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Which is a HUGE cross-section of society. :) Actually, 100% creative credit has to go to my girlfriend.

It passed!

Not that it's directly related to the car, but thought this was kind of funny (and a worthy project): Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum -- Indiegogo

I was more curious about how the damage looks while the top is on a car. Ie, is it hidden when it is attached?

Any chance you could show it while actually ON a Roadster? I am very seriously considering getting one of these for the winter months here.

Just applied for "OHM FACE" on the Roadster. Hopefully someone in the Nebraska DMV either has a sense of humor or that's obscure enough of a reference. :o I scoured this site to see if anyone else had used it first, because someone already beat me to the 1.21 GW reference I wanted first...

I think I could have parked IN that Yukon.

Yes. But I was surprised how easy the whole transaction was. Other than some small talk on the phone, it didn't take 2 minutes worth of gathering info.

Wow... turns out this warrants an entirely new soft top straight from Tesla free of charge. One phone call and a FWD email and done. Seems like a REALLY expensive replacement for a $.25 screw. That's pretty remarkable customer service, particularly for a non-original owner. If they can...

The rubber is stripped, not the screw. Sorry, that wasn't clear.

The screw for the little tension cord on my soft top stripped out of the hard rubber that rolls over the windows. Super glue worked for awhile, but with the weather being nicer and the top coming on and off a lot more it looks like that's no longer an option. Anyone have any suggestions...

My friends have begun playing a variation of the traveling gnome with my Tesla. I'm being tagged in Facebook photos of the car as they stop to pose when they see it randomly about town. The best part is the commentary from other people that don't realize I can see their commentary.

I'll offer up my 14-50 outlet in Fremont, NE, but I'm in the middle of nowhere. Although, you might be able to find a route with plenty of RV plugins available through Nebraska.

80 miles round trip, but that's assuming I only drive to / from work with no side trips. On most days I can get away with a 16A for most of the day and then top off with 40A, but not always. I do seem to have figured out a routine that keeps me from blacking out the building until I can get a...

The issue is we don't have a constant draw in the factory. If we had a steady draw from 6a to 6p it would be easy enough to determine what rate to charge at. But sometime we run heavy equipment, sometimes compactors, sometimes water pumps. Sometimes all three. Sometimes none. Its the random...

That's a pretty slick gadget. It's not that big of a deal for me to just charge at a lower draw at work, so I was kind of hoping I could find a free band-aid for the office until I get a charger at the condo.

Is there any way to set the amp draw to adjust over the course of a charge? Say I want to charge at work for 8 or 9 hours. Is it possible to do 40A for half an hour, then automatically switch to 16A for half an hour (or even off), then back again? Rinse. Repeat. I'm asking because as it...

Keep in mind I'm not doing anything outside of "daily"-type driving here. Just 80 miles of highway most days. My battery and paint will take much bigger beatings than the tires, and I'm not interested in squeezing every last .01 out of my acceleration times. What do you think his...

The all-seasons. Too much weather around here year round to bother with swapping tires, so I'm just going to try to find something that will work year-round. Only have about 40 miles of bone-dry highway on them so far.

The Michelins are on. Only have a few miles on since the replacement but it's noticeably different at neighborhood speeds already. Have a little moisture on the ground today so I'll get to play on the way home at highway speeds.

Considering the Pirellis made it barely 9000 miles, I'll take my chances.

Yeah, we went through it pretty thoroughly for the rears. Don't need to replace the fronts yet.

Had a local tire shop recommend the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S as a replacement for the rear Pirelli all-seasons that are on there now. I noticed a few other people on this thread had mentioned them as well. Any thoughts after some time with the Michelins?

Local tire guy recommended Michelin Pilot Sport A/S. Any thoughts?

Same color even... Eerie!

OK, now we're on the same page. :biggrin: So basically I can spend ±$1300 on a new set of tires & wheels and do it myself, or have a chain shop that's never seen a Tesla replace the tires for me... Kind of feel like either way I'm taking a big leap of faith!

I'm talking about jack it up, five nuts, pull one off, put one on, five nuts, jack it down. Rinse. Repeat. Does it depend on what my definition of "is" is? :smile:

So anyone have experience changing the tires themselves? If all we're talking about is buy a tire / swap a tire I can handle that. Is there any more fancy-schmancy calibration that needs to happen? Sometimes I think I'm talking myself into over-thinking Tesla ownership, but it could be kind...

Looking for a recommendation on an all-season "low maintenance" set of tires on a 1.5 non-sport. 98% of my driving is done at highway speeds. I don't want to change tires three times a year for weather (we get everything but tsunamis here... so far). I'm not interested in scratching every...

Anywhere from sub-zero (F) actual air temps in the winter to above 100 in the summer. Garage remains around 50 on the coldest days and not much higher than 75 on the hottest. COuld be a swing of 140 degrees in a year once you figure wind chill and heat index.

So I think I may have asked this in a manner that made it more complicated than it actually is. The Roadster is driven about 80-90 miles (on a typical commute day), the S would be substantially less, probably less than 30-40 most days. This number could skew dramatically (although not...

Here's the response I got from Tesla:

That makes sense. I'm obviously not an electrician, so forgive my ignorance on the details of this. Could this work in a drop cord setup? As opposed to conduit and receptacles being mounted on the wall?

There's a high probability our garage will be the home of a Roadster and an S by the end of 2013. I'm charging 220 exclusively at the office right now, and would like to wire the home garage with a pair of outlets on one 220 line. Does anyone have any experience charging two cars on the same...

Third one is closest to what I'm hearing, but mine is definitely from the back. I suppose it could also be from the front, but it's so obviously from the back I haven't thought to look up front as well. I'll check if/when it happens again.

Well, it definitely sounds like a very labored fan, but I don't hear the accompanying "wind" noise one would expect. Where does the air actually escape? Smart money says this is probably what it is and I'm just being an overly cautious newbie. It definitely meets your "really loud" and...

I'll check those all the next time I catch it. I'm new to this... don't even know where to start! I've heard it maybe a dozen times out of maybe 50 commutes. Didn't think about it tonight until after the closest service was closed.

Anyone else have the battery cooling/heating system make a "lawnmower" or grinding sound, like it's working extra hard? I hear it periodically after my 40 mile highway commute in cold weather, but there's no real pattern. It's usually when the weather is below 40F and I've been running...

FWIW, we've had a jump in temps here back to mid/upper 40s (F), and the range has jumped back up close to my norm. Seems it was just cold temps and my paranoia, but good to know the drop off is that prominent.

Is there any place that has a side-by-side spec comparison of the Roadster vs the S? (height, weight, clearance, etc) Edit: Finally found the specs on the site (the S are kind of hidden), but couldn't find a side by side.

I'll have to check. I might have my terminology mixed up between ideal and actual. Whatever number I'm looking at it's been the same set of numbers. Bear with me... I'm new at this whole "being awesome" thing.

I've only had it since early November, so haven't driven it in "hot" weather yet. It's #487. I received it with roughly 6200 miles on it. The range I'm talking about above is at highway speeds, typically 65-75 MPH, on flat to moderately rolling highway (Omaha / eastern Nebraska). That's...

So the last week or so I've been doing my typical 80 miles round trip commute. Temperatures in the upper 20s to mid 30s (F). Seat heaters on, feet heaters on when necessary. Charge fully on a 220 during the day at the office, store in garage uncharged at night around 55 F. The 80 mile trip...

I know I was definitely unsure of how the traction control was working vs the usually expected regen braking. It wasn't a situation I was excited about practicing in, if you know what I mean. Plus, it was completely dark about ten minutes later and conditions were getting worse quickly...

I'd much rather be sitting under a foot of snow than trying to drive on top of an inch of it. I was terrified, although more from the other drivers than the car or my driving.

This. Don't do this: Tesla in Nebraska, 12/8/11 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Thanks, tomsax. All good advice. I suppose I should have said I was more specifically looking for charging/storing advice as it pertains to . Range is a non-issue when plugging in daily at the office, but just looking for some general battery TLC.

Have had the 08 Roadster for about a month now and we just hit our (Omaha) first night of crazy cold (low single digits). I don't have access to charging at home yet (can easily fill up at work every day and plan to have the charge-at-home straightened out shortly), so I'm soliciting any...

$66K plus shipping, service at Tesla in Denver, and escrow costs.

For those keeping track, this one has found a new home in Omaha. Thanks to Ben for being about as straightforward a person to deal with as possible. I wish all my business dealings went this way. Have put nearly 1000 miles on in the two weeks since receipt of the car, every one of them a...