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  1. gene

    Ventura, recommended Opticoat Detailer

    For those of you around Ventura, CA. I had Ladell Marsh apply Opticoat Professional recently. He did a fantastic job! Though I was so careful to handwash and use proper soft towels etc, the Tesla clearcoat still got all swirled up. I have heard great things about Opticoat and I was very happy...
  2. gene

    Help Elect Elon Musk as "Californian of the Year"

    I searched the forum, seems like this has not been posted yet: Help KPCC pick 2013's Californian of the Year | AirTalk | 89.3 KPCC
  3. gene

    Gas2.org Article, most americans still don't know EV's exist!

    Entertaining article: Gas 2 | What is the future of fuel? Whats next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Nice thing is that while we have a lot of educating to do, we also have a huge market of people to buy EV's once they learn the...
  4. gene

    German Auto Magazine gives rave review!

    Tesla Model S Outperforms Mercedes-Benz S500 and BMW 750Li in German Test Drive Review
  5. gene

    Solar energy questions and answers

    I was in the same situation, south side of roof faced the street. Solar City rep told me any side but north is fine. We used my west side and by adding only 2 more panels I am producing as much as the south would have.
  6. gene

    Whine/Screech/Squeal when not accelerating nor decelerated.

    No, this is not the whine under acceleration many of you have witnessed. With 7k miles on my Model S, I now have a squeal from the rear of the vehicle which started out very subtle and is now quite loud. It occurs only at 25 to 40 mph and disappears with even the slightest acceleration of...
  7. gene

    I found an excellent body armor installer in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County

    Like a lot of people living on the periphery, north, of Los Angeles, I just didn't want to have to go all the way to LA for installation of paint protection. I just had Ghost Shield of Newbury Park install SunTek paint shield and it looks fantastic. I was there watching the installer and I must...
  8. gene

    Is Model Steering fully electronic or is there a steering shaft?

    I have not been able to find an answer as to whether the Model S steering is fully electronic, meaning the wheel is a variable control and its input travels by wire to a responding steering box? Or is there a good old fashioned mechanical shaft from the steering wheel to the steering box...
  9. gene

    Hello from Ventura, CA

    Just a couple of months to wait (so they tell me). Grey Model S, 85K, Pano, Tan, coil suspension. Being an ex professional mechanic, I couldn't stand the idea of a complicated, possibly unreliable way to do a very simple job(I've always been a minimalist) so I'm giving the standard suspension...