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Coat hangers... Yikes. Use a 14 gauge insulated electrical wire that you can bend into a very smooth loop with no burrs. I pulled my wire as a single from a 3 wire exterior Romex. You will need to file down the tips. The insulation helps to protect all the other wires that are super...

#sense of HUMOR!!!:D

I would not be willing to pay for it at this point.

Bummer. Mine has been flawless, though I rarely use it.

@ecarfan is exactly right. The AL roof is simply there to block the sun :cool:. All the strength comes from the A, B (mostly) and the C pillars. The roof adds no strength at all. Maybe a little torsional rigidity, but I really doubt it. It's the boxed frame effect of the pillars all being...

Yup.

I wish my bottom got warmer. :oops: The back is great. But the bottom seems cool to me.

My sister yelled at me once when I was visiting her because I went out one night and decided to crank the tunes. She said the whole house was vibrating and I was in the driveway. I wonder if the AL body transmits it more...

From your mouth to my ears.

I am with Nationwide, which I think is owned by Allied. I only pay 1,513/yr with a spotless record. I am in CA, which is pricey. I think the price is great. I was paying about 1,250 for a 37K acura, 1/4 the price of my baby. I honestly thought I'd be in 3-5K range.

Yup. I'm a California whimp now. But I think most of the energy is conditioning the battery. I'm beginning to get the power limited popup energy gauge for a second when I start out. I have an uninsulated garage. But it goes right away. So I expect I am right at the threshold. We had a...

Sounds like your first priority would be to work on the relationship. I say it because I learned the hard way, not to be critical.

That's absurd. I wouldn't go to anybody but Tesla for that. I bought the OEM-original only add on to my policy because the cars are so new. I wouldn't trust any third party vendor.

I really don't care about kwh/mi unless I am pushing my range, which is rare. But I have noticed, with just a 10 degree fall in temps on my commute, my cost to get to and from work has jumped a whopping 23%, from .77c to exactly one dollar! Oh no!:eek:. But honestly, I was a bit surprised to...

Congrats! It'll be a great day!

Im think @DJung is right. They have been doing that for some time now because annoying owners were pranking the repair shops remotely.

I have had nothing but truly spectacular service from Tesla. I know that some have not. I'm so glad to hear that your experience was positive.

Surprising to see this sudden failure now. It happened with 2012-13 cars quite a bit. I believe the ultimate determination was the 12V battery producer. Tesla changed suppliers. When my warning came on after about 20 months of ownership, I called Tesla and they said there was no rush and to...

Re: the seat, you may want to program an exit profile for getting out of the car. Lame. I know. I happen to sit far enough back that I have not had this problem. But I also changed the way I sit down when getting in after hearing about this problem early on. I don't tent slide in anymore...

Cocktails and canapés in the back seat!

I've had my MS hatch hit a few ceilings. Thank god I have the carbon spoiler! Not one mark. Without it, I'd be a very unhappy camper. And it isn't even real carbon.

Crazy making.

The only issue I have with the big drives is the time it takes to load.

You know what? You are right! So sorry about that. I thought the Dodge Aspen was a K car.

I agree. I am only critical when it comes to clean sources like FLAC USB. Streaming will never be that good and I don't waste my time with BT. I still think the sound stage stinks and is pretty much impossible to manipulate on the screen while driving. A very simple fix for the adjustment...

Nope.

Can't blame her for being pissed

Two giveaways. About a 2inch rectangular panel in the center of the bottom front grill. Flat and resessed. Can't miss it with a good look. The other is the camera on the windscreen right where the rear view mirror mounts. Can't miss it. if all else fails, look for the car parking itself...

Yes, the K car was available in the 70s. A truly groundbreaking piece of American engineering.o_O So sorry to hear about your problems. Do you have a service center in your area? I wouldn't think a ranger could fix a misaligned door without some sort of alignment rig. My SAS failed just a...

Doin' time? :D

Nothing will ever release us from obsolescence!

I toally agree. Change up to 90% if you can. Cold temps create high vampire loss.

I LOVE!!! My RWD P85+. I don't drive in snow, so I don't need AWD. I have had it on my last 3 or 4 cars and liked it a lot. But I find the RWD to be so much fun. So I think it really comes down to if you want rock solid stability or the ability to toss her around a bit. My car does...

I plug mine in every night. So I have never noticed. I think I'll check. 15 mi overnight seems rediculous.

Smart preconditioning never worked for me so I turned it off. I might turn it on again and see what it does. My am and pm schedules are rarely consistent. So I bet it will not work that well.

I expect that it is not just a congestion issue, but also a cost issue for Tesla, who needs to pay the bill. I like your idea. But it does not address the cost issue.

I think I want the option. It will be a very long time before I fully and completely trust a computer with my life. If I did that today with my Mac (in the shop) or my iPhone, I'd be a goner for sure! I know that we are all racing toward the future as fast as we possibly can and I love it...

Don't forget that sound perception is completely subjective to the audience. We all have our own tastes. I am not interested in "named" systems for the name. I want a better quality system with better processing from a company that has the chops. The speakers could be much better than they...

But the thing looks like a sneaker.

Absolutely push for diminished value. Why would you not?

I'm not too off on the fender cams. It would be nice if they didn't have that modeled grey looking surround. I wonder if silver to the edge would interfere with its imaging. I'm surprised that the rear cam looks to be the same position as ours. If it is also wide angle, I would think that...

Great idea. It took me quite some time to get into the habit. But I finally did since the cord is now literally hanging in my way when I walk past the rear of the car!

I totally agree on spending so much on a car. I would have never considered it except for the MS. And honestly, the much lower running costs did factor into it. That was my rationalization, at least. No second guessing allowed! We all get what works for us. I got all the performance, sound...

A few one offs for ya: 1. A retractable rear cam so it doesn't get filthy for those in the northern climes. 2. Improved premium sound. It's been long enough! Get a named system in there that is actually worth the money. 3. Convertible/foldable arm rest for the rear center seat with storage...

That's why I don't read MT. Never have. Never will. C+D, R+T, Automobile. Yup!

Charge-on!

I get 3X nags compared to the 7-series. My personal fave was the second 7.1 rev... But I find that if I simply rest my hands on the wheel, which I do not find to be uncomfortable or inconvenient, I get no nags at all. It does seem to work fine as far as nags go. The rest of it? Not so damn...

@artsci: I got 40K miles out of my 2nd set and they probably had another 10K left when I replaced them last month. If those were on 21's, I am going to shoot myself! I can't get more than 10K. And Tesla is great when I go in every time with exact specs on alignment. They do it. My tire...

From @Markk993 : On an odd note the Service guy encouraged me to keep my car saying that + cars are comparatively rare and the best of all the RWD cars. Personally I don't consider a P85+ to be "rare" as he put it but it would be interesting to see production figures to see how all the models...

From HankLloydRight: Except that there are a few unicorn P85+s with Autopilot 1.0, I am one of the lucky few who got a P85+ unicorn. Clearly, the stars were shining bright the day I ordered that car! PS: I don't know why, but I always have a hell of a time typing Lloyd! the L's and O's and...