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Hands down my 97M outperforms my Model 3...when I'm driving in the twisties, it's not blistering hot out and the fun factor at less than highway speeds. Otherwise, my RWD is the better daily.

Close. I drive the I110 from Pasadena to DTLA a lot. And this is where you can really feel the weight of the Model 3, compared to an ICE car like my Accord Sport and NA Miata.

More like Discount Tire has exclusive rights to distribute and sell YK-series in the US. Not quite the same thing as Yokohama is a Discount Tire brand. Non-YK ADVANS may or may not have a different arrangement. But Discount tire has become the behemoth of internet tire sales since acquiring...

I've seen alot of these on aliex. Still way to much asking for what is basically a board. Instead, I bought the smaller plastic one for $3 that wedges on the steering wheel and it's pretty worthless. but the risk was only $3.

ugh, roof install.

Fairly certain any stock production Model 3 base would be limited to same 125mph. Provides separation from premium trims and the Model S, while preserving same performance to previous years models. This will be true until some liberal State legislates in speed governors. CA has an SB floating...

could one simulate how the yoke drives by just not touching the top half of the wheel?

My #1 reason...you will never know how many drunk/stupid people may have pee'd or barfed in that car.

I bought a folding rear one with the frunk from aliex. I would like to see a Taptes one in person, just to compare material at each price point.

wow, note to self...don't go to SC if at all possible for something like this to only get battery warranty voided. i realize there probably is no way avoiding it, but that still sucks.

Yes, picture is correct. If you reversed them, I'd expect more wind resistance. FYI, the OEM uberturbines use a single mold for all 4 wheel.

Nice comments. I love performance wagons, but all that car-sick inducing squat and rebound is a deal breaker for me.

I don't think Tesla's blanket statement that it's caused by hand sanitizer and lotion so not warranty covered as a blanket statement is appropriate either. What kind of car manufacturer makes material choices that are deteriorated by commonly used items like sanitizer and lotion? I don't get...

I vote LR. You may not need it daily, but it's always useful on road trips.

Nice. Would love a no nonsense, electric propulsion, rest mechanical car. I really think that would be my ideal EV. Only stick point is how to arrange a decent air conditioner.

I started using chill mode when summer started heating up. Seems to be more efficient based on my observations of Wh/mi, even without the heater on. Since most of my driving is city, in Standard mode, I was getting up to 40 faster than necessary, so I'll probably stay in Chill unless I need it...

One can buy more than six "disposable" $150 HF jacks for the same "rebuildable" $1,000 trade grade floor jack. Pick the option that best fits your use case.

Wondering if anyone has data on values for M3s with dead batteries? Like good condition, but past the basic warranty.

I wouldn't even hand polish with any compound on that trim, as suggested by that detail video. While a single hand polish may not make it lose the satin finish, repeated polishes over time may start to make it shiny. I would think there is a mild chemical or natural solution wipe method to fix...

The AC in my old '03 G35 would get that smelly sock smell. When it would happen, it only lasted about 30 secs and would go away. The fix to minimize the occurrence was to turn off the AC while parking and let it blow for a little bit before shutting down the engine. Don't really know why that...

Same here, especially if there is significant downhill. On one of my regular short drives, I can clock a little over 100 Wh/mi on the downhill return trip, if there is massive backup on the flatter residential streets.

On my SunnyBoy inverter to totally clear a fault, I had to power it off and pull the physical disconnect for 30 secs and restart for it to function again.

It isn't, but my rate is $0.32, $0.41 if I get into Tier 2. And based on my usage, total electric bill is a wash if I switched to our TOU EV rate.

Since there are so many variables involved, IMHO actually doing a physical test seems time consuming, expensive and silly. I understand these are for news articles, so actually doing the physical test *seems* important to add legitimacy. But you should be able to get a good idea of expected...

I did this analysis before buying my M3 RWD in March and concluded that it was a wash vs a CR-V hybrid and a Prius is more cost effective. Used a cost/mi approach considering fuel, maintenance, tires and insurance. Insurance is the cost-effectiveness killer on the Tesla. I'm in SoCal, with...

is there any hangup on the console door opening or closing? I wanted to get this, but matching and the door hanging up with the added thickness concerned me. The smoothness of the closing is very satisfying to me.

If you can do this and the capacity works, you could swap the wires on the panels and inverters to see if it's an inverter issue or a panel bank issue. My non-Tesla inherited system had 2 panel banks, 2 inverters and years ago, lost one set of panels. Called the guy out and he looked at it...

There's been construction going on there for awhile now. I shop over there sometimes and get my ceviche fix nearby, so this will be a good location. It will probably be full on weekends though, with all the eateries on Main St.

At this point, unless you are hard up for Tesla, I'd wait on both new and used. Wait until Highland comes out and evaluate this again. That way, you can see if you can save enough to buy a Highland new, or see if there is better pricing on used Model 3s at that time. Used prices may soften.

this issue might be indicative of a soon to fail LV battery.

Love the look Love the Fiat 500, but their reliability sucks. Do they even make the e500 anymore? Mini has gotten too fat.

Whoa, nice find. I tried searching for a kit with clear coat and no luck. Does this kit also have the smoother? I can't tell from the website, but the complete kit comes with an extra bottle of something.

I've been pulled over once for front side tinted windows in 38 years of driving. So it can happen. It was through Ridgecrest coming back from Mammoth, and that CHP station is known to love ticketing people.

As long as I'm in CA and within an IOU service territory, we will have 1 EV, 1 Hybrid.

I wonder why they can't just do a 2 bottle kit, one with white paint and one with the pearl. I've seen other vids where they knock the first touch up down and have to do a repeat to make it level. That repeat could be a pearl coat. I guess maybe the pearl coat doesn't knock down with the...

Like someone earlier said, home charging is probably pushing you into Tier 2 or 3. The last page of you bill will show you a bar graph of your billed usage and tiers, along with each rate. You should download your usage data, then build a spreadsheet (not a simple task) so you can compare rate...

I think only you will be able to judge whether $350 is worth it for the PS4S or not. You're comparing one of, if not the best, summer tires out there vs. an all-season. Also, top summer tires usually perform better in the rain than all-seasons (most people don't know this). If you don't see...

While I love the idea of more golf cart like vehicles for urban transit, I'd probably never use one unless I was in a retirement community solely because of safety. Not that they are unsafe, but I don't want to get creamed by an ICE vehicle in one of these.

Specwise on Tire Rack, the GY is a higher traction rating, 0.1" wider tread and 1/16" more tread depth. I've had GY Eagles twice and they sorted sucked, so I've stayed away from them since. All my Michelins across 3 cars have been great, and the one time I had Contis great as well. Hankooks...

Gonna be pretty hard to invent tint that breaks the laws of thermodynamics. After 2 hrs in the sun, no amount of tint will make a significant difference.

I don't get any notifications for either, and I park in my driveway in the hot SoCal sun. I set on 'no a/c', can't see a reason to kill energy with a/c on just sitting there. if something in the car 'deteriorates' while just sitting there in the sun, they need to go back to the drawing board...

Something occurred to me and just did the math...200kwh battery with 400 mi range = 500 Wh/mi being generous. That's crazy inefficient! Compare that to the 2023 M3RWD that calculates to 220 Wh/mi.

imagine these things towing a huge boat killing 5+ SC stalls. it's gonna get ugly.

There are different rules for IOUs vs Munis, so a blanket question like this causes more confusion than clarity. But to my knowledge, it is pretty difficult to completely disconnect from either. Also, if you do want to disconnect and are able to, check the reconnect fees before deciding...

Not if you can work from car. I have 1 public charger location nearby with a winter rate 3x less than my home rate. But I'll get a L2 charger installed once I can get a reasonable electrician to call me back...

Just got 2023.12.9, but I read others were getting 12.10 last week. But those were all FSD people, so maybe that is the difference. '23M3rwd here.

I refuse to install rear screens for selfish reasons. I'd rather either talk with my family or have them all fall asleep so I can enjoy some peace and quiet on the open road.

I've yet to find bucket seats that were better fitting for me than in my '93 Sentra SE-R. A $12,000 car in 1994.

If I had to buy tires today, I'd probably do either PS4AS or Conti Extreme Contacts. The PS4AS are the best AS tires I've used and are damn near close to summer tires for daily driving in congested LA. On my second set on my 14 Accord Sport manual. Since the MXM4s are more expensive and most...

I'd say read up on cold weather EV performance for your area before diving in. I live in SoCal, so largely don't have to deal with cold batteries, but if I was anywhere in the NE or snowy areas, I'd think hard about an EV. I bought in March this year. But if it wasn't for the tax rebate and...