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I got this message today too. Maybe a new firmware bug? I know that back in 2020 this error message used to pop up for some reason, but that was before anyone knew how flash drives work. It makes no sense in today's modern world.

Lowering price to $1250 - That's nearly $500 off MPP's current sale price after tax and shipping, plus you get the coveted tophats!

The Performance model has never been meaningfully lower than any other variant. Every Tesla has a slightly different ride height because they are constantly updating/reverting spring revisions. There's nothing special about 2021, but in 2022, they finally stopped "claiming" that the Performance...

Fixed it for you

If your budget goes to $30K and the owner can qualify for the $7500 tax credit, a brand new 2023 model can be had for $30,400. https://www.tesla.com/inventory/new/m3

I 100% agree with @clerks that this banter about a fraction of a second here and a more supple material there is pointless. Every car has slightly different pros/cons and every owner has slightly different tastes. It's great that a handful of good options exist in this segment. But cost is a...

3rd party apps like Tessie can only guesstimate battery condition because they don't have any way to directly measure it. If you really want to know your actual battery condition, you have to tap the button on the service mode screen to do Tesla's built-in battery health test.

This thread is for the general discussion of the marketplace listing MPP Comfort Coilovers for Model 3 AWD or Performance - with OEM tophats installed!. Please add to the discussion here.

Congrats @mknmike! $36,120 was the lowest price I ever saw for a grey car with black interior in August. Considering your $1000 white option, it would seem you only paid $70 over the all-time low. They'll probably send it to a body shop for the paint/hood adjustment so plan it for a time when...

My car started with radar and was always afraid of ghosts - apparently they're metallic. So, for me the only difference with the change to vision is the speed reduction from 90 mph to 85 mph. That's a big deal because 85 mph is the minimum speed on many roads in my area and even when I'm just...

Yes, unfortunately EV's tend to be *much* noisier than just about any other modern mid-size when reversing, and Tesla might be the very loudest EV on the market. The updated Model 3 now has multiple speakers front and rear to generate sound with more directionality and hopefully they will use...

Those little fins are on the standard diffuser, just difficult to see.

That’s just some cheap aftermarket clip ons

Should be fine. Chip repairs restore most of the optical qualities and the camera might not even see that extreme corner anyway. I use the $12 Rain-X kit to repair my frequent chips. It takes about 15 minutes to do the whole process, or 30 minutes to repeat it a couple of times for near...

It's amazing how quickly and closely the pricing follows the offensiveness of Elon's tweets. I suppose that's one of the great advantages of eschewing the archaic dealership model by selling direct to consumers. They must have an intern whose only job is to monitor Elon's Twitter account all...

@suku, unfortunately Tesla does not have much of a system in place for negotiations. Prior to paying, the delivery advisor can sometimes switch a VIN, but now that you own the car, likely the only thing you can do is reject the delivery, eat your deposit, and start over. It'd be worth asking if...

Did you try saving the profile?

Many people are unaware of the fact that you can buy a Tesla online, so they assume the price is unknowable like it would be for any other car. Many people don't manage their own taxes, so big complicated things like $7500 non-refundable credits go in one ear and out the other. People really...

The Model 3 almost always uses the rear motor for regen (and accel) but it definitely does use the front motor sometimes for either, with a strategy that is far more complex than simple need would suggest.

OMG that's awesome! Nice work!

I'd guess it was a suitcase thrown into the trunk. What do we get if we win?

Yeah the automatic folding/unfolding at remembered locations is a bit unrefined. If automatic folding is important to you, voice control works well to unfold them. Yes. Anytime you do something out of the ordinary like park in the driveway or intervene with an open/close event, Homelink will be...

The Performance 1044368-04-B shock is paired with spring 1044379-04-B and shares the same 4.3kgf/mm rate as the LR front spring of the same era (1044379-02-D). I measured the free length of the Performance spring to be 2mm shorter so theoretically it should ride 2mm lower, but in practice you...

The Taycan and Lucid are limited to 500A by CCS2 so the only way to get 350kW is to go to 700V. I see no contradiction in my statement that "engineers choose higher voltages... but there's an optimum balance..." No one would ever claim that motors should have the largest possible wiring and I...

The service manual warns that the new battery must be *over 12.6V* at the moment it is installed. Perhaps your battery was a little low and VCLeft is refusing to acknowledge it? Step 1 would be to hit both old and new batteries with a volt meter. P.S. Did you try opening the passenger side...

Wow, I never thought I'd cross-shop a Rimac. But my driveway is pretty long.

Good advice. I can't speak for everyone, but I'm sure a lot of people understand how/why an 800V car can theoretically charge much faster than an otherwise identical 400V model. There's simply a practical limit to the diameter of the charging cable. Yes, there's marketing and misunderstanding...

Wow! That's pretty cool that Fiat trucks come from outer space! I always assumed they just came from China. Who knew?

Exactly. For a certain *quantity* of battery material, you can get a certain amount of power. It doesn't matter if they're wired up in series or parallel for 4 Volts or 4 million Volts, the resulting power is the same. Nothing's free in this world. Part of this deception is inherent, people...

You kinda answered your own question here. Electricians charge way more than usual for "EV" stuff. Take the wall charger deal and enjoy! The mobile charger is great if you routinely rent long-term cabins in the woods somewhere, but otherwise you'll probably never use it in its intended fashion...

I was assuming the modest increase from 40% free trade minerals to 50% would not be a limiting factor for Tesla, but reading more carefully I see there is another potential challenge: The 2-part credit is split into $3750 for "battery minerals" and/or $3750 for "battery components". Both ratios...

The "doors unlocked" message occurs when the car has been: - Locked - Then unlocked by any means (e.g. internet, keycard, Bluetooth, keyfob) - Passive proximity-based unlocks (e.g. Bluetooth or keyfob) don't actually occur unless a door is opened. - Active unlocks (internet, keycard) do...

Yep. Aston Martin uses Volkswagen taillights and Volvo side mirrors, so for Tesla to spread a headlight across models wouldn't exactly be scandalous.

There are many things that use power sporadically which is why the owner's manual states "up to" 1% per day. One notorious cause that I failed to mention is the extra-frequent 12V recharging that occurs when the 12V battery is nearing end of life, often around 2-3 years of age - the exact age of...

It does seem like there's something about the Highland which lowers the tax credit. Maybe the expected sales surge won't leave enough domestic batteries for both the Y and 3 so they're softening the Highland launch with imported batteries until supply/demand levels out? If so, I'd expect them...

Welcome! Yes, locked or not, it will sleep anytime it's not charging, running cabin overheat, running Sentry, or doing some brief activity like topping off the 12V battery, communicating with the internet, post-drive cooling or dehumidifying, etc. But sleep is just a low-power state, not a...

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I agree that this seems likely. I could see them releasing a software-unlocked Long Range as the $54,990 "Performance" model and then charging an extra $8K for the Ludicrous rotor, bumper, and seats.

I know that we're all excited to have a completely new Model 3, but automakers don't make minor chassis changes. They either update the plastic bumper cover, or they completely redesign the entire car 100% from scratch. Highland has an updated ball joint and slightly different shock tuning -...

I think the disconnect is that you seem to expect the Tesla to be everything a Tesla is - PLUS everything a Mercedes is - at the price of a Mercedes. There's no Honda or Mecedes with Tesla-level integrated infotainment or app-control. And there's no Honda or Mercedes with Tesla-level...

That's definitely uneven wear but whoever told you about it being standard doesn't know anything whatsoever about cars, weight, torque, or tires. It looks to me like your front toe is out of spec. Nothing aftermarket is needed unless you have lowered the car a lot.

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Seems the volume went back up. Signals still fail to activate much of the time, but at least they’re audible again when they do.

It’s also lowered. Production model will be more like this:

Unfortunately @GHammer is correct about camber not being adjustable in practice. In theory, it is, a little bit. But alignment shops almost never adjust anything more than front toe. You're welcome to try to tell them to RTFM and do their freakin' job, but they won't. They're only charging $170...

I've never actually seen a car aligned to be entirely in the green like that. Usually they just try to get the toe barely in range and then leave everything else whack, In other words, don't mess with it. Also, note that misalignments only cause *uneven* tire wear, so there's nothing to improve...

The challenge with the Model 3 suspension is first, you need skinny overinflated tires for good efficiency. This makes the ride harsh. Second, you need firm shocks for good efficiency. Just like on a mountain bike, cushy shocks eat energy so they make 'em firm. Third, the car should be low for...

I lived in Arizona when the Mini Cooper was released so I ordered one from the only place I could - a dealership in Texas. The delivery truck got stuck in a blizzard so the driver abandoned his rig on the highway for an entire week and used my car as his own the whole time. It was barely...

Just sayin'