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I sometimes hear some fan sounds on my 2021 but I've never felt any vibration. If you are getting a vibration, it could be related to one of the fans being out of balance. I read in another thread that the balancing weights can sometimes fly off and make the fan imbalanced and it'll cause a...

Yeah, that's a pretty obvious impact. I say go through insurance. Add up how much you've paid in premiums over the years yet most of us rarely "use" what we are paying for. So I don't feel "bad" when I ask them to cover something once in a while. Mike

I agree. I looked up the airport on Google Maps and I can only detect two pieces of equipment set up on the runway forward of the starting point: one at 600 ft and the second at 1200 ft. The video is not great WRT technical precision and being able to "discover" stuff so maybe I messed up...

Never know unless you try. If I was renting to someone, I'd say yet because I know that installing a 240 in the garage would increase the curb appeal of the home. The worst I might do is say, "I'll agree to that but I will have to pick the electrician and get an estimate. At that point, you...

To me, the "middle ground" isn't as good as the endpoints. I've been in your position: not wanting to have to "fool with" an electrician installing stuff and instead, looking for workarounds. So try the 120 for a while and see how it works. If it's not enough, have an outlet installed in the...

Got my M3LR AWD on the 21st. It came with 2020.47.104. Still on 2020.47.104 as of now. Chatted with them yesterday just to be sure the car is communicating as it should. They had me do the two button reset, then power the car off, wait 2 minutes, and power it back on. Said everything looked...

Dryer Buddy and feeding the EVSE cable through the wall is an option, but once you get an EV (basically any EV), you'll likely not want an ICE car after that so my suggestion is spend the money to have a 14-50 installed in the garage like others are saying. If you have an open breaker spot in...

After closer inspection, the screen was reducing very slightly in brightness with each little "blink". So it's definitely the auto brightness doing its thing in steps. As long as I know that's what it is... no reason to turn it off. Mike

I can't come close to your story but every time I go back to my car in a parking lot, it's a bit embarrassing. About half the time, the door won't open. At that point, step one is to turn around and face away from the car and put my butt near the B pillar. Sometimes that works. If it...

I noticed a very slight flicker on the screen when I first enter my Model 3, press the brake, and enter my PIN code. The screen slightly reduces in brightness for I'd guess maybe 20ms and repeats about every 2 seconds. It continues for maybe 15-20 seconds in that cycle and then all is OK. I...

Hope the repairs aren't too costly and you get it fixed quickly. I don't think I'd ever use summon. I just don't think parking lots are a place for a car to be moving with no driver unless the lot is (almost) empty. There are too many factors you need a human for. For example, as I'm going...

It was my understanding that the rolling 60 minutes is how the "Recent" clips folder is handled and you should still have older sentry clips in the "Sentry" folder. Haven't tried it but that's what I read when trying to figure out what the system would do when the USB card is full. Mike

No. Was about all I could do to wash it and wax it in one day. Not getting any younger as they say. :) Just wanted to get some protection on it. Plus I was afraid to "take off" any paint given how thin it looks. I've never used a clay bar so maybe down the road I'd take it to someone and...

Finished the wax and having gone over every inch of the car, I noticed two things. First, when I've applied the same wax on my other cars, they are always "slick as snot": the dry bugging cloth would slide down the hood no problem. The Tesla paint is definitely "different". It's still slicker...

Wow, really looking forward to that with my 9 day old 2021. :oops: OK, seriously, let's hope it's a rare thing. If it happened to me, I'd be super bummed but probably the best thing is to let service handle it and see what they can do for you. Mention any other things (like gaps) and let...

Maybe a good shop can gently bend things back into shape? Also, is the bottom of your glass cracked (pic 2)? Mike

Why are they adding weight to the light blade(s)? Take weight off the heavy ones, like you do when balancing props on a drone! Sand down the heavy blade(s) a little. Mike

Just gave it my first wash with ONR. Looks perfect. Took me 45 minutes but being my first time, I think I can get it down to 30. Now I need to put a coat of wax on it. Thanks all, for the suggestions. Mike

One thing that might freshen things up is another 5% boost. For the people who bought the $2000 boost upgrade, maybe another tenth or two improvement on that: would give those who bought it some peace of mind and encourage those who don't have it yet but are on the fence to get it and make more...

My 2021 LR AWD came with a Tesla flash drive in the glove box. It's 64GB. Mike

There's one stretch of road that I always have to travel to get to the civilized world from my house: a 5 mile stretch of 60 MPH country road that is 2 lanes, 2 way traffic. Been using Autopilot on that road with my hand on the wheel paying close attention. The first two times I went by one...

Yeah, I dumped as much as I could into the M3 for now, including buying the $2000 performance boost. Can't afford PPF so I'll be going the ONR route. The kit arrives tomorrow so I can give it its first "wash". Mike

I'm a little confused on that. Does the PPF actually take the brunt of the scratches or does it still scratch the paint underneath and the PPF just "melts" into those paint scratches and fill them in? I don't really want to damage the soft paint so now I'm afraid to use car washes at all...

Well, color me convinced. I just ordered a bottle of ONR, a big red sponge, and a sprayer bottle. I'm going to cancel my carwash membership. Mike

I've been duly warned and thank everyone for doing that, really! I've just been so impressed with how gentle my car wash is that I have to try it once. If I can't use the car wash, I'm really going to be bummed. With the conditions where I am, it'll mean I can only have a clean car a couple...

My 5 day old M3LR has a slight rattle, almost like a crinkling sound in that same back seat area. I sat in the back seat and tapped lightly on some stuff, pulled up and pressed back down the two latches on the rear deck behind the seat. The rattle is now gone, so at least if it comes back, I'm...

I'll do a roll mode entry and I'll press the dashcam button after I come out. Will see how it comes out but it'll probably be a week or so. First wash/wax will be all by hand. Probably won't need to wash it for a week after that. Mike

Thanks. I'm definitely going to inspect it closely before and after the first car wash. If I see anything at all "new", I'll cancel my membership, clay bar it, and be done with car washes! I'm hoping I'll have as good luck with the Model 3 as I've had with my other cars through that wash. Mike

I've always hand washed on the first wash and applied my own wax, then use the carwash after that. The thinking being, the slipperier wax will prevent some scratches. But I took my 2015 Challenger SRT through there probably 25 times and that car was black. I examined it after the first wash...

Got it. Going one step further, wouldn't "Roll" mode be the best? That should act like neutral while it is in D until I press a pedal. As long as I keep my feet off the pedals until the end of the wash, this would seem to be the mode to use since all I have to do when I see the "GO" sign at...

I admit hand washing would be ideal and I did that all my life until I found this car wash. It can do in 3 minutes what it takes me 45 minutes to do and it does as good a job as I can, at least to 95%. Add maybe 5 minutes to that 3 minutes to wipe down places that don't get dry like inside the...

I've had my Model 3 for 5 days and it's almost time for its first wash. With my prior three vehicles, I've always used the same carwash: it's a "Tommy Wash" with the conveyor belt. Always done a superb job and I've never gotten as much as a micro-scratch from it. My prior car was a Chevy Bolt...

I was also thinking: check the wheels. But what size pressure washer were you using? I'd never use a 25 on a car: I'd use a 40 and even then, only at a distance. A 25 degree nozzle can be like a sandblaster, particularly on washers with higher PSI. Mike

My 4 day old LR AWD does it too. I do think it's the heat pump... and normal. On mine, it is very subtle though. You have to really pay attention to notice it. Mike

My 3 day old M3LR came with a "Full Self Driving Preview" option in the Autopilot menu. I'm guessing they want new owners to try it and buy it. I'm not really interested but I activated it just to see and the only difference I noticed is that it seems to throw pillar camera errors when driving...

Yeah, just a front bumper camera would be an okay substitute, but I get that they don't want to have a dot in the middle of the bumper. Maybe they could put one in the grill opening and the bottom lip wouldn't block it too much? I just need some sort of indication of how far I am from the...

I just traded my 2 year old Chevy Bolt for a M3LR AWD two days ago so, I get it. Before the Bolt I owned 2 Corvettes, both 6 speed manuals, so even though I went the economy car route for a couple years, I have something to compare. I won't address performance and handling because you really...

Dang, I have to return my M3LR too then. Just got it Saturday. :D Mike

This all sounds good. I don't foresee having to use the dashcam much so I'll probably just reformat it in-car every time I wash it or something when I inspect it and I know I have nothing of interest stored. Mike

Just got my M3 2 days ago. Sorry if this has been covered but I spent 30 minutes searching and can't find any definitive answer on this specific question. I want to leave Sentry Mode turned on and not have any "maintenance" to clear the card. I found info that said Sentry Mode will now...

^ This. Just got my M3 yesterday and it's been cool here so when the heat pump came on, there was a very slight vibration. It's such a small vibration that even very low music makes it difficult to impossible to notice. Didn't think much of it as I assumed it was the heat pump doing its...

I shall practice the moon tap dance next time and see if it helps. :D Mike

Good idea. I'll activate PIN to drive. Sounds like good reassurance. I took a video of the trunk closing. I had to watch it like 5 times before I could see it. It's subtle. If you keep your eye on the D of MODEL 3 on the license plate while it is closing you can see a little shift to the...

It looks perfect in real lighting. Cell phone with flash and reflections makes it look weird. I did a thorough inspection of the paint and gaps when I took delivery, knowing that can be a sticking point with some. I noticed one tiny dust fleck in the paint (typical Tesla paint job...

All this excitement on my part... and I forgot to post a pic so finally, here it is. Still deciding if I should pop off the aero wheel covers and get the wheel cap kit from Amazon. Mike

I'm still playing... I was able to find plenty of substitutes for the old Sirius/XM radio so I found a good song to crank and MY GOD! This is the best sound system I've ever had in a car! And I've had quite a few! I'm blown away. Quite literally. :D Mike

Thanks for all the replies. Drove it today in daylight and never got a camera warning. It either calibrated itself or it's a "dark issue". So if I may continue with a couple more noob questions... ;) My car came with a Tesla flash drive already in the slot. The dashcam icon shows ready. I...

I did activate FSD so that might be part of it. I do think the darkness has something to do with it though because I realized that I never got the warnings when I was on the highway: probably because there was traffic all around me (hence lights). The warnings only popped up after I turned off...

Night and day, like I knew it would be. The Bolt is a great city car but it is pretty unstable at highway speeds (short wheelbase makes it wander a lot): the M3 is a much more solid car. Have only driven it home from the dealer at night, so I need more seat time. Mike

I have not. I'll reboot it tomorrow. I'm worn out today: driving over an hour to pick it up and an hour home. Got home around 9pm and skipped dinner. I'll get familiar with it tomorrow. Thanks for the replies. Mike