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While the question was on Model 3, i do agree here. OP might be better off with a Model Y that has a bit of higher clearance,

Looks very interesting. especially if one wants to install a small axillary screen as a dash. thanks for link and photos

Likely most of us who own Tesla/EV and live in a house where one can put solar and enough sunshine, Solar is an answer to charge car. Here is a link of a youtuber i follow if you want to charge your EV off the grid B

New Model Y built the same is $65,990? Good luck

Tesla came out and replaced filters and did kool it. Tech said, now Tesla changes what filters they use as previous ones often had a smell. Hopefully this will last a while.

I scheduled appointment with Tesla mobile to come out to do this. I bought filters a while ago, but could never get a hand on the cleaners to do the job right, cant stand the smell. Not happy about $145, but worth it to enjoy driving my car. Next time if smell comes back, will have tools ready...

looks really nice, love that blue color

good luck. dont take it a wrong way, you got tons of upgrades, but new performance costs $57K without anything else. but you do have $10k or so FSD, nice perk

Interesting theory. Plus like most of us, if we use mostly regen to slow down, brake line/fluid would not be under regular use, just a little bit

When a Mobile Tesla tech was here to fix my 12V battery, i asked him if he could change my filters that i got on Amazon, he said schedule appointment and Tesla will do it. So i scheduled it, i dont mind buying $10 Filters, i would have done it myself too but i could not buy those coil cleaner...

Yep, was looking and not happening. Got filters but will wait until product comes back online, dont feel like paying extra for this who just raised their price couple days ago according to Keepa plugin...

Thank you for details. what are the safety items one cares if 12V battery dies? I need to read manual, but it seems often times 12V dies and one can't access the car inside even if you keep jumper cables or 12v lion battery jumper since frunk needs it to be opened All batteries dead, can’t...

I dont like 5% on back of my car, you can see from photos couple posts above. During daylight, its pretty nice, but at night, fairly dark. Does help out with there are lifted cars and their lights shine right at you, but otherwise would have done it lighter.

Where: https://www.yelp.com/biz/silver-lake-tint-los-angeles-14?osq=tint Recommend: Yes, just was completed flawlessly. Tint used: Llumar CTX Ceramic Here are some photos, I also got front 4-5 inch strip done, helps a lot.

good point mate. arguably if too bright, tint might help me prevent an accident if sun is not glaring into my eyes. then one would say wear sunglasses in the car. one would say i need corrective lenses, etc. But i can't disagree as you bring up a good point. insurance would need to argue it was...

you can read this if you want too 3M Crystalline vs PINNACLE vs Suntek CIR vs LLumar CTX vs Wincos Tint I live in Los Angeles, so it gets hot and sunny here most of the days and tint laws here are fairly strict, but cops dont bother you too much for it unless you want to be an example. I put...

This is pretty good. You got on hell of a deal on tires, when i had couple of flats, to replace 19s was about $250 per tire mounted/balanced at local American Tires. Did you get a damn good deal $700 for set of 4...

6k and failed is awful. Wonder if they took out motor, took a look at it, maybe found something and stuck it back in? Either way, all this work should be free of charge because it is covered black and white under warranty, unless the car was abused which it does not sound like it.

some of the "unexpected" costs that come owning Tesla (not implying not the same for other luxury brands) 1 - Tires - They wore out quickly, around 25k-30k on average even with mild driving. better performance, low drag, heavy weight contributes to this. 2- Insurance can be and likely will be...

This is a Tesla forum, we have our reason why we picked Tesla, so very biased opinion. If you like Honda, consider Clarity plug-in hybrid. In longer run, EV will be more reliable, less parts.

There was a chart somewhere here that compared different tints. From my very limited experience most even light tint block 99.9 UV and as mentioned the "heat" UV is different story. My wife go 3M ceramic light and it does an excellent job blocking UV and heat...

by now I curbed all my tires, i blame curbs being on the way. Here in Los Angeles, sometimes there is not much luxury to find a nice parking spot as suggested to pull in reverse, then turn wheel to the curb, etc. Plus evidently i am not good at parking, i dont want to park too far away form the...

1 - you can read about it here or just ask Tesla to provide details Tesla (TSLA) launches its own solar power inverter - Electrek Is it rebranded SolarEdge or their own? as with any new products, you likely dont want to be first one? I will not get into one big inverter vs smaller ones...

looks very nice, commend you for setting up your place to be "grid independent"

As much as i like EV, i think for most people ICE would be more advantageous or at least there are far more possible scenarios where it would be. There are just far more gas stations available in most places compared to where you can charge. of course we do not always keep our ICE cars filled...

good for you to stay behind, you shall receive good karma back. This is why it is outmost important to install flash usb drive or dashcam. These things dont happen often here in USA? but in other countries like Russia, it is almost mandatory to have one?

If you have Ryobi batteries and dont mind blemish plus shipping RYOBI ONE+ 18 Volt Dual Function Inflator/Deflator

Yep, that was true in 2018. Welcome to 2020. now prices have risen.

Depends what M5 he has, might be too close? BMW M5 Competition[xii] 2019 2.6 sec[57][58]

that is a right answer here. good luck

yep, as long as range is not going down.

for extra $2k and you got a brand new car with warranty and more features? seems like a good deal

@tbwnm - thanks for all the details, wow. Glad you made out ok. It feels like you got a good value out of your ordeal. Now that 2021 Model 3 is peeking out the corner, is that what you are aiming for? and would you insure it with CONNECT again?

I live in Los Angeles, how can you tell? Most/some do not badges, so the only car one can clearly see is there are red brakes on performance model and possibly spoiler?

It is how you drive the car, sure Performance has high potential for jerkness. Still a bit tame compared to Model S Performance/Dual motor, that one will snap your neck back. Happened to my dad who had to go to chiropractor as he did not listen to "put your head back"

Wrong forum. But if i had waited long enough, I would have went with Tesla. as mentioned, less expensive, quality hardware, and top notch warranty on paper. Of course it is cheaper because you have to take photos, paperworks, etc with the city (from what i read).

Glad you and your family are ok. That 405 can be crazy when there is less traffic. Tesla took a beating. It appears you daughter in the rear was wearing a seatbelt? When you flipped, did any of your heads hit the glass? I am asking since in other conventional cars, roof usually has material to...

Finally got HW3 upgrade. I had scheduled a remote look at the battery degradation and tech said part is available, bring it in tomorrow. Brought in the morning and car was ready in under 3 hours. As others said, for me all the settings were retained minus homelink, it was there but did not work...

I also suggest to take a look here VERSION 2: Comparison of best Model 3 compatible tires (18", 19", 20") : teslamotors I am not an expert on cars or tires, but i would personally never go below load rating. Maybe speed rating (T and H instead of V/W/Y), but definitely not weight.

I also tinted All the windows. Jury is still out if tinting sunroof dark helps keeps car cooler or not or leave it light or not touch at all and see out of it better? I think if I had to redo, i would make sunroof tint very light like 80% and use best tint to block IR UV. And yeah, back window...

If you dont trust Tint shop with driving your car, why would you trust it doing your tint? As long as they can lock unlock car, and lower and raise windows, you good

I agree. In todays age, one should educate on-self on phishing attacks. Here is how you can check sfp record for an email you receive Information about what is SFP Sender Policy Framework - Wikipedia and how to test it SPF Check & SPF Lookup - Sender Policy Framework (SPF) - MxToolBox As others...

I set appointment about 2 months ago, every week i get an email saying my part is backlogged. Still waiting here in Los Angeles, CA for HW3 part.

Clorox can have bleach? maybe not advisable?

thats pretty good at 32K while many other here need to replace tires at 20k. Just curious, on my previous beater i could send a reminder on the car for oil change, tire rotation, etc. Tesla does not have that, right? so is anybody using any 3rd party apps to remind when to rotate? like TeslaFi ...

This happens to me couple of times. When i leave garage, door closes. When i arrive doors open. Sometimes i pull out my car to wash it and such in front of garage. When i do that, Tesla sends command to close and i then press it again to open it. then when i get into my car while garage door is...

Got it. What do you think a cost for HW3 should be for those that did not buy it?

Is this for Model 3? I have not followed forums close, but i did not see camera being upgraded lately or HW3 making rear camera better

If you like the car, get Tesla to fix it. I am happy you are not blaming Tesla directly, but understand this happens and you had a choice.

@Cerebralblue - You are in Los Angeles, should not be an issue finding a place to get it fixed. I dont have one to recommend, but check out yelp or browse here for others that had to take it to get it fixed. I feel about insurance, This is what I got quotes for my model 3 from AAA, $400 a month...