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Just to hammer this point again, FSD is the crypto of car options.😁

Another back up plan is Google Maps allows you to download maps on your phone app, so you can access them in offline mode. I have the entire Sydney basin downloaded along with a couple of other destinations on my phone.

Great write up and I look forward to hearing about your ongoing ownership experience. Starting August I'm going have to start flying to Melbourne again for work (after many years of being able to avoid it) and I'll need a HC driver, please message me your contact details in the event that you...

'Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant'. If you don't want people to know about what you're doing, then maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place. Wishing you the best OP.

If you've ever seen the price of PULP or diesel at a marina, you'll agree that they've copied that pricing model. ;)

I'll give it a go and see how it compares to the Bowden's.

I put 100ml of the following into the fluid reservoir, it works well in cleaning the windscreen with Tesla's low water spray approach. https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/bowdens-own-bowdens-own-wipe-out-windscreen-washer-additive-1-litre/595487.html

This is a well proven solution for this issue, buy it when it's on special. https://www.bowdensown.com.au/the-big-green-sucker

I sir want to applaud the number of kilometres that you've done in 2 years and 7 months. Good to see you getting a high rate of use from your Tesla, and I'm sure plenty of folk on here would appreciate a summary of your ownership experience (besides tyres, what else have you had to maintain) in...

I went through this afternoon from Drummoyne to Pyrmont and it's working as it should be - I haven't updated my software in the past three weeks so I'm guessing that a new map version must have been applied. The Nav plotted for me to take the tunnel off Iron Cove bridge, and TACC held the...

Tesla's system (It makes no sense to me) is that when you raise a service request under warranty, that they'll give you a $ estimate for the work that you must accept. In my experience they don't charge you for it if it's warranty work - I'd raise it and get them to fix it. Despite also having...

I've recently noticed routing making some clearly incorrect decisions mainly at the start of the journey, like driving two blocks in the wrong direction for a U turn instead of setting off in the correct direction at the first intersection.

This is a good shopping centre, the car park is easy to get around and the parking spaces are a decent size. The only downside of it is that it's not near a main thoroughfare, and it can be difficult to get to with heavy traffic. The street where the car park entrance is narrow, and makes for...

It's not giving you a higher rate of Regen to protect the battery due to the low temperature, in my experience it kicks in below 10 degrees Celsius.

If you notice the Regen isn't as strong, look on the screen next to where the headlights on logo resides for a green brake caliper logo, that means that the computer has decided to limit your Regen typically for either a high state of charge or cold weather (below 10 degrees C in has been the...

This post needs to be a sticky.

I checked the invoice, it was indeed $290.

I had the Y in for service today at Chatswood and by chance found out that they can retrofit the PWS speaker (and do so via their mobile service). I've had enough encounters with surprised pedestrians that I'm going to get it installed, and hope to make it sound like a V8 with a lumpy cam on idle.

“Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week,” - so they've hard coded it into your car too! 😁

I had the free EAP trial around 18 months ago on my Model Y, and thought it would be a perfect test as I did a 3300km Sydney - Melbourne trip in that time. The only added feature that I used was the lane change whilst using auto pilot, and I didn't like it because it wouldn't handle muiti lane...

As a result of a screw in my front tyre, I ended up at the local Jax yesterday. The rears are worn on the inside after 25,000kms, the tyre tech that I did well to get that as he's seen others in with less kms, and Model Xs with as little 15,000kms needing new tyres. He reckons that I'll get...

The cheapest Model Y RWD on carsales in March was around $58k. The recent flurry of price cuts have been reflected almost immediately in the price of second hand MYs.

How do you manage podcasts on the Tesla?

People expressing their opinions on here is the whole point of the forum, in much the same manner some are self appointed Tesla cheer leaders on the forum. You should ask yourself why you feel so uncomfortable about people criticising decisions by the company. It's understandable for owners to...

Here's the story of one high mileage example in Australia

You used to be able to set a 1 (useful in heavy Sydney traffic to avoid people cutting in front of you) when the radar was enabled.

I tried it today and it feels like the delay between lifting off the accelerator and the Regen starting is shorter, and then once it has transitioned to full Regen it does feel like it decelerates at a slightly higher rate. I like it. Overall I really like the new UI experience, my only...

For those claiming these were just guesstimates from Musk, these sound very definitive and certain to me.

My map is still showing the pre-interchange world and the car is showing me on the surface roads. When I drive through there I "end trip" and avoid TACC so as to avoid it braking for a left turn on the surface road.

I had a crack on my Model Y glass roof about a month after taking delivery. No marks or chips on the outside, and the crack could only be seen from inside. Reviewing sentry is that it was most likely cause when parked under a gum tree on a windy day. Around $2200 to replace it at Telsa. Sucked...

And doesn't understand the concept of Opportunity Cost.

When a new revision comes out like this that only a couple of numbers ahead of what you're currently on, you should just immediately take it on the premise that they've pushed it quickly to address the bugs on the version that you're currently running.

There's nothing in regulation about the phone being on the charging pad, and if you have any doubt as to whether it's secure let me know if you've ever had the phone come off the cradle. The wording is clear, and the Tesla phone cradle complies. As for the example of your son's fine, that's a...

The Tesla phone holder / wireless charger complies with this definition, why not leave the phone sitting there and then answer the call that way?

Haha, it continues to be a learning experience. The reason for this thread's existence and continued popularity is that it's been an invaluable forum for sharing knowledge and gotchas related to new software versions. Those that bravely go early usually help the rest of us who prefer a more...

I'm on 23,000kms on a RWD MY and am unlikely to see 30,000kms without requiring new Hankooks. I started a thread on it about a month ago and I found out that I wasn't the only one. The wear may not more or less than any other car, however the original EV tyres do have their peculiarities. I...

One colleague finally has his 3 in for some panel work, it's been a three month wait due to parts. Another colleague has been waiting since January for Tesla to supply a bonnet for a Y. You'd expect that replacement bonnets would be needed in decent numbers by panel beaters for repairs. The...

I haven't seen them policing it once since post COVID. This transit lane directive has saved a colleague 20 minutes daily on the morning commute along Military road.

I'm still on 2024.2.7 and have no connectivity issues. Immediately accepting software releases because you want to be on the latest version means that you have be ok with being part of the cohort that finds the bugs that Telsa missed.

Got it, it's a FB group. Thank you.

Worth a read to get a sense of the broader change that still needs to occur in the Australian claims and repair sector. https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/electric-car-insurance-claims-delays-problems/

Could you please post a link to this group?

As anyone who has worked in corporate IT will attest, legacy tech and thinking is hard to kill.

This is the one thing that you can do to help keep your car cleaner for longer, and make it easier to wash. It's a must for any new car, $1000 well spent with a GTechniq detailer. My preferred car wash products are from NV, however it often comes down to personal preference.

He covers his experience with different types here (recommends sticking with the Michelins):

My car performs in exactly the same way. I've noticed that I'm now driving around the shortcomings. You can't turn it off with Tesla, their approach is that they know better than the driver.

For Toyota it's a classic case of your strength becoming your weakness. Their legendary reliability (disclaimer- I'm a fan boi) comes partly from their conservative approach to sticking with tried and tested technology, re-using existing modules that work (e.g. commonality in suspension parts)...

My mum recently returned to her car to find a note under the windscreen from a witness who saw the other car reverse into it causing minor damage. Building CCTV captured the incident and the rego, and she filed a police report and then a claim with AAMI. AAMI initially wanted her to pay an...