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I agree with this. I've always thought that Brattleboro would be a great location--opens up all of Southern Vermont from Boston (including Stratton Mtn) which the WRJ location is too far north to serve and 90/91 would be too far south. And there's very little in the way of public charging...

I've noticed that they presented earlier a few months ago before one of the several OS upgrades. Wish I could remember which. Also, I find they generally extend earlier in my garage than outside. Of course this doesn't do much for me because I basically always approach from the front when it's...

Got my 21's rotated at the service center at 5k. No charge (I have a service plan, although I don't know if they would have charged without it) and they also gave me the new mats.

Agree 100%. I find it maddening when it shows incorrect artwork (frequently just random pictures of the band) when there's perfectly good artwork in the file!

Pretty sure they don't. . .I was told the new strategy was decided "at the executive level" before being announced but that the details hadn't been worked out or communicated down yet. I think they get genuinely excited to share new information with owners and the public and just can't wait for...

I wound up going with the 4+4, despite my view that the basic annual check-up is likely unnecessary beyond tire/wheel maintenance, which I would be doing twice a year anyway. What ultimately swayed me was the change in annual service focus away from maintenance toward vehicle enhancement, which...

No worries. . .

They shouldn't. I think it's more an issue of whether there's a difference between a prepaid plan and the $600/visit pay-as-you-go. For example, would they provide system diagnostics or remote diagnostics for 12 months after your $600 visit? What about the first year before you go in for your...

This is a great question. And the answer certainly effects the value of the maintenance plans. I talked to customer service and they didn't have answers yet, although they expect to within 24-48 hours. - - - Updated - - - Have to say this isn't up to your normal level of professionalism...

Ok then. Somehow the attempted graciousness was lost. Where I differ from you is that I think what Elon is basically saying is that these "proper inspections" as you call them aren't really necessary. Note the blog language: "we are comfortable making the annual checkup entirely optional. There...

I don't necessarily disagree (and certainly don't want to be argumentative), but I think that has a lot to do with the relatively fragile nature of an ICE. Blow off a few too many oil changes in a row and you could be setting up for major engine issues down the road, etc.

I waited also (had until 4/30) and was debating between the 4yr/$1900 and the 4+4/$3800. I'm now most likely going to plan on taking it in every couple of years or tying a "checkup" to warranty work I might wind up getting done. All in, I suspect I'll spend half of what I would have on the plan...

You are correct in that there are 26 "exclusions" in the contract. With the exception of #23, which indicates that we have to be careful how we buy our next set of tires, they are generally benign. The big "out" is the requirement of at least 2/32" of tread depth--which last I checked is the...

Now being offered by Tesla. . .$900 for the 21's for 4 years or 50k miles. Worth it? Tesla Service | Tesla Motors

345 Wh/mile over about 900 miles. Temperatures have ranged from the low 20's to the mid-50's when I've driven it, averaging probably the high 30's. Mixed driving--highway, around town, traffic, no traffic. Generally don't use much heat. No major elevation changes (~400 feet was the maximum)...

Maybe it's kind of like how hotels post their rates on the inside of each room's bathroom door, and it always shows an amount that's double or triple what they really charge? Or. . .maybe it's not like that.

I used John Vespa, who was very diligent and did a good job, and was also the low bidder of the 3 bids I got. A friend also used him, on my recommendation, so at this point he's familiar with the job. Neither of us got the HPWC, though, so that presumably would still be a learning experience.

I test drove both the standard and performance versions and wound up with the P85. I agree it's kind of silly money, but I'd make the same choice over and over again. As for the upgraded sound, I actually think it's pretty good--certainly not horrible! I center the audio one tick back and one...

Me too, but had to reinstall the app again to kick it out of the endless "processing" circle

Was just about to start this thread. . .you beat me to it. Haven't been able to "talk" to the car all day. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app twice and I've rebooted the car's control panel (just in case that would make a difference). No luck. I can log into my account at the Tesla site...

Given the prior winter wheel shortage I decided just to leave my 21's on for this winter and deal with the tire swap next winter, figuring I'd just leave my S in the garage when it snows this season (I held on to my old car for now which I can use in snow if I need to). I got the Michelin 21's...

So what exactly are those?

Great endorsement of the work one of our fellow owners has done. Personally I'm finding the combination of the cubby and glove box sufficient for my needs so far, but I nonetheless applaud Soflauthor's initiative and have no doubt his CCI will solve the storage needs of a lot of owners. Maybe...

One of my wife's friends said to her, "that's like a two hundred thousand dollar car!" That made it easy for her to just say "it's not nearly that expensive!" As for the couple of work friends who have asked me, I just tell them what it cost, in round numbers. At the end of the day they know...

I find the pouch at the front of the seat to be great for things like parking cards--might work for your id badges too.

The 3000 song storage capacity that has been marketed by Tesla was calculated assuming a 128Kbps bitrate in MP3 format and an average song length of 4 minutes. That works out to just under 4 MB per song (technically 3.75, I believe), implying perhaps 12GB of hard drive space for songs (3000 x...

Maybe the generous editing by Bloomberg was done to better reflect the functionality in the upcoming software update? I do laugh a bit with this feature when U2 comes up "you too"

I'll echo prior comments by saying that I've found the lack of storage to be a non-issue since I've had the car. I realized that I hadn't even opened the center console storage in my old car in at least 2 years and had no idea what junk was in there, and when I cleaned out the storage slot in...

@buzzbuzz -- very well said.

This has to break a record for fastest thread on TMC to reach 32 pages of replies. And I admit, I haven't read all 32 pages. I just hope that this experience will nudge the company towards a more dense distribution of superchargers in the Northeast, and not just along I-95.

Sorry this happened, especially when you had somewhere you needed to be. I'm wondering, for the S community, is this the first pothole-related blowout of a 21" tire on the S? If so, has anyone taken a crack at estimating the total miles driven so far on the 21" wheels for all cumulative S...

I've never had "paint armor" on a car before and honestly, right or wrong, I always considered it a little silly. Maybe it's just that I spend too much time reading threads in this forum, but I'm actually thinking that I should investigate it. I passed on the Tesla option in part because I still...

We'll have to get this back on topic at some point, but in the meantime. . .I replaced some bulbs a few years ago with CFL's, despite the wife hating the light quality, only two have two start smoking (mercury, anyone?) and two burn out before their incandescent counterparts. Never again for the...

We put a 4kW sytem on our house last fall, partly in anticipation of the S but mostly because we finally pulled the trigger on what we believe is the right thing to do. It won't come remotely close to covering our full electricity usage for the house plus car, but that's all that would fit on...

I'd recommend against getting the Tesla paint armor on a dark color unless you plan to wash your car frequently. The dirt tends to pool up at the seam on the hood where the paint armor ends and it looks awful. Either get the full hood done elsewhere or don't get it at all.

Personally I got the P85 even though I didn't really need it, and I never really considered the 60kWh because I wanted maximum range flexibility. There's a lengthy thread on this here: Performance vs. Non-Performance an extra $10K

Although to be fair, ultimately allowing an upgrade to new technology batteries is far more important to me than language in the BRO. In that sense, I feel like they've already considered our views, and I'm thankful for it!

I completely agree with you, and made a similar comment earlier in the thread. For me, if there's no new technology roadmap language in the BRO, I'll pass. If there is, I'll be more inclined.

I'm guessing it won't be made formal anytime soon, although they could in theory put some non-committal language in the BRO which would be a great signal. The problem is there are still a lot of uncertainties between now and eight years from now, so I think it would be prudent for them to wait.

I think having the option to go from a low end (40kWh) current battery to the high end (maybe 150kWh?) new generation battery is definitely questionable; as I suggested, this might be opening up the upgrade path too wide and may be impractical for other reasons. I have little doubt, though, that...

I understand from a very reliable source at the company that it is their intent to offer an upgrade to newer technology (i.e., better range) batteries when it comes time to replace our batteries. This is fantastic news in my opinion. I don't know how the battery replacement option will play into...

I've yet to find a public charging station over 30 amps in New England. I went with a single charger because I didn't need the HPWC at home and really couldn't see any other use for the twin. Seeing the aftermarket pricing caused some second thoughts initially, but as I've thought about it more...

Correct--to the best of my knowledge, based on Tesla's explanation. And it makes some sense.

To be clear, this does not apply when they deliver it to their service center/store and then bring it out to your house on a flatbed. As Tesla has explained this to me, this only applies when you live a long distance from a service center/store and they have to ship via "common carrier" as...

Thanks for flagging this. $3600 vs. $1500 as original equipment is a bigger premium than I would have expected. It's nice to have the option, but I might have considered going ahead and configuring with the twin chargers out of the gate had I been thinking there would be a $2100 increment to...

Great summary. I agree completely. And to think the Apollo program cost $200B! (in today's dollars, of course) Speaking of space analogies, I saw a BMW EV in the wild for the first time yesterday (presumably driven by an "electronaut"), and I couldn't help but think that beating Ford and GM is...

$300 for the Tesla interior mats including tax and shipping. $112 all in from Autoanything for the Ultimats. Sorry, Tesla, I just can't pay you close to a $200 premium for these mats. Especially when all I really need is the rear one!

Anything permanent that happens to the base carpet of the car is permanent to the car. If it happens to a mat it's replaceable. To me it's all about cleaning and replaceability, particularly the latter.

Good information, thanks. My inclination is to get the frunk and trunk through Tesla given the logo, denser pile, and since the premium is fairly small ($35 on the frunk and $65 on the trunk 2-piece). I'm struggling on the interior 3-piece, though, given the $125 premium. All this said, the...

Alas, for the good of the none, Autoanything won't sell the rear mat without the front mats. They are willing to come down just a bit on the price of the bundle, though, if you call.