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    Fault codes on dashboard

    I'm getting the same codes and the car is bricked (won't charge, won't move). Timing is eerily correlated to the latest s/w update. Car was fine before that. Anyone else encounter this? How was it fixed? thanks
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    Model X Brake Hold While on Incline Works Differently Than ICE

    Same issue loading or unloading the car on and off a trailer. Can't two-foot, should be a mode where you can.
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    M3 sucking 4 mbps from my internet

    Would be pretty simple for the software developers to sense the max burst speed of the WiFi connection and throttle back to a tenth the bitrate for all updates other than those scheduled, but they are too busy porting fart cushion algorithms to care less about the problem.
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    The End of my MY Story (at least for now)

    Such is life when the billionaire-owner of the company's compensation is focused on "get them out the door" vs having creating a culture where QC, manufacturability, and repairability czars have veto power. Until that big baby lets go of the reigns, he'll never transition to being a real car...
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    Tesla Analyst Says Cybertruck Electric Pickup Truck Orders Exceed 650K

    Every snot-nosed high school kid with an allowance put an "order" for a Cybrtrk in at $100. How many of these "orders" will actually convert into a production order is the question -- I think a quarter of them is optimistic, and maybe a tenth if a real truck comes along that is more or less...
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    SpaceX Internet Satellite Network: Starlink

    a) no freaking way. Most ruralites don't have bags of money to throw around. Sliding laterally in monthly cost of $100 while upping speed, in exchange for sucky latency, *might* play. $300, definitely not. b) those who have cable access (vs merely service) should be prohibited by FCC from...
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    Delivery Today with 8 Paint Issues

    That's done by tooling. Once the glass is in, it is what it is....at least on a MX/MS. Don't know if they changed that on Y.
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    Delivery Today with 8 Paint Issues

    The funny thing is that you're a liar There is no way ANY of that would get past line inspectors at the GM plant where I worked as a summer student. Let alone in a factory shared by anal-retentive Japanese company reps. This is a Tesla problem...both in the way they run the factory, and in the...
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    Accident - Got hit from behind

    I bet yours didn't have the rear wheel shoved forward... Stick to your day job.
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    Accident - Got hit from behind

    You don't say if it's an LR or AWD. In any case, imo that's totaled, especially given the shop rates where you live. Rear wheel got hit & pushed forward in addition to needing the entire rear quarter replaced. In the best case, a few suspension components, worst case is a busted gearbox & bent...
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    Coronavirus

    The virus takes serious whacks at you after you think you have mostly recovered. Happened to me through the entire month of April - it's a barrel of monkeys' worth of fun getting waterboarded by this virus, gasping for oxygen like a fish washed up on a beach. You can't imagine? The reason they...
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    Coronavirus

    For our European readers like this guy...take a calculus course. There's a huge difference in deaths and death RATES. So keeping the reproduction RATE (an important word in your own sentence) below 1 still means an INCREASE in deaths (an integral), but a decrease in the death RATE (a...
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    Tesla Insider Leaks Gigafactory 6 Plans

    https://www.electronicdesign.com/markets/automotive/article/21127426/insider-reveals-new-disruptive-manufacturing-strategy-denies-rumors-of-orbiting-second-tesla-roadster
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    Coronavirus

    That is really stupid advice. Testing kits are in extremely short supply, like less than a thousand kits last time I read about it. The last thing we need is every snowflake with a runny nose getting tested and jamming up the ER if they aren’t seriously ill.
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    Musk Reevaluates Tesla Cybertruck Width: Size Matters, So Go Wide

    Over 80 inches wide requires clearance lights...
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    Prediction: Coal has fallen. Nuclear is next then Oil.

    In most “nuke weapons club” countries, a “nuclear power plant” is really nothing more than a plutonium making factory whose byproduct is electricity. So any argument on cost, spent fuel, etc falls on deaf ears.
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    Working with HOA for EV-Charging; California law

    Another pseudo-sketch idea you might look into. If you're on a gas dryer, which I suspect you are with such a dinky service panel, there's a simple concept you might want to explore. If you locate two outlets (or circuit breakers), one on each phase, you could look into having a Y-adapter made...
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    Working with HOA for EV-Charging; California law

    Meh. Get a right of way - either for your property as a private one, or have the utility get one ...
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    I absolutely Love driving my Tesla

    You can "hire" a Tesla at Turo.com
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    Senator asks Tesla to disable AP until they fix "anti-nag" tricks.

    Doubt it. More like: "Hey Tesla - can you please hang up Autopilot for a while? MIT spinoff companies in my state are trying to catch up with you and to land contracts for autonomous driving" 2 Boston Companies Move To Put Passengers In Self-Driving Cars
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    3 country, 7,800 mile road trip in 15 days - SAFELY. Range anxiety, oh no! (yawn)

    Brag: "It only cost me $365 in Supercharging Reality: It cost $4,000 just to run the car This kind of infrequent trip is what unlimited mileage rental cars are for, kids. With that savings, you're not sleeping in a car like a peasant, you're comfy in a $200/night hotel after racking up those...
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    This truck design had better be a joke....

    The windshield has to meet federal standards in enabling you to live when you smash your skull into it. Laminated glass that doesn't break up into lethal shards like Gorilla Glass (same as what's on your iPhone, but next gen) does.
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    This truck design had better be a joke....

    Air tools? Musk said, on stage, that it's a tap off the compressor from the air suspension. It'll inflate tires, an air mattress, and run an air brush (if you must list an air tool that will work), but real air tools? Um, no. You heard what wasn't said, but what you wanted to hear. You can...
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    This truck design had better be a joke....

    What safety test? Ever notice that pickup trucks don't even have energy absorbing bumpers? The only safety tests done on trucks are by IIHS, a private insurance consortium. Most trucks fail miserably because crash performance is not a federally mandated requirement.
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    Passenger Side Mirror Glass Popped Out - Parts Prices are Ridiculous!

    I thought Daddy Elon forbade the installation of used components on his cars? I seem to recall it's grounds for voiding your warranty, isn't it?
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    Tesla now using deep neural net for auto wipers (2019.40)

    Raindrops? Neural Nets? Do you people hear yourselves? Rather than volunteer those developers to cure cancer with deep learning, Musk is catering that immense brain trust to the limp wristed who can't turn a switch on and off. Here's a question. If AP/Full-autonomy is going to be so great...
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    Salvage Car Owners Support Group.

    It's been a month or two since I've visited this thread and the "being a dick" level has gotten unusually high in this thread, moreso than the usual Tesla fanboy arrogance. People are desperately pleading for assistance and smug a-holes with non-salvage cars feel the need to chime in without...
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    Model 3 Nature Pictures

    Which software (I am assuming the hyphen goes here: "custom-graphics") and where did you get the car model?
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    Sudden Unexpected Acceleration today

    Or...you could just calmly turn the key off, lol.
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    Blog China Will Exempt Tesla From Auto Tariffs

    It actually will make pollution WORSE. China is not phasing out coal, so might as well run coal-fired steam engined Teslas down their streets. Asia, in general, is pathetic in its indifference to using coal. Deployment of EVs has to go hand-in-hand with a government policy that moves...
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    Model S - HPWC (High Power Wall Connector)

    You do realize that high current charging is inefficient (heat dissipated in the battery goes up 4x if you double the current ("miles/hr"), and the A/C has to work harder) and, in theory, is not a good idea for battery longevity?
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    Model S - HPWC (High Power Wall Connector)

    I realize this is a fairly old posting, but...anyone know the part number for that replacement cord (Gen I if it matters) and how much it costs these days?
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    Salvage Car Owners Support Group.

    Am curious which part was restricted?
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    Blog Report: Tesla Employees Pressured to Take Shortcuts to Meet Production Goals

    Your confirmation bias is speaking. If you watched coverage of the last election, News Hour promoted particular candidates and outright ignored or slammed others. I do watch News Hour, The Beeb, and others. I used to like CNN and MSNBC until I woke up. Depends on the channel and if you're...
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    HPWC outdoor install?

    The HPWC has a ground fault protection device in it?
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    Fluid Replacement Intervals have changed

    You can't drive moisture off with your granny-braking. They need to get hot... Here's the reason you also can't lube the pistons: Now, that is a bit exaggerated since the Lambo uses carbon matrix brake rotors, but the reason you stop is kinetic energy (from speed of the car mass; Energy =...
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    Blog Report: Tesla Employees Pressured to Take Shortcuts to Meet Production Goals

    What is this "TV" you speak of? Youtube and some of the car mags/blogs online.
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    Salvage Car Owners Support Group.

    Yesterday, I had my first experience in ordering a NEW part from the local SC. I had part number in hand, so gave them a call which was promptly answered. I gave the parts clerk my part number, then got a request for the VIN of the car. OK, I'm thinking, this is needed to verify the part is the...
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    Hitch and Bike Rack installed on Model 3

    Eco-dude is concerned about a few kilowatts due to aero and weight, then puts batteries and electric motors on two bicycles....
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    Fluid Replacement Intervals have changed

    The rotors rusting is a vanity issue. An even bigger vanity issue is your car becoming a pile of melted aluminum from not using the friction brakes occasionally. It's not the rotors getting rusty that are of concern to anyone but a prissy boy, it's the fact that the aluminum pistons in the...
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    This is what a $6,100 dent looks like...

    That's f-ing brilliant. There's your MX and MS "refresh", Elon.
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    This is what a $6,100 dent looks like...

    It's not insane, nor is it different from any other aluminum-body car/truck (Ford pickups) repair. If you saw what was involved in repairing the panel (actually replacing that outer panel, let alone the inner one), you'd understand. On my MX, I had to pull the trim off the RH wheel housing...
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    This is what a $6,100 dent looks like...

    It's no longer "timeless" if you replace that quarter panel -- it gets put on by pop rivets, not by spot welding, visible in the tailgate rain gutter. It'll be obvious to anyone that the car was, literally, in a fender bender and if you're fantasizing about Monterey in 30 years, the car will be...
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    Service Bulletin out on Hard Acceleration "Shudder"

    I would think the main culprit is the mount on cars that haven't hammered the F out of the CV joints (frequent aggressive acceleration or high mileage) and that it could be changed by simply supporting the drive unit, assuming you can get at it. Most of the labor and parts fix is the half...
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    CV axle boot

    Did you ever find a source or did you wind up buying the entire half shaft for a $12 broken piece of rubber?
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    CV joint replacement

    What bearings and boots will fit a Model X? The one I need to rebuild is the non-performance half shaft inner rear. thanks
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    Blog Report: Tesla Employees Pressured to Take Shortcuts to Meet Production Goals

    There's clearly a major hole in Tesla's hiring process that electrical tape can't fix. No matter the reason for your dismissal or leaving, you STFU about internal company information. NDA or not. This stems from hiring money-grabbing psychopaths, usually. The SEC needs to put the hammer down on...
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    Teslas for Females - Practicality vs Fun?

    I wouldn't be because of the random lockouts I've experienced (it's sad when you need to slimjim your own car in order to reset the computer to re-enable the locking) in the MS (admittedly an older software release -- this may be fixed) and no physical lock as backup in that situation. Getting...