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No, I would normally not put them on this early. I'm thinking of perhaps putting the summer tires back on next week when I get back home. Sorry for posting this in the Canadian forum by the way :redface:

Put on a set of Hakka R2 on new rims and headed for high mountain today. Drove 450km and elevation several tops around 1100 - 1200 meters. I chose the Hakkas mainly for the snowy, icy days but today was 1-10 degrees Celsius and nice dry weather. Compared to the Michelin Pilot Sports the Hakkas...

Used plain lowercase language in the title - nothing 911-ish ;) And this afternoon I got phone calls from TWO different people in TM that wanted to follow up on my suggestions. I also mentioned that you can't mute the sound while in reverse, and that I would like also the front parking sensors...

I know who to contact at TM for service-related stuff, and where to call for roadside assistance (hoping I do not ever have to do that :tongue: ), but where should I send suggestions for improvements like the ones described in this thread? :confused:

Sorry if this have been discussed at length. Searching the forums came up with nothing. I have successfully imported the contacts from my phone (HTC One). However, the formatting of the phone numbers seems to be US-style. I'm not used to that, and the formatting prevents me from quickly...

After delaying my delivery a couple of weeks due to travel activity (ouch!), I picked up my car August 31st. The delivery was brief and fast, and off I went :) It's a dream! Have been giving neighbors and friends test rides every day since. Back home after the delivery, I realized that the car...

Recently I've noticed some ads on the forum. I'm not a fan. But I understand that the site have bills to pay. Fair enough. However, I'm not sure Mercedes is targeting the right audience here. :rolleyes: Here is a snapshot: (Yes, I know this is a automatic service, and that Mercedes does...

I cannot see the rationale behind such a way of doing things. Who at TM can we address to raise our concern and perhaps get an explanation?

I guess that the seemingly arbitrary delivery sequence that is now outlined is rooted in the distance from Fremont to Europe, and the nature of the transportation from Fremont to the different markets. But that does not mean that Tesla couldn't have handled the delivery process better. For...

In Norway we now have GP vehicle customers with sequence numbers as high as 223 reporting that they have been contacted by Tesla for delivery between 22Aug and 5Sep. Me, as Sig#4 have a confirmed delivery date of 27Aug. Some sigs have not been contacted by Tesla at all yet. Seems arbitrary. Not...

There have been reports on a Norwegian forum that 10 to 18 will get their car in an event in Oslo on the 7. of August already. I guess I lost some places in the queue by delaying my finalization those 8 days back in January.

Have gotten a confirmed date for delivery. First they called said it would be sometime between 14th - 28th Aug. Today I was told it will take place 27th of August. My pre-MVPA from 31.Jan states delivery window of Jun-Jul.

Mine now shows: "Production Complete Your Model S Signature is being prepared for pickup or delivery." But I haven't heard anything yet, so I'm not holding my breath...

Same thing happened to me. Transferred the reservation in EUR on May 15, 2009. Did get a different sequence number at first (don't remember what it was) and then that changed to #4 some time after. In EUDeliveryStatus I can see that several customers report identical numbers. For some of them...

Make that 4 years, 1 month, 11 days and counting...... *sigh*

Let's skip the "model" and just call it Tesla G3

The Swiss one can't possibly be a sig. As far as I know, The color blue is not an option for signatures. ..

I certainly do not want any government involvement in this. In fact, I do not see this as a safety issue at all. In my experience it is just a middle thing between honking the horn and leaning out of the window and saying "Excuse me!" - required in those awkward situations where I am driving so...

This is a really old thread. But now that more and more people are driving their Model S in the US perhaps you have more views on this?. Would you like your car to emit some sort of gentle sound in some situations in order to warn pedestrians of your presence? I've been driving EVs for over...

I can see that some Sigs have entered comments indicating that they are Roadster owners. Shouldn't that mean that they are in the SSL list? I thought you would automatically be a SSL reservation holder if you owned a Roadster and ordered a Signature, but perhaps that is not so?

I find these tires still available on US Michelin and Norwegian Michelin web sites. Does not say anything about the tire not being produced anymore. Although I did find some old statements on the web that the PS2 was not produced anymore. Just rumors perhaps?

Sal and Elon - they are both doing good stuff. Great find!

See wiki article EV Acronyms under "Vehicle Terminology".

Well, I'm one :) Can't account for the other one.

I would expect that as well. Since the first cars are shipped to Norway in containers (4 cars in each container from what I have heard) and not in a Ro-Ro ship or similar large-quantity shipments, it really shouldn't be that hard for Tesla to send 10 containers off to Rotterdam with one ship...

I guess I didn't see that one coming. Nice surprise. :smile: Maybe the Michelins are better than the old ones.

This makes me hesitate to get the P+ package: 1. Price 2. Increased treadwear? -> higher maintenance cost 3. More expensive rear tires -> higher maintenance cost 4. Reduced range due to general weight increase (suspension and rims) and higher rolling resistance? Anyone able to estimate...

I agree. In Europe, where Sig and Production cars are going to be delivered almost at the same time, the "only" thing you get for "lending" TSLA your reservation payment of 30.000 euros for years seems to be the option of the signature red color. I also find it disappointing that if I want P+...

Nice collection of cars you guys! My proud compilation: 1986 Mazda 626 GLX 1996 Chevy Astro EXT 4.3L 1998 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L 1971 Volvo 177 1997 Toyota LandCruiser 2001 Th!nk City PIV4 EV (Saft NiCd) 2008 Th!nk City PIV5 EV (Zebra Sodium) The three last ones I still own. The EV's...

May this have something to do with awards? The International Press Academy (IPA) has something called the "Satellite Award" which has previously been awarded to Felicity Huffman. The satellite award statuette looks like a satellite dish. An image resembling a satellite dish was also on the...

After sending them an email, I got a phone call from Tesla today. Turned out I did not get any updates from Tesla even if I had the correct settings on my "my tesla" account. It was a technical issue. Now I'm allowed to come out and play with the other kids after all. :biggrin:

I think it's great that Tesla has this special treat for little Norway. However, some of us reservation holders - myself included, are a bit disappointed that we did not get an invite.... Would have loved to take part in a celebration of this great car - and Tesla as a company. Having waited...

Thanks medved. If they start shipping in June-July it will probably take some time to get the car out to the customer - at least if they are going via the hub in The Netherlands... I'm not sure what they intend to do there - but surely it is more than charge and wash, and it will probably...

What delays are we talking about here? Did he say anything time-wise?

patp wrote about a friend of his in Montreal that has studded tires on his S here. Maybe he will be able to give you more info.

Here is a pic of the mod. You can see the additional lights.

Just to sort out my own question: I've been looking at all the pics now - and several cars had 21" wheels. So that could not have been the reason. Sorry for not checking this before posting. :redface: Amazed by your enthusiasm. It speaks heaps for this car! Can't wait...

Great post! Thanks for sharing. You write that one of the cars consistently used slightly more energy than the rest. From the pictures it looks like one car had 21" wheels - while the rest had 19". Was this the one using more? (Just wondering if the 21" vs 19" has noticeable difference in...

I like that it is not very noticeable. I guess you had to deflate the tires in order to put them on? (just like the instruction video shows) Asking because I do not have one of those air-compressors. Maybe I have to get one? I see that the Model S tire repair kit comes with one...

Yes, I think I'm the active part here. :redface: Definitely looking forward to that delivery-to-firmware transition.

The day I signed up for the Model S something really strange happened to the Internet. Now almost everything on the net is about this car. Anyone else experienced this? My wife does not quite see the difference but I sure do. Does it change back when you take delivery? Or do I simply have to get...

What if "TESLIVE" is actually an anagram of evilest? live set? Isle vet? eve list? evil set? eves lit? Or maybe not...

I'm perhaps overly concerned about the size of this car - and I'm still months away from delivery. But this seems to be a product that may calm me down a bit. I know I'm going to get rim rashes my self when the time comes. Just praying it's not as soon as markb1 and not as bad as Bruce. Feel...

Yes, you're right. Range anxiety I do not have anymore - but I feel a parking lot anxiety coming on :smile:

I could not find this mentioned anywhere, but I do apologize if this has been previously discussed here on the forum. I've been patiently waiting for my Model S now for what feels like a decade. I've had "test-sits" and test-drives at every opportunity, and I do look forward to it. But I...

Charging the Model S in Europe Published on a Norwegian website for charging stations yesterday:

Got the finalize-button last Wednesday but didn't press it until today. (S4) Confirmation said estimated delivery June/July.