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  1. BuckSteed

    Traveling by Supercharger can be more expensive than ICE

    My experience has been quite abit different. I just did a cross country trip with high winds, Rocky Mountains, storms and pretty weather. It was cool enough in the mountains to need the heater so that reduced my efficiency some. 2217.62 miles - $101.78 in Tesla Supercharging for whole route...
  2. BuckSteed

    Dome Lights & Ambient Lights Randomly Shut Off

    Every time I watch Netflix it turns the dome lights from Auto to off. If I stay at a theater they always stay on auto.
  3. BuckSteed

    Anyone have this issue with NikolaPro chrome delete?

    Looks like you just need to smooth them out with the heat gun. None of my ends look like this. That said, I did mine during installation.
  4. BuckSteed

    Help me decide: 2019 Model 3 performance vs 2017 Model S 75D (or 90D)

    I struggled with this decision as well. I have a pretty predictable history of alternating between luxury and sports sedans. I loved my Boxster S but got tired of the size and ride and went to a Jaguar XJ VDP. A year later the Jag was boring so I purchased a C6 corvette which must have the...
  5. BuckSteed

    How do you carry your bike?

    I use an ecotech hitch with a OneUp rack on the back. Works perfect. I did the install myself which was pretty easy if you take your time. I have also hauled the bike in the back with the seat down and a towel over the back of the seat. Take off the front wheel and slide it in rear wheel...
  6. BuckSteed

    2020.12.5.6: Traffic Light & Stop Sign Control

    I agree to some extent but I also thinking about all the other technologies that we're going to go awry and never did. When I was growing up everyone told you to not buy the electric windows because if your battery went out during a rain storm your car would be ruined. Never happened in 36...
  7. BuckSteed

    My Tesla buying/servicing/after sale support experience

    I spent years reading every Tesla article I could find and months scouring this forum before I committed our hard earned money to purchasing a Tesla. There are so many horror stories, some real and some concocted to try to knock Tesla out of business or short sell the stock. These fears were...
  8. BuckSteed

    Tesla Complaint Line

    I purchased a low mileage used Audi S5 with a similar issue on the front bumper cover. I never once thought Audi had any responsibility or obligation to fix something of unknown origin. Sure, Tesla has a history of paint issues and it's possible it was delivered that way and if so they had an...
  9. BuckSteed

    2020.8.3 Updating hitting now...

    I have a 2020 Performance... just upgraded from 8.2 to 8.3. Based on other threads I would have thought it would go to 2020.12 but then again I don't understand how the versions align to models.
  10. BuckSteed

    How much does gas have to be to match Model 3?

    Right now my M3P is new so my energy use is high since I keep blasting around. Even with my current consumption, gas would need to be 81c to match my previous ICE car. If I am good and drive more reasonable it drops to around 60c. That assumes I baby my ICE car.
  11. BuckSteed

    Tesla 3 Performance v. Porsche 911 4S

    Great, detailed post. I struggled between my childhood dream of owning a slightly used 911, probably a 4s varient and the model 3. I already own a beautifully built, stage 2 tuned Audi S5 and doubted the M3P could be much better. Sure, the overall interior quality does not match the Audi or...
  12. BuckSteed

    TM3P day-to-day performance

    Mine is constantly low to mid 3's all the time as well. Truly impressive that it gets mid 3's in the wet every time. Sounds like something is amiss.
  13. BuckSteed

    New cars coming with 2019.35.108 V10.1 ?

    As someone in IT, I don't understand why they can't push these updates the first time the car connects to WIFI. Pretty much every other device in the world updates firmware the first time you connect it to the internet. I picked up my M3P on 3/13/20 and it still tells me my software is up to...
  14. BuckSteed

    New M3P won't software update after two weeks - 2019.35.108

    I picked my P3D up March 13th with the same software version. Mine is yet to update on advanced as well. Thanks for posting and all the replies. Sounds like mine will eventually make it into he rotation.
  15. BuckSteed

    Auto dimming mirrors

    I just picked up my M3P on Friday and noticed my side mirrors do not dim. I don't see the tale tale blue line either. Personally, I like the auto dim and am bummed it seems to be missing.
  16. BuckSteed

    M3P - Who switched from a (true) sports car?

    I switched from a stage 2 Audi S5 DSG coupe to an M3P. I have not had the car long enough to make a truly informed reply but thus far it has exceeded my expectations. Acceleration is simply brutally fast compared to the S5 (or my previous Corvette, Mustang or BMW M3), but I find the handling...
  17. BuckSteed

    Bike rack and back up sensors

    I can't fathom how it would damage the system. ALL of my vehicles do the same thing when I have my bike rack on the back.
  18. BuckSteed

    Performance Waiting Room

    My SA says he was able to track my car via GPS and was able to verify it is still in the Chicago rail yard. They can't give me an ETA so my delivery appointment for Friday will be canceled. Doing some searching I see that some people in the past have had their car stuck on the rail car for up...
  19. BuckSteed

    Performance Waiting Room

    I received my vin and had a delivery date for this Friday. Received an email telling me it will be delayed until next week due to some bottleneck at the Chicago rail yard. Not sure if that will delay anyone else but thought I would share. My pickup location is Kansas City.
  20. BuckSteed

    Performance Waiting Room

    Thats a great car... under rated for what you get and amazingly reliable.
  21. BuckSteed

    Performance Waiting Room

    Never mind... scheduled pickup 3/13 and MVPA is available.
  22. BuckSteed

    Performance Waiting Room

    I ordered a White/Black Performance on 1-31. VIN showed in source code Sunday and my account requested payment shortly thereafter. No MVPA or delivery date yet.
  23. BuckSteed

    Performance Waiting Room

    So that pretty much aligns with what the SA told Paco0013 it sounds like. I ordered 1/31 but my SA has not offered an estimate on delivery date. I know my point of delivery will be Kansas City so it sounds like the 2nd or 3rd week of March would be the most likely timeframe.
  24. BuckSteed

    Performance Waiting Room

    Nope, no VIN in source code yet :(
  25. BuckSteed

    Performance Waiting Room

    I ordered a P3D January 31st. I received a phone call 2 days later and have received a text update each week since then. I am happy with the communication. Still no VIN and no estimated delivery date but it sounds like it will be late March.
  26. BuckSteed

    Oklahoma Tesla Owners

    You can drive a new car in Oklahoma for 5 days if you have a bill of sale in the car under the new keep your plate rules. Not sure if you got a bill of sale but... Oklahoma Tax Commission - Keep Tag OK