interview gave me more confidence in Tesla. Yes, a conventional suit would never have toked on an alleged joint in a public interview. That he did shows that Musk is maybe a little crazy. Halleluja! If Musk weren't a little bit crazy he would never have tried to start an...

My wife just picked up her M3 and loves it. One issue that's come up is the apparent absence in the nav system of a way to set route preferences. She doesn't like to take expressways unless she absolutely has to. Yet it seems that the system always lays out the fastest route possible, accounting...

I received my email from Tesla yesterday and ordered the adapter. I also signed up with NRG eVgo to use their CHAdeMO station in San Diego. Finally, I'll have a fast-charging option.

Hi. I took possession of my P85D at the end of January. I've already scraped it three times while parking, despite moving slowly and being extra careful. Here's how it happened. I was relying on two occasions on the rearview camera and the sonar and radar alert system. These normally work...

Musk tweeted two days ago: Elon Musk @elonmusk · Dec 23 Software update to achieve max efficiency (going to full idle on 2nd motor) is not out yet. Range of P85D should then closely match P85+. This is excellent news. The P85+ has an estimated 265-mile range.

My Model S P85D (VIN 62942) has been delivered to San Diego (12/25/14). It went into production on December 6th. It won't have the next gen seats in the rear, which I'm told is the case for most, if not all, D's coming off the line. The seats are backordered. Vehicles that have been shipped with...

I have a sneaky feeling that the twelve bays at this supercharger site will be pretty active. What would be the least busy time of day? I want to plan ahead. ;-)

The location's decent, a few blocks from the 5/805 interchange. If the objective is to site the SCs to facilitate inter-city travel, it makes sense. I'd bet this isn't the last SC to be installed in the San Diego area.

I asked the Supercharger team about the location and this is what I heard back: If "working on" means constructing, and "in that area" means Pacific Heights, then it's probable that Cosmacelf's site is a Supercharger in the making. But there are too many unknowns to say for sure.

Just got word that first "D" deliveries arriving in San Diego. Mine, which began production on 12/6, is in the testing phase. Getting close!

Fingers tightly crossed! Thanks for the pix.

From the scant communications Tesla reps have sent out, it sounds to me that the problem wasn't with the seats but with the airbags installed in the seats. From what I can glean from the net Tesla wasn't caught up in the nationwide recall of Takata airbags. The company, however, most likely buys...

I ordered my P85D on October 13th. It went into production on December 6th. I was informed on the 12th that it had reached the mid-way point on the assembly line. That means only that it has gone through half the stations. Normally, production takes about five days for a P85. The D's production...