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All I have to say about that document is that (a) they missed a perfect opportunity to use SysML, and (b) the forward-left-up vehicle coordinate system needs to DIAF in favor of the One True Body Axis system of X forward, Y right, and Z down. That is all. ;)

The short answer is...(this is a wheelhouse item for me)...there is no short answer :rolleyes: It depends on what you’re trying to sense and how observable (in the mathematical control theory meaning of “observable”) the quantity you’re trying to measure is. If you’re measuring wheel speed to...

The only car I’ve ever owned where I was truly satisfied with the climate control’s ability to keep me comfortable without me fiddling with the temperature setting was my 2004 Mini Cooper (with black interior, no less). None of the others seem to have their solar heat load sensors calibrated in...

Aerospace engineer here... The comparisons with aircraft yokes is off base, because turning the yoke (or for stick-equipped aircraft, moving the stick side to side) controls the roll of the aircraft; it does not steer the aircraft on the ground. I won’t go into the details, but essentially all...

You forgot “Troll post”

I ran into something similar when I bought a new Mini Cooper a few years into the BMW resurrection of the brand. Initially, BMW insisted that Mini be completely separate from the parent brand at the dealership and service level. But after I had owned the car a couple of years, BMW relaxed that...

I’m hoping that the Taycan’s upcoming stablemate - the Audi GT - will have the kinks worked out by, say, 2024, which is about when I’ll be ready to buy again, so maybe there will be real competition for Tesla. Love our MY but would like more choices.

I’ve been looking at this topic at the six-month mark on the car. I’m getting right about 260 Wh/mi, paying $0.10/kWh off-peak including generating and delivery costs (my utility breaks these out separately), haven’t had to supercharge since I got my Wall Connector installed shortly after...

I agree this is pretty good for what it is. My expertise is the aircraft world, and things like airworthiness specs are written the same way, although at a much lower lever. I could see SAE eventually working with governments and industry to come up with a much more detailed set of specs that...

Just got the update today. Mostly agree with most of the observations here. One additional pet peeve of mine that is unchanged is the map display - needs a perspective rendering option, and when in track-up mode (the only sane map view ;)), the arrow should be close to the bottom of the map...

I don’t have this issue, but... Has anybody tried turning the climate control to “recirculate” to see if it makes a difference? This sounds like low-frequency acoustic disturbances, which may be sensitive to the size of the resonant air mass inside the cabin, and closing the cabin off from the...

For what we’re discussing, anybody know the difference between AP and FSD? I’m assuming you’re not on the FSD beta?

I’m pretty happy with the Tailwind setup, and the hardwired door position sensor is very reliable. They have had a handful of network outages lately that make me glad I still carry a backup garage door opener, but Tailwind has been very open about the issues and how they’re fixing them. And...

I’ve tried autosteer on some major arterial roads - 2 lanes each side separated by a median, 50 mph speed limit - and autosteer gets confused and swerves going through intersections. Not worth the hassle IMHO, but obviously YMMV. Autosteer definitely works better for me on freeways, but it can...

Love our MY as the “family” car, but in a couple of years, would love love love a Tesla hot hatch replacement for my GTI, at the $40-45k or less price point. Anybody heard of any EV manufacturer looking to target the hot hatch market?

CA has a front license plate law, but the car the Tesla replaced was purchased from a state that didn’t have such a law, and Audi wanted $500 for the new front piece with the license plate bracket, and I really disliked the other cheaper options, so for seven years I didn’t have a front plate on...

Maybe if you spelled her first name correctly?;)

I have Kemper insurance in coastal SoCal, and my rate went up $20 per month when I replaced our seven-year-old Audi A6 with a new Y. I also got a quote from Tesla Insurance, and they were about 40% higher. I stayed with Kemper.

For my newish MY, I did not pay the $7k for the privilege of being a FSD beta tester ;) but obviously I still have TACC (and autosteer, which I tend not to use for reasons not germane to this thread). I’ve experienced the phantom braking twice on the freeway. Both times it seems to have been...

There’s a similar program from SDG&E if you’re in San Diego county.

You might want to make sure she’s insured if this is her side hustle.

If they’ve given you a trade-in quote, and it hasn’t expired by the time you pick up your new MY, then that’s what will be on your paperwork. They likely won’t inspect the trade-in at that time, except maybe a quick visual to make sure it matches what they gave you the quote on and doesn’t have...

I was able to order personalized CA plates about three weeks ago; however, the waiting time was listed at 8-12 weeks:eek:

Yes. My city’s code is any new dedicated electrical circuit install needs a permit and inspection. My electrician pulled the permit for me (for a fee) and got the inspector in touch with me to schedule the inspection, and I gave the inspector the paperwork and got my signed copy at the...

i was originally planning to get Homelink, but the garage door is all we need; no gates or other RF controlled devices. After some research I got the Tailwind kit and am quite happy with it. Took about 90 minutes to install the dedicated, hard-wired door sensor; everything else was about 15...

While we’re wishing...Am very happy with blue, but I wish Tesla had a true pearl color instead of the metallic white. A good pearl color paint has a hint of gold that smooths out the color to my eyes and is as beautiful a paint as I’ve ever seen. About ten years ago, VW had a color they called...

Believe me, I’m very well aware of the overhead costs for a business like a electrician - my dad founded a plumbing repair business and ran it successfully for 40 years, and I worked as a journeyman plumber for a few years - but $300 for 40 minutes on-site work, even accounting for all the...

I’m still on 36.3 as well :confused:

Very similar to my install - took 40 minutes start to finish; $300 + $120 to handle permits. Seemed a bit expensive but that’s the going rate here (SoCal).

I definitely would have gotten the cream/oak had it been an option, but I like the white just fine. If black had been the only option... might have gotten a Q5 :eek: (I am so done with black interiors...;))

The Limited EV Purchase Credit is brand new and isn’t what the OP is referring to.

It’s brutally hot in SoCal today; was driving earlier today with an indicated outside air temp (OAT for the aircraft cognoscenti :cool:) of 112, and the AC was cranking but keeping it cool. I could see the effect in my Wh/mi though, maybe about a 10-15% delta from typical for that location (or...

Still don’t see how what I said is “jumping to conclusions” in any way, shape, or form...but whatever. Peace.

Make sure your premium connectivity is enabled, then tap the traffic light icon on the map lower right. You may have to tap the map first to get the icon to show up.

It’s a reasonable assumption: Tesla doesn’t tailor its manufacturing based on whether or not the buyer is a member of this board; therefore, the population of Model Y’s represented by this board can be assumed to be a representative random sample of the total Model Y population. Even it these...

So far, we’ve heard about a couple of these improperly installed ball joints out of a universe of, what, maybe a few thousand MY owners on this board? That’s a few orders of magnitude worse than six sigma, assuming a Gaussian distribution...:eek: To speak to your larger point - Of course there...

My GTI is not quite up to the fit and finish level of my recently-traded-in midrange Audi, but it’s significantly better F&F than our MY - the F&F of which is good, likely average to above average for an American car. Still love the MY and the GTI. FYI, my GTI was built in the Mexico plant.

Two months in as of today and happy with our MY, which replaced a midrange, 7-year-old Audi (which we liked except for the maintenance costs :eek: ). I do think Tesla gets away with stuff we wouldn’t put up with from any other car manufacturer because of their tech, aspects of their design...

Same for mine, same VIN range, same delivery day. It was on my checklist.

According to the manual, the temperature sensor is on the wall connector body (“main unit” in the manual), not on the wire box (the piece that attaches to the wall and has the terminals for the wires).

During my early-summer car shopping that culminated in buying a LRAWD / no FSD MY, I was looking for a medium size S/CUV that I’m planning to keep for at least six years (i.e., somewhere between 60-80 thousand miles minimum). I won’t go into details of my requirements, but I think they were...

Monitor your Wh/mile. I’m in coastal SoCal also and the MY is our first BEV; the first few weeks, averaging 340+ Wh/mi, but once I figured out how to tweak driving style a bit - especially more effective use of regen braking - the average has come down to 280-290 Wh/mile. Especially important in...

^^^this I like the Tailwind system; no HomeKit integration yet, but the founder says by the end of the year, and it supports Shortcuts automation already.

I think not. My HPWC is about at the center of the right rear tire, and I have to uncoil it most of the way to reach the charging port. There’s maybe 4 ft slack. The only possible way it might work in the scenario you laid out is to stretch the cord over the vehicle :eek:

So was I.

Realistically, especially in a car, it’s darn near impossible to distinguish between 256kbps AAC (e.g., what you get off the iTunes store) and a lossless format for just about any material, and 256kbps AAC is better than 320kbps MP3. If I’m ripping a CD, I have all of the tools necessary to do...

As others have mentioned, there’s a lot of interest in apps like SiriusXM and Apple Music. For me, I miss the excellent text / iMessage integration, and substantially better phone integration overall I get with CarPlay in my GTI as compared with my spouse’s MY (which we drive most of the time...

Title says it all - looking for any recommendations for detailers in North County San Diego. Not looking for PPF, but for a good exterior detail shop, and maybe ceramic down the line. Thanks in advance...

Appears to be working for me!

Early July, got it a week later.