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Did a PPF on the front 1/4 of the car, mirrors, rockers ahead of the rear wheels and rear bumper cover for $1,200. Also, they wrapped the interior piano black parts. Best money I've ever spent for the following reasons: 1) No rock chips at 70,000 miles 2) Kids have wrecked the rear trim on the...

Haven't found a Tesla that out drives a 2019 SR. Being the lightest Tesla, with a lighter battery, and purely rear wheel drive makes for the sportiest handling, IMO. Most SR+ got a performance rear drive unit (although it is limited in our cars, it can be un-corked by aftermarket tools). I...

Just depends on who is doing the balancing. We have a Costco store that seems capable of sorting any bad balance. Awfully sorry to hear your car is getting rejected for such a simple fix. I understand wanting a smooth dive. Your demand is reasonable and if Tesla can't get it right they should...

Agreed... done before I closed it all up.

The universal charger is a high quality splitter.

OK before everyone rips on me, yes I do know it isn’t code until the manufacturer publishes the connection and I am only running at 40 amps because 6-3 romex from a 50 amp breaker, … …but it is no accident that there is a good splitter in the *universal* charger base. This makes it VERY easy to...

My 2019 has the performance rear drive unit. It will do a roughly 5 second 0 to 60 time that toasts everything including a C8 and Cayman GT4 ( @ the speeds I am willing to run on the street). Test drove the “Highland” and while it is “better” the steering is “mah” and it is so much slower as to...

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If course, I tried to clean mine and the line pushed easily into the body of the door leaving a hole. Owned vehicle for three months. Have had it in a "not broken" status for two days. I know I did it to myself, but I used the same bit of pipe cleaner I use on my Mercedes.

Read this thread and just figured I would update. The latest version of the Gen 3 install guide has drawings directing each of the Chargers sits on its own 60A breaker, regardless of whether a sub panel is used.

No need to be condescending. The car defaults to 225 wh/mi for range calculations. I do not think 240 was ever possible at 55 mph. Of course, there are many variables. My sense is that the newer car with the 192 kw motor (vs 211) and larger capacity battery gets closer to what is spec'd by the...

We own and love a "tent built" 2019 SR+. Every version of a 2019 Model 3 was cross-shopped with every available wheel and tire option. Settled on the SR+ on 19 inch wheels for the additional steering feel and responsiveness compared to the other models. Specifically, the weight of the front...

Good write up. We own a 2019 Tent Build Model 3 SR+ with a performance rear drive unit on 19-inch wheels. Drove a 24 "Highland" on 19's. This particular car had a misalignment of the left front (driver's door) that required a couple of tries to get latched. Everything else lined up fine and the...

Went to check on mine at week three of the one day axle repair. I took these photos from the public area of the service center. Dre at the Kennesaw GA service center threatened to have me removed from the property for violating their “no photos” rule. I invited them to go ahead and call the...

Neat product. Whoa, asking 4X or 5x the price of factory parts (or replacements from someone like Dinan) is aggressive. Tesla Front Control Arms Parts - Dinan Would like to know what spherical bushing feel like on a Model X. My limited experience with these has been in literal race cars and...

Why quote my post with no reply?

Currently Hertz has ~470 Tesla for sale; not 100,000 not 20,000 ... less than 500.

You want your 2020 Raven powertrain front drive unit to regenerate power as you come to a stop. Stay off the brakes and let it regen as much as you can. This will minimize wear, minimize dust, and maximize range. Watch YouTube videos on it if you do not have it enabled in your vehicle's drive...

Threeputts, just my opinion, sorry for writing a book ... McKinsey reorganized State Farm after the company had balance sheet problems following Hurricane Andrew. Like many businesses, McKinsey's Harvard-trained children were smart youngsters who had zero idea how the business they were set upon...

There is a C clip that holds the axle in the drive unit. It is hard to get it back in correctly. The drive unit got broken when trying to reinstall the axle. They are replacing the drive unit under the drivetrain warranty. Not sure if I should insist on any different parts (replacement new...

Sorry, that happened to you. The vehicle is most likely a total loss. Anything can be repaired and the quality of body shop work is outstanding these days. The problems of parts availability and the amount of labor are all going to add up to a situation where paying you the market value and the...

My service center honored the TSB, but now advises they are waiting on a whole new drive unit to be replaced under warranty. Two-day repair going on two weeks. Did not hear any scraping or grinding noises suggesting a new drive unit was needed. Wonder if they broke it trying to swap the axles...

That's Service Speak for "buzz off kid." Anyone know how they compensate Service Writers and Techs at Tesla? Are they at all compensated for work performed; or purely salary?

Same, but is now $180.

If the brakes are just making noise, I'd not worry about it. They'll wear in.

An update to my previous post. My dealer and I are friends, so we created a Bill of Sale that matched Tesla's expectations. The previous owner of the X was also super-kind and contacted Tesla. When we re-arranged our sales agreement and sent it in Tesla approved the transfer INSTANTLY. When I...

Not trolling ... frustration. The previous owner couldn't get (a relatively simple) repair done by Tesla. She dumped the vehicle for a significant loss. I bought that same vehicle. Tesla will not repair it, nor sell parts. Telsa demands two solutions, neither of which makes sense. Re-register...

Advice - do NOT buy a Tesla Model X. They are complicated. They will require service and Telsa is weird and unpredictable when it comes to service. Sometimes Tesla is remarkably kind, sometimes they are nonsensical and sometimes just plain mean. We bought a Tesla Model X, used. The previous...

You are not giving us much to go on. If you are equally as non communicative with your techs, how do they know the problem you are complaining about? ... and yes... I agree... a good tech should be making $120K a year. That keeps them around. Nothing is more expensive than training someone who...

Red, same as stop signs. On the busses they ring them with lights for emphasis. No big deal that it doesn't work for us, other than not being able to show off for the kids whist taking them to school & my youngest daughter is an eight year old Ralph Nader in a dress.

How does everyone else do it? This registration is in the process of going PA Owner to PA Dealer to Auction to GA Dealer (in Egypt for holiday) to us ... that is going to take a while and it would be massively unfair to put a dime of supercharging or subscription fees on the previous owner. Not...

Tesla World Record attempt model 3 #201 and another. Guess I got a thing for the trying times of 2019. Thrilled with our new to use 2019 May build Raven X. The front axles sound like Chip and Dale putting away their nuts for the winter whenever we punch it, but other than that it is darn near...

Yeh, the mechanics do not get the $150 to $200 per hour that is charged for their services. Most of that goes to the owner of the property where they work.

"Front Brake Job" ... what does that even mean? Does the vehicle have a vibration when the friction pads are used? Are the rotora scored, or rusty? Why not upload a copy of your estimate so we can see the parts list? The Pads are $40 to $80 depending on what you want. Assuming worst case...

Been looking for a model X for two years now. Driven the OG, Raven and the refresh. I'm a nut for handling. The current iteration seems to drive smaller (tighter & with a more cohesive feel). The 23 is noticeably quieter too. Will order a six seater. Could care less about 0 to 60. Care a lot...

Got to this thread a little late. Physics is physics. 3,500 lbs, 40/60 weight distribution, ~300 horsepower, 0 to 60 in 4.9. That is either a mid 90's 993 Carrera S or a 2019 Model 3 SR+ No, the Tesla has nothing like the 993's steering feel or engine noises. It does have autopilot, instant...

There has not been a lot from Tesla about suspension engineering on the X. From everything I've read the front half-shafts still have the awkward geometry for the front driveshafts and when in low, still have the huge negative camber at the rear that wears tires out. Have driven a pre refresh...

When buying my 2019 M3 multiple test drives were done in every spec of M3 and I hunted down the different wheel options. The SR+ was, at that time, a 5 to 5.1 second 0 to 60 car with the occasional claim of someone seeing 4.9. Fast enough…. So I went in search of handling dynamics and in my...

The red button is the “take over push button” when held for 40 seconds it locks out the other driver. I do not want to be in the back seat when hearing “dual input” in a Model 3. :) Also, within 50 feet of the ground the thing is in “direct law.” If we get steer by wire, my guess is that...

Can't imagine how this could go wrong....

For those who like older 911's, consider a M3. The 2019 SR+ on 19 inch tires is the lightest Tesla sold (other than the roadster) and compares well to the 1980's and early 1990's 911's. Some even came with performance rear motors which can be modded for 50+ easy HP. + Same sort of rearward...

Surprised there are not any Model Y / GTI comparisons. I own a 2017 MK7 GTI and a 2019 M3 SR+. Love them both. Prefer the Tesla by a mile. A hatchback Model 3 is a Model Y. Yes, please.

Elon has been saying for a long time that the model Y was too expensive to buy, while the company has been working to redesign the thing to make it much less expensive to build.

That is not how this works. It will take a few months to work through the system. GM, Ford, Chrysler, Mazda, Toyota … hell VW… they have all done incentives like this and much much more.

Hmmm… if people walk away… Might be time to start watching banks at the used car auctions.

Seeing as how Elon invested ~$300 million and sold $44 billion, he made money (no actual loss of wealth on the stock price, quite the contrary). Later investors like me and my children (down about $170,000) have transferred wealth directly to Elon because we bought when it was expensive while he...

Have people forgot the mission to sustainable energy? Fools think they are buying a new car as an “investment.” Even if Tesla raised the price, YOU are most likely going to sell at a loss. The dealers lobbied state legislatures to collect sales taxes on us. We aren’t making money on new cars...

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Thank you forum members for your wisdom and experience. Figured I would put this out to the hive mind. Put down some money to hold a used Model X that was bought from an auction down in Miami. The vehicle appeared nice, but as I drove up my driveway I noticed the lower front shielding was...