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I activated FSD on Tuesday last and set navigation to the Auto Museum in downtown Reno, where I volunteer three days a week. A 15 mile, 25 min trip including several miles of freeway. The experience was utterly amazing, but as others have observed, there were as expected, a few issues. On a...

Recent reporting indicates she was 3X the legal limit. And yes, I always strive to “Pay attention to the what gear you are in.” 😀.

Here’s an article that was published in the February issue of Motor Age, a magazine for automobile technicians. Interesting stuff…...

No doubt your estimate is preliminary and there likely will be additional discoveries as the repair proceeds. How high does the cost need to go until the car is totaled?

I’ve survived without a cell phone for a long time. The “kindness of strangers” has yet to disappoint.

Better check that cabin air filter!😀 Good for you!

Looks like no one came forward with an answer. So many folks discussing their scores and no one able to provide details on finding it? You and I must be the only ones in the dark. All I could find is “go to the Safety Score on the app”. Nothing like that on my app on iPad.

Following up on my post. Essie Marshmallow 024, is an excellent match for the Pearl White Multi-Coat on my sons Model 3. Only downside is application. Sags on vertical surfaces are difficult to avoid, even when applying multiple thin coats (I used a toothpick) but from a few feet, who cares? I...

Hello PedramGh! I’ve been scouring the interwebs for several hours in an effort to find suitable touch up for my son’s 2021 pearl white Model 3 and your post from a few years back came up. You said Essie has 4 shades of white and their Marshmallow color worked for you. Heading to Target...

Just got off the phone with Michelin Customer Service (after holding for a little over 15 minutes and being reminded every 15 seconds that an associate would be with me soon) regarding what I feel is excessive noise from CC2’s on our 2020 M3. A heavy foot on our Long Range Dual Motor resulted in...

I can guarantee Tesla won’t install aftermarket equipment. I had mobile service out to do my cabin filter and asked the tech to install the improved fastener I had purchased on the interweb, which makes filter installation easier. The tech apologized and said they were not permitted to install...

I volunteer regularly at Tire Rack Street Survival events and part of the program is to activate an airbag on the parking lot. They fly into low earth orbit 😱. OK, would you believe 100 feet! 😀

We’re retired and my wife and I share our M3, although I usually drive it mornings to my volunteer work at the National Automobile Museum in Reno. A better option than my elderly Alfa or our diesel pickup. Weather has been volatile in our area, with significant snow expected later today. I have...

Seems the steering wheel would have become wobbly before coming off. Or perhaps the securing nut backed off completely and the SW stayed on the shaft for a while till it popped. Anyone install an after market SW who knows attachment details? here are more details...

Our Reno rate in Northern NV may well pencil out close to 10 cents, after all the other charges are factored in, but the base, off peak rate is only 6 cents : https://www.nvenergy.com/account-services/energy-pricing-plans/electric-vehicle/standard-rates-residential What really hurts however...

I went through my first set of tires in less than 10 k miles 😀. Acceleration from the front of the pack on the street is fun! Hard braking, not so much.

I believe I last used my brakes maybe three weeks ago, when a stale yellow snuck up on me. Regen gets the job done!

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Maybe sooner than you think! One of many reputable hits from my search on the topic: https://www.energy-storage.news/united-airlines-invests-in-sodium-ion-as-first-gigafactory-for-new-battery-tech-opens-in-china/

Sorry about the car and I trust you are OK. Decades ago our Audi 100LS was also rear ended, with similar results. Friends thought I had backed into a pole. Physics, I guess : ). Also, inquiring minds… https://jalopnik.com/should-you-bother-obscuring-your-license-plates-in-phot-5941797 Always...

Just had filters changed at Reno TSC. Cost was $56.00. No coil cleaning and smell, that went away in a few moments anyway, is gone. Regarding that pesky T20 screw, I took in the replacement thumbscrew from eBay but was told they do not install aftermarket parts. 😰 It‘s a thumbscrew! I guess...

I have 235 45R 18 Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires on my 2020 M3LR and last Saturday ran [email protected] at Top Gun Raceway in Fallon NV (first run). Arrived at the drag strip with 65% SOC and after 11 nearly consecutive runs (I got there early) tapered off to 12.529@111. Best reaction time was...

Add the following user settable control options: Glovebox open. Pressing the right scroll wheel and saying “ open glovebox“ works for me.

You may want to buy a depth gauge and check your tires across the treads before rotating. My 2020LR shows even wear and I’ve skipped rotation (13 k miles on new rubber. OEMs gone in 10k).

I’ve had the same message for many, many months and occasionally tap it to find the same recall message I’ve already read. Will inquire when I drop by the SC tomorrow for a connectivity issue. Film at 11. Just checked again and still have a “rear harness recall” message. Read it (again) but...

My key fob and my wife’s new iPhone have become profile swapped and we both need to tap the screen to select our settings. Also, she now has to use her key card to get in and her walk away lock function doesn’t work. Mercifully, we’ll be near our SC tomorrow, so I’m optimistic our salesman can...

Happy to report that I just successfully used the “location” function to check arrival estimate of my wife who is en route from Carson City to our home in Sparks, NV (50 miles). And no, I don’t own a cell phone :). Her dinner will be warm! The app once again shows the car screen center, and the...

Found you via search. I also installed footwell lights from AO, and while I agree the color temperature is not pleasant, my issue with them is they randomly fail to shut off after starting to drive. Perhaps the different lamp characteristics confuse the lamp controller? I read another post where...

Just an observation on the glovebox. Saying “open glovebox” works on my M3. I would add to your list, additional “on time” for the camera display when using the “3 flash” turn signals. It was an excellent upgrade, but I’d appreciate the camera view staying on longer in the “three flash of turn...

The handy “similar threads” feature (below) directed me to another thread where I learned I am not alone with my concern about losing car tracking in the location section of the iPad (iPhone) app. Perhaps Tesla programmers are currently hard at work restoring that feature. 🙏 BTW, just added the...

I started a thread on this issue a few days ago, but received no replys, so it’s not just me. Thanks for the tip on the Star Trek icon. Easier than “chasing” the car on my iPad screen. Like others, I would certainly appreciate restoration of the previous system. Elon, are you listening? 😄

Until recently, I could use the IPad app to track our car as my wife travelled home by using the location option. A map would appear and the car would stay centered as the map scrolled around it. Now, when I choose that feature, the car at first appears centered, but then drives off the map and...

Looking for an appropriate location for this amusing link (likely, nowhere) and decided to post here: https://www.theonion.com/knife-wielding-tesla-kills-pedestrian-1848881478?utm_source=TheOnion_Daily_RSS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022-05-21

Hello Forum Members! Steve the volunteer here from the National Automobile Museum in Reno where we have a bricked Roadster on dollys. In another thread, I posted a technique I found for bringing the electronics back to life, but we have yet to give it a try. Really want to unlock that parking...

Folks at the National Automobile Museum in Reno are interested too!

Thanks for the 411.

Hello again ehorses. Came upon this “wake up” technique from Gruber motors. A lot more straightforward than other methods. https://grubermotors.com/2019/11/21/how-to-wake-up-a-dead-bricked-roadster/ I‘ll let you know if we attempt.

Hello ehorses. I’m writing from the National Auto Museum in Reno where we have also have a bricked, early version Roadster on dollys for movement. Unlikely we’ll ever get the wampum necessary for repair but would like to move it more easily. Please keep us in mind if you discover 411 on...