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It's been an interesting ride, from loving the car at first, to despising what the company has become. The Tesla was my worst car owndership experience in 40+ years of car ownership. From Rivetgate (the old-times will remember that) in winter 2015/16, disabling the car for 4 months, waiting...

The Twitterverse has voted him off the island. How about the Teslaverse?

My 2015 Model S (original owner) has been in at the body shop for 4 months, waiting for a suspension strut (hit a rock on the highway in late July). The shop says all they know is "backordered" and I'm told, like us, they have no way to reach a person at Tesla. I've called the local service...

I was on the road and hit a rock, damaging one of the wheels. I pulled over to the side of the road (squealing coming from the right rear), opened the Tesla app, and attempted to contact roadside service. It took about 30 minutes before a person responded. After another 30 minutes, with some...

I'm scheduled for Friday at Cherry Creek.

Charged to 100% for the first time in about a year and max was 245. Ran it down to about 30 miles and again charged to 100% and it's still 245. IIRC, the car charged to 272 when new and maybe 260ish a year ago. Is this normal degradation, some software-induced throttling, or something...

I just was pushed 2020.48.37.6. Does it break anything? Quote from an Aerodyne post "The best update is no update."

A friend of mine in Lousiville, CO is looking for an electrician to install 240V, 50A line for a UMC. Any recommendations? Thanks.

For the the last month or two, I've been getting a lot (every 4-6 hours) of "charging complete" and "charging interrupted" notifications on the app AFTER completing a charge. I have no issues with a multi-hour charge when getting home at the end of the day. It starts and runs flawlessly. It...

It was near the top of the page yesterday, but today it's gone. I see where an individual subforum can be marked read, but would like the return of a global Mark Forums Read. Thanks.

I've been with State Farm forever. Just got latest renewal and uninsured motorist is up about 12%. And their Covid driving slowdown rebate was lame ($42). Anyone have another insurance company to recommend? Not a vet, so USAA isn't an option. Thanks.

With the recent software updates, regen is severely limited in cold and on steep down hills. If you go to Summit Co., for example, and park outside, you will have no, or very little regen, by the time you get through the Eisenhower tunnel. Only way to keep speed in check is with your brakes...

Was at Silverthorne, CO SC this morning. All 8 spots taken with one waiting. Above referenced car was in spot 1A and NOT plugged in. Very thoughtful!

I'm coming up on 4 years and my diligent State Farm agent called me to ask if I wanted towing coverage added. He tells me it covers towing up to 11 miles in a metro area or to the first available service facility. I explained to him that unless it's a flat tire, service facilities are far...

If so, any success?

The maps became bad when they removed color from lakes, etc. Now they removed color from the roads, too. It's just one big jumble of gray, which is dangerous to try to decipher while driving. Bring back color! I miss V7...

Was out and about in the mountains where there's no coverage. once getting back into known coverage areas (towns, interstate, etc.) it still didn't pick up the signal. I tried rebooting a few times. It may have helped once or twice, but several times it didn't. Anyone else experiencing this?

Looking at a trip late Spring or early Summer (when Independence Pass is open). Any one do this trip? Thoughts on 70 to Glenwood SC vs Silverthorne and over Independence Pass?

Now that jacket weather is arriving... Earlier in the year, I received a Tesla jacket as part of my referral gifts. It's a very nice jacket, except for the tacky "Tesla Owner" embroidered on the front. I recall some talk about people removing that. I wonder if anyone did remove it and if the...

Was in Estes Park for a few days this week. FYI, there are two J1772 chargers in the Municipal/Library parking lot. You can charge up to a max of 3 hours for $1/hour. The credit card terminal on the charger is scratched up and hard to read in the sun. My charging cut off after 2 hours...

Long stretch, but appears doable in my 85D per evtripplanner. Anybody travel this route and have some words of wisdom or warning?

I generally check the forums once or twice a day, and always Mark Forums Read (selecting all forums) before leaving. Some days, there are way too many unread posts, and looking at the time stamps, there's no question I have been here and marked them read. I haven't noticed any pattern to why...

I live in a condo building with reserved, numbered parking spots, that are part of the deed. I installed a 14-50 outlet in my spot and have been happily charging for almost 2 years, without incident. Recently, there was a late night break-in to the building, and the thieves rifled through...

When I got into the car this afternoon, I had the little red car icon with the up and down arrows on the IC. Looked it up in the manual and it says this: Smart Air Suspension’s automatic self-leveling is disabled. In other words, Model S is in Jack mode and is ready to be lifted or pulled...

I can't find it. Did it move or is it gone?

I recently had an irreparable flat (ran over a rock) and replaced one tire. The TPMS sensor was replaced, too, due to damage. All the TPMS sensors used to read right on, as compared with my Longacre gauge. It's been a few days, and since the reset, they all read 3-4 lbs light. Do they...

And is it on the same circuit/fuse as the cig lighter plug?

Driving my ICE, as my MS has taken up residence at the body shop (the seemingly endless "awaiting parts"). Got gas a few days ago, and next thing I know the Check engine light came on. Turned out to be a loose gas cap. How quickly we forget the steps involved in that distasteful activity :smile:

Earlier this week, I took my MS in for a long-awaited (parts delay from Tesla) repair/replacement of a damaged quarter panel. Last night, I thought I'd ping the car via the mobile app to see exactly where it was, etc. On the app, a box popped up, "Mobile App Remote access is OFF," with...

If the car is in Park, one should be able to open the trunk from the 17" screen. And is that new with 7.1 or did I just never notice it before.

Had a minor (though from what I understand, nothing is minor with Tesla body work) fender bender this weekend, my fault, so I'm responsible for my repairs. Quarter panel needs replacement, plus a little buffing/repainting on rear door. In the past, with other vehicles, I've used State Farm...

Yesterday I hit the ski slopes for the first time this season. Drove up to the mountains yesterday morning and the outside temp was 19 F when I arrived. I have a condo there with indoor, heated parking. Temp in the garage is about 60 F. When I returned to the car in the afternoon, the car...

Suppose you see it an hour before you leave work. Will you install immediately and leave work late to wait for the installation to finish, so you can try it before you get home? :smile:

I loaded up a bunch of music on a flash drive when I first got the car and it's worked fine. A few days ago, I converted a youtube video to mp3 and added it to the drive in its own folder. Per Windows Explorer, file is present and accounted for, is ~180 Meg (2 hrs of music), plays on my...

Since the last firmware update, I've been getting a "you should connect to wifi for future important updates" (or something along those lines) message on the 17" screen. I park in a concrete parking garage and there is no wifi there. Is there a way to stop this message from appearing?

Recently visited a few countries and just wondering. Haven't even seen any hybrids.

Got into my SUV this morning for the first time in about 2 months, to help my daughter move some stuff to a new apartment. 1. Open door, sit in driver's seat. Oh yeah, need the key. Reach into pocket. 2. Shift into reverse. On go the wipers.

Suppose you're away for a few weeks and Tesla sends out multiple updates during that period. Does it overwrite the earlier update or does the update RAM need to be empty before another update will be downloaded?

I find myself looking at the wh/mi numbers too much. Why? I don't know. Still a novelty, I guess. A few days ago, after being at a lifetime (~4K miles) of 284 for about a month, I noticed it just dropped to 283 and let out a "Yesss!" :smile:

Usually I keep my AC set on 67. I just spent a few days in the mountains of Colorado (9300+ ft ASL) and found cooling to be insufficient at 67. Pushed it down a degree to 66 and it was fine. On my way home, coming down the big hill from the Eisenhower tunnel, I started to feel cooler at about...

I haven't driven across a time zone border yet, and just wondering...

Looking for a good, brushless car wash. Went today to Green Mtn car wash in Lakewood with disappointing results. Still have a half-oval of dirt outside the wiper zone on the windshield. Can't do a hand wash as I live in a mid-rise condo with underground parking and no access to water down there.

I just returned form a 250 mile round trip. On the way there, I took the interstate, which was the suggested route. On the way back, I decided to take a more scenic route, which I got from Google Maps. Once I deviated from the Tesla Nav's suggested route, it kept trying to reroute back the...

I recall seeing a thread a while ago showing some bins or containers that fit nicely into the trunk well, in the absence of the third row seats. I've tried search, but am unable to find it. Can anybody point me in the right direction, or tell me what they've used? Thanks.

The road I usually take had delays for paving, so I took the scenic route - a winding canyon road a few miles northwest of Golden, CO. Near the start, temp was 68F at about 9300 ft. 30 minutes later, near the end of the road, it was 86F at about 5700 ft ASL. This was mid-afternoon, so temp...

A friend of mine pointed out to me a recently installed 6.6 KW Chargepoint charger in the West parking garage (by Whole Foods) in Belmar. There are 2 ports and it's free.

In other cars, once in a while it would happen, but in the Tesla, it's almost every time. Is it just me or the way I set my seat?

My 85D was at the SC today for a 12V battery replacement. They drove out to my residence, loaned me a 60 for the day, then returned my car at the end of the day. I drove the 60 about 70 miles, on local streets, highway, and a curvy mountain road. All I can say is if the 60 were my original...

Going to be visiting a friend this weekend who lives off the beaten path, literally. After a 50 mile drive on a 2-land road, I turn left. Then, I continue 15 miles down an unpaved (dirt and small stones) county road. Speed limit on the unpaved road is 35 mph. It's wide enough for 2 way...