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Funny, their page designed to convince me that GPS is bad is actually a pretty good argument for GPS. This basically says: there is a chance that, by using GPS to block false alarms, you will miss a real one. (and, you may still get false b/c cheap door radar drifts frequency. Which is...

When this was revealed in the original edmunds review, I was bummed that I was not able to get it, but now I am not, the thing that makes this a cruiser is the curb weight. Even when engineered to perform, you never forget its there. It's cool though, it's a great cruiser! - - - Updated - - -...

In case this is useful for anyone. I realize it's one man's view and many will disagree with these choices, but having actually now owned two Model S with radically different specs, I have a clear preference: My first was a p85 performance with every option, my second was a 60kwh, lightly...

Nope, skipped the windshield.

Just got my wife's Model S windows tinted today. I think it looks great. With the child seats and summer approaching, it's necessary -- way too hot in the back for the kids otherwise. After research I went with ceramic tint from Formula One, which received very strong reviews. There...

While I don't know what these guys did, sadly I do know that I could project myself into this situation for sure. With a superfast car, I've definitely swung around into an ending right lane with confidence that I can jet by some geezer in the left and go on my merry way. And, I've also...

Mass Brothers in livermore did a really nice job for about half that price -- $400 for a set, but I brought them naked wheels to do. They do many race teams, like Flying Lizard (a top bay area team) and super credible.

Interesting -- I did my Audi too -- looks like I have the same setup! Had them powdercoated Satin black by Mass Bros in Livermore, looks killer. Actually bought a second set of OEM wheels for track tires, and those are now the black ones. I still run the silver for my road tires and black for...

to the question of check not cashed yet: my stickers arrived the morning after check was cashed so it's a short turnaround at that point

Exact same. They must have done a batch. DMV finally back from Xmas vacation. I just put one on the back and skipped the sides. Hopefully can get away with it. Worked ok on my roadster and leaf

Oh please. The S is a fabulous sports sedan and I love it. But to compare it to all these cars is to miss the point. It's dramatically superior in many ways: seats 7, all electric, cheaper than many, etc It's quite similar in one way: 0-60 MPH acceleration But the comparable is a big Merc...

Stickers remove pretty easily with a blow dryer. They do have unique numbers but I would seriously doubt anyone would ever check. It's pretty obvious the car deserves (or not) to be in the lane, the whites are unlimited, and it's $8, why would you lie? I ran a single sticker on my roadster...

I think they do make a run. The bet they are making is that in time, the product will come out of the factory with no due bill items and everything working. In the meantime, they're accepting the cost of re-work in exchange for being able to push some product out the door.

Got a call from a tesla service rep today -- will call him back tomorrow. Whether because of forum member actions or just regular, nice to get a call back! Josh

Has anybody had a challenge scheduling service? My car has a couple of delivery niggles, most prominently a seal problem on the passenger door which makes a lot of wind noise at highway speed. I was cutting them some slack as they tried to pump out cars before 12/31, but now I'm getting...

exactly! a free Blink charger that came with my leaf. - - - Updated - - - Great catch, good point. will amend my list! Also adding: car projection on backup camera. when implemented well (on my audi) or even basic (on acura) it's helpful for backup, especially with such a huge car.

* Mirror tilt in reverse (mine doesn't work) * Fix homelink (when using my gate, it somehow signals it to start then stop. haven't had this problem with any other homelink) * Maps: show estimated time including traffic effect. mine only shows estimated time in no traffic, which is useless...

I powder coated Audi R8 oem wheels this summer. Came out great. I'm sure this is what makes gray tesla wheels gray. I pad $400 for a set. People reported as cheap as $250 but Bay Area pricing, only fair. There is vigorous web debate about the practice. Wheel manufacturers will tell you...

1) The car is huge. I moved from a prius and it's my only real complaint. lane changes are a pain, parking parallel i fell like I'm sticking out into the road. on california ave in Palo Alto, I parallel parked with my passenger tires touching the curb, and the driver side stuck out past the...

embarrassingly, when I was 16 I had a lowered minitruck with 2 x 12" redline subs and who knows how many watts of amps, but that was a few years ago and my taste is somewhat refined. my opinion so far is the sound is not bad for everyday listening but if I really crank and focus on it, a bit...

Having had my car with the upgraded package, I'd say it's ok but not great. have the had mb quarts, etc, too -- agree hard to match. primary complaint for me is weak bass, even on upgraded on pickup tour of factory I got to see the dash being assembled, and my friend noticed the small...

I have noticed that, when using the navigation, the system will say "29 miles, 33 minutes" at rush hour, when the traffic image clearly shows lots of slowness. The google maps app on my phone or on the web clearly gives me a different estimate (and much more useful) accounting for the traffic...

Picked it up today! Fantastic car. Very happy with my config. Have not really driven/played with one actually... blown away by the software coolness, and I don't even have the update yet! Factory tour was spectacular. We spent over an hour walking around and checking everything out...

R487 Perf 21" CF pearl white. Worst case options package Had window of dec 11-25, no VIN despite asking Yesterday notified ready for pickup. Vin 1469 Woo hoo!

Seeing more pics of the car in the wild, I've come around to wishing I'd gone gray instead of silver. I can always just get them powder coated, and that might be better as I might prefer black -- but out of curiosity, anyone having the opposite thought and want to swap? I have a mid-Dec...

Ah, the magic button just arrived! WIndow for pickup Dec 11-25 for R487, performance with CF trim. no VIN that I could see offered anywhere through the delivery confirmation process.

Ooh... you're just 50 before me but I didn't get that "ready for delivery" one... damn!

I got my email, too. R487. It's a performance version with CF trim. Maddeningly, it takes me to my garage with no delivery link, have emailed the deliver team and can't wait to see my window, but given it's 9pm in CA, wonder if it won't get fixed til the AM?!?

The MyTesla section of the TM website is down (at least for me)... wishful thinking, maybe they're pushing code for the online-automated delivery scheduling that has been rumored, so it will be up for Monday morning. Hard not to be anxious on the R-list!

Yeah, sorry, you're right, my memory is failing. $92K -> $109K (+options...)

Roadster went from $100K to $130K... hopefully not of that magnitude. Or, maybe, hopefully for everyone here, a big jump, as it would increase the resale value of your asset (assuming the market bears the new price).

I'm with Stinnett. There is conflict between what Tesla is saying they intend to do, and what it looks like is possible given their current productivity, remaining time in the year, and holidays. I don't think Tesla means to mislead, but they, like every startup I've ever worked with, are...

Just tweeted an hour ago, another delivery: Jon Favreau ‏@Jon_Favreau My Model S just arrived and I went electric like Dylan! #FF @TeslaMotors @elonmusk

OK, I'll give you the technical point. Sticker was $3,700 which is $28,000 inflation adjusted to today. Sports Car Marketplace, a pretty good bible for these things, values a k-code mustang at $42,000. So, I take it all back: definitely buy this as an investment vehicle! (pun intended)...

No one can tell you that you'd shouldn't value being 1/1000 US sigs, or having a VIN <1000. If you feel you were misled on those attributes, by all means pursue it. But if you think the depreciating asset that is your Signature Model S has now changed in value at all, I think you have more...

It's interesting that now pretty much all the Sigs have a VIN and an idea of when they'll get their car, but no reports of any roadster list owners hearing from Tesla yet. I would have expected a more continuous roll, but it definitely seems to come in waves.

I think it's possible you could get a false negative due to this. The geographic spot is tight (so it would have to be exact) and they correlate with exact frequency, so it's a fairly unique pair. If a cop hides out where a "Your Speed Is" sign that your system has blocked, you'd still alert...

The GPS antenna on the stealth units is remote located so you can try to move it to a location that is not blocked, or even an exterior location.

For all you V1 owners: you really have to try a modern generation detector! Have always liked the V1 and love the directional, but the single most fantastic thing about the new escorts and Bels (owned by the same company, pretty much the same product) is the GPS feature. You would think the...

As wonderful as Tesla is, no car manufactured in these volumes has ever been (or likely will be) a collectible, as that word is thought of by car collectors such as Jay. Shelby Cobras are probably the highest production highly collectible car, with about 1,000 produced, and these had a long...

I can definitively say this is not true. Being on the R list has made my delivery date much, much earlier than if I were on the P list at the time of my reservation. How do I know? Well, my car is "in production" now for a November-December delivery, and I would have had a 5-digit P # if I...

I have a similar setup to this Escort setup. (BEL STiR+ and a Laser Interceptor Jammer). Pretty new but here was my research results for those curious: False alarms: this is where the game has moved on from Valentine etc. The escort and Bel have GPS built in, and then as you drive, if it...

Heh. Prius, yes. It's a dog. Well, a toaster. It just gets you around. A fine car. Leaf is actually a mini roadster. Really quick off the line, quite fun, but real world range of 70-75 miles just too short for my commute.

Weight I totally get the weight point. I bought an E39 M5 in 2003 -- universally acclaimed to be a spectacular car, and it is -- but it wasn't the car for me. Amazing german engineers had made it so the thing could corner hard, but as a driver you never, ever forgot the mass was there...

I just had a set of aluminum audi wheels powder coated. Mass Brothers in Livermore is a good place in the Bay Area, cost is ~$90/wheel for a basic color. It's no problem for the tire pressure monitoring. Powder coating is a bit like painting I guess, but as I understand it the wheels are...

Re: why does performance degrade on repeated passes? Hypothesis based on my Roadster experience: the all the hardware that sits between the batteries and the electric motors generates heat in the process, and one of the big drivetrain challenges is keeping those parts cool -- as they get...

2012 Tesla Model S Track Test This is pretty exciting to me. My experience as an early Roadster owner is that the actual "car guy" perception of the Roadster was falling quite short of the expectations Tesla set, and consequently I was not an early member of the Model S reservation list. When...

R487 also got to order this week....

As I recall there were plenty of delays but no price increase. I was signature roadster #48, waiting several years after a full $100K check to get the car -- but the car cost $100K (even though MSRP rose to $130K). It's possible deposit holders for regular production were increased, in fact...

Production Rate I don't see that they'd want to do this. With the roadster, they quickly built up an order backlog of 1,000 cars, and it took 6-9 months to work through it, but once they were through it, they were producing cars much more quickly than demand was surfacing -- they would...