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  1. Gauss Guzzler

    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    Fair enough, advertising $4900 under MSRP is pretty remarkable for any automaker. And considering that these were firm-priced at $4900 over MSRP just months ago, it is particularly notable. But in the context of Tesla, now selling at $12,450 below MSRP with no threat of undercoating or LoJack...
  2. Gauss Guzzler

    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    No big discounts in my neck of LA. They still advertise a fake price and force you to pay for undercoating.
  3. Gauss Guzzler

    Stalk or no stalk argument [not] settled

    Yes, back on topic - what about that Emergency Brake that @stopcrazypp mentioned? Hydraulic brake failures are certainly rare with modern cars, there hasn't even been a single incident posted here on TMC since Tuesday. But still Tesla needs to reasonably meet basic vehicle safety laws. Are they...
  4. Gauss Guzzler

    Stalk or no stalk argument [not] settled

    The brake? I can't remember the last time I even lifted off the accelerator when shifting between D and R. The confirmation is solid when you're on the power during a shift. But even with fossil cars I almost never touch the brakes or look down when going from R to D, only from D to R because of...
  5. Gauss Guzzler

    $6220 brake line?

    Weird. Usually brake fluid leaks come from a caliper hose being damaged by a road hazard, or a caliper nipple being left open after a fluid bleed. What made them conclude that a hard line running to the rear axle had failed solely from your description of fluid on the ground?
  6. Gauss Guzzler

    Stalk or no stalk argument [not] settled

    I agree that auto-cancel has a number of problems, all of which could be solved by simply programming it to revert to standard latching behavior upon a full press past the decent. Normally I’d be hopeful that this summer’s intern would write that one simple line of code, but I’m pretty sure...
  7. Gauss Guzzler

    Stalk or no stalk argument [not] settled

    Yes, seriously. The 3/Y turn signal stalk only works if you press it slowly enough, regardless of how far it is pressed. Some people find it almost impossible to tap it briefly enough to make it fail, while others find it almost impossible to retrain their muscle memory and tap it slowly enough...
  8. Gauss Guzzler

    Stalk or no stalk argument [not] settled

    @WyoDude is correct. Other than the "track mode" exception, Teslas built after the 2021 refresh do not have a "low regen" option. But back on topic, why are people so focused on the turn signals? Yeah, they're bad, but remember Tesla's old stalk is flakey af and the signals hardly ever work...
  9. Gauss Guzzler

    46k miles and all 4 shocks are leaking!!

    This is not common at 3 years and 46K and I hope that they warranty it for you. Shocks can be replaced without alignment but hopefully they'd at least check it for you - it's 5 minutes of effort. But note that the front and rear shocks are completely different designs from completely different...
  10. Gauss Guzzler

    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    Cool. Can it hold a baguette?
  11. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    Oops, nevermind.
  12. Gauss Guzzler

    About to lose it with rats in my Model 3

    Amazed that people are suggesting rat poison. First of all, poison is the dumbest possible reaction because it literally causes rats to respawn indefinitely by killing off all the birds, snakes, and coyotes, and cats who work their asses off 24/7 to keep the rat population under control for...
  13. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    Yes, but that's not an "authorized" fitment because of the offset change. And the stepped hub was obviously a mistake for which the stepped wheel was a hacked solution. There's no need for the step to be where it is, it could have been 5mm further in to avoid the issue, and there's also no need...
  14. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    Considering that it has standard 2023 Sport wheels mounted in clear violation of Tesla policy, it's probably safe to assume that they finally corrected the errors in the wheel hubs and Performance brake rotors that complicated the fitting of standard wheels. This will now enable them to offer...
  15. Gauss Guzzler

    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    Lol, "Worst car ever". Apparently Marques hasn't reviewed the Fisker Karma. But in his defense, the Ocean does have a very serious safety flaw. Check out the size of that "PARK" font!
  16. Gauss Guzzler

    Solved: Road Noise & Front Wind Noise

    What on earth is going on in that first photo? Is your window really adjusted to that crazy angle or is the door open? I can't even tell.
  17. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    That Model Y claim is non-news. The expectation has always been that Juniper would be released in 2025 and there have never been credible rumors of anything earlier.
  18. Gauss Guzzler

    When to look in to lemon law

    If "pulling to the right" is truly your concern, just tell them that you don't want it to pull to the right. They can set the alignment to do whatever you prefer.
  19. Gauss Guzzler

    DiY HomeLink Install using in car Service Mode - No need for Tesla Service or ToolBox

    @355 Was it a genuine Tesla-labeled Homelink? You can't use the cheap Lamborghini or Bentley ones on eBay even though they are the exact same part number - only the Tesla version has the right firmware.
  20. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    This photo explains a lot about why Tesla's Homelink interface is so awful.
  21. Gauss Guzzler

    Cat cracked my windshield and roof glass

    By "cat" I assume you mean a full-grown African lion? There's no way that a smaller cat like a Cheetah or mountain lion would be cracking your windshield unless your car started the fight. Where are you parking that this continues to happen? And are you sure it's not just a playful Rhinoceros or...
  22. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    No, Tesla does ads now and Sawyer Merritt is the Executive Vice President of Global Marketing. The fake "Twin Birch" thing is just a cover so Elon doesn't have to admit that they have a marketing department. I assume.
  23. Gauss Guzzler

    2022 M3P Front Suspension Creak/Noise Fix!

    Sway bar endlink? Plausible of course, but not common as far as I know. You can simply disconnect one of the links from each side and eliminate the swaybar alltogether as a quick test. I think you can even do it with the wheels on.
  24. Gauss Guzzler

    Expired MPP Comfort Coilovers for Model 3 AWD or Performance - with OEM tophats installed! [Expired]

    I acquired another set of top hats which is unfortunately neither cheap nor easy since Tesla does not sell them.
  25. Gauss Guzzler

    2022 M3P Front Suspension Creak/Noise Fix!

    Like OD and OP mentioned, the upper control arm is the most likely culprit, and re-reading the OP I see that in the process of diagnosing it, Flewis actually implemented a common "fix" by disconnecting the ball (one easy bolt) and then swirling it around to redistribute the grease. So perhaps...
  26. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    Are we still talking about cars here?
  27. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    That's correct. I believe Tesla mistakenly thought they could set the ride height and front bumper clearance of the Performance model to be similar to BMW and other contemporaries, but unfortunately the long wheelbase makes the Model 3 high-center on everything everywhere. All at once. So...
  28. Gauss Guzzler

    Brakes Making Noises When Changing Direction

    Funny I was commenting in this thread last year and now my car developed a similar issue: With each *cycle* of hard acceleration and hard braking there was a metallic clunk from the back seat area that sounded like a loose socket wrench or something sliding around in some frame cavity. It was...
  29. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    Looks like they jazzed up the splitter a little. Interesting that they're still sporting the same Chinese 19's: That they were rocking 8 months ago: Instead of the proper "Warp" wheels under covers: By the way, I'm all for violating California's damn tint and license plate laws, but...
  30. Gauss Guzzler

    Perceptions

    It wasn't always this way. The public largely embraced "the future" and American innovation in the early days of the GM EV1, Tesla Roadster, and Model S. But then: The role of for-profit media is to report on interesting stories, and crashing/burning cars and stocks are pretty darn interesting...
  31. Gauss Guzzler

    REDUCED REGEN FIX

    You may have found a loophole in the logic which briefly changes the regen limitation immediately after charging, but why bother? Just turn on the brake blending and pretend regen works in all conditions. It's good to have the brakes get used every once in a while anyway - it reduces the rust...
  32. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    No. That's not how it works. Yes, that literally is exactly how it works, but the more voltage overhead the system has, the less efficient the motor and inverter become at lower power levels. So it's an optimization trade, not a simple "more is better". No. That's not how it works. Battery...
  33. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    The Plaid rotor uses segmented iron to limit eddy currents. That's all there is to it. Just as a generator uses magnets to induce currents in copper windings, the magnetic fields of a motor's copper windings induce currents in the iron of the spinning rotor. This current flows thru the iron to...
  34. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    Highland has no significant changes to the suspension or aero. It's the same chassis so the suspension is identical other than some claimed tweak to the length of a control arm here or there, and the slightly different shock valving. And it's the same body other than the slight change to the...
  35. Gauss Guzzler

    2023 model 3 undercarriage bolts fell out

    Like many low sports sedans, the Model 3 will scrape the front underside on steep driveways and tends to do so right near the bolts securing the corners of that plastic aero shield. Your pic shows the bolts fully intact, but the shield has been worn all the way thru by hundreds of driveway...
  36. Gauss Guzzler

    Tesla BEV Competition Developments

    No, FSD does not "work fairly well" in any context or region. Some influencers are able to edit together enough minutes of well-worn routes around the Fremont factory to make a monetizable YouTube video, but it's still nothing more than an impressive and promising experiment that does not yet...
  37. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    Yes, the farts were fully compliant. Tesla never allowed the conventional horn or pedestrian warning sounds to be disabled, they only allowed additional sounds to be added to them. NHTSA's claim was that the farts could potentially be so loud that pedestrians would be unable to hear them. And...
  38. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    Tesla has a lot of trouble with dumb drivers, wrong pedals, and the resulting media shiitshow "TESLA" "ACCELERATION" "DANGEROUS" "ELON"... They also have a lot of trouble with NHTSA being so shamelessly political that they were actually forced to recall 2 million cars for making "silent but...
  39. Gauss Guzzler

    Tesla 3 doors unlocked by themselves and stayed unlocked the whole night

    Dude, your neighbor is sketch. Hope your dog is bigger than his.
  40. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    The battery is not the limiting factor in the dropoff at speed, at least not directly. The flat line in torque at 0-40mph is software-limited current - it protects the motor, inverter, battery, chassis, geartrain, etc. I don't think the public knows why they chose this limit or if it has...
  41. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    160HP (120kW) from a 1.9kWh battery equates to a 65C discharge rate, meaning that the battery could theoretically go from 100% SOC to 0% in 57 seconds. Modern lithium chemistries can support this discharge rate in brief spurts, obviously, but cells designed to do so must be significantly larger...
  42. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    As much as I agree with the issues of poverty and concrete chunks raining from the sky, it’s hard to criticize Tesla’s salaries from the perspective that businesses should be able to respond to standard supply & demand principles within the framework of the law. Tesla plopped 50,000 jobs onto...
  43. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    Sure, why not? They don't want to reveal the Performance wheels so they'd need to slap on some spare whatevers. And they surely aren't dumb enough to repeat the mistake of making 18" wheels that don't fit the Performance model again. I don't know if anyone has checked the dimensions of the new...
  44. Gauss Guzzler

    Topping off Tire Pressure - Valve Stem Blow Back

    Maybe you just have a rusty air tank and the crumbles are getting pumped into your tires?
  45. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    "Pumped out" might be an overstatement. These are engineering models as indicated on the door, and the trunk badges are Chinese. But it is curious that they seem to be doing something with the front and rear bumpers. Perhaps these are Performance models temporarily wearing standard bumpers?
  46. Gauss Guzzler

    Would a Performance with 18" aero wheels (e.g. FastEV EV01+) and LRR tires be like a LR in economy and range?

    No, the Performance may have slightly better range due to the higher capacity battery, 82kWh vs 79 kWh. Efficiency should be identical other than the brakes. The Performance model has floating rotors which theoretically should offer better efficiency, but brake drag is dominated by the calipers...
  47. Gauss Guzzler

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation

    As far as I know, the power limit of the current 82kWh Panasonic is not publicly known, nevermind any evolutions of it. So it seems unlikely that the 2024 Highland will have the exact same 430kW limit as the original 2016 pack did. My speculation is: Plaid-ish rotor will reduce back EMF for...