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Stop discussing things that might result in mild criticism of Tesla. Everything is perfect.

Think what you like. The suspension on the MIC Model Y is utter dogshit. Tesla conceded as much when they had to revise it for UK market within months of launch as even fanboi reviewers described it as appalling. But hey, I guess being jostled around like being in a moshpit is a feature not a...

There is a stretch of road I have to try to get along in my early MIC Model Y. I know exactly what you mean. Anything less than smooth new asphalt sees me having to reduce progress to a relative crawl. I guess that's what happens when you churn out cars without testing them in different...

An NHTSA requirement in the US, as Tesla and some other manufacturers' automatic operation of windows and sunroofs exceeded a safety mandate. They had to "recall" cars to make sure they now met the safe operational threshold; in Tesla's case, they have switched it off while they work out how not...

I had to take my car to Tesla in Cardiff on Monday morning. It was absolutely hammering down - which I suppose justifies the car's tech deciding you either get no wipers or ramming speed wiping, the car chose the latter. What was more surprising was to discover that in torrential rain, where...

Hey! We have electricity and everything! Just not where it is needed yet...

Who needs marketing when there's people like you about.

The marketing to date has been Elon. And now he is as toxic as polonium, they need to rewrite history again, but this time leaving him out of the story. It works for North Korea.

Yup, NHS too.

Yeah, anyone who hasn't won an award would say that.

I think the point Auto Trader was trying to make was that searches for EV have fallen by a third. We can speculate why - high purchase price both new and second hand (in relative terms as well as absolute compared to ICE), high recent cost of electricity both retail and commercial pushing up...

Further Model Y price cuts in the US. And also reductions in Model 3 prices there too. Edit to add: Model Y has reduced by over 24% in the last 100 days.

It might have external dimensions bigger than a Golf, but it is really tight inside. I've never understood small crossover thingies, unless it is for the slightly raised seat height.

T The problem here is that Ford are a bit confused over future strategy. They have indicated they wish to withdraw from the "small car" market. But they have announced a BEV version of the Puma, which is small? Anyway, they have announced 2 new SUV BEVs for Europe, their Transit range (from...

I4 not ID4

If just me, 39 is optimal for ride without it setting off the low pressure warning symbol. It then increases to about 42 on a > 30 mile run. If with family or other load, then I set to 40. Again, reaches about 42-43 per the screen - not sure what the actual calibrated pressure is. It helped...

It even puts itself to bed!

Interesting that Ford have invested in whatever testing, is required, conversion to RHD, etc for a car that is not exactly a massive seller. And that they see no profit in pursuing level 4 or 5 ADAS. Level "2+" like this or level 3 seems to be the goal. Tesla might be playing catchup with the...

Yes, but this is Tesla we are talking about. They are perfectly willing to strip out hardware without a functioning alternative.

Hey, I thought the thread about the inadequacy of park assist using vision was elsewhere?

Translation for those who have inexplicably failed to learn how to speak Icelandic: "Don't worry - it will all be sorted in two weeks. End of the month at the latest."

That 4% of cars produced not sold is additive to the cars produced but not sold the quarter previously though. That's why days of stock held has now increased. They are continuing to ramp production faster than orders are being received. The only way to address that imbalance is to reduce the...

They have gone from 4 days of sales in stock, to 16 days, and rising. Further price cuts almost inevitable to reduce stock holding costs, and also because Tesla don't have dealers they don't really have secure storage.

Firstly, congrats on not hanging on to a car that didn't suit your needs, just because... Secondly, that Ocean looks like a major step forward in EV design and usability. 440 mile range, 0-60 plenty quick enough, but with lots of little improvements over both ICE tech and Tesla tech. Finally...

@GlynG You give me too much credit Glyn. I wanted the comment to be offensive. I am fed up of US dwelling Musk cheerleaders telling we thick Brits we are wrong every time we have the temerity to point out how much stronger UK consumer and contract law protections are. And that they claim that...

Really sorry to hear the ongoing catalogue of issues - and on a safety-critical area of the the car too. If I were in your shoes, I would be thinking whether now might be the time to invest in a solicitor's letter to the company setting out a timescale for resolution, failing which court action...

Ah yes, another cousin from the colonies blessing us with their opinion of what might happen under UK law. Thanks so much.

If you have a car that can retain its steering wheel long enough....

I am not normally someone who can be relied on to pour oil on troubled waters. But the original poster @RafP was seeking assistance with his legal claim for non-delivery of a feature that he had bought. Please can we keep this thread to just that? There are lots of other threads where the...

I do about 1,000 miles per month, MY LR, occasionally use the car's performance - so probably an average user. Moving to Ovo from Shell, I saw about £30 of savings in the first month, possibly a bit more to come a I started on 9th Feb. With no impact on the cost of using the tumble drier etc as...

I could envisage Elon deciding that they will no longer offer vanilla TACC / lane assist or EAP in the US, and force everyone to pay the 15 grand to use FSD. Sort of like an abandoned operating system - you can still use it if you have it, but you need to pay to upgrade (from Win3.1 to Win 95).

Perhaps more like the diesel defeat-device scandal? People have been receiving cheques basically for no effort.

Take this scenario for Tesla. Not sure how likely it is. Plaintiff A orders a car, thinking it had functional USS, and in turn summon, remote parking etc. Finding out it is not functional, sues and wins whatever the court decides is fair recompense - maybe even the full value paid for the car...

Courts in general are bound only by the decisions of courts of a higher level. But the judicial system as a whole places a significant weighting on certainty, and county courts very frequently take shortcuts if a case has a high degree of similarity to already decided cases. Especially if that...

I get the same effect now. You learn to cope with it, and it doesn't seem to be any danger to vehicles behind especially as it can be easily overridden if you are quick enough But 12 months ago - don't recall the software variant - it was true, hard brakes on / emergency stop type braking...

Sorry Dave, but how dare you bring reasonable and well argued sentiments like that to the discussion? Makes people like me seem even more frothy mouthed and Daily Expressish than I usually do!

Not specifically Wales (England and Wales have the same legal system, but not the same as Scotland) - but in a small claim (usually with damages of £10,000 or less) neither party is able to recover legal fees beyond the court costs of about £300 if you are the plaintiff, or travel expenses if...

I find the commonality between them all is usually ownership of shares in Tesla.

Just set follow distance to 1?

As far as I can tell, there is no minimum height requirement in the Regs to stop you going as low as you desire. Just be aware that you might encounter issues with speed humps and the like if it goes too low.

I wonder if the recent very heavy snow in California might make their 22 year old engineers take inclement weather seriously from now on? Sun is rising or setting? Cameras blocked Mist, drizzle or fog? Cameras blocked Snow? Everything blocked Salt on the roads? Everything blocked but - BONUS...

Wishing you all the best with the case. Quite stressful, and can become a bit all consuming if you let it. But certainly worth it, if for no other reason than Tesla and Musk treat non-US jurisdictions as though they were in the good ol' State of Texas and need taking down a peg or three.

Perhaps their strategy is to do an Elon / Fox News? "Surely noone takes any of our communications seriously? They are purely for entertainment purposes, and based on past experience you should not rely on any statements made by our employees."

Cos they are made in China innit! @DigbyChicken thanks for taking the time to so such a comprehensive write up of your experiences and glad you have it back in fine fettle.

I went to Disneyworld about 20 years ago. The Epcot "Road Test" pavilion was at the time sponsored by GM, who had an electric vehicle on display. The classic skateboard design - battery pack chassis, with 4 wheels and steering. The display had a number of mocked up body styles exactly as you...

The key leadership might have been distracted. Last Autumn, didn't Mr Musk take a few dozen of his "top Tesla engineers" off to Twitter - which promptly broke - and has likely been completely distracted since then with his descent into mania? Irrespective - Tesla's reputation for solving some...

Don't be silly. How do you think the vast majority of personal injury cases, commercial litigation, tort etc is quantified? The loss of amenity, value, worth - call it what you will. NOT the cost, which is often unquantifiable or even zero in many cases.

And - with no prospect of "specific performance" of the contract being realistic - it could be that Tesla is forced to repurchase the vehicle at its original cost, less a relatively modest deduction for the value of the use derived whilst under your ownership.

"Two weeks. Definitely by the end of the month"