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Where was the QR? Just curious... I have a reservation next month...

Not that it matters, but they own Tire Rack too.

My other cars are too low for my floor jack. I dont bother with ramps, I just back the car onto a scrap piece of wood, then put the jack under the car. I have some blocks that I made many moons ago, that have served this purpose well.

Yeah, I verified this, while I happened to be parked in front of a plate glass window at night... I was rebooting the car... While rebooting, everything driving related still worked... Was still able to control gear shifts, turn signals, hazards, high beams, and brake lights... Only issue was...

25% ceramic. Might look a little darker, because I always put a heat shield sunshade on the windshield. Black interior.

When this happened to me once or twice, I was able to just tap my phone to the center console

If it's making noise, you prob just need to lube the upper ball joint... Mine was making a crazy noise whenever I turned the wheel or went over a bump... So I used a needle tip on my grease gun... Problem is gone...

Nope, my car wasn't stored either. I drive the Tesla everyday, and I drive my other car every other day... Mice apparently really love dorritos and cheetos. It started when I got a shipment from Costco... Some mice got into the box in the garage... I got rid of it, and used a plastic storage box...

Yeah, rodents suck... A few weeks ago, some mice decided to chew up all my seatbelts in my other car... Dealer quoted $3k to replace all the belts. When I looked up the part numbers, it's because the auto-tensioner motors are sold as one piece with the seatbelt hardware.

This is the main thing going on... The car is still learning... When I first got my Y, I immediately went on a road trip to California... The car was pretty off with the range predictions when I was driving thru Shasta. But after a few months (I drive a LOT), when I drove to Canada, and back to...

I went to one in the seattle area, where there were large shrubbery between the EA chargers and the Target it was at, and it was very poorly lit, making it so even my wife said she would never charge here by herself. She was glad they built a new supercharger at the IKEA, that was very brightly...

70 degrees is still pretty "cold" in terms of battery temperature for optimum fast charging. The battery needs to be closer 120 degrees F for optimum charging.. While driving to Canada, when I started one of the treks, the ambiemt outside temperature was 93 degrees. The car/app still popped up a...

I always rotate tires myself. This incident occured when I was getting new tires. And yes, I check torque regardless where I'm at. Never had a problem with discount tire. Les Schwab likes to cross thread the lugs tho.

Judging by how "well" EA has been at fixing broken handles/stalls, I wouldn't hold my breath if I was going to wait for EA to roll out NACS handles on their existing stations.

Yeah, it will either say CCS Enabled, or CCS Not Installed

Bjorn mentioned that a lot of times the below zero buffer also served to hide degradation, as the buffer would shrink as the battery aged.

That's been my experience... I've been to several Superchargers, where I was 10 minutes from the cutoff... I was expecting to only pay the cheap rate for 10 minutes, but found the entire session was the cheap rate, even if I stayed like 20+ minutes after the cutoff.... This is also why when I...

YEah, if you only charge up to 80%, then there will be plenty of time. I've gotten home close to midnight with 9% SoC, and it was back up to 80% by the time I needed to leave at 8am, with my mobile charger. If I need to charge any faster, I would just hit a nearby supercharger.

Next time use a claybar. That removes tree sap effortlessly

This is a common problem with CCS1. The thermistor in the handle can easily break, especially when the plastic clip/lock breaks, becuase then it won't stay secured to the holster, and will drop on the ground, which from what I hear, is how the thermistor usually breaks.... Based on one of...

For traditional auto dimming, you need two light sensors. On facing forward out the front windshield and one facing backwards towards the rear of the car. It dims if it's dark in the front and bright in the back.

But there is a difference in UX between the two scenarios. Currently, a lot of people don't bother with the upgrade, becuase they don't plan on ever going to a CCS charger, and don't have the adapter, so there is no need. This is very different to pulling up to an NACS charger, that looks like...

Should be easy, considering when you login to your tesla account, it already shows if the CCS adapter was compatible with your car. (At least it did, I haven't checked since last summer)

I found that the biggest thing out of my control that tanks my range, is rain. This is why I give myself a 20% buffer between suoerchsrgers. I make the exact same trip every other week. Normally in cool weather I'll hit the supercharger at 20%. But if it's raining, with all else equal, I'll...

I hate runflat tires. For starters, they are insanely expensive. I had a blowout when I hit a misaligned steel plate at low speed. It ruptured the bead. A replacement runflat from Discount Tire was > $500 for one tire. When I did research, I found that runflats are actually more susceptible to...

You can also buy a universal homelink kit, that has the three buttons mounted in an oval bezel, and wired transmitter, and try to custom/integrate it somewhere, like the A-pillar, headliner, etc.

It might be easier to replace your sunvisor with a sunvisor that has integrated homelink. Replacing the mirror is going to be a pain in the ass, especially since the Tesla mirror has a camera in it... I looked at the Tesla mirror, the mounting is completely different from gentex. I know gentex...

This proved awesome for me, because lots of the places where I was having meetings, happened to have CCS chargers in the same parking lot.

When I drove from Canada to San Diego, I never really had to charge more than 10-15 minutes at any stop. All the charging stops that were longer than 15 minutes, was because my family was still using the bathroom or still paying for food. I was always waiting on family, never the car.

Depends on your driving style, and urgency I guess. I used to drive the same 300 mile road trip every other week with an ICE. Honestly , I would still stop at a place near to where the SC is, just to use the bathroom and grab some food. So in reality, for my regular trips, switching from ICE to...

I drive around 3000 miles a month, and I couldn't be happier. I go on 300 mile road trips about every other week, with 1000 mile road trips every once in a while as well... With the spacing of the superchargers, I haven't noticed any difference between road trips in the winter and summer. The...

If you are in the car, press the lock icon on the center display to lock the car... If you lock the car from the inside display, proximity unlock is disabled. To unlock, you must either use the app, tap the B-pillar with keycard/phone, or press unlock on center display.

Actually I felt the same way. I thought the steering on the Y is heavy at low speed, but way too light at speed. I thought the suspension was a bit soft as well. My Infiniti RedSport, the steering is lighter at low speed, but much heavier at speed. Suspension feels more stable at high speed as...

74-76, wow, lol... I have mine set to 67. Even when it was 117 degrees here I didn't notice the AC using too much battery. I was watching it closely, since I use camp mode a lot when I shuttle the kids to various activities.... I noticed it drops my battery percentage about 1-2% every hour, when...

For future reference, Discount Tire was prob referring to the rears, where the OEM tire has a 103Y load rating. The 255/40-20 tire only has a 101Y load rating... But the 255/45-20 tire I was referring to, has a 105Y load rating.

Get them in 255/45-20. They are significantly cheaper than 255/40-20 (at least the A/S is, not sure about the summer version), and has a higher load rating... I got my tires in 255/45-20 and couldn't be happier. * Nevermind, I just checked, only the A/S version is cheaper in that size.

Yeah, normally Costco is pretty strict. They normally will refuse to install a tire whose specs do not meet the minimum specs of what came on the car. I've ran into that a few times a while back. One time they refused to install a V-rated tire, because my car came with W rated tires, even tho...

That probably means you have your permissions/sleep settings on your phone setup in a non-standard way. None of my phones work this way. Whenever I'm working in the garage, or working on another car, my Tesla never locks. I can't remember the exact wording, but after a while I'll even get a...

I usually went from Springfield to Myrtle Creek, to Yreka, then Willows or Williams, I forget which comes first.

Yes, that's sutherlin. It's brand new. They said it's the largest SC in north America outside of California.

If you live in a rainy/wet area, I'd stay away from all the Ultra Low Rolling Resistance tires. Tyre Review did a video that explained that most all of the tires in that category had dangerously bad wet handling/braking grip, and explained why.

Interesting... No, I have not noticed any increase in road noise. I have used the DWS, the DWS-06, and the DWS-06 Plus, all on three different cars. I normally have to replace them between 30k and 35k miles due to treadwear. If there was any increase in roadnoise, it was at least still quieter...

+1 from me. I have these tires on all my cars at the moment, including the Y. Worked great on the many trips to the mountains, even when chain restrictions were in place. I live on a hill too. Never had to chain up yet in the 20 years I lived here. Been using some iteration of the DWS tire for...

Get your CrossClimate2 from Discount Tire... I love Costco, but they are horrible for tires. Discount Tire matches their prices anyways, so there's no reason to go thru Costco.

I would find that annoying. For me, the opening part I wouldn't mind being manual. It's the manual closing part that is a pain in the ass.

There's a simpler way. Just tap your phone to the B pillar, like it was a key card. You don't even need to unlock your phone, it just needs to be on. I do that all the time.. No extra effort, it's almost automatic with muscle memory. Has the added benefit that my car beeps/yells at me if the...

Discount tire does, Costco does not. Costco always fought me tooth and nail, so I never buy tires from them anymore. Discount Tire will beat/match Costco prices anyways, so there's no reason to go there.

Yes, totally depends on how well you take care of them. With my PIAA Super Silicones, I've had them last up to 5 years, even when parked outside in the PacNW. That was with regularly cleaning the blades and the windshield. However I've never had non silicone blades last longer than a single...

Lots of factors you are missing. For starters, on average how fast do you drive? When I go on road trips, while on flat ground, if I'm going 70 or less, I can average < 270 wh/mile. If I'm driving 80, I'll be averaging a little > 300 wh/mile. If you have any inclines, that goes out the...