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Yes. Same thing as well. I don’t think there is much to be done about it. (I will say - I don’t even put my phone there very often).

Looking forward to hearing this. We have had three Model 3’s and honestly I have always felt the sound systems were totally unremarkable.

Well. Dreams come true. The new update contains a feature where the edge of the side indicator camera / blind spot view turns red if there is a car there. So really you don’t even have to look at the screen - it’s enough to know the lane is NOT clear (which you can see out of the corner of your...

This may be a disappointingly simple response... but here it is. My phone charges wirelessly if I put it in the cradle. But often I am using a language learning app while I am driving and so I need to push the pause / play button (which I can do without looking but I need to have my phone in my...

Inspired by this thread I ended up buying this kit too. It really is an upgrade. The thing about the grey cover (while I do prefer it to the black piano finish on my previous model 3) is it really feels out of place. The detailing and mostly finish are not like anything else in the car. So...

I second this. We have two 3’s. My wife and I both park in public lots for work and definitely don’t baby the cars. They show some wear - but dings are not the issue.

I have had this issue with my 2021 (on multiple occasions) - they fixed it as a warrantee item (first time they tried to fix it the SC actually found it on their own - I didn’t even realize it was leaking). I think the repair involved some combination of a new seal and perhaps adjusting the lid...

This exactly correct. I definitely set my mirrors “correctly” (the Car Talk guys taught me). The idea that a car with this much tech requires an autopart store $4 mirror upgrade is crazy. If you drive cars half the cost of a Tesla in most cases you will find a superior and much more reliable set...

Agreed. I have a 2021 SR+ with LFP battery. 20,000 miles. I plug it in every night and start every day with 100% charge. Supercharge on trips (at least once a month). I lost 4-5 miles of range in first 2,000 miles. Hasn’t changed since. I enjoy the simplicity compared to my old battery.

We have two 3’s. Mine has front end covered in PPF (full hood and mirrors) - wife’s has nothing. Couple of years in I would say the PPF definitely helps. My car doesn’t have any chips on the front end (I drive about 14,000 a year). Her car gets driven about 1/2 as many miles and definitely has...

In theory my car does that (they all do) but it’s sufficiently subtle and unreliable as to be useless. Sometimes it is correct. But sometimes it is not red even when a car is there. And other times it will show a car two lanes over as red. All of which is to say - if it’s sometimes wrong the...

I have had this happen 3-4 times and definitely did that but it didn’t seem to make a difference as obviously I’ve had subsequent issues. Strange.

Agreed on all points.

I have definitely seen this over the past few weeks in a car with 20,000 miles and the same phone. Even re pairing is a spotty proposition. I assume it has something to do with a recent update to the car. If it goes on for another week I will schedule a service appointment. The “phone as key”...

Agreed - consistent with what I see as well. The random “which cars to make red” issue particularly annoys me since this is the core of Tesla’s alleged blind spot system.

Yeah the Tesla system is a hot mess. The red car thing is not emphatic enough and wildly inaccurate (sometimes showing cars two ones over as red - sometimes not showing a car clearly in the blind spot as red. The mythical beep has (in my car) occurred exactly one time (in 20,000 miles of city...

I agree 1000% with this. I only drove a loaner with that BMW system once (it as a very base car) and it was ideal. But I’ve also driven Hyundai’s etc with far better systems than the M3. The sad thing is the Tesla has everything it would need to recreate the BMW system (well except t for the...

Agreed. Experienced the same thing in Ohio.

I had a 2018 M3… and honestly it wasn’t until my wife got a 2020 car that we realized how not great the 2018 was (in comparison). So I sold the 2018 for almost what I paid for it and got a 2021 car. Which is - as noted above - a better build and has more features. With the 2018 it just felt like...

I will say we are on our third M3 and in the case of this car - one of the covers consistently comes partially off (so like 2-3 clips). Hasn’t fallen all the way off but I assume it will eventually. I have taken it off - reinstalled. It all seems like it’s fine but for whatever reason it is...

Yeah that’s the thing - clearly the car actually has the capability to manage blind spots in a way that is way ahead of most cars as it can safely decide when to change lanes and do it by itself. I get that tapping in to that in the form of FSD should and does cost. But in the interest of safety...

Yes. Sometimes. But if you watch it while someone else drives (of course) you realize it is surprisingly inconsistent. Sometimes showing cars two lanes over in red. Other times not showing a car clearly in the blind spot NOT red. Between that and the rather low key nature of the graphic (in...

My wife has a new 6 pro and the basic case google sells. It will not charge in her model 3 unless she takes the case off.

My experience has been that for cracks where there is no indication of an impact - they will cover as a warrantee item. I’ve had two such incidents. Was very simple and they were quick to take care of it. Let us know how it goes!

The leaks I experienced were definitely effecting more the area near the driver side wheel well.

Yeah but that is an "imminent collision" warning - rather than a day to day easy to use "space is not available" indicator. There are tons of ways other cars do this better (BMW has a haptic thing even in the low end cars). For a car that runs circles around most other cars - this is one area...

Definitely have that on. But it requires you to look down and "process" what you are seeing. What I am suggesting is something where when I look over to check say my passenger side mirror I could tell without even looking at the screen if the car thinks there is something in my blind spot...

Sorry I wasn’t clear. But that image is perfect. So rather than a “car” that is maybe the size of a postage stamp - I’m suggesting the that entire lane (so maybe 4-5 times as much real estate) would light up amber. You would not need to look over to know what it was telling you. Tesla takes a...

That is true but I don’t know about you - my experience has been that it’s way too unpredictable and inconsistent to be something I rely on - in fact I don’t really pay any attention to it. Conversely drive a newer Hyundai or any BMW or (name a brand) and in all those cases my experience has...

Other places here I’ve seen the argument about properly adjusted mirrors vs other methods of blindspot monitoring. Which to me is like arguing over seatbelts vs airbags. I’ll happily take both!

The lane markers do all sorts of things. Sometimes accurately sometimes not. I’m talking about making the entire lane (not the line) yellow/amber such that even without looking over you can tell from your peripheral vision the lane is a no-go. The red lines are too mousy to be of any value...

All true - but they could simply highlight the adjacent lane in amber in the (mostly useless) visualization if the lane is not clear . You could see that in your peripheral vision without even taking your eyes off the road. And in that sense it would be better even than the mirror arrows (which...

Given Tesla’s stated safety goals and understanding the capabilities of the cars it feels like there is an easy improvement to blind spot management. All I want to know (especially in heavy traffic) is “Am I clear to change lanes.” Which is the beauty of the ubiquitous mirror lights. Tesla is...

Totally agree with this. In the end all I want is one piece of information — clear or not clear. Which is what the amber mirror lights do. I don’t want to look down at a video feed and process it. I don’t understand why Tesla won’t create their own version of the mirror light. It could be as...

I can only offer this - my previous three with the standard battery chemistry had degraded about 10% after a couple of years. Then back out 10% cause of only charging to 90% and I was starting each day around 200 miles of range. New SR+ with LFP with 10,000 miles on it has only degraded a few...

Same - definitely did not have this issue before (2021 SR+).

Not looking to pick a fight / but offering another perspective. Had BMW’s and Audis. Tesla’s service approach (in central Ohio anyway) does not feel in any way personal but it is efficient (which makes it feel impersonal). But once you’re at the service center if feels vastly better than any of...

That was the same screen I had. Yes - $300 gets you back seats and steering wheel. For me was totally worth it!

Yes and the cost of the car has gone up significantly. I was happy to pay $300 to add to my 6 month old car. I’m WAY ahead.

We have two model 3’s. Hers is just as Elon made it. Mine has $1800 worth of PPF on the front end. I drive maybe x2 miles in a year vs her. In the end - the front end of my car looks like new. The front end of her car has a handful of small chips. But nothing terrible. We touch them up from time...

Interesting and thanks for that update. I’ve had model 3’s with both the premium and partial-premium sound systems (we had them at the same time) and they are (IMO) virtually identical and (again IMO) both very average. Not bad but given all the “Elon is an audiophile and won’t put up with...

Wow! I had watched a video that seemed to make it totally clear that the 2021 SR+ did not have the capacity for a heated steering wheel. But based on the above I just checked and there it is - $300 for rear seats and steering wheel. Awesome! Thanks for the tip!

I have a 2021 (later model) and ordered Taptes - the fit is quite good. The passenger side was a bit snug at first but has molded well to the... well. Now that we are getting into mud and slush weather in Ohio - I have to say the fact that you can lift them out and they hold their shape is...

It is interesting - I have not seen much about holiday congestion (other than this off peak proposal in limited areas). I will say that in Northeast Ohio on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving I waited an hour to get a spot at a Super Charger and when I left all of the stalls were still full with...

For what it’s worth I purchased floor mats for our new 2021 M3 - the delivery was spot on and the fit is quite good. I definitely prefer them to the Tesla made mats we had before (previous 2018 M3).

Wow! I’ve had mine a few weeks and still no software update. What was your range at delivery and what is it now?? Congratulations!

I assume they will. We know this. As Tesla’s original tax credit phased out they lowered their prices more or less in sync with the reductions. So it seems reasonable to predict they may do the same moving in the other direction.

SA was able to apply the $100 to the new car. Was a piece of cake. I would not cancel the other order. I let them do that when they moved the $100…

I noticed that too. I assume the plan is to switch them all. Having just sold the standard battery pack to get a car with the LFP - I will say so far this seems as good or better in every respect.