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We have a similar issue with our older Model S cars even when they're on WiFi. It seems to be more common when the car has been sitting longer so my guess is that it goes to some sort of a "sleep" mode even though I have the settings in the menu set to never sleep. On our 2023 Model Y I notice...

I think it was the lesser of two evils TBH. In the case of the Supra (and most other cars) every other interior panel and piece is black. So the black floor mats don't look that out-of-place since most other aspects of the interior (save for the seats and maybe center console, depending on the...

My 1998 Toyota Supra was Quicksilver exterior w/ cream interior (targa top, not like you asked... lol) and had factory cream floor mats. I swore I'd never make the mistake of light colored floor mats (especially carpeted) in Norther Colorado again. I put some black all season floor liners in it...

The default behavior on Android devices may sleep these sorts of background activities if you haven't opened the Tesla app in a while. I would recommend going into your Android device's settings to disable any of these sorts of battery/data saving options as it pertains to the Tesla app. Once...

You would have to take delivery by 12/31/23 to use the tax credit for 2023. Luckily, there is the same $7,500 available in 2024 so that shouldn't be a buying motivation as it's not going away or anything like that.

It'll probably be worth it to see what an EoY push looks like. Having owned black interior Teslas (it was the only color I would consider initially) previously I'm only interested if I can get that white interior included to not exceed the $80k cap.

I didn't take it that way but I know there's a lot of confusion surrounding this topic so I wanted to make it abundantly clear that nobody was stating such a thing in this thread & we were all in agreement.

Correct. The federal tax credit has nothing to do with your refund other than the amount it will be after the dust settles.

Point of clarification; I never said you had to have a $7,500 refund due to receive the incentive.

I replied to your Section 179 question in the other thread but since you started a new dedicated thread on this topic I'll put the same reply here: You should really research these massive cap cost depreciation deductions and the gains paid downstream if you ever realize a "profit" compared to...

TBH I got out of the business ownership realm recently and it's been FAR less stress. Well worth whatever hit to my income I took. That said, you should really research these massive cap cost depreciation deductions and the gains paid downstream if you ever realize a "profit" compared to the...

Summary: Expect ~5% the first year of a brand new Tesla with the 2nd year being roughly half of that and then it seems to halve down to ~0.5-1.% or so for the remaining years of it's life expectancy. This is common. There are plenty of examples of more aggressive degradation curves (within...

Our last couple Teslas have been the Ultra White interior and I don't see us ever doing anything else after having had all options. The federal tax credit is a $7,500 credit that you get at the time you do your taxes. You need to have at least a $7,500 tax liability to realize the incentive...

Understandable. From someone who has owned three Model S performance cars in Multi-coat red, Tesla's new Ultra Red is one of the best car colors I've ever seen. My next car will likely be a Model S Ultra Red/White Plaid (w/round wheel, of course) because that color is super secksi. I just...

Is that a farm truck?

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Nothing new to report, really. Sadly. I was working with them to provide measurements, testing and feedback. I provided some measurements & feedback of a test product they sent as it needed some tweaking. Months later (after not hearing anything back for quite some time) I email for an update...

This is the part that defies logic.

Replace the tires?

The only thing we can scientifically conclude from this is that you paid $6,800 for PPF.

That's the important fact that people keep missing: Teslas have a feature built-in the monitors the health of your 12v battery. It can predict (with an alarmingly high amount of accuracy) when it will fail and warns you via a message on your dash weeks/months in advance. Even in rare ICE cars...

Because if the one vehicle that saw a slight uptick in occurrences received a repair years ago that all but eliminated this as an issue and people are still going around posting "dozens of people are having issues in our local groups... replace your 12v annually for peace of mind" type BS then...

Imagine being upset enough about a 5,000lb 4dr sedan "only" running mid 9's in the quarter mile in low temperatures to create a thread about it. In all seriousness, temperature plays a HUGE role in traction. This is why purpose-built tires are needed to hit this kind of 60ft times typically and...

Dozens? Shenanigans. Even if you guestimate is accurate, this is anecdotal at best. At least my anecdotal evidence is first-hand. These claims of people online are often half people parroting stuff they "heard from someone" once to join the conversation. Texas is no different than Arizona and...

You're way overthinking this and some of these extra efforts you're taking could actually be accelerating degradation. Running your battery completely flat is a good example. Unnecessary and potentially harmful. You're also overthinking the 12v battery situation too. I've had 7 different Model...

I would love for this functionality to exist as well. I think it's important though that we juxtapose this common feature with the fact that Tesla just introduced waypoints to their navigation. In the year 2023. Needless to say that, for an entity that positions itself to be the tech leader...

Not possible. The "Heat pump" on the newer cars isn't a simple part that you swap in. It's literally the way that every single heat producing part on the vehicle (think electric motors spinning fan motors, etc.) is connected. Watch a video on the heat pump aspect of the new vehicles and how it...

Don't bother researching or buying parts yourself. Go to a local trusted tired shop (Discount Tire, Big O, et al) and get a quote. Let the experts select the proper parts for your vehicle. Yes, it's dead simple and there's literally only 3 parts it could be across every Tesla ever made (2 in...

Sorry you went through all of that on something that could've been both simple & affordable. As someone who always worked on & modified his own vehicles and wouldn't let anyone else touch them; I have no idea why this 12v battery thing is even a discussion. I just had one give me the same...

I'd be lying if I didn't say that was the first thought that crossed my mind. A person could make a lucrative living by offering just over whatever Tesla offers people for trade-in. Pad it by taxable difference (if it applies in that state) and pad it by $1k to make it worth the seller's time...

All of that is secondary to the well-known-fact that Tesla has historically given laughably lousy trade offers. Smaller fluctuations as you have mentioned can also impact this but the offensively low offers have been around for years now. It still stands true that if getting value out of your...

Lots of speculation going on here so I would urge people to pause on any conjecture or personal comments until we know for sure any real details. I've seen these types of conversations get incredibly sideways with opinionated posts and wild accusations in what is otherwise a complete vacuum of...

That's not what it's worth, it's what Tesla is willing to pay for it. Tesla has made it painfully obvious they don't want to be in the used car business by offering comically low trade-in offers. The only issue is that people continue rewarding this bad behavior by actually giving away their...

You quoted me but I'm not sure what your post has to do with my reply.

There's a solid chance that car will be in circulation for many years before Tesla gets their hands on it again. Especially as battery replacements get cheaper with time. Remember, it transfers from owner to owner in perpetuity. The average owner keeps a car 2-3 years. The high-level math likely...

Why remove it? That's part of the beauty of plastidip is you just spray it in-place. Works good for static items like the rear one you're talking about but I wouldn't use it for folding mirrors, presenting handles, etc. I think some have but I wouldn't. Vinyl works better for those applications...

That will never happen. This is a long term play to eliminate SC01 from all cars on the road so offering it on the new ones defeats the purpose of the "promo" which serves Tesla's desire to stop paying for users electrical bills as the rates continue climbing. Also frees up Superchargers from...

I think you misread what I said. These are and always have been two separate line items. They got mentioned a lot on the same breath because they were free for life & transferrable for a while (around the same time frame due to marketing efforts aligning) but they are completely separate line...

I don't think it has anything to do with intelligence. You get alerts when it's opened plus you could easily close it remotely from the phone if it had the proper hardware. If it was so smart the hatch would also be manual plus no other manufacturer would have auto up/down frunks.

Yes, that's how they work, unfortunately. Tesla doesn't have an auto open/close feature like most every other EV on the market, inexplicably.

In our case our Supercharger usage changed dramatically once we had to pay for it. As a result we charge at home exclusively now unless traveling which is what Tesla wants anyway. Mission accomplished.

Yes.

They're completely unrelated (other than both being free at one time) so of course you'll have to pay for this monthly feature if you want it.

Aren't you also the same person claiming nobody is paying more for cars with EAP and FSD enabled?

Yet another ploy by Tesla to eliminate all of these free Supercharging options on older cars. My guess is that they will all but do it with this offer as there's likely a lot of owners still holding onto their cars because of that. This will bring them to trade in their car on something new with...

Of everything I said.. that's the part you chose to focus on? People are weird about trying to discredit others on this forum. So one manufacturer has a similar feature that Tesla has had for a decade now. Cool. Still doesn't negate the more important aspects of my post.

As has been already stated, your battery pack was developed to withstand hundreds of times higher current than anything you're going to install in your home. Therefore, your debate about a few amps here or there quite literally means nothing to the health of your battery pack. Anything up to...

You know how I know you live in California? Try living in the Midwest. There is no "advance warning" on a 12v battery on it's way out. You typically find out one morning when you go out to start your car when the weather is below 0 degrees to find it won't turn over. That's a typical "warning"...

Most chrome delete kits come with the TESLA letters stamped out. The intent is that you remove them so the chrome letters poke through the blacked out trim but you can simply place those letters back over the top which will pretty much provide the look you want. I'd also recommend just going...

Most of this is false. Sounds like someone bought the snake oil that Ohmmu sells. Do a search of this forum is you want more details. You'll likely find more info than you could ever want on why Ohmmu is bad news for Teslas. You couldn't pay me to install an Ohmmu into my Teslas.