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Same thing here. I put in a new odometer reading for my trade in and the value went up $2,000. Agreed to accept offer and was asked if I wanted to remove FSD. Clicked yes and was asked to confirm and agreeing that there would be no other changes. I accepted and the $10,000 FSD charge magically...

What is your RN?

Doesn't seem fair somehow. Your order date of 12-24-20 (will almost be a year) should be first.

In the last couple days I have noticed the following 4 EDD's for the identical car: MS LR White/Cream/19" "Almost" RN1143 EDD 11/3-11/23 "JeffR" RN1146 EDD 10/5-10/25 "BruinIvy" RN1149 EDD 10/4-10/24 "mxxg" RN1149 EDD 12/1-12/31 (just went to Blank) For the first three, a lower RN number give...

Just found an article on the proposed roadster rockets. They don’t look very practical but something Elon might do as a demo. 1.1 seconds of insanity and if you survive, several hours to recharge the tank to try again...

I noticed something interesting on the LR delivery blog. MGMiller and I have the same car on order (except for FSD) MGMiller (Long Island, after 1st $5000 price hike): Ordered July 29, 2021. RN 11539. S LR. White, cream, 19". No FSD. EDD started at Feb-March 2022, currently is Nov 27- Dec 17...

Interesting. I have the same order (except for FSD) You (Long Island, after 1st $5000 price hike): Ordered July 29, 2021. RN 11539. S LR. White, cream, 19". No FSD. EDD started at Feb-March 2022, currently is Nov 27- Dec 17 2021 Me (Fort Lauderdale, before 1st $5000 price hike): Ordered May...

I read it as 12 V and 16 A

I know that the front seats of the Plaid differ from those on the LR. Are the rear seats also different? I read somewhere (this blog or the LR one) that there was no problem replacing the rear white seat (on a LR if I remember correctly).

Yesterday: 15 Dec - 14 Jan Today: 9 Dec - 8 Jan

This is nuts. Ordered May 10th. LR/White/Cream/19. RN1149. EDD today 15 Dec - 14 Jan.

It seems to me that, for the most part, the new EDD’s track the RN’s much better than before. Colors and parts don’t seem to be as big a factor. LR’s with RN’s up to RN1151 correlate fairly well with delivery dates from Aug-Feb. However, I have noticed some LR RN1152’s (post price hike?) with...

Does anyone out there know why the MSXP and MSXLR both have a top speed of only 149 mph? Earlier reports claimed the Plaid at 163 mph. Is this a tire thing?

The main advantage I see in a wall connector is power sharing. My (old) condo building can wire 4 Tesla wall connectors to a single 50 amp breaker. It’s possible to wire up to 25 WallBox wall connectors to a single breaker and power share. Great if you have a bunch of EV’s that aren’t driven much.

I wasn't trying to predict delivery dates. I was just reporting all of the date changes I noticed THIS MORNING and that had associated RN's. Only the monkey knows why things happened in the past or will happen in the future.

In addition to myself, I noticed over 20 people went from Blank -> AUG/SEPT/OCT this morning (almost all with 19" wheels). RN1146-RN1148 all went to AUGUST, RN1149 all went to SEPT and RN1150-RN1153 all went to OCT. It appears that things are starting to move! Or maybe it's just the monkey...

In edition to myself, I noticed over 20 people went from Blank -> AUG/SEPT/OCT this morning (almost all with 19" wheels). RN1146-RN1148 all went to AUGUST, RN1149 all went to SEPT and RN1150-RN1153 all went to OCT. It appears that things are starting to move! Or maybe it's just the monkey...

The problem of having different gearing on the front and rear is that at 250 mph top speed, one of the motors will be over 20,000 rpm.

0-60 time is a function of tires ONLY at this HP. Slightly better tires will give slightly better times. Also, another reason I think the roadster will have 4 motors is that it will almost impossible to find tires that will handle twice as much power to the rear wheels like the PLAID has. To get...

Could be. I picked the 6.667:1 gear ratio because it gives 250 mph at 20,000 rpm with the 28” diameter tires which are on the refresh MS. The 250 mph and 20,000 rpm both came from Tesla. I used 4 motors because they exactly match the performance times quoted without any changes in the motors...

If one assumes (which one probably shouldn't) that the roadster will use 4 of the same motors as the PLAID (same power curve) but with transmission ratios of 6.667:1 instead of 7.5:1 (front and rear), a peak of 1200 hp (new battery?), a maximum of 20,000 rpm and the same tires capable of 1.3 g...

Am I correct in thinking that a MSLR would be a match for the Taycan?

My SA in Fort Lauderdale told me that the 19” tires will be All Season. Honest!

Another difference is the front and rear motor transmission gear ratios. PLAID has 7.5:1 front and rear. LR has 7.558:1 front and 9.034:1 rear. Also, the carbon wrapped motor rotors allow 18,000 rpm for the PLAID while the LR motors max out at about 14,058 rpm front and 16,803 rpm rear.

Could be partly because of a rubber shortage. All 19” tires ordered a loooong time ago would have been for the narrower silver wheels (and probably summer for late spring delivery). They would have to reorder after changing to the darker wider wheels. Hopefully, they are also changing to all...

https://electrek.co/2020/09/04/neocharge-240v-smart-splitter/

If you are charging inside, look at the NeoCharge 240v smart splitter. It plugs into a 240v outlet and lets you charge two cars without overloading the circuit.

Plaid won’t be doing 0-60 in 1.8 seconds anytime soon, even with 1200 hp. That’s over 1.5 g’s and I don’t think there are any street tires that can do that. 0-60 times are entirely limited by the tires, not the HP.

The LR should be capable of doing much better than this. 670 hp should give you over 1 g of acceleration with your tires.

Go to the Tesla home page and select model S. Then go to the menu and scroll to the bottom where you select countries. Try selecting PLAID and LR for different countries and you will see delivery dates of August, August-September, September-October, Q1 2022 and end of 2022 to name some. Seems...

I believe this is correct. In 2004 I was looking to buy a special model of a Lexus LS 430 and the only one I could find in the western half of the country was in San Diego. I bought it but had to have it shipped to New Mexico to avoid CA sales tax. I would have liked to pick it up and drive it...

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I haven't added spoilers to my calculations yet but I think it might make it possible to get from 1.99 to 1.98 sec 0-60 (PLAID to PLAID+ times). That's only a 10 ms difference or 0.5% which is 25 pounds of down force.

A spoiler will lower times (a little). More down force with given tires will give faster accelerations.

That could well be. I was using the 152 mph that Jay Leno posted.

I wouldn't be surprised if your numbers don't turn out to be correct because I believe that TESLA is limiting the performance of the LR. I think that they could be: LR 1/4 mile in 10.1 s and 132 mph. I also think that it should be able to do 0-60 in 2.4 sec (no rollout)without somehow being limited.

Actually, the numbers appear correct. Up to about 40 feet the acceleration is a function of the tires only and happens at about 1.21 seconds and 38.9 mph. Past that point the PLAID slowly pulls away. The extra HP really start to make a difference at higher speeds.

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I just got done modeling the acceleration data for the MS PLAID and LR. I made the follwoing assumptions (please correct any errors): PLAID 1020 HP top speed of 200 mph curb weight of 4766 pounds driver & equipment weight of 250 pounds tire grip of 1.235 g's LR 670 HP...

Would someone getting their new MS tomorrow please check if the new Smart Shift feature uses the new interior rear facing camera. Watching the drivers eyes would make it a lot easier for the AI to determine if driver wants to go forward or backwards.

That appears to be the case in Florida. Buying a $90,000 car using a $20,000 trade-in means paying tax on $70,000.

Thanks for the input. The Carvana offer is about $2000 better than Tesla's (this includes about $1000 in tax savings in Florida)

Could having a trade-in or lease change the priority?