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I had a 2019 M3P for the last 3.5 years and used the mobile charger as my primary garage charging. When I got home I'd grab the wand off the wall, push the button, turn around and the port on the car would be open and ready for me to plug in. Worked great. Unfortunately it was a lease so I had...

Last time I ordered a Model 3 Performance was August 2019. It took about 6 weeks from Order to delivery. I leased it, and since they don't have a buy out option, I have to get a new one. Even with the 6 month extension my lease is up at the end of March, so today I placed my order. I was going...

Does anyone know what they charge you if you fail to return the mobile connector at the end of the lease? I use this as my primary form of charging, and they're currently out of stock, so I was thinking about just keeping the one I have and paying the penalty as long as it's close to the cost of...

Ever since the last update I've had an issue with the text icon showing up in the contacts list. Weirdly I've noticed that it will show up next to people with land lines, like my Mother, but then even on that same page there isn’t a text icon next to her cell phone. If I reboot the car it comes...

I think $10K is too much for FSD. I realize that at some point when it can truly drive itself $10K will be a bargain for those who are buying cars exclusively to use as full time robotaxis. But for the average customer who's just going to use it to get to/from work and the occasional road trip...

Be honest. If FSD was at level 5 today and Tesla offered you the option to add your personal vehicle to the robotaxi network, to make a couple dollars per ride, would you actually do it? Would you feel comfortable having your personal car, that you depend on, driving around on it's own and...

So tonight I went to a drive-in movie and the screen in my Model 3 was annoying. Even at it's lowest brightness setting and in dark mode it was still distracting. I tried enabling screen clean mode, which i believe use to cause the whole screen to go back, but now shows a permanent, bright...

So the Tesla website lists the Model 3 Performance as 299 miles of range. Yet the EPA specifically lists the performance with 20" wheels as 30kwh/100 miles. Which means that to do 299 miles the battery pack would need to be 90kwh. But it's only 75kwh right? A 75kwh pack at 30kwh/100 miles would...

I've noticed the last few times I've driven (still rare) it's taken longer for the screen to turn on then it use to. It use to be that as soon as I opened the door the screen would come on and music would start playing. But recently it seems to be in some sort of deep sleep state where it takes...

I drove today for the first time in weeks. Got a software update a few days ago so decided to test autosteer. It's had a major improvement. There is one section of the highway near my house where there is a pretty extreme bend in the road. At one point along the bend the right most lane ends and...

I bought a "small" system from Tesla rated at 3.78kW. (12x315W panels) I just turned it on last week. The power output seems to be capped (clipped?) at 2.8kW though. Is that normal? Here is a screen shot of my graph from yesterday... I specifically bought this system to help offset TOU rates...

Has anyone else noticed this. Occasionally, not every time, when I'm backing out of my garage the car will have more power than I expect and accelerate faster than normal. It's not enough that I've crashed into anything, but it throws me off. At first I thought I was just pushing the pedal to...

The way this car is designed is different than anything I've ever driven. I don't think I've hit a single bug yet, and my old car was always crusted in bugs. Also it seems that 90% of the grime it picks up off the road ends up on the back bumper and trunk part (I have to clean that camera a lot)...

I think all the new visualizations of cones, and trash cans, and traffic lights, etc... are a bit too much. Having a visualization of the cars around me and the lines on the road was nice but now it's just distracting. We have intersections here with 8-10 lights. It gets really confused trying...

Since there is no physical button to open the frunk, forcing you to use the app or the screen inside the car to open it, I really don't use the frunk, I threw the charger cable bag, tire repair kit and a snow brush up there (so I can wipe the snow off the rear window before opening the trunk and...

Right now all model 3s are essentially built the same. The SR only has one motor, and the Performance has tighter suspension and bigger brakes, but otherwise all the cars are essentially the same with various features turned on/off via software. But lets say they made a more luxurious one...

I find that I use the rear camera way more on my Tesla then any of the last 3 car I've had that had it. I think it's mostly because it's so huge, and better lit that other cameras I've had. But I think it's also partly because the rear view mirror in the Model 3 sucks. The angle of the car the...

Really!?!?!? Every other Tesla is a work of art. That thing looks like a prop from a bad 80s scifi movie.

I melted down one of the keycards, removed the RFID chip, and inserted it into a watch band for my Apple Watch....

I tried a few different springs and found that this one makes the frunk a one hand close while still popping it enough to open without replacing the struts.... https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008RG6C3I I also tried the next one down but it was too weak and wouldn’t reliably pop the frunk.

I hit the curb pretty hard with my Model 3 Performance and did this to the rim... Rather then deal with repairing it I just had Tesla replace it. ($836 :eek:) If anyone is in Northern Nevada and is willing to come pick it up I'm willing to get rid of it cheap. (make me an offer) I'm in...

I have a set of all 4 OEM tires for a Model 3 Performance with less than 500 miles on them. If anyone is in Northern Nevada and is willing to come pick them up I'll sell them cheap. (make me an offer). I just had some AS tires put on and have no intention of going back to the summer only tires...

I clipped the curb pretty hard last week and did this to my wheel... I didn’t want to deal with trying to have it repaired so I just had Tesla replace it. ($836 :eek:) If anyone lives in the northern nevada area and is willing to pick it up from Carson City I'm willing to let it go cheap...

Assume FSD was fully functional. Level 4-5 where you didn’t even have to pay attention to the road. How often would you really use it? With the exception of the once a year road trip, or maybe the rare occasion where I've had a few too many, I don’t think I'd ever use it. I like driving. I...

When I picked up my car the girl who showed me how to use it set my max charge to 90% and I've never changed it. Thing is I don’t drive much. When I charge it up it gives me 278 miles of range, which could easily last me 10 days. I've got into the habit of just plugging it in once a week on...

It's still weird getting out of the car while the music is playing and just walking away. I kinda wish there was some sort of "off" button. Maybe a double click of the park button could stop the music and turn off the screen so it seems like it was off. I also wouldn't mind some sort of touch...

I'm curious if all seats have seat heating in all configurations? Like do the rear seats have heating in the 6 seat config and does the middle seat have heating in the 7 seat config?

The one issue I have with all music in the car being network bases is the transition from Wifi to LTE as I drive away from my house. When I'm in my garage and the music starts playing it's connected to wifi, then as I pull out and start to drive down my street it gets weaker and weaker until the...

Does v10 add audio and video support to the browser? I just installed a pi zero w as my sentry drive. I was thinking that with this setup it might be possible to put a small http server on the pi and serve up a website that would allow me to view the sentry cam recordings inside the car.

I hear a bit of a squeak when I turn my wheel. At first I just thought it was new plastic and would wear in, but it seems to actually be getting a bit worse. I had a similar problem with a PT Cruiser I owned years ago and it turned out to be some sort of hydraulic hose popping lose and rubbing...

I just let my Dad drive my Performance and I'd say there is a better than 50% chance he ends up ordering one. He kept saying "Man, if I were in the market for a new car....". Then right as he was leaving he asked "Do they make it in black?" :D

Nevada Highway Patrol - Semi full of Tesla vehicles catches fire on I-80

Just picked up my Model 3 Performance. I spent a couple hours driving my family around and demonstrating the speed. My neck kinda hurts. Awesome car though!

Rather than constantly checking the source code you can use this bookmarklet to see if you have a VIN or not.... javascript:var%20teslaVin=Tesla.ProductF.Data.Insurance.vin;if(teslaVin)%7Balert(teslaVin)%7Delse%7Balert('No%20VIN%20yet')%7D; Bonus is that it works on mobile devices, like iOS...

I got a quote from Tesla for my car that seemed a bit low so I marked "no trade" on my order page and figured that I'd just sell it to Carmax instead. But now I'm seeing people report that if you go to Carmax that Tesla will match the price. Doing a real trade in has some tax benefits so I'd...

I know that some states give special exemptions or considerations, like access to HOV lanes or free parking, to residents that purchase full electric vehicles. But how do these apply when you drive your out of state Tesla into one of these states? Do you still get the special...

I wrote this iOS shortcut that generates a Tesla access token. It's all run locally on the iOS device so you're not sending your email/password to any 3rd party server... Tesla Access Token

I need some 18" wheels that will fit over my Performance brakes and hold all season tires. I found the ones on tsportline.com that aren't terribly expensive, look similar to the factory wheels and claim to fit the Performance brakes. Anyone here have a set of these? Are they OK? Decent quality...

thinking about putting one of these on my Model 3 Performance

Does the X have physical controls for the rear heated seats? Or is only on the screen like in the Model 3? Also what about the S?

So I've read that when the battery is full regen is disabled. When this happens is the resistance from regen taken away? Like if you're accustomed to single pedal driving and you reach a point where regen is disabled will this reduce/remove the resistance from the regen motor and force you to...

Is there any way to send control commands directly to the car via USB or some other hardwired connection? (maybe a USB Ethernet adapter?) I was looking at the REST API and there are commands for almost every function of the car, but from what I understand those have to go over the internet to...

Do you always get a call from some sort of sales associate when you order a Tesla? Or can it all be done online without ever talking to someone? I placed an order on Sunday. I filled out all the info they needed on the website. So is there even a need for them to call me? The only reason I...

Just placed a reservation for a performance with multi-coat red and black interior. Decided against FSD as I'm leasing and I just don’t see them making it to full self driving state in the next 3 years. And if they do I can always lay out the $6k and upgrade after the fact. (although I probably...

I can't tell for sure if the Performance comes with floor mats or not. I've read many threads that say the premium interior comes with carpet floor mats (which is what I want) but there is no mention of "premium interior" when configuring the car. If it doesn't come with them I want to order...

I've seem some photos of a red M3 with black chrome delete and it looks pretty good. But I wonder how much does it cost to have done? I'm planning on leasing and trying to decide if it's worth it for a leased car.

While they’re still working it out the FSD feature should be "free while in beta". Tesla needs all the data they can get to perfect the feature. And one of the biggest advantages they have over the competition is their install base. So for now every single car should have the option to turn on...

So if you lease a Model 3 today the FSD option adds about $80/mo to the payment. Do you guys think that FSD will make enough meaningful progress in the next 3 years to warrant that extra $80/mo? I like the idea of it, and it would be neat if it worked, but from the videos I've seen on how it...

I just stumbled across this post on another forum that claims to allow you to tap directly into the FM signal of the Model 3 and create a line-in.... installing satellite radio (or other aux input) via FM direct adapter Has anyone tried it? I was thinking it might be cool use for SiriusXM

Every car I've ever owned has been some shade of blue. I kind of assumed that when I ordered the Model 3 I'd get blue again. But now I'm starting to waiver. The Tesla blue is kind of dark, which in my experience means it shows dirt, scratches and swirls more easily. And depending on the primer...