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Unless you've got lifetime free supercharging, the kw/hour rates charged at Tesla Superchargers are almost always higher than what you could get in a regular home environment. Getting the $ back from installing EV charge plug in a garage pales in comparison to the convenience it provides...

The brake rubbing noise is completely normal - but I'm curious if your prior M3 didn't make the same noise. (Different brake pads?) The fan noise is also curious if it's not related to HVAC. Broken front strut is an obvious and easy fix. The rattles would bother me, though - if they can't...

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Tried rebooting - after the one and only time my screen went black, a few days ago (knock wood). No effect on the seat heater.

Here's a curious problem: Seat heater on front passenger seat will turn itself off about 20 - 30 seconds after putting car into gear from park and driving off. Every time. Passenger side only - not the driver's side. This irritates my wife (the world's chilliest human) to no end. You can turn...

Rarely had phantom braking/swerving violently out of lane change before version 8.5. Now it happens several times during a commute. 8.5 is a step backward - I don't trust it.

I've noticed the same. I've had at least three separate young valets positively gush over my fairly modest Model 3 - something that never happened when I had a BMW 7, or in various friends' ridiculous Porsches and Benzes. I get the impression that for younger people, Tesla is far more the...

Related to "swag appeal" is how and whether Teslas (Teslae?) are shown on TV shows and movies. Big, black MB S-class is still the standard issue for "bad guys," and Porsches, BMWs and Benzes are standard to depict "rich people." I've rarely seen Teslas. That probably reflects that Teslas are...

Yes, looks like a loose wiring connection. Peel back the trunk carpet and have a look. If not, then I wouldn't bother trying to make a service appointment - you won't get one for a month. Instead, simply go to the service center - they'll identify this as a safety issue and, especially...

This might make sense if the delivery centers remain open. The delivery centers I've seen - and the one from which I picked up my Tesla - are far more modestly appointed than the retail "stores," and are located in inexpensive industrial areas. The retail stores I've seen in various cities are...

Utter nonsense. There is never a guarantee that prices will remain the same on any product. And for purposes of a lawsuit, there is absolutely nothing in your purchase agreement promising the price will never change, or only go up. Absent that, American-style capitalism allows prices to go up...

Yes, interesting - is it new hardware or a software tweak? Or both? If it's software, will it be included in a future download for the rest of us? Off topic, but I think I might prefer the look of the cloth seats to the leatherette (or whatever they call the faux stuff) in our 3s?

Should have said Performance Brakes instead of Brembo. I know better.

Here's a related question for the panel: Will the red Brembo brakes fit inside the 19 inch wheels? Or are the 20s mandatory for fitment? I want the larger brakes just on principle - which may or may not actually result in real-world braking improvement, I know. But the 20 inch wheels/tires...

Sent my application in December 8 - they didn't process it until January 10, so I got the purple sticker. So, if you sent in your application near or after 1/1/2019, you'll get the purple sticker. The check wasn't cashed until January 14 - and I received the stickers about a week after that...

Mine took over 5 weeks to be cashed. That was over Christmas and New Year's, so processing was probably slowed a bit due to that. But if yours takes much longer than that I'd start to worry.

I can confirm that. Mailed in my HOV sticker application on December 8. Check didn't clear until January14, and I received the new purple stickers a week later, on January 23. So, even though I applied in December 2018, the application wasn't processed until January 10, meaning I get the...

Hopefully I'm not revealing myself to be incurably dense by asking this, but where on your purchase paperwork did it list the build date for your car? What document, etc.? I've been wondering how to find out the build date for my Model 3 and haven't seen that date in my paperwork. - Thanks

I've had AAA for decades, but their rate for large coverage policy in Southern California ($250,000/$500,000), combined with my wife's barely driven, 28 year old Mazda, is over $3,800 year. Without wife, rate would still be about $3,300. Mercury is roughly $1,000 less, and my broker has given...

I think the "free" Slacker audio sounds compressed, especially when compared to some local radio stations. Not surprising, as virtually all streaming audio sites compress the signal to various degrees. Sure enough, the Slacker web site lists two levels of "Premium" account, each listing...

Having a long commute on LA freeways for many years now, I've seen motorcyclists hit cars or slap at mirrors many times when someone doesn't "make room" - ignoring, of course, that there is no requirement that a driver do so. And yes, any contact between a motorcycle and a car will be blamed on...

Picked up M3 two weeks ago - black interior. Only problem has been that several times the cover to the center bin in the console (the cover immediately forward of the cup holders) won't stay closed. I get an error message saying "close cover gently," or something to that effect, but I haven't...