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    "sigh" Rear ended on I55.

    I got rear ended today at ~9,600 miles. Called around about where to take the car. Grand Ave service center recommends Gold Coast Auto Body - (312) 787-0333 Highland Park SC recommends The Ultimate Paint Shop - (847) 748-8104
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    Got rear-ended by a livery-plated vehicle, some questions for others

    I got rear ended by a livery-plated Infiniti today while moving near 0mph with the (forward-facing) dashcam video to prove it. Rear bumper will need to be removed to determine the full extent of the damage. I have two major questions: 1. I've been calling the other driver's commercial...
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    Chicago crime

    The least safe places in the Chicagoland area tend to correlate with socioeconomic status. This unfairly and disproportionately impacts many minorities. I think this is a bad thing. People deserve to be safe regardless of their ethnicity and socioeconomic status. This should not be misconstrued...
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    Chicago crime

    Only if the owner is a minority.
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    Performance Plus Package now available as option or retrofit

    For $13k, I wouldn't buy it unless they took the suspension off the car.
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    Random Model S sightings

    That's bird crap.
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    Random Model S sightings

    Saw this guy at Supercar Saturdays in Bolingbrook, IL:
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    200 mile daily commute - effect on battery life?

    I see you live in New Jersey. No need to speculate.
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    IMPORTANT: New Model S torque specification for mounting wheels

    Holy crap. I didn't know it was going to be that high - I'm going to need a longer breaker bar.
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    Short squeeze: Willful and malicious?

    Seriously? It's a POMO day. You people should know better. Also: The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.
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    How Many Car Orders is the Rising Stock Price Creating?

    Yay for the Benanke put and QEternity! But seriously, how many companies let you vest options in less than 5 years?
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    Should I buy Tire Insurance?

    Tire (not rim) insurance can be bought at most local tire places for like $20/tire. Damage to the tires gets you a free replacement (which has to be re-insured)
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    Tesla head on collision with a Honda

    Between Google and Facebook, you don't even need the inconvenience of leaving your house!
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    What do you think of these wheels?

    #2 looks ghetto.
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    Go to a Tesla Store - Something Big is Happening

    I don't get it - I got a test drive without being a reservation holder months ago?
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    driver crashes Model S into restaurant

    You have a bright future of higher insurance premiums now that the Internets know your medical history!
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    Weight Reduction

    Lancer Evolutions also have aluminum hoods, and the Seibon CF hood weighs MORE. Miata != every other car. Why don't you replace your 12V with a motorcycle battery, remove the A/C, or replace your stock seats with CF-shelled racing seats (don't even bother trying to justify your need for heated...
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    Non-Tech Package Owners: HID Upgrade?

    I'm well aware of the hardware needed to convert the Model S to HIDs in terms of what is needed to drive the HID bulbs. A surprising number of people have had good luck with the system they sell at DDM Tuning, even though the bargain-basement price initially led me to believe the product to be...
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    NYT opinion piece includes Musk criticism

    I really don't have a stance on any of this, but it seems like the author is coming from the conservative viewpoint of "government allocation of capital is highly inefficient/wasteful, and is highly motivated by politics" Regardless of my own beliefs, I'm a little surprised (and quite...
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    40 kWh Delivery Timing

    I guess my point was that the "official line" was that the batteries were being made and should be going into the cars pretty much now. With the recent announcement, we found out that 40kwh batteries were never made (in quality - I'm sure there are engineering prototypes).
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    Weight Reduction

    There's a lot of hand-waving away of serious engineering issues in this post. Let's say the super-capacitor is perfect and charges 85kw in 5 minutes. 85 kilowatt hours = 306,000,000 joules (306,000,000 joules) / (5 minutes) = 1020 kilowatts That's 11.3x current supercharger capacity. Other...
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    40 kWh Delivery Timing

    In light of the recet 40kwh announcement, I'm a little unsure what to make about this statement. Given that the 40kwh battery never entered mass production, I'm not sure what to make of this.
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    40kwh Model S canceled

    For a $10k prize, I'd put the car on a mobile dyno and drive it around on the back of a truck.
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    Weight Reduction

    Weight reduction is probably most effective on unsprung weight like your wheels, brakes, and suspension. Additionally, it helps the most when the car is making speed transitions - like suburban 0-45-0 mph stop and go driving. I'd be itnerested in seeing if the car can be retrofitted with...
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    40kwh Model S canceled

    Hey in 5 years I'm opening Gray's Garage - why pay Tesla $10-12 grand when you can give me $2k for the upgrade? Then you can sell your 40kwh as a 60 (I'm assuming warranty isn't transferable - I haven't read that much fine print yet)!
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    Non-Tech Package Owners: HID Upgrade?

    I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to say here. I was thinking about doing a HID swap assuming the beam pattern is reasonable - otherwise I'd need to do a retrofit like from something like a TSX (which is known as having one of the best headlights among all recent cars). I really wanted...
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    Non-Tech Package Owners: HID Upgrade?

    I'm not entirely sure if Tesla has been delivering cars without the tech package yet. However, if they have I'd like to know if anyone has yet upgraded their headlamps to HIDs. I expect the housings to still be projectors, so a bulb switch shouldn't be much of an issue, but is there a difference...
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    Dodge Ram SRT-10 challenged me at a light and...

    aerodynamically, that truck is a brick wall
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    Two foot driving

    Left-foot braking is a big thing at Rally School: Team O'Neil | Rally School Overview reg-fiesta1.jpg
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    40kwh Model S canceled

    I think this mentality that "nobody will risk their $50k car" mentality is kind of funny given the huge number of companies out there that tune and modify Porsches, BMW Ms, and AMGs (and to a lesser extent GT-Rs - ever seen an AMS Alpha 12?). These are cars that are often priced over $80k and...
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    What have you Smoked?

    A properly sorted Super 7 should outrun just about anything short of a Pagani. I doubt they were really racing you.
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    Dodge Ram SRT-10 challenged me at a light and...

    :p I read 4,400 somewhere. EDIT: reference Tesla Chief Engineer Peter Rawlinson geeks out with us about Model S design
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    Tesla Model-S Has Arrived ... You Have a Duty to Buy One (If you can afford one)

    Consuming more stuff != saving any part of the planet.
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    Dodge Ram SRT-10 challenged me at a light and...

    The SRT-10 weighs 5,130 lb. That's 20% more than a Model S.
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    Random Model S sightings

    Dark colored (black?) ~6:30PM Model S headed towards I-94 on Dempster st in Skokie, IL.
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    Tesla Refuses Model S - Roadster Trade-In

    Ha, we got the "over promise" everything impression after talking to a CS rep for just 5 minutes. I figured "typical California MO"
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    Batteries not upgradeable in the future?!

    OT: but if you did that, they'd probably point you to Renntech/Kleeman/Dinan Does anyone know if the drive inverters on all the non-performance models are the same? I'm assuming that battery upgrades also involve some battery control hardware which is built into the rest of the car, which will...
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    Can the brakes be upgraded to a BBK?

    Other than looks, the size of the brakes may not be the limiting factor in stopping distance. Can the car lock it's brakes? If so, tire traction is a limiting factor and not the brakes. I have never braked a Model S in a racing environment so I can't really speculate on this. I'm sure...
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    Call for non-destructive front license plate bracket

    You can just ziptie the plate on the front.
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    Soon to graduate from University... thinking about getting a Model S...

    Just for you: The First World Problems Meme! But seriously, I don't fully get the people who are like "there's no excuse to not get 85kwh! It's ONLY $20,000 more!"
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    What was the most money you spent on a vehicle prior to purchasing your Model S? Poll

    One of my dream cars is an RX7 TT in dark green. Isn't that kind of low for a 4G63 given the mods? I've seen similar modded Evos make in excess of 450 (albeit with FP red/blacks), especially with a stroker kit. Honest question. Sounds like you made out OK. I've hard that AMGs are like boats...
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    What was the most money you spent on a vehicle prior to purchasing your Model S? Poll

    If the depreciation cliff for AMGs is taken into account, you paid like $15k for it? :)
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    Can't get charging port door open

    so tl;dr version: if it doesn't work, hit it.
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    Soon to graduate from University... thinking about getting a Model S...

    At least the kid's parents aren't buying the car for him. There are dozens of internet stories about kids crashing their hi-po cars and dying. Wow, that's better than my credit union (mine is only 1.99 up to 60 months). Thanks!
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    Soon to graduate from University... thinking about getting a Model S...

    Hah, you sound like me. I'm graduating with a PhD in a few months (although I used to have a real job) and a while back I bought a $2k camera and I'm eying a Ridley Noah. Also I'm really really surprised that nobody seems to have mentioned the effect federal and state taxes has on your...
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    Active Air vs. Standard Suspension

    Not sure if this is supposed to be a positive or negative statement.
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    LE MANS: Nissan Announces Electric LM24 Racer For 2014

    Not exactly true: Rhys Millen Shows Off 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Drift Car
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    Real "fuel" cost comparison ICE versus Model S

    First let me make it clear that I think reducing fossil fuel usage is a net positive and a good idea in general. However, the capital costs of the model S can easily exceed the cost of gas. This was our back-of-the-envelope calculation: Assuming my gas car is $26,000 USD, gets 25 mpg, gas is...
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    Active Air vs. Standard Suspension

    As a Lotus owner, I swear by my harsh suspension.
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    Preventing forum posts from becoming 'news'

    Given the known "quality" of the NYT reporting that we have observed, can you imagine the quality/veracity of all the other reporting?