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Selling my 2013 Model S (SN 06040) P85, with Tesla 100k mile warranty. Car currently has 87k miles so you have 13k miles left in warranty. Car is amazing, I'm the original owner -- unfortunately "life changes" (divorce) forcing me to sell to raise some cash. Asking $45k. JUST within the...

Had them refinished to fix a few road rashes and now are in like new condition. Original 21" wheels that were on my 2013 Model S. No tires mounted so they're ready for yours. Includes the TPMS units and Tesla center caps. Pics stil have plastic wrap on them, I can take it off and take more...

Well, glad I decided to keep my 15-40 Circuit when I installed my HPWC (about a year ago). Last night my car was charging, happened to look at my App and it said the car wasn't charging with 150 miles of range, and it said to check the charge cable (I forget the exact words). Went out to the...

Took my first road trip using a Supercharger this weekend. From Charlottesville to Greensboro NC for the ACC Tournament. Did a full range charge (254miles) and headed down on Thursday, a pretty cold day (upper 30s) and headed straight to the Burlington NC supercharger, about 199 miles. I...

Heading on our first real trip in our Tesla this weekend -- any advantage to putting our luggage in the frunk as opposed to the usual trunk as far as range is concerned? Weight distribution? Better or worse wind resistance if the front is ever so much higher or lower? I imagine it's not much...

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Just noticed this recently. Any ideas? Battery is charged currently 195 mile range....

I made this quick animated GIF in case you want to show people what you see on your smartphone. :)

Getting solar array to power our garage soon, already have one for the house (they are on separate meters). Wondering what the draw is on various charge methods... we have a HPWC and a 14-50 in the garage. The solar array for the garage will be a 3.6kW system. (House is a 9.4kW system)...

At Dulles today, don't see a thread about it but they have free Chargepoint EV chargers in parking garage 2 (you just pay for parking). 30amp chargers, look to be about 10 spaces and 5 charge units or so. Very convenient covered parking near the walkway to the terminal.

Two chargers at back entrance at the brand new Hyatt Place.

If anyone's in Central VA, a couple of us are going to have our cars parked on the bricks of the Charlottesville Downtown Mall at the TedX conference, near the Paramount theater.. Just an FYI, stop by and say hi if you're in the area! Will post pics tomorrow.

Wife is thinking of going up to DC soon and wants to take the Tesla. She'll be staying downtown near Verizon center -- are there any hotels downtown with EV charging? Or does the DC Showroom have any fast charging options? Thx

Some people are in the beginning stages of setting up a caravan of Tesla's to transport speakers for a TEDx conference in Charlottesville from their hotel to the Downtown Mall area. More details to come but wanted to throw feelers out to see if any Central Virginia Tesla owners might be...

I'm planning to drive there from Charlottesville. Got an email with RSVP link this morning. Join us for the Glen Allen Supercharger Opening!9860 Brook Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059 Located in the parking lot between Chili’s and Men’s WearhouseThursday, October 24th at 10amWe are excited to...

Our XM reception is crap, we've had Tesla check and they said it's normal -- in a wide open space it's fine. But in rural driving it's worthless. We have 2 other cars with XM that have no issues, so it's gotta be where the Tesla antenna is. Does anyone know how easy it is to get to, and if I...

Looking for a set for winter use. Prefer TPMS on them. I'm in Virginia. Thanks!

Just got my car back today from the first Ranger service, which included alignment (my tires were worn beyond the metal cords at 5500mls), and to address various issues I reported. Tesla picked my car up and delivered a loaner on Tuesday July 23rd. If I hadn't had a loaner during this time...

Going to Australia for 4 weeks. Sure gonna miss the S and hate driving ICE cars for a whole month!

Argh. Wife put the key on a shelf near the car. We were in a hurry and hopped in and drove off to my son's school. Parked. Realized we didn't have the key. No warnings until trying to turn it on now. Big flaw! Luckily neighbor is bringing the key. What if we had driven 200 miles before...

Amazing how much space is in this car.

...the right width to fit 2 large pizzas. I was delivery dad to my son's school today, delivered 12 pizzas. They fit perfectly (the kids already grabbed some boxes before I could snap a pic...)

At least she's all tucked in and plugged in. Good news is we'll be at the Tesla factory on Sunday. :) But renting a BMW 7-series from Avis while we're in SF... (it was cheaper than their standard full size car...). I'm sure it will feel crappy with that ICE engine!

Well, these Sharpie oil-based paint pens are coming in handy! First colored the TESLA letters on the rear chrome in black (thanks to aaron.s's inspiration), now I've made the Tesla floor mats much nicer just by coloring the T with a red pen. These are Sharpie Medium Oil-Based Paint Pens...

Anyone else have this problem? Our hatch tries to close, and then reopens. Nothing is blocking it. If I push down a little extra, it closes. Have tried adjusting rubber bumpers, and have tried lubricating the latch mechanism, but it still only closes about 50% of the time (otherwise it just...

The miles are going to pile up fast in this car!

Assuming $3.80 per gallon, and our electricity is 9.5c/kWh. I drove today from Charlottesville to Richmond and back. at the 40kWh point, I had gone just over 110 miles (40kWh = $3.80 in electricity here). Most of the driving was interstate between 70-80mph. I ended up home with 8 miles to...

I understand that pushing the Gen3 out means Tesla should have more working capital, and learn more from the S -- but putting the model X in the mix, IMHO, might not be the best decision. I'm only slightly interested in the X -- until we know price/range/etc it's hard to know. But assuming...

Same question here.

Wife wants to take the car up to Tysons Galleria... 105 miles from here, so 210mi RT. I checked Plugshare.com and it shows 2 wall outlets at Tysons Corner, and nothing at Tysons Galleria. Should I just bite the battery life bullet and do a Max Range charge for her before she leaves? Tesla...

There are a few places around here, but I'm not sure of their expertise -- would certainly prefer someone who's already done a Tesla. Can anyone recommend a window tinter in NoVa?

Again turned overcast, but still looked pretty decent, so thought I'd post them. I have hi-res versions for anyone interested. Enjoy. :) First gave her a good wash, with the help of my son... In action (shot by my son):

Car was delivered March 7th, received plates today March 15th. Not too bad!

Would love to get some pics with the DRL's on, but of course when I get out of the car, everything shuts off. Short of having someone in the car and ducking, is there any way to do this? I posted some pics in this thread from yesterday, btw...

I had my key on a hook next to the car in my garage, so took off this morning, took my son to school, went to the bank drive through, heading to the post office... and realized I left the key at home. If I had stopped at the post office and gotten out, I would have been stuck there. I didn't...

Would like to find others in Central Virginia -- if you're on Facebook, join the group (it's private): https://www.facebook.com/groups/centralvirginiatesla/ I'm near Charlottesville -- I know there are at least 7 Model S's in the Cville area now. I'm sure there are a bunch more around.

Have settings for mirrors to tilt in reverse On, but they don't. I have v4.2. Any tips or is this something to report to Tesla Service?

Would like to get a stencil made to paint the logo on a cabinet... Thanks!

I had some manuals printed up so I can keep the originals original. The printer did an awesome job. One manual (8.5"x5.5" ) contains the Owners Guide, Safety Information, Mobile Connectors Manual, and the Warranty manual. Heavyweight full color glossy paper and metal wire bound so you can flip...

Just got my S today. It was delivered with a few others, and wondering what's up with this difference... Our car (black P85) had black plastic inside the rear hatch -- whereas another persons blue 85 had silver (metal) which looks way nicer. Why did my car get the short end of the stick here...

I wash my cars in my garage, so wanted to find a way to cover my NEMA 14-50 so the hose spray wouldn't go and, uh, kill me. ;) I found this on Amazon, and it came with size adapters to make it work perfectly. They probably have these in local hardware stores, but I'm lazy. ;) Amazon.com...

Thought maybe we should create a separate thread for this?

Wonder if I outbid some of you. ;-) Seems like a perfect thing to attach to my key. And the notebook case will match my Perf's black/red trim interior.

From Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2013/02/14/inspired-by-nyt-tesla-test-here-are-my-consumer-trials-of-some-products/ Example review: "Pencil: I was led to believe great things about this pencil, but it wouldn’t write on the page. Bit large chunks off the end...

Glad to see most or on Tesla's side.

Just curious the range of electricity prices people are paying. I know we have it pretty good where we live from reading the rates in California... Our cost is 9.515c/kWh for the first 300kWh and 8.286c/kWh after that (per month). We're on Rappahannock Electric Coop in central Virginia. I...

My Model S reservation # 13850 is gone from my My Tesla (My Garage) page. I wonder if they're getting complaints of people getting cars out of order, so are making that info no longer available?

I'd like to know its width from edge to edge (left edge of the M to the right edge of the S). Also the height of the M would be great. Thank you!

I searched and couldn't find a thread about the indoor cover -- saw some about the outdoor cover. Tesla site has it for $350 Model S Indoor Car Cover Tesla Motors But they add $19 shipping and $22.14 in tax for total of $391.14 (I guess for states with higher tax you're gonna be over $400)...