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I'm curious as to whether anybody has replaced the original Hankook 19" tyres on their Model Y RWD in Australia, and if so what did you go with? When new, I thought that the Hankooks suited the car really well and had no complaints. It's now done 22,000kms, and with all the rain we've in Sydney...

If I was in Melbourne I'd pop in to see it, I can only recall ever seeing two of these on the road. https://auctions.shannons.com.au/auction/lot/lot-2011-tesla-roadster-sport-automatic/?lot=406&so=0&st=tesla&sto=0&au=12&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=48&pn=1&g=1

I've done this trip plenty of times before in a Model 3 SR+, and so I thought I would document what it's like in a Model Y RWD. The weather was is the low 20s, with some light rain coming out of Sydney. The car was driven at the speed limit to stay with traffic, and it could certainly have been...

Today on my commute to work I noticed that I was down to 23% charge, and remembered that I had topped up last Friday. Whilst sitting in traffic, I decided to check the trip meter and it helpfully pointed out that I had done 397kms since the last charge. Now almost all of these kms have been...

The recent comparison on here between the looks of a Beluga whale and a Tesla whilst valid, are tied to the need to achieve aerodynamic efficiency. I found the following article on how Mercedes-Benz achieved aerodynamic efficiency for the 747 mile (1202 km!) range EQXX very interesting, and it...

Last year we visited my in-laws in Melbourne in our Model 3, and some of you will remember that I documented that trip here. I obviously didn't behave myself in 2022, and as punishment I was again forced to visit my in-laws in Melbourne. This time we did it in the Model Y RWD, and I decided to...

Whilst sitting behind the driver's wheel of the MY you could almost swear that you're in the M3, the differences between the two are quite pronounced to the point of which they both have very different personalities and are very successful at serving different functions. I took delivery my SR+...

I wanted to share this experience not because I'm happy with the result, but because just how familiar and prepared the repairer was with Teslas. I'd scuffed the front wheel trying to swing close to the boom gate tap in, and it was annoying me every time I that I looked at. See below. I...

It's been a while since this has been posted, and given there was a question about it in the waiting room thread I thought it was worth reposting this excellent write up by Luke Smith. Charging adaptors made easy - Charging Adaptors — TSL43.info

Worth a watch to get a sense of what his experience has been with getting his Tesla serviced, along with his overall summary of the car both good and bad.

I've had an error message about the charge port component not being detected, and have duly logged a Service Call. The Service Call was scheduled however the app required me to confirm acceptance of the $200 worth of charges. For the sake of getting the car fixed ASAP, I hit accept however I'm...

I test drove a RWD Y on 19" wheels today, after having had my SR+ since November and came away surprised at how similar they are. Getting behind the wheel the first thing that noticed was the slightly higher seating position in the Y. It requires less of drop when getting in and on the road...

I often find that I have to remind myself just because I can (due to Tesla's instant acceleration), doesn't mean that I should.

Is it just me that can only select Alexandria or Miranda as the pick up location?

I wanted to share this thread as it provides a good insight into why quality control is hard. Look past the Musk / Tesla hate, it's worth a read. As anybody who's ever developed / manufactured something for a large organisation, people dynamics and culture play a big role in the final product...

I've got a hypothesis that wanted to check with others, that Autopilot uses the in cabin microphone as input. I've checked the manual and found no mention of it. I've observed that whilst using Autosteer / Autopilot that the "Apply slight turning force to steering wheel" comes on more regularly...

Besides getting wires crossed and simply settling on "don't use autopilot in urban areas", he makes good points about the limitations of the technology Opinion: Tesla Autopilot is just cruise control. Stop pretending it isn’t.

This posted by a new owner happy with the car but disappointed with the quality. Manufacturing cars is hard, even with all of the automation it'll take them a while before they stand a chance of matching the Shanghai output.

Happy birthday Model 3?

If you've already taken delivery of a 2022 RWD, I was wondering if you could do some investigative work to confirm the motor model fitted to the vehicle? To do so, it requires the following steps: 1) Lie down on your back parallel to passenger side rear wheel, with your feet laying down past...

I had an interesting experience with Autopilot today that left me wondering whether others can replicate it. Heading south bound into the Sydney Harbour Tunnel in the left lane, once inside the tunnel engage autopilot. I did so today and upon engagement of autopilot the car drastically...

You've probably already heard about the ship on fire off Portugal full of Porsches, Audis, and Bentleys. This headline that the fire is continuing to rage because of the Lithium-ion batteries on board caught my eye. Why? Because Tay-can. ;) Lithium-ion batteries 'keeping the fire alive' on...

For $7M they managed to have a dig at VW, Musk, and the rest of legacy auto.

With the impending arrival in Port Kembla of the first boat in 2022, I thought that I would summarise my delivery experience in November 2021 in case it’s helpful in knowing what to expect and the steps in the process. Your experience will differ (e.g. they won’t be telling you that “they all...

The following tweet got me thinking, and I concluded that if they did continue down this path then my next car would unlikely be a Tesla. Two things that bothered me about this tweet: 1, it was in response to a well considered solution to the Holiday Update UI issue. 2. Everyone interacts with...

WARNING: This post contains images of a Tesla charging 🥱 After having had numerous holiday plans cancelled over the past couple of years, we decided that this time the best way to plan a summer holiday would be by making it a road trip. My partner loves to plan holidays, I prefer a less...

It’s now been two months and I’ve travelled 3000kms in my SR+, and I thought I would try to capture some of my thoughts and experience with the car. The transition to the Tesla way of doing things has been easier than I had imagined, interestingly the multifunction stalks required more thought...

I puled up next to this today, first time I've seen one of these in Australia. Had a quick chat with the owner, it's brand new and apparently the first one in Victoria. He told me it's got the Blade battery and therefore it charges quickly up to 98% before slowing things down.

Interesting analysis of Tesla's new thinking and approach. The approach to manufacturing and quality is a complex and much debated topic. I see that similar to the circumstances of post-WW2 Japan helping to shape the Toyota / Deming methods, the tech revolution of the past few decades and the...

After following the waiting room thread, I remembered that watching Tesla videos was the best way to wait for my car to be delivered that didn't involve checking the Tesla app or buying more accessories. So I thought I would start this thread for people to post videos to watch in order to...

I've traditionally mounted my e-tags on the windscreen but I wanted to check in with others whether there are better mounting options? Can I leave it in storage under the arm rest and it still beep reliably? Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.

My burning question is are you allowed to drive without a front number plate in Victoria or did Bill take it off for privacy reasons? https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/bill-shorten-on-australia-s-ev-policy

It's a long shot, but it's great to see Cannon-Brookes continuing to fill some of the leadership void within the country at the moment. Aussie billionaire pushes Elon Musk on local Tesla factory

Interesting comparison / road test.