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So, I ordered the MYLR last March. Delivery was supposed to be August. in July, it got delayed till Jan-March 2023 so being impatient I switched to MYP and got delivery in 2 weeks. Do I wish I would have waited now? Sure, but I would say the same thing if I bought a house and the market drops...

Don’t get me wrong, with my MYP, I show people the acceleration on sport mode but I do it on roads with no cars, def not on US1 in the middle of the day in one of the most busiest areas of town. The left turn the van was making was on a blind turn where a lot of times it’s hard to see cars...

So yesterday (10/18/22) in Stuart Florida, an 18 year old was driving a Tesla sedan (not sure if it was a Y or 3, but def a performance model). Based on the news, He was speeding and ran into a minivan. as a result, the Tesla flipped over and The batteries caught fire. Both occupants of the...

When they introduced the model 3, I had my finger on the reserve button on reveal night but last minute didn’t do it. I then thought of taking the 30k and buying the stock. Unfortunately, I chickened out of that too and only bought a tiny fraction of that. At least the tiny fraction is now as...

I just found out something I thought I would share with those in the know and those unaware of this potential problem. My wife got me some aftermarket shadow lights for the doors. They project the Tesla logo and text on the ground when you open up the doors. All you have to do is replace...

My point wasn’t the savings in gas personally. My point was that as gas prices go up, demand for EVs increases and therefore, the price at which you could sell the car also stays high. i haven’t really looked the going prices in my area up lately but with MYLR having such a long wait time, the...

Is used Tesla demand weakening? Wait till gas goes back up to $5/gallon. Also, if this is a MYLR, there is a huge wait time, seems like your almost there. Worst case scenario would be to take delivery and if you aren’t happy, sell it and make some money.

sounds about right, that’s 83% of 80 (66.4 kWh). /200 and your looking at 332 whr/mile. Def expected when going 90. When on the highway, with my MYP, I tend to keep it at 75 and draft (not too close) when I can find a semi going 75+, it keeps my average around 280-290whr/m. Also, I have the...

I totally agree. Ironically back around 2008 when EVs were starting to come our (such as the “bolt” which was originally supposed to be all electric), they were talking about 100 mile range, my thoughts even back then was that the magic number is 300 miles. Now that seems to be the ”standard”...

your forgetting the main reason I chose Tesla over the mustang or any other EV. They (Tesla) build their cars from the bottom up as an EV. Many of these other companies are taking their existing designs to fit whats needed to make it an ev. The battery technology of Tesla and how they do it...

I’m on month 3 of MYP ownership and I will say I’m impressed with the actual ride compared to many bad reviews. I was also Leary because I switched from MYLR to P because of delivery timeframe. Having said that, on normal flat roads here in Florida, the ride is quite nice. Yes a little...

So just to clarify my comment. When I say the “perfect all around suv”, I really mean like you would call a banana the perfect food. It’s not necessarily the best food but in its simplicity, and execution, it delivers most of what’s important without too much complexity.

I’m actually hoping that is the game plan. Keep the price normal while you continue to make production super efficient and then lower it and control the market. on a similar but different note, I was complaining that the superchargers were too expensive until someone told me that all SC...

You can’t do it yourself. When you get it, it will be wrapped with police like tape saying “removing tape will invalidate warranty “. You will need to then request an install using your app and they will make an appointment (might take several weeks for the appointment time). When they get...

So here I am on month 3 of my MYP. Many things I wasn’t sure about I am now very used to and in some cases prefer (such as no braking). I am an engineer and I find myself constantly looking around the vehicle and seeing how it’s just simple, built efficiently, fun to drive, and literally...

so I agree with you on the fact that Tesla isn’t as thorough when it comes to getting everything done. They are basically using a new system of doin 99% of the work up from and you just “sign and drive”. I noticed the same thing when trading in my Ford Fusion where I said “don’t you even need...

FPL runs about just under $.13/KWhr.

it was on the turnpike near yeehaw junction, but everywhere I looked in Florida , it looks like $.45 is the standard.

Agreed, and just to be clear. I didn’t get the Tesla because I wanted to save money (obviously the cost of the car makes the break even point quite high). I got the car because I like being able to charge at home, I like the way they drive.

So driving back from our weekend trip today, our % estimate when arriving home was 10%. No worry but we figured we would try the supercharger for the first time. I have an MYP and typically get about 300 Whr/mile on the highway (about 3.33 miles/Kwhr). Anyhow, we stopped at a supercharger and...

On a different but similar note, I am an RVer, and I happened to see a prototype Winnebago conversion van EV. It was really interesting with a range of about 100 miles. I see these becoming very popular in the next 10 years. only Issue is on cross country trips, it would be very difficult for...

Had to buy mine as well. I would say your chances are very slim that you would get it. On a good note, if you buy one and you happen to be the 1/1000 that get one, you can always just sell the one you bought on eBay since they are not always in stock. It would suck having to wait a week and...

And another note. When we test drove the M3LR and MYLR, I wasn’t as impressed with the drive of the MYLR as I was with the M3LR. Having switched to the MYP, it appears to be much more fun to drive then the MYLR seemed to be (And I am by no means a speed demon). This is something that those...

And if you have a trade, you will get some of that back since prices are dropping on used cars now.

I traded my Ford Fusion energi. I got the bottom of KBB trade estimated range but I never got even that before when trading in so it definitely seemed fair from my end (I guess I could be wrong and it could be different in this high demand used car market). Not a fan of private selling and...

So how can you tell if you have AMD Ryzen, double pane windows, and heated wipers? I got the pirellis but I live in Fla so that’s ok.

Yeah, the difference used to be 5k between the 2 and is now 4 (I think). But I think that had changed BEFORE May so it might not be relevant. As far as wait time is concerned, I also agree with not switching (or switching back) and then just ordering the MYP outright.

I wish! It’s not your typical RV park and is definitely more like a resort. all lots are individually owned. on another note I am 99.9% sure it didn’t overload the other lots as the resort is located in central Florida and this last particular weekend was the deadest it’s ever been with only...

Gotcha, thanks. I do have a monitor attached to the main rv plug. Now that makes sense when I watch it and see L1 and L2 blink up before giving me a value. So next time, I should wait till both acs are running and use the microwave or have the wife use the hair dryer and take note of each...

I see your point. also charging at 30 amps on a 30 amp breaker is probably “riding the max”. so being an electrical engineer, how would the loading be on the 50 amp 220/240 line with 2 15 amp acs, 15 amp (240v) charging For Tesla, and let’s just say 15 amps total on the misc 110 internal...

You will have to let me know how that works. I think I will wear the stock tires till I need new ones and if I don’t get a lot of miles from them, change the wheels at that time. BTW, even my wife can’t tell much difference between the ride with the 21s and our old Ford Fusion hybrid plug in.

We started with an ATI 24’ bunkhouse but the grandkids hated the bunks (ours also wasn’t as nice as the apexes). When we bought the lot, we put a 42’ Landmark and it isn’t moving (need a 3500 dually to comfortably tow that). your other comment does bring up another option. I could get a...

We own the lot. I get billed directly from the provider. Also have seen some other owners who had teslas plug in. (Not 100% sure if it was the 14-50 outlet). Having said that, it wouldn’t hurt to check. Worst case, I plug into the 110 and charge the same rate as everyone’s golf cart (At +4...

So we own a lot at an rv resort in Florida. We have a fifth wheel and it is plugged into a 14-50 outlet in the back of the lot. Some sites like ours have an outlet on both sides for people backing in or pulling forward into a lot. I used the front outlet (which appears to have its own...

I think I know the answer but I want to make sure. Obviously the fee supercharging for life went away years ago. My question is, I just took delivery of a 2022 MYP and I want to know if there is any introductory charging that comes with it (like a month of free charging) or any other offer? I...

If it said long range, you should be good. Mine didn’t say long range but said something like 270 mike range. In other words, it was the standard range (with structural battery pack) but didn’t say.

Mine said 15 but when I got it, it said 5. Did you make sure it was a long range? That was one of the things they tried to sell me a couple months ago.

Well I should be able to get some good data in the future. My drive to work involves back roads driving to the swamp with 15 miles of 55 mph on a flat road and no stop signs and no traffic. Of course there will be some difference between morning and afternoon driving (higher ac).

But is there a known efficiency improvement or is it just me imagining?

So I just had my MYP now for 3 days. Been driving around and being the engineer that I am, I have been constantly looking at the battery usage and what makes the efficiency go up or down. I was a little frustrated wondering why I couldn’t find some thing to turn on autopilot until the “duh”...

Isn’t model Y considered an SUV?

So here is a question regarding a situation that some people like me might have. Primarily I WFH and go into the office twice a week. At work, I have free charging. Unless we go away, we typically don’t put a lot of miles on the Tesla during the week. When I get to work, if I’m at 75%, it’s...

BTW, my nephew got his S right before “lifetime charging” went away. Lucky b##tard!

Thank you for this, definitely put things more in perspective!

I can tell you that Florida has historically had some of the cheapest costs for electricity and the charges at the super chargers here seem a little high when you take that into consideration. Again, I am totally new to this, so I don’t have the data of historical supercharger rates here. I...

New owner here. I’ve just mapped out various trips across the state and noticed something shocking. At least here in Florida it seems most of the supercharger stations have increased the rates the same percentage as gas. For many, it’s $.45-$.50 a KWh. Don’t get me wrong, the electric cost...

So I finally have a comparison “sort of”. I took delivery today of my MYP. I like many others switched from the MYLR. When I test drove the teslas, I actually test drove a M3LR and the MYLR. When I drove the 3, I loved the way it drove and handled “smooth and sporty”. For some reason when...

historically, you are correct but this is a different kind of inflation. Some of it is normal type of inflation and other parts of it is supply chain related which once production of chips etc in China gets back to normal, prices will go down as well. My nephew works in the autonomous driving...

I have actually started seeing some MYLR EDDs getting updated and moved up to aug-September timeframe after last weeks push to Nov-Jan. So personally, if I hadn’t switched I would be thinking about holding on as well. Bottom line, they both are great vehicles. Only thing that is...

Whoa whoa whoa, that’s way off topic here. We’re talking about meatloaf and club sandwiches, don’t be bringing up pastries. Entirely different topic!