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Recommend having a quick stop in Quartzite, AZ supercharger if driving over the weekend. There is a large RV park there and on the weekend all kinds of local artists and weird stands pop up. Really fun cool place to explore. Cabazon Supercharger can get busy on the weekends due to the outdoor...

The headlights look awesome. I've been trying to figure out how to do this on mine. How much did it cost?

Can I request those and will Tesla give me a copy?

No they still cannot explain it. Charging at the top is also extremely slow. I have been documenting the hell out of the charge times so they can pull logs and they tell me there are no errors and i'm getting a full charge. But they have no explanation for the slow charging or the guage reading...

CPO cars are processed by the service centers, that currently are very overwhelmed. Just look at the Buena Park & San Diego Service centers. they have so many cars on the lot waiting to be delivered & or processed to be CPO cars. They way I understood it from talking to a couple of service...

This is basically what the service center was going to do. 3 charge cycles would have taken weeks. So they asked me to drive the car, and I did to the tune of 600 miles on the car. I'm trying to avoid putting too many extra miles on the car. I already drive it a lot, but mainly on the weekends...

Does anyone know of a way to Discharge the battery on a model S without having to put miles on the car? I'm having a problem with charging. My Model S 85D wont charge to 100% anyone. Sometimes it completes charging at 96%, sometimes at 98% others at 99%. Charging for the top 10% of the...

My Model 2015 S 85D is currently in the shop for this same issue. Did you ever get the issue resolved and what was the cause? When the weather started getting colder here in California, (under 60 degrees in late December), i started to notice that the car would complete charging at 99%. I...

This was taken on a military base. Im fairly certain this is not a test mule.

Yeah, I always heard that the larger battery was required in order to get the performance numbers that the P90D and the P100D can achieve. When I first saw this, I did a search and cannot find anything on Tesla offering this ever. So I suspect it's a silly sticker job from a new Tesla owner not...

Saw this parked today. I this for real or just stickers?

Update: I'm glad too see all the positive feedback and that others have tried it. Sorry for not replying sooner as staying connected to the forum without Taptalk is not easy. When I attempted to shape the wheel wells I used a heat guns and a 2x4 for leverage. You need a decent amount of heat...

Update: Energy consumption: - I have noticed a slight increase in usage. i used to average around 340 w/hr and now i'm averaging between 350-370 w/hrs. So it's a very slight increase. Last week I got a Loaner while my S was in for the yearly maintenance and was surprised to find that the P90D...

I too heard the same from 2 showrooms this weekend. So i quickly put in my Model X order this weekend to lock in the rate. I was told by Tesla and Alliant that if you apply and are approved before 7/7 you can lock in the rate. Even if the delivery is not till Sep like mine. They will need to...

I had a chance to do more driving today and in forward driving there is no touching. reversing out of a driveway on the other hand where the suspensions moves a little there is some rubbing when the wheel is turned all the way. But The handling is improved, the rise is smoother, and the wheels...

I recently had to replace the tires on my Model S 85D. But i did not want to go back to the stock tire size. As many of you know. the stock 245/35 R21 tires look skinny on the 21 in wheels. The tires also don't quite fit in the wheel wells an make the car look a little off. The Continental sport...

In in So cal and i prefer the 21's. the style of the cars just looks better and the 19's is too much rubber. There is a lot of complaints over how long the 21's in tires last but so far I have 20k miles on mine without any major issues and plenty of tread left to go well into another 20 k or...

I got an update from my co worker today. He was able to get the dealer to agree and talk to Tesla and start authorizing the repairs. Things looked good at first because the dealer manager agreed to take care of it and work with Tesla. It sounded like great news at first. But at the end it was...

He has a 2014 85. No auto-pilot. It is an earlier model because it has the red accent on the black seats. He got one of the earlier models without supercharging. I asked that he call Tesla to confirm in case there was a problem with that. i never heard back on that and not sure if not...

Very good point. Thanks for the article. I'm going to forward this on to him.

I always surprised by the negativity. Maybe I picked the wrong words in the original post. If I would have said that Tesla does not recommend driving the car because they see it as unsafe; would I have gotten a different reaction? Either way my friend agrees with Tesla and does not want to drive...

I'm just relaying the information from the guy. If he tells me Tesla told him they are not confutable releasing the car because it's not safe then I would have to believe him. But yes, he is a completely clue less customer that really should have done more research before buying an EV in...

First of all this did not happen to me. This is a a cautionary tale of what happened to a co worker of mine. He always wanted a Tesla, found a good deal at a used car lot and got burned. I heard about this guys because he reached out to me before he bought his model S because he knew that I...

I recently helped a guy that bought a used Tesla from a BMW dealer. He was not ready for the car and the first 2 weeks of ownership were very difficult for him. He did not realize he needed a charger (though the 110 charger was enough), did not know all the options his car had, and had no clue...

I don't understand your point? Model reservations start at 10 am PST on 31 March at all showrooms. This event is at 7pm PST the same afternoon. No preferential treatment is being given for orders. Everyone will wait in the same lines at showrooms or online. Current owners are only getting a...

When you hit the enter button it has details for the event in LA at 7 pm PST. There will be a random drawings for local tesla Owners to attend and fill 650 slots. The email did state that it could include guests or family so I'm not sure how many additional guest each will get. Also not date on...

It's easy to forget how heavy the model S really is. It's quick and handles well but at the end of the day it weight more than a BMW 7 series. I had Alloy gators on mine and when I hit a pothole with just the right force it popped the gators out on 2 wheels. I have 21's on my 85D and love the...

I don't think it is. I've heard the sound well before the last updated this year

I hear the same noise as well. Usually when the car is stopped waiting to pick up the kids from school. Sounds like another card door right next to mine is closing and you can sometime feel a pressure change. I though it was normal. But it does get me every time.

I don't think your SUV will be able to tow the trailer and your model s. It's not that the SUV does not have the capacity. It's more that the payload of the SUV cannot safely tow the weight. The S plus the trailer and you are very close to the max capability of your SUV. Your SUV can tow 7500...

DVD players in cars are completely useless these days. I have an iPad for my kids loaded up with tons of their movies and games and it cost far less than your typical DVD upgrade in a van.

I have 2 kids and my model S has the rear facing seats. My kids are 12 and 13. My 13 year old is 5'4" and can't fit in the back. My 12 year old does but barely and he is about 4'10". If you have younger kids you will get a lot of use out of the seats. The trunk is huge but having the 3rd seat...

Great video. I have an 85D too and i did feel that it was just as fast as the p85, but to me the 85d felt more stable with better handling.

I just did that trip on my way to New Mexico. We enjoyed all the stops and got there much more relaxed. Here are some tips. 1. Make sure that you stop at Cabazon or Indo and get more charge than you need or trip planner tells you that you need. After Indio there is an elevation change that...

Plug share is really your only option right now but the data on plugshare is only as good as the community and Tesla owners don't use it. I had a discussion about this on another thread and it's very difficult for Tesla owners to see the need to check into plugshare when using the superchargers.

I got mine down to 0% & 0 miles pulling into the quartzite supercharger in AZ. Had to slow down, turn off the heater and all just to make it. It was our first long trip I. The winter with the car and did not take into account the change in elevation after Indio CA. But I figured I had some...

I understand where your coming from. But there are just not enough Teslas or EVs around in Texas for wait times and capacity to be a problem. In California it's starting to become a problem and it will only get worse as Tesla and EVs get more popular. I think it's hard to get Tesla guys to...

I heard a rumor a while back from the delivery guys that Tesla may include a feature like that as part of trip planner. Having it part of the app would be great. Right now we can only see if a station is down and from the car with 7.1 In the mean time the only option are apps like plugshare...

Also consider that Tesla has been advertising they are willing to let other manufacturer use their charging network.

The app does not do that yet.

In CA supercharger use is high. Specially in Nor Cal. When I visited San Jose area I regularly had a 15-30 min for supercharger. I could have made different plans if only tesla owners used plugshare. In Indiana I don't see it being a problem yet. But wait for when the model 3 is out. It's...

But that assumes that everyone is using the app. Tesla owners are the worst offenders when it comes to checking in on the plugshare app. Can't tell you how many times I arrived at a supercharger with all the spots full and not a single checkin on plug share. You also need to consider that none...

If your parked at a supercharger, YES. Superchargers are for fast charging and should not be occupied if your not charging. I personally would not use them while at a movie. At dinner I would if my battery was low and I needed 45 min or more charge. At a level 2 charger there is a little more...

Proper charging etiquette dictates that you only hold a charging spot only while you are charging. As soon as the car notified you charging is completed you should move your car as soon as possible. Let me give you another example. This last x-mas break I took a trip half way across the...

Can you post a pic?

The intent of fast charging like the supercharger is so they are only used as needed. Currently there are not enough Teslas on the road for it to be a problem that you hold a spot for 1 hr when you only needed a 10 minute charge. But as Tesla becomes more popular you will be a problem for...

Completely agree. I use plugshare on a regular basis for this same reason. But I find that most Tesla owners don't. Plugshare is more commonly used by smaller EVs like the leaf and i3 regular basis because they rely on the info. But tesla, volt, and phev,s don't.

Agreed. There are several initiatives around that will take away free charging because it's so badly abused and used long after charging is completed. But I don't think a per kWh charge will not stop the abuse. I've seen time based charging costs being more effective. You are charged for the...

Some of you guys are missing the point of this thread. It's meant to be fun. I'm married as well with 2 kids. All the time when I'm on the road I encounter grown men in mustangs, camaros, or vetted trying to show off on the road. So it got me thinking; how would you do that in a Tesla?

How does a Tesla get the attention of the Ladies? I know the S & X themselves are fairly impressive on their own and I get more looks from women than men. But how do you get the ladies attention when you want to show off and get that testosterone fix like a gear head? You can’t rev the...